Robert Hughes, 59, was last seen August 17, 2008, leaving his home in Williamsville, Vermont, about 3:00 p.m. He planned to attend a business meeting in Provincetown, Massachusetts but was later dropped off on August 18 at the Zealand Falls Trailhead in the Pemigewasset Wilderness of New Hampshire’s White Mountain National Forest after an unsuccessful attempt to reserve a bunk at the Zealand Falls Hut.

Hughes mailed letters before his disappearance that were received by his wife on August 20; the letters indicated his intent to take his own life in the White Mountains. His vehicle was found at the AMC Highland Center named in the letters. Searches by local police and New Hampshire Fish and Game found no sign of him, and there has been no activity on his phone, bank accounts, or credit cards since. Foul play is not suspected; he was described as unfamiliar with the White Mountains and not an experienced hiker.

Did anyone in the area around Zealand Falls or the AMC Highland Center see Robert Hughes in August 2008 or have information about his plans that week?