Mountain PASSAGES THE NEWSLETTER OF THE NEW HAMPSHIRE CHAPTER OF THE AMC Presidential Range Hike: July 12-20, 2014 A Few Questions for... John McHugh regularly since hiking BY MICHELLE O’Donnell Cannon Mountain in John McHugh has always enjoyed hiking 1970. and being outside. Good thing too, because this How long did it summer he’ll be co-leading the 48th Annual take you to move from Presidential Range Hike July 12-20. What would hiking to hiking the Zealand Falls make a history teacher—and AMC member since Presidential Range? Hut Night 2 1977--spend nine days of his summer vacation I started out bagging leading two dozen or so hikers 50-plus miles peaks and quickly hiked Great Vittles and (including 15,000 feet of elevation gain) through in the Presidential A Whole Lotta White Mountain National Forest’s Presidential Range. Finished my Learnin’ Going On 3 Range? first round of peaks in Glacier Travel and A few questions for John McHugh, whose 1975. Crevasse Rescue favorite indoor activity is model railroading… What is your favorite part of the Prez Workshops 4 When did you start hiking? I’ve been hiking Range? I enjoy the section from Mount Eisenhow- MCHUGH, TO PAGE 3 Paddlers Spring Whitewater School 4 Hiking Dinner Program: April 12, 2014 Ranger Ron Volunteers for the National Trekking Patagonia with Sam Jamke Park Service 5 The group eased into the outdoor experience B Y PAUL AND MARIE BERRY And Speaking with a tour of the Perito Moreno Glacier while staying of Utah… 5 Join us for a wonderful evening with Ruth “Sam’’ in El Calafate, Argentina. They then traveled to El Jamke, Appalachian Mountain Club Adventure Travel Chaltén, Argentina, for three days of hiking in the Get Ready to Leader, as she takes us to Patagonia. area near Monte Fitz Roy and Cerro Torre before ‘Bike New Sam first went to Patagonia in 2008 to work on heading to Puerto Natales, Chile. There, they enjoyed Hampshire’ 6 building and repairing trails in Chile’s Torres del Paine a rest day before beginning a five-day, four-night backpack of the famed “W” route in Torres del Paine Sign Up for National Park with a California-based non-profit, the Presidential Conservation Volunteers International Program. She National Park. Staying in the Park’s refugios with Range Hike 7 resolved to return there to experience more hiking in all meals provided and hot showers available, they the region. experienced the breathtaking scenery and fierce winds In 2012, she realized that objective by leading an for which the area is famous. AMC Adventure Travel excursion to Argentine and A catamaran trip ended the backpack and the Chilean Patagonia. It was a spectacular hiking and trippers returned to Puerto Natales for a night and backpacking adventure that included trekking in Los then went on to Punta Arenas on the Straits of Magel- VOLUME 40, NUMBER 2 Glaciares National Park in Argentina and Torres del lan, from where Ernest Shackleton launched the Paine. PATAGONIA, TO PAGE 7 March–april 2014 UPCOMING EVENTS Join us on June 7, 2014 for Zealand Falls Hut Night An Easy-to-Hike Hut Start Your Weekend Early! making it the hut with the Hut Nights are one of our If you’d like to get a jump start greatest variety of green favorite NH Chapter traditions and on your weekend, we have reserved technologies. we look forward to an enjoyable the Highland Center’s Shapleigh HOW TO RESERVE evening at this easy-to-hike hut. We House for the evening of June 6th. YOUR SPACE have reserved a limited number of This is a great way to meet the trip 1. Call the AMC Reser- bunks at a special rate of $98.50 leaders and catch up with fellow vations Line at (603) per person. hikers over dinner. Space is limited 466-2727 (Mon-Sat, On the morning of June 7th and rates are $44 bed & breakfast 9 am to 5 pm). you are welcome to join us for a or $65 dinner, bed, and breakfast. 2. Tell them you are Photo by: Herb Swanson, Courtesy of AMC group hike to the hut. Upon arrival About Zealand Falls Hut: with NH Chapter and vegetarian requests. we will check in, select our bunks, June 7th Hut Night (Group 5. Reservations are first come, Zealand Falls Hut is perched and unpack our gear. Tripsters will Number 235935). first serve and deadline to at the edge of the Pemigewasset then be free to relax around the 3. Let them know if you’d also book is May 16th. Wilderness and borders the magical hut or take a hike to the summit of like to spend the night of 6. Questions? Call Karen Thur- Whitewall Brook, whose cascading Mount Zealand (4,260’ elev). June 6th at Shapleigh. ston (Hut Night Trip Leader) waters fill chutes and pools. In the evening, we will gather 4. You will be asked to provide at (603) 770-1980. The hut is most commonly for our famously fun wine and contact info, food allergy, cheese happy hour followed by a reached by the Zealand Trail, a hearty dinner prepared and served relatively short and easy hike of 2.8 by the Zealand Falls Hut Crew. miles and 650’ elevation gain with OUR MISSION After-dinner we’ll relax on the hardwoods, conifers, beaver ponds, and streams. It is not unusual to The Appalachian Mountain Club is the nation’s oldest outdoor recreation and Zealand “porch” or kick back in the conservation organization, and promotes the protection, enjoyment, and under- hut to swap trail stories with our spot a moose on the way to the hut! standing of the mountains, forests, waters and trails of the Appalachian region. fellow hikers. AMC has more than 100,000 members, 16,000 volunteers, 450 full-time and On the morning of June 8th, The hut was built in 1931 seasonal staff. The New Hampshire Chapter is the second largest of the 12 we’ll enjoy breakfast by the crew by a team led by Joe Dodge and Chapters within the Club. before saying goodbye and heading was an early adopter of alternative out for our hiking adventures. energy sources. A U.S. Department Zealand provides a great starting of Energy grant funded the installa- tion of a 1 kilowatt hydroelectric MOUNTAIN PASSAGES point for some great hikes and your Volume 40, No. 2 options include a Bonds Traverse or system in 1980-1981. Solar and March-April 2014 wind power have since been added, a trip to Mount Hale. Mountain Passages is published six times a at 5 Joy St. Boston, MA 02108; 800-372- year by the New Hampshire Chapter of the 1758; outdoors.org/membercenter Appalachian Mountain Club. Advertise Here to Reach Submissions. 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