Franconia ridge

Shoulder Season Hiking: Franconia Ridge, New Hampshire, USA

Shoulder Season Hiking: Franconia Ridge, New Hampshire, USA

Over the last few years Will and I have ventured into shoulder season hiking, where you have more considerations, more preparations, and more gear to take, which means more can go wrong.  In this post I reviewed our experience on the Franconia Ridge, one of the most beautiful day hikes in North America.

Shoulder Season Hiking: Franconia Ridge, The Gear

Shoulder Season Hiking: Franconia Ridge, The Gear

I have been caught off guard before on unexpectedly cold vacations, so when we arrived in Franconia Notch State Park for a mid November hiking trip and it was unexpectedly cold and snowy, we knew we needed to properly equip ourselves with alpine gear. In this post I review what we used, and what worked for us while hiking in these icy and snowy conditions.