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The White Mountain Chronicles

Laudizen

Personal Bestseller of 2011

The White Mountain Chronicles

As 2011 draws to a close, I look back on the year and am thankful for the thousands of people who visited my website and to the many readers that purchased one of my eBooks. I am especially indebted to those readers who purchased a copy of, ”The White Mountain Chronicles", making that collection of stories from the mountains of New Hampshire my personal bestseller for 2011.

I am gratified that this unique volume of creative nonfiction, a simple compilation of travel, memoir and adventure from the Granite State, and the White Mountains in particular, is embraced by readers throughout New England and beyond.

I possess a lifelong passion and partiality for the White Mountains of New Hampshire including the Appalachian Trail, the mountains, the people, the forest and its roads. I look back on those years with an oleo of emotions, but primarily with love, gratitude, and longing for those times gone by. Because of that love and gratitude, I present the stories honestly, leaving the flaws and blemishes intact; the readers can make their own judgments. I also enjoy a great feeling of self-satisfaction over the challenges and obstacles I faced and overcame during my 18 years of adventures in the long shadows of the mountains of New Hampshire.

I appreciate your support and hope you will tell your friends about this unique collection of stories and adventures.

Thank you, and may 2012 be a great year for you! Laudizen King

The White Mountain Chronicles

The eBook is available for only $3.99, and may be purchased and downloaded to your Kindle or Android from Amazon, to your Apple device from the Apple bookstore, or downloaded to the eReader of your choice from Smashwords, Sony, Barnes & Noble or other eBook retailers.


"The White Mountain Chronicles" at Amazon

"The White Mountain Chronicles" at Smashwords

For more information about "The White Mountain Chronicles" eBook, click here

Link to the Laudizen King website

(approx 53,900 words)

'The White Mountain Chronicles', a collection of 22 travels, memoirs, and adventures from New Hampshire, the Granite State.

Chapters
My AMC White Mountain Guides
May Camp
Red Flannel Hash
In the Shadow of Monadnock
Carter Notch in Winter, the First Trip
Through the Past Darkly with Sven Saws and Candle Lanterns
Winter Night at Hermit Lake
How Things Come to Pass
Second Sojourn
Camp 16
Ghosts and Summits
Golden Girls
Pilgrimage
Mt Garfield Dream
Closing Galehead
Remembering Ray Evans, 1909-2001
Mountain Pond and Carter Dome
Riddle of New Hampshire
Mt Carrigain Trilogy
On the Garfield Ridge with Jack Kerouac
Out of the Fog
The 48 Summits

The White Mountain Chronicles in New Zealand

In New Zealand, visit Whitcoulls to download a copy of Laudizen King's 'The White Mountain Chronicles'.

Laudizen King writes creative nonfiction: memoirs, travels, and stories that celebrate the human spirit and honor the diverse moments that comprise a mortal life. 'The White Mountain Chronicles' is a collection of 22 adventures that celebrate New Hampshire, the Granite State. Unconventional yet accessible and emotive, this collection follows the author through two decades of discovery in the mountains of New Hampshire, unique and authentic stories penned by an original author with a wide-ranging eye.

Visit Whitcoulls to download the eBook to your eReader.

'The White Mountain Chronicles' at Whitcoulls

(approx 53,900 words)

Chapters
My AMC White Mountain Guides
May Camp
Red Flannel Hash
In the Shadow of Monadnock
Carter Notch in Winter, the First Trip
Through the Past Darkly with Sven Saws and Candle Lanterns
Winter Night at Hermit Lake
How Things Come to Pass
Second Sojourn
Camp 16
Ghosts and Summits
Golden Girls
Pilgrimage
Mt Garfield Dream
Closing Galehead
Remembering Ray Evans, 1909-2001
Mountain Pond and Carter Dome
Riddle of New Hampshire
Mt Carrigain Trilogy
On the Garfield Ridge with Jack Kerouac
Out of the Fog
The 48 Summits

Thank you, Laudizen

The 48 Summits

When it comes to climbing all 48 4000' peaks in the White Mountains, the hiker faces a myriad of ways and styles, and all choices will accomplish the goal, whatever that goal might be.

The 48 Summits

This story is available only in 'The White Mountain Chronicles', a collection of 22 travels, memoirs, and adventures from New Hampshire, the Granite State. The eBook may be purchased and downloaded from Smashwords or Amazon, and at other premium digital stores as well.

Enjoy!

Two hyperlinks appear below; visit Smaswords to download the eBook in any format or visit Amazon to download the eBook to your Kindle.

