Saturday, June 1 Summits: Cabot Start/Finish: York Pond East TH Miles: 9.12 Elevation gain/loss: 3012′ After sleeping out at a dispersed camping spot overnight, I started hiking just before 5:30am. It was magic to be on snow-free trails! It was 38 degrees at the start but the day heated up quickly. Near the summit, I … Continue reading Cabot – June
Sunday, May 5 Summits: North and South Kinsman, Cannon Start/Finish: Lafayette Place TH Miles: 11.96 Elevation gain/loss: 5784′ After sleeping at Big Rock campground last night, I rewarded myself with some Dunkin’ coffee for breakfast on my way to the trailhead. I parked, grabbed my gear, and headed out by 5:45am. I started in a … Continue reading Kinsmans, Cannon – May
Saturday, May 4 Summits: Engine Hill, Isolation Start/Finish: Rocky Branch North TH Miles: 10.95 Elevation gain/loss: 3530′ After hiking Carrigan, I headed over to Rocky Branch. There were 3 cars in the parking lot and while I saw footprints, I never saw anyone else. I started just before noon, and was hopeful that it would … Continue reading Isolation – May
Saturday, May 4 Summits: Carrigan Start/Finish: Sawyer River Rd TH Miles: 13.65 Elevation gain/loss: 4039′ After sleeping the night at Dry River Campground, opened early for the season, I headed out from the trailhead by 5:15am. The water was spring-level high, so nowhere near what it had been when I hiked Carrigan in April though … Continue reading Carrigan – May
Friday, May 3 Summits: Starr King, Waumbek Start/Finish: Starr King TH Miles: 6.84 Elevation gain/loss: 2841′ After finishing up work for the day, I headed to the trailhead. The approach was very washed out with huge potholes and large rocks but I avoided scraping the bottom of my RAV4. Waumbek was in excellent shape – … Continue reading Waumbek – May
Sunday, April 28 Summits: Garfield, Galehead, North and South Twin Start: Garfield winter parking lot Finish: Gate at the end of Haystack Rd. Biked to connect back to start. Miles: 18.25 (bike: 3mi) Elevation gain/loss: 6243′ After a full Saturday, I drove up to NH, spotted my bike, and got to sleep around 11pm. It … Continue reading Garfield, Galehead, Twins – Apr
Tuesday, April 16 Summits: Osceola, East Osceola Start/Finish: Greeley Ponds TH Miles: 7.06 Elevation gain/loss: 3409′ After a few days of rough conditions, I decided to still hike Osceolas because it was such a beautiful day. Sunny but cool, great conditions to keep the remaining snow crisp. Because I knew I needed to prioritize previously … Continue reading Osceolas – Apr
Monday, April 15 Summits: North and South Kinsman, Cannon Start/Finish: Lafayette Place TH Miles: 12.08 Elevation gain/loss: 5427′ I started out in the afternoon after work. The cloud cover was low and heavy, socking in the summits as I hiked up to Lonesome Lake and then headed towards the Kinsmans. As I climbed, the clouds … Continue reading Kinsmans, Cannon – Apr
Sunday, April 14 Summits: Wildcat A & D, Carter Dome, South, Middle, and North Carter, Moriah Start: Wildcat Mountain parking lot C Finish: Carter-Moriah TH Miles: 17.02 Elevation gain/loss: 7644’/8770′ Eric and I started from the Wildcat trailhead at 7:30am with temps in the mid-30s with clearing into sunny skies. We climbed to the first … Continue reading Cats, Carters, Moriah Traverse – Apr
Saturday, April 13 Summits: Willey, Tom, Field Start/Finish: Crawford Notch TH Miles: ~9 Elevation gain/loss: 4094′ After hiking Carrigan, I headed over to Crawford Notch, leaving from the parking lot at 2:15pm. Water levels were very high, and it was a question of how wet my feet got on each crossing rather than if I … Continue reading WTF – Apr
Transcending Mountains 