In early November 2018, Lisa Ballard accompanied three firefighters, an emergency room technician and an electrical engineer from the Upper Connecticut River Valley to central Mexico. Part of the trip included the chance to trek to base camp on Pico de Orizaba (18,491 feet), the highest mountain in Mexico and the third highest in North America.
However, the real motivation was humanitarian. For more of the story, see the Summer/Fall 2018 issue of Appalachia, which explores what motivates climbers to provide aid to others, then let Lisa take you to Pico de Orizaba through her stunning photographs and commentary.
Pinkham Happenings Programs begin at 8 p.m. and are free and open to all. Call to find out more or to be added to our monthly email list: (603) 466-2721 or outdoors.org/pinkhamhappenings
Wednesday Night with a Ranger programs are free and open to the public.
August 29: Monarchs with USFS Volunteer Paul Motts in Celebration of the 100th Anniversary of the White Mountain National Forest.
Call to find out more or to be added to the monthly email list: (603) 466-2721 or outdoors.org/pinkhamhappenings.
Wednesday Night with a Ranger programs are free and open to the public.
August 22: Winter in the Ravines, with Ryan Matz in Celebration of the 100th Anniversary of the White Mountain National Forest.
August 29: Monarchs with USFS Volunteer Paul Motts in Celebration of the 100th Anniversary of the White Mountain National Forest.
Call to find out more or to be added to the monthly email list: (603) 466-2721 or outdoors.org/pinkhamhappenings.
Wednesday Night with a Ranger programs are free and open to the public.
August 15: Prescribed Burns, with Jeff Williams in Celebration of the 100th Anniversary of the White Mountain National Forest.
August 22: Winter in the Ravines, with Ryan Matz in Celebration of the 100th Anniversary of the White Mountain National Forest.
August 29: Monarchs with USFS Volunteer Paul Motts in Celebration of the 100th Anniversary of the White Mountain National Forest.
Call to find out more or to be added to the monthly email list: (603) 466-2721 or outdoors.org/pinkhamhappenings.
Wednesday Night with a Ranger programs are free and open to the public.
August 8: Trail Dreams with Brad Cook in Celebration of the 100th Anniversary of the White Mountain National Forest.
August 15: Prescribed Burns, with Jeff Williams in Celebration of the 100th Anniversary of the White Mountain National Forest.
August 22: Winter in the Ravines, with Ryan Matz in Celebration of the 100th Anniversary of the White Mountain National Forest.
August 29: Monarchs with USFS Volunteer Paul Motts in Celebration of the 100th Anniversary of the White Mountain National Forest.
Call to find out more or to be added to the monthly email list: (603) 466-2721 or outdoors.org/pinkhamhappenings.
Always wanted to know more about mosses, liverworts and hornworts? Then join Featured Evening Speaker Ralph Pope, author of the newly published A Field Guide to Bryophytes of the Northeast, and learn more about this fascinating subject.
The day includes a Talk and Walk at 9 a.m. & an Evening Presentation at 8 p.m.
On Saturday morning Pope will take participants on a short walk to introduce mosses and their close allies, the liverworts and hornworts, with a brief discussion of how they fit into the larger scheme of biodiversity. Then identification characteristics will be discussed inside before heading to the field to scout them out and see them first hand.
The field guide that will be of main reference focus is Mosses, Liverworts, and Hornworts, A Field Guide to Bryophytes of the Northeast by trip leader Ralph Pope; however, if you have other bryophyte identification references, please feel free to bring them along. We will have copies of Mosses Liverworts and Hornworts for sale and will also have a few loaner copies for use on the walk.
If you can’t make it during the day join Pope after dinner on at 8 p.m. for an indoor presentation: An Introduction to Mosses, Liverworts, and Hornwort. In this talk Pope will discuss how Mosses, Liverworts, and Hornworts fit into the larger scheme of biodiversity, we’ll look at some bryophyte ecology, and some of the characteristics used to identify these plants in the field.
The programs are free and open to the public. Call to find out more or to be added to the monthly email list: (603) 466-2721 or outdoors.org/pinkhamhappenings.
Join featured speaker Doug Arion for an exciting presentation — Stars Above the Notch: Astronomy at Pinkham Notch.
During July, guests may join astronomy inters for Solar and Stellar Observing daily if the sky is clear — solar observations in the courtyard during the day and stellar observations behind the Lodge after dark. Ask AMC staff for more information.
Pinkham Notch evening programs are free and open to the public. Call to find out more or to be added to the monthly email list: (603) 466-2721 or outdoors.org/pinkhamhappenings.