'The White Mountain Chronicles' at Smashwords

'The White Mountain Chronicles' at Amazon

(approx 53,900 words)

Chapters
My AMC White Mountain Guides
May Camp
Red Flannel Hash
In the Shadow of Monadnock
Carter Notch in Winter, the First Trip
Through the Past Darkly with Sven Saws and Candle Lanterns
Winter Night at Hermit Lake
How Things Come to Pass
Second Sojourn
Camp 16
Ghosts and Summits
Golden Girls
Pilgrimage
Mt Garfield Dream
Closing Galehead
Remembering Ray Evans, 1909-2001
Mountain Pond and Carter Dome
Riddle of New Hampshire
Mt Carrigain Trilogy
On the Garfield Ridge with Jack Kerouac
Out of the Fog
The 48 Summits

Mt Garfield Dream

In the story 'Mt Garfield Dream', the author and a companion, after camping for two wet days at 13 Falls in the Pemigewasset Wilderness, ascend the Garfield Ridge in a May rainstorm, enduring a frigid and dangerous water crossing on the way. After reaching the Appalachian Trail (AT), that travels along the crest of the ridge, they turn west and continue their ascent toward Garfield Shelter, negotiating the steep climb up the rocky cone of Mt Garfield. As the freezing runoff from the rain cascades down the trail like an icy waterfall, the rain turns to a blinding driven snow and they worry about hypothermia and their ability to erect a tent if Garfield Shelter is no longer there. But they press on, unaware of what awaits them higher up the mountain.

The entire story is available only in 'The White Mountain Chronicles', a collection of 22 travels, memoirs, and adventures. The eBook may be purchased and downloaded at Smashwords or Amazon.

Enjoy!

Two hyperlinks appear below; visit Smaswords to download the eBook in any format or visit Amazon to download the eBook to your Kindle.

'The White Mountain Chronicles' at
Smashwords

'The White Mountain Chronicles' at
Amazon

(approx 53,900 words)

Chapters
My AMC White Mountain Guides
May Camp
Red Flannel Hash
In the Shadow of Monadnock
Carter Notch in Winter, the First Trip
Through the Past Darkly with Sven Saws and Candle Lanterns
Winter Night at Hermit Lake
How Things Come to Pass
Second Sojourn
Camp 16
Ghosts and Summits
Golden Girls
Pilgrimage
Mt Garfield Dream
Closing Galehead
Remembering Ray Evans, 1909-2001
Mountain Pond and Carter Dome
Riddle of New Hampshire
Mt Carrigain Trilogy
On the Garfield Ridge with Jack Kerouac
Out of the Fog
The 48 Summits

Read an eBook Week March 6-12, 2011

Read an eBook Week is March 6-12, 2011

To show my support for this promotion, I am reducing the price of all three eBooks that I currently have available at Smashwords: I will sell 2 books ("The White Mountain Chronicles" and "Mosaics") at 50% off list price, and "Death Valley Wind" will be free.

They are published by Smashwords and are available in all the download formats used by the most popular digital readers: the Amazon Kindle, the Barnes & Noble Nook, the Sony e-reader, select Palm devices, the Apple iPhone or iPad, and your personal computer as well.

To begin, create an account at smashwords.com with an email address and a password.

Visit my authors page during the week of March 6-12 at the following link to select a book.
Laudizen King

Add a book to your shopping cart and follow the instructions.

Don't have a handheld digital reader? Download a version for your PC at the links below and enjoy eBooks all the more.

Adobe Digital Reader for PC

Kindle for PC

Kindle for MAC

FBReader for Unix

Enjoy, and thanks. Laudizen King

Spring Fever in New Hampshire

It has been a long tough winter and its time to generate a serious case of spring fever. Fire up some excitement with "The White Mountain Chronicles" by Laudizen King, an eBook celebrating 18 years of exploration and adventure in the mountains of New Hampshire. From the Presidential Range to Monadnock, this book embraces the Granite State, from nights of revelry to the hard challenge of the trail.

Priced at just 3.99, the ebook is available in all the popular download formats at Smashwords, just follow the link below.

The White Mountain Chronicles at Smashwords

For those with other eReader accounts, "The White Mountain Chronicles" is also available for purchase at the following eBook stores: Kobo, Diesel, Barnes and Noble, Sony, and Apple.

Laudizen

The White Mountain Chronicles on sale

‎"The White Mountain Chronicles", an ebook recalling 18 years of adventure in the White Mountains of New Hampshire, is on sale for 1.99 this Christmas season now thru January 5 at Smashwords. It is available in all the popular download formats.

Follow the link below and use coupon code FC72A at checkout

The White Mountain Chronicles

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Ebook Stores for Laudizen King

The White Mountain Chronicles
Mosaics
Death Valley Wind

Laudizen King's Ebooks are available for purchase and download at the following Ebook stores. Visit the links below to compare prices.

Smashwords

Kobo

Diesel

Sony

Barnes and Noble

iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad users can download the iBooks App at iTunes:
Apple


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Brian McCarthy - The Osceolas

I've only communicated with Brian through the internet; Brian had purchased a copy of my Ebook, 'The White Mountain Chronicles', and we ended up emailing each other about trails and adventures in the White Mountains. Brian loves the mountains of New Hampshire and appreciates the special moments that a hiker can experience there. Brian sent me an email with a description of a weekend adventure that included camping at Hancock Campground on the Kancamagus Highway and climbing Osceola East Peak and Mt Osceola via the Greeley Ponds Trail.

It is a wonderful account, and it is a pleasure to include it on my website.

Read the story of Brian's October weekend in the White Mountains at the link below.

The Osceolas - October 2010

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The White Mountain Chronicles - a Review

(Note: a review of my eBook, 'The White Mountain Chronicles' as added to Smashwords on September 16, 2010 by Brian McCarthy.)


The White Mountain Chronicles - a Review

I'm a huge fan of Laudizen King! I've read "The White Mountain Chronicles" at least a 1/2 dozen times. You can't imagine how much I can relate to this work.

I enjoy his writing style and the way he speaks of the White Mountains and the time he spent there. I share so many of his sentiments about the area, but one that stands out most to me is his thoughts on hiking alone, "I'd rather hike alone than share the mountains with someone who does not appreciate them the way that I do".

I'm a bit embarrassed by it, but I often think how great it would be to have a hiking partner like him, someone who loves the whole mountain experience: the drive up as the weight of the world starts to leave your shoulders, the satisfaction of a long hard hike, the pleasure of a warm camp fire and cold beer afterwards, gazing at the stars from a tent in Dolly Copp, and all of the other great things that come with the mountain experience.

I actually just stayed at Dolly Copp on Sunday night before hiking King Ravine on Monday and was thinking of this book. I'm curious what his favorite site was. I was putting up my tent in the rain, remembering the story 'May Camp', of arriving late in the evening at Dolly Copp, and getting his tarp set up in the rain. His writings are so vivid that it's impossible to be in the area and not recall a story or two of his about the area you're in.

Laudizen King's writings mean a lot to me. I think you will enjoy them as well. When your schedule, the weather, or life in general won't let you be in the mountains, Laudizen King's writings are the next best thing to being there yourself!

Brian McCarthy
September 16, 2010

(Use the following link to see the review at Smashwords.)

Review

Laudizen

'Signposts and Junctions' is now out of Print

I recently received several emails asking me about purchasing a copy of 'Signposts and Junctions'. That collection of stories, my first paperback book, is now out of print.

The best of those stories, however, appear in 'Mosaics' and 'The White Mountain Chronicles', two eBooks published by, and available at, Smashwords.

Find them both at the links below:

'Mosaics' is a collection of 41 stories, essays, travels, and memoirs that span the decades of a life.

Mosaics

'The White Mountain Chronicles' celebrate the eighteen years the author spent traveling and hiking in the Granite State of New Hampshire.

The White Mountain Chronicles

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Now available at Sony, Apple, and Smashwords

My two ebooks, 'Mosaics' and 'The White Mountain Chronicles', are now available for download at the Sony Reader Store, the Apple iBook store, and at Smashwords. Readers now have easy access to both collections of stories.

'Mosaics' is a compilation of stories and travels that celebrate the people and emotions that make the human experience so personal and grand.

'The White Mountain Chronicles' is a unique collection of stories detailing eighteen years of adventure in the mountains of New Hampshire: from nights of revelry to dangerous water crossings and mountain blizzards, from friendships forged on the trail to solitary moments on windy summits.

'Mosaics' and 'The White Mountain Chronicles' are published by Smashwords. Support your independent writers.

Laudizen

Ebooks Now Available at Sony Reader Store

My two ebooks, 'Mosaics' and 'The White Mountain Chronicles', are now available for download at the Sony Reader Store. Readers with accounts at the Sony ebook store now have easy access to both collections of stories.

'Mosaics' is a compilation of stories and travels that celebrate the people and emotions that make the human experience so personal and grand.

'The White Mountain Chronicles' is a unique collection of stories detailing eighteen years of adventure in the mountains of New Hampshire: from nights of revelry to dangerous water crossings and mountain blizzards, from friendships forged on the trail to solitary moments on windy summits.

Peruse them both at the Sony Reader Store by following the links below.

Mosaics

The White Mountain Chronicles

'Mosaics' and 'The White Mountain Chronicles' are published by Smashwords. They are also available at the Smashwords website.

Laudizen

My AMC White Mountain Guides - Corrected

Dear friends,

I recently discovered that the New Hampshire story posted on my website, "My AMC White Mountain Guides", was corrupt and only 20 percent of the story was visible, probably from a bad upload. I consider this story one of my favorites and it is the lead offering in my ebook, "The White Mountain Chronicles". This error did not occur in the ebook, only on the website. I have corrected the error and the story is now complete and reposted on the website. I apologize to those readers who encountered the partial file.

Follow the link below to read the story.

If you do not see the above message displayed before the story, please refresh or reload the page.

My AMC White Mountain Guides

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