TIM ROWLAND | FOR THE DISPATCH
From the western flank of Mount Washington, Mount Monroe rises in the distance. One of the small lakes that give the Lakes of the Clouds hut its name is visible in the center of the photo, with the hut itself slightly up and to the right of the lake.
GORHAM, N.H. -- “Peakbaggers“ -- hikers who scale summits and return in one day just to say they have -- draw the disdain of true outdoorsmen.
Purists suggest that to truly appreciate the outdoors, one must sleep under the stars, swim in mountain streams and wait quietly for the approach of wildlife at dusk. Peak-baggers, the purists say, take the interstate highway instead of back roads.
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