Looking for New England backpacking partners – new to the area

[Kodiak Firesmith]

Hi Folks,

I moved to Eastern MA right at the beginning of COVID and have worked remote since then, which has limited my chances at finding backpacking partners through work, so I figured I’d post here.

I’m turning 40 this year and decided my midlife crisis would be to summit the NH48 while I’m living in this part of the country – my wife is more into fair weather day hikes that don’t involve anything too vigorous, so I need to find other folks to pair up with for my outings, if for no other reason than to provide some safety reassurance to her.

I’m a novice backpacker, and am in the conditioning phase coming back from some major leg surgery, so I won’t be making a lot of miles, but for me it’s never really been about the miles – I’ve always been a bit poky doing 5-8 miles in a day in rolling hilly conditions back where I’m from.

I can be a outgoing full hiking buddy, or I can simply be a reserved car pool and safety partner only – I’m good with either vibe.

I’ve got a Subaru Outback with good snow/mud tires and am happy to do the driving, on anything short of high-clearance 4×4 trails.  Also happy to meet at the trailhead or set up 2-car shuttles for any non-loops.

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