WHAT A SUMMER THIS HAS BEEN!

By Meg Noble Peterson

On September 8, 2007

In Uncategorized

No sooner had I returned to broiling New Jersey than my sisters called and suggested another ten days together at the cottage on Lake Winnipesaukee. What a bonus this was! The weather was perfect, the lake heavenly, and the three of us enjoyed a special time of laughter and relaxation before the onslaught of another year (all of us consider the Fall the beginning of the year…a left over from the time when the children returned to school).

I can’t seem to get enough of the lake and the mountains. On my last day I was determined to return to Franconia Notch and hike up Falling Waters

Trail to the ridge, traversing Mt. Liberty, Lincoln, and Lafayette, and heading down by way of the AMC Greenleaf Hut…a nine-mile circuit. The day ended at sunset as I made my way down the Bridal Path. I went alone, but, as always, bumped into Canadian climbers from Quebec and as far west as Vancouver, B.C. This is a climb I’ve taken with my children many times. How come it gets steeper and longer every year?

This is the blog for Meg Noble Peterson, whose latest book is Madam, Have You Ever Really Been Happy? An Intimate Journey Through Africa and Asia, the story of her first eight-month solo backpacking trip around the world. A synopsis and excerpts from the book can be found on this website.

I began this blog, detailing my recent adventures throughout the world, in the summer of 2005 with my trip to Sweden and Norway. Scroll down to the end to begin this journey. And be sure to browse the Archives and Categories for more in-depth information with photos and stories.

In the blog I include backpacking trips to northern and southern India, Nepal, Myanmar, Ladakh, Kashmir, Sikkim, Bhutan, and Tanzania, as well as backpacking and hiking in the Pacific Northwest and the White Mountains of New Hampshire.

Here is a quick recap of trips taken before starting the blog:

In March, 2005, I traveled to Prague in the Czech Republic.

In May, 2004, I spent a month with my eldest daughter in Tibet. Together we circumambulated sacred Mt. Kailash over the Dolma La (pass) at 18,000 ft. and Lake Manasarovar at 14,000 ft. We camped in the countryside, mixed with nomads, and visited the sacred places and temples of this beleaguered country.

In May, 2003, I explored the many facets of Peru and climbed on the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu.

In May, 1999 I did the Wainwright Walk across England from St. Bees Head on the Irish Sea to Robin Hood’s Bay on the North Sea. And in November and early December of the same year I trekked, once again, in Nepal, doing the Annapurna circuit, and going over the Thorong La (pass) at 17,500 ft.

To see the places I traveled on my previous trips, visit the map on this website.

In 1998, my eldest son, Christopher, treated the entire family to a trip to the Galapagos Islands, three years before he died. This will remain one of the high points of all my travel adventures.

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