Daniel Doan

Daniel Doan hiked the White Mountains of New Hampshire for nearly 70 years while writing novels, short stories, a history of the Indian Stream Republic, the memoir Our Last Backpack, and two hiking guides, Explorer's Guide 50 Hikes in the White Mountains and Explorer's Guide 50 More Hikes in New Hampshire. Recipient of the New Hampshire Writers' Project Lifetime Achievement Award, he died in 1993.

Books by Daniel Doan

  1. Book CoverExplorer's Guide 50 Hikes in the White Mountains: Hikes and Backpacking Trips in the High Peaks Region of New Hampshire

    Seventh Edition

    Lace up your boots, grab this guide, and explore the great outdoors!More

  2. Book CoverExplorer's Guide 50 More Hikes in New Hampshire: Day Hikes and Backpacking Trips from Mount Monadnock to Mount Magalloway

    Fifth Edition

    A timeless classic to hiking in New Hampshire, with three brand-new hikes.More

  3. Book CoverOur Last Backpack: A Memoir


    Two men, both in their early fifties, undertook a hike along the fabled Mahoosuc Range of northern New Hampshire in the summer of 1966.More