NJ family rescued in NH’s White Mountains

Aug 15, 2012 02:58 PM

Rescuers have come to the aid of a New Jersey family stranded on a trail in New Hampshire’s White Mountains.

Jed and Miriam Einhorn and their son, Chaim, of Lakewood, N.J., set out from a trailhead from Mount Lafayette to hike a nine-mile loop. They called for 911 for assistance about 9 p.m. Tuesday. The couple are in their 50s; Chaim Einhorn is 31.

The family had a small light with them, but it was not sufficient for them to navigate the wooded trail.

New Hampshire Fish and Game conservation officers reached the Einhorns about 11:15 p.m. and escorted them down the mountain.

Lt. James Kneeland said the family was familiar with the trail, but did not allow enough time to complete their planned hike.

Appalachian Trail Celebrates 75 Years As The World’s—Yes, The World's—Quintessential Hike | National Parks Traveler

Appalachian Trail Celebrates 75 Years As The World’s—Yes, The World's—Quintessential Hike | National Parks Traveler



Today is the 75th anniversary of the world’s quintessential hike—the Appalachian National Scenic Trail.

Each spring nearly 2,000 people hoist unbelievably heavy packs and strain down a misty trail, intent on accomplishing the most difficult task of their lives: going the length of Eastern America’s Appalachian Mountains. This is a unit of the National Park Service—a footpath linking a tree-covered mountaintop in Georgia and a rock-capped summit in central Maine. The Appalachian Trail (AT) may have been the world’s first long-distance, organized recreational avenue to wilderness. Today there are many long-distance trails—but none equal the AT.

When first proposed in 1921 by regional planner Benton MacKaye, the idea for a Appalachian trail was labeled “an experiment in regional planning.” Actually, it was a lofty philosophical experiment, intended to dilute the hold that industrialism had on modern life. The AT would preserve the East’s wilderness while offering the laboring masses an uplifting escape from the manufacturing economy. The idea caught on dramatically. People recognized that the future of the logging-denuded and eroded Appalachians were at stake. And trail enthusiasts liked the idea of the path itself.

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Mass. Hiker Succumbs to Medical Condition on Tuckerman Ravine Trail

Update: August 14, 2012 - The name of the hiker has been released. The victim was Gary Muise of Sharon, Massachusetts.


CONCORD, N.H. – A 57-year-old Massachusetts man hiking on New Hampshire's Mount Washington with his two teen-age daughters died after experiencing a medical emergency on the trail today (Monday, August 13). His name is being withheld until Tuesday morning pending family notifications.

The victim was hiking on the Tuckerman Ravine Trail this morning with his two daughters, age 15 and 18, when he collapsed approximately 2.5 miles from the Appalachian Mountain Club's Pinkham Notch Visitors Center. One of the girls ran back down the trail to the visitor's center for assistance, while the other daughter stayed with him. Other hikers stopped to help, and AMC staff soon arrived on the scene, but they were unable to resuscitate him. He was transported down the mountain to the visitors center at 2 p.m. by New Hampshire Fish and Game Department Conservation Officers, AMC staff and Mountain Rescue Service volunteers.

No further information is available at this time. The victim's name will be posted on Tuesday when more information becomes available.

Eagle Sighting along the Merrimack river in the Haverhill & Amesbury Area

While out driving with my wife today on one of our "out and about drives to nowhere in particular" my wife spotted a male Bald Eagle flying upstream in the opposite direction we were traveling.

I backed up and conveniently pulled into a turnout on the edge of the road that had been made into a scenic lookout area by one of the neighbors.

 He landed in a dead tree directly across the river from us and proceeded to groom himself on a limb.  This continued for about 15 minutes until he decided to move on further upstream.

Later on our way home this afternoon, I stopped for another sighting across the river which turned out to be a negative find only to look over my shoulder in front of the car to see a Red tail Hawk on the power lines just above the car.

All in all a great day!

Father, daughter rescued after getting lost on NH's Mount Shaw

MOULTONBOROUGH, N.H. — A father and daughter are safe after getting lost in heavy rain and fog on New Hampshire's Mount Shaw.

Fifty-six-year-old Michael Arcidy of Bedford and his 23-year-old daughter, Chiara, called for help Saturday night after straying off the trail. Fish and Game conservation officers located the hikers using GPS coordinates and used an all-terrain vehicle to reach and rescue them.

Officials say the father and daughter did have appropriate clothing and most of the recommended hiking gear, but they did not have a map that could have helped them get back on the trail.


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