Transcending Mountains: Trekking with Timex
Exploring the mountains, one trail at a time
Friday, July 5, 2019 Start: Crider shelter End: Dublin trailhead Miles: 15.7 (+0.5 for shelter side trail and going the wrong way at one road intersection) Elevation gain: 2503′ GaiaGPS route I had a horrible night sleep. The bugs started up again around 7:30pm and were relentless in their pursuit of me until around 10:30-11pm. … Continue reading MSG: Day 3
Thursday, July 4, 2019 Start: Moose Lookout Shelter End: Crider Shelter Miles: 24.5 (+~1 mile for water, town food, shelter side trail) Elevation gain: 4357′ GaiaGPS route So after getting to bed late (11:15pm), I didn’t sleep well due to the heat, and then I was woken up at 4:30am by the mosquitoes. They were … Continue reading MSG: Day 2
Wednesday, July 3, 2019 Start: Mt Sunapee Resort End: Moose Lookout Shelter Miles: 7.4 Elevation gain: 2234′ GaiaGPS route I drove the two hours to the Mt Sunapee Resort, arriving around 7:15pm after eating a gas station dinner (since all the fast food places had lines 15+ minutes long). I prepped my gear, used an … Continue reading MSG: day 1
Sunday, June 30, 2019 Trailhead: Fire Tower trailhead, Upper Works Miles: 20.88 Elevation gain: 3760′ GaiaGPS track I was up at 5:30am, packed up, and left the campground by 6am. I made it to the trailhead around 6:30am, suited up, and then headed out from the buggy trailhead by 6:45am. It had rained overnight and … Continue reading ADK46: Allen
Saturday, June 29, 2019 Trailhead: Santanoni trailhead, Upper Works Miles: 18.14 Elevation gain: 4497′ GaiaGPS track After work yesterday, I packed up and drove to upperstate NY, stopping at a Hannaford’s for groceries on the way. I arrived at the campground around 7:45. The check-in booth was closed when I went through and there was … Continue reading ADK46: Panther, Couchsachraga, Santanoni
Saturday, June 22, 2019 Start: Wedge Brook campsite End: Ausable hiker parking Miles: 20.65 Elevation: 8200′ gain, 9596′ loss GaiaGPS track After being kept up until around 10pm by brutally ruthless bugs biting me through my headnet, I was woken up at 4:30am by bugs in my ears. I didn’t sleep well between 10-4:30, either, … Continue reading ADK46: Lower & Upper Wolfjaw, Armstrong, Gothics, Saddleback, Basin, Little Haystack, Haystack, Pyramid, Sawteeth
Friday, June 21, 2019 Start: Ausable hiker parking lot End: Wedge Brook campsite Miles: 5.15 Elevation gain: 1766′ GaiaGPS track Around 3:30pm, I headed to the Mountaineer to rent a ADK-approved bear canister. I picked one up and headed down the road to the Ausable hiker parking lot. It was probably 80% full, though based … Continue reading ADK46: to Wedge Brook campsite
