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featured events

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NORTH AND SOUTH HANCOCK WINTER HIKE :Lincoln, NH
Mar-14-2020 Saturday
A climb up two 4,000 footers off the Kanc with one of the best butt-slide descents in the Whites!
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Mount Madison Hike :Gorham, NH
Apr-04-2020 Saturday
It’s still winter up high! Mount Madison [5366 ft.] is in the Presidential Range with a sharp alpine summit with terrific views!
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UPCOMING HIKES/EVENTS

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Franconia Ridge Hike & Potluck (Franconia, NH)
May-28-2023 Sunday
Franconia Ridge Hike & Potluck Social
# Attending [10] people

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Acadia National Park & Swan Island - for 1 to 4 nights (Bar Harbor, ME)
May-31-2023 Wednesday
Acadia National Park & Swan Island
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Spandex Hike In CT (Killingworth, CT)
Jun-03-2023 Saturday
Moderate but serious hike
# Attending [1] people

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TRAIL MAINTENANCE DAY AT MT. OSCEOLA (Waterville Valley, NH)
Jun-03-2023 Saturday
Volunteer with GayOutdoors members for a day of trail work on our adopted trail, Mt. Osceola!
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Mount Hunger/Whiterock Mountain Three Penny taproom (Middlesex, VT)
Jun-04-2023 Sunday
Mount Hunger/Whiterock Mountain Three Penny taproom in Montpelier
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Mount Katahdin (Townsend, MA)
Jun-07-2023 Wednesday
Mt. Katahdin, need I say more?
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Mt. Chocorua Loop Hike (Albany, NH)
Jun-17-2023 Saturday
A Loop Hike over the Carter Ledges, The Three Sisters and Mt. Chocorua.
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FRANCONIA TO CRAWFORD NOTCH AT BACKPACK (Lincoln, NH)
Jun-18-2023 Sunday
Join us on a 4 night/5-day spectacular backpacking trip on the Appalachian Trail from Franconia Notch to Crawford Notch!
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TRIP REPORTS/PHOTOS

Wachusett Mountain (Princeton, MA)
May-21-2023 Sunday

by: Carl_B

A great day in for Wachusett!

GET FIT HIKE #4: Mt. Cardigan (Bristol, NH)
May-20-2023 Saturday

by: Gandalf

Overall, we enjoyed every bit of the enchantment that we would have normally found on bigger peaks!

Boston's Emerald Necklace (Boston, MA)
May-07-2023 Sunday

by: Joel02139

Emerald Necklace trip

CT Appalachian Trail to Bull's Bridge (Sherman, CT)
May-07-2023 Sunday

by: richardc

The Housatonic River did not disappoint

GET FIT HIKE 3: Bald Knob/ Turtleback Hike (Moultonborough, NH)
May-06-2023 Saturday

by: Gandalf

The views were spectacular and it was a nice clear day with puffy clouds!

Mt. Watatic (Ashburnham, MA)
Apr-22-2023 Saturday

by: Twigs

Another great hike with Amazing guys

Member Trip Reports

Bald Peak Hike (Franconia , NH)
May-27-2023 Saturday

by: Gandalf

Jon and I wanted to do a half day hike today and decided on a 4.6-mile hike to the bare, flat summit of Bald Peak [2470 feet]!

Trail biking at FOMBA (Auburn, NH)
May-26-2023 Friday

by: GpD

Explored some trails by bike

Goodrich Rock Boulder Field (Waterville Valley Resort, NH)
Jan-11-2023 Wednesday

by: JDNnh

Glacial Erratic Exploration

South Moat Mountain (Conway, NH)
Jan-02-2023 Monday

by: JDNnh

Epic Views on MOAT Mountain

Lonesome Lake to Cannon Loop (Lincoln, NH)
Nov-11-2022 Friday

by: Russell

Two nights at Lonesome Lake Hut with a hike up Cannon
Hiking, backpacking, camping or vacation adventures, GayOutdoors [GO] has been the LGBTQ outdoorzy community leader for the last 22 years. We are an informal group of diverse hiking enthusiasts in the United States with a shared love of the mountains who prefer hiking with friends. We invite you to join us on our hikes, to post hikes for other members to join you and to share your hiking photos, stories and advice.

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