{"product_id":"2940000804896","title":"The White Mountain Chronicles","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis ebook is a work of creative nonfiction by Laudizen King: stories, memoirs, and essays of travel and adventure that celebrate the human spirit. 'The White Mountain Chronicles' is a volume of 25 stories that champion the author’s two decades of adventure in the mountains of New Hampshire. From Monadnock in the south to the White Mountains in the north, these memoirs and stories capture the fleeting moments of a New Hampshire life: from friendships forged on the trail to nights of revelry, from dangerous water crossings to winter storms, and all the strange memories and events that make the experience whole.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe volume begins with 'My AMC White Mountain Guides', the author's homage to the White Mountains of New Hampshire, a story that ends with a poignant bit of graffiti found by the author years earlier.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThat story is followed by 'May Camp', an appreciation of setting up camp in a driving rain, a task made joyous so long as it means being back in the White Mountains.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMany adventures follow: from wild nights on the trail to hot summer treks, from the humor of the 'Golden Girls' to the discovery of red flannel hash, from frigid winter outings to the camaraderie of the High Huts, from the last motorcycle ride to the shadow of Monadnock.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 'Mt Garfield Dream', the author and a companion ascend the Garfield Ridge in a May rainstorm, enduring a frigid and dangerous water crossing on the way. After reaching the ridge, they continue their ascent toward Garfield Shelter, negotiating the steep climb up the rocky cone of Mt Garfield as the freezing runoff from the rain cascades down the trail like an icy waterfall. As they climb wet and frozen, the rain turns to a blinding driven snow, yet more wonder awaits them higher up the mountain.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Out of the Fog' is a collection of strange happenings compiled over eighteen years on the trail in New Hampshire.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 'The 48 Summits', the author describes the haphazard way in which he came to climb all of the 4000' peaks in New Hampshire, and gives special mention to those awe-inspiring places he visited numerous times over the years, such as Mt Moosilauke, a peak he climbed twenty times.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese unique stories are filled with the author's love and respect for New Hampshire; this collection is unlike anything available on the market today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEnjoy!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e(approx 53,900 words)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapters\u003cbr\u003eMy AMC White Mountain Guides\u003cbr\u003eMay Camp\u003cbr\u003eRed Flannel Hash\u003cbr\u003eIn the Shadow of Monadnock\u003cbr\u003eCarter Notch in Winter, the First Trip\u003cbr\u003eThrough the Past Darkly with Sven Saws and Candle Lanterns\u003cbr\u003eWinter Night at Hermit Lake\u003cbr\u003eHow Things Come to Pass\u003cbr\u003eSecond Sojourn\u003cbr\u003eCamp 16\u003cbr\u003eGhosts and Summits\u003cbr\u003eGolden Girls\u003cbr\u003ePilgrimage\u003cbr\u003eMt Garfield Dream\u003cbr\u003eClosing Galehead\u003cbr\u003eRemembering Ray Evans, 1909-2001\u003cbr\u003eMountain Pond and Carter Dome\u003cbr\u003eRiddle of New Hampshire\u003cbr\u003eMt Carrigain Trilogy\u003cbr\u003eOn the Garfield Ridge with Jack Kerouac\u003cbr\u003eOut of the Fog\u003cbr\u003eInterlude\u003cbr\u003eSaco River Idylls\u003cbr\u003eFranconia One\u003cbr\u003eThe 48 Summits\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"KeyZen9","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47067008827632,"sku":"2940000804896","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940000804896_p0.jpg?v=1763546232","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940000804896","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}