In a letter dated December 1928, Harold describes his winter journey into Franconia Notch and the Pemigewasset Wilderness, where he finds work with the Parker-Young Company on the East Branch logging railroad. From ski trails and chance rides to life in a remote lumber camp beneath Mt. Bond, he offers a vivid and often humorous glimpse into daily life in the woods—complete with rough bunkhouses, booming cookshacks, and the rugged rhythms of logging operations deep in the White Mountains.

A rare 1893 Atlantic Monthly article warning of White Mountain deforestation, highlighting early conservation efforts in the Upper Pemigewasset Valley of New Hampshire.