My wife is a hiker.  In the White Mountains of New Hampshire there are 48 mountains over 4000 feet and she decided to hike all of them.  No easy feat to be sure.  Recently she hiked her final “4000 footer” as they’re called and she wanted me there.  Graciously, she decided that the last mountain would be Wildcat D which has a ski lift gondola that I could ride to the top as there’s no way I could hike up there under my own locomotion.

While there we stayed at the Joe Dodge Lodge, which is a very cool place with lots of fireside lounges and scenic outdoor sitting spots.  Pretty great for Notebooking. Here are a few things I learned (or re-learned) while there.

• Finding a nice surface to write on is easy but very important, especially with small passport style notebooks.
• Notebooking in situations where being social is expected can be a burden.
• Recording the day’s events for posterity at the end of the day can be difficult.  Writing Jot Points in a Spartan or Passport Style notebook throughout the day helps immeasurably.
• Things to notebook happen while times to notebook must, at times, be created.
• Finding a Notebooking area, whether scenic or cozy, is always worth the effort.  Especially in the White Mountains since it’s pretty easy.
• I love the combined sounds of a roaring fire and pencil scratching.  Not profound but a simple pleasure none the less.
• Good writing prompts can also make excellent conversation starters.