Travels With Bowie & D.O.G.: New Hampshire

In the past six years, my dogs and I have seen a lot of this country. I take a lot of photos when I travel and my favorites are usually the shots with my border collie mixes Bowie and Dio (short for D.O.G.). Without the dogs, it’s just a pretty picture, but with them it’s a place I’ve been, a place I know and love. From time to time I’ll post some of my favorite photos on here from my travels with Bowie and D.O.G. Today: New Hampshire!

Last fall, I took ten days to make the drive from Pennsylvania to Maine – a 10-hour trip via the interstate. Three of those days were spent climbing three mountains, back to back to back: Mount Cardigan (3,121 feet), Mount Moosilauke (4,802 feet) and Mount Washington (6,288 feet). Fall is always my favorite hiking season and after a few years in the coniferous West, I was jonesing for some real East coast fall foliage. New Hampshire’s White Mountains proved to be a glorious fix!

D.O.G. on the way up Cardigan

Bowie & Cardigan's summit tower

Dogs on the AT heading up Moosilauke

On the summit of the Big Moose!

Dogs below Mount Washington

Almost up Washington!

Me on top!

About theblondecoyote

Mary Caperton Morton is a freelance science and travel writer with degrees in biology and geology and a master’s in science writing. A regular contributor to EARTH magazine, where her favorite beat is the Travels in Geology column, she has also written for the anthologies Best Women's Travel Writing 2010 and Best Travel Writing 2011. Mary is currently based in western Colorado. When she’s not at the computer she can usually be found outside -- hiking, skiing, climbing mountains and taking photographs. Visit her website at www.marycapertonmorton.com.

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