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Heed the wisdom of The Oz Man and don't let the beauty of this Autumn pass you by:  get up off your duff, get outside and take a hike!

I was out hiking on Franconia Ridge and witnessed this amazing National Guard medical helicopter doing touch n' go exercises right on the ridge. Was accompanied by some AT through hikers whom you'll hear at the end of the video.

Check out the dragonflies swarming at Gus's Lookout on Mt. Ascutney as they snatch mosquitoes mercilessly from the sky keeping the trails safe for hikers.

 

All work and no play and make for a dull, burned out Samurai!  Since it was such a fine Navy day today, I took the day off and went hiking up Mt. Tecumseh with my boyz: my sons, Stephen and Sam, and our German Shepherd hiking partner, Ozzy.  Mt. Tecumseh is one of the 48, New Hampshire 4,000 footers that Stephen and Sam are working on completing.  Nothing like a serendipitous hike in the mountains to clear the head and recharge the batteries!

 

Hiked the Mts. Flume and Liberty loop with The Oz Man yesterday. Went up via the Flume Slide. That was a kick in the pants! Very steep, wet, slippery, lots of loose skree, had to help The Oz Man up ledges several times. We were both hurtin' units when we got to the top of Mt. Flume. But, WOW, what a gorgeous bluebird day! I saw that blue sky and those forever views and forgot about all the pain and fatigue. I tried to capture the essence of the hike in this video. Enjoy! 

 

Flume & Liberty Loop with The Oz Man, May 2012 from Samurai Appliance Repair Man on Vimeo.