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Zealand Falls Trail

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Zealand Falls Trail
Zealand Falls Trail
Zealand Falls Trail
Zealand Falls Trail
Zealand Falls Trail
Zealand Falls Trail
Zealand Falls Trail
Zealand Falls Trail
Zealand Falls Trail
Zealand Falls Trail
Zealand Falls Trail
Zealand Falls Trail
Zealand Falls Trail
Zealand Falls Trail
Zealand Falls Trail
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White Mountains National Forest, NH

The High Huts of the White Mountains are eight mountain huts in the White Mountains, in the U.S. state of New Hampshire, owned and maintained by the Appalachian Mountain Club. Modeled after similar huts in the Alps, they are positioned at intervals along the Appalachian Trail, allowing thru-hikers to benefit from their services. They are generally separated by six to eight miles, about a day's hike. Hikers can reserve overnight bunks at the huts, which hold from 36 to 96 people each. In summer season the huts are full service, serving dinner and breakfast. Three huts stay open the rest of the year as self service, allowing guests to cook their own food in the kitchen. The huts are staffed by a team of five to nine caretakers - often called the croo, using that spelling - during full-service season. Each crew member works for eleven days on, three days off. During the eleven working days, they must make four trips back down the mountain to get perishable food and other supplies, carrying heavy loads. At the beginning of each season, fuel and supplies are flown into the huts by helicopter. The huts were built and are maintained by the Appalachian Mountain Club's construction crew. The huts have handled thousands of hikers entering the back woods and environmentally sensitive areas above tree line. Four years and an environmental impact statement were required to get the huts' permits renewed by the U.S. Forest Service in 1999.
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