Category Archives: The Fat Man's summits

I thought I was setting the example

Posted on July 21, 2011 by Dave Olson

Five years ago, the boy and I spent a few July days and nights at Dolly Copp campground. Our “hike” that weekend took us .7 miles in to Thompson Falls. The 200-foot elevation gain had me gasping for breath; I … Continue reading →

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The Young Man of the Mountains on The Fat Man of the Mountains

Posted on June 21, 2011 by Dave Olson

A special guest post, unedited by the Fat Man: Hello there, reader. Would you like to hear about the Fat Man’s hikes from a fresh perspective? Tentatively, yes? Good enough, here goes. I’m Lucas Olson, son of David Olson, known … Continue reading →

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Alone time on White Ledge

Posted on December 7, 2010 by Dave Olson

Sharing a few shots from Sunday’s hike of White Ledge in Albany, N.H.  I drove north looking for a hike in the snow. Unfortunately, the weather didn’t cooperate. It had been a stressful, glass-half-empty kind of week, so I was … Continue reading →

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‘… to know no ordinary moment’

Posted on November 16, 2010 by Dave Olson

“To walk in these woods with you is to know no ordinary moment.” Quote found on a memorial slab on the summit of Pack Monadnock during Saturday’s hike. The granite slab honors local conservationist Joanne Bass Bross.

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Caribou Mountain, Fourth of July

Posted on July 9, 2010 by Dave Olson

Caribou Mountain, Evans Notch, Maine. The only place in the White Mountains where you can be the only car in the trailhead parking lot at 9 a.m. on the Fourth of July.

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