Tuesday, October 10, 2023 Miles: 34.19 Elevation gain/loss: 1916’/1775′ After a decent night of sleep at the hotel, I was up at 4:55am and hiking by 5:30am. I’d hoped to hike down a dirt road and connect to the AZT by way of a mountain bike trail, but when I got to the end of … Continue reading Arizona Trail, north, day 5
Monday, October 9, 2023 Miles: 31.96 Elevation gain/loss: 5098’/6726′ After decent sleep, I was up at 4:55am and hiking by 5:25am after saying goodbye to Uno and Chopchop. I was at the North Kaibab TH by 5:45 to join the line of people heading for the South Rim. As I descended, I passed a ton … Continue reading Arizona Trail, north, day 4
Sunday, October 8, 2023 Miles: 34.02 Elevation gain/loss: 3291’/3773′ After better sleep, I was up at 4:50am and hiking by 5:25am. It was very cold for the first few hours, with frost everywhere; my hands were painful until the sun came up and started to bring the temperature higher. Around 8am, while walking through a … Continue reading Arizona Trail, north, day 3
Saturday, October 7, 2023 Miles: 37.28 Elevation gain/loss: 4429’/2142′ After restless sleep, I was up at 4:45am and hiking by 5:10am. I kept a steady pace all day, and while the water sources were more spread out, they were all of decent quality. The temperature was relatively cool as well, with some frost on plants … Continue reading Arizona Trail, north, day 2
Friday, October 6, 2023 Start: Stateline Campground Miles: 8.41 Elevation gain/loss: 1847’/512′ After surprisingly smooth travel from Hartford to Phoenix (plane) to Page (plane) to Stateline Campground (car shuttle), I started out on the AZT from the northern terminus at 4:30pm. I had a few hours of daylight left and I wanted to get as … Continue reading Arizona Trail, north, day 1
Sunday, September 24, 2023 Miles: 11.21 Elevation gain/loss: 692′ Start/End: Whitehall Rd Total time: 1:53:19 Strava track After completing the Ultra Tour version of the Great Range Traverse the weekend before, my body was very tired but I really wanted to get outside and try out a new route. I’d found this route back in … Continue reading Rutland State Park and Barre Falls Loop FKT
Saturday, September 16, 2023 Miles: 27.91 Elevation gain/loss: 15,968′ Start/End: Roostercomb Trailhead, Keene Valley, NY Total time: 18:13:44 Strava track I started out from the Roostercomb trailhead at 5:43am, climbing to the top of Rooster Comb in time for the cloudy sunrise. Then it was a very long ascent up to Lower Wolfjaw, going over … Continue reading Ultra Tour, NY Great Range Traverse FKT
Saturday, September 9, 2023 Miles: 27.95 Elevation gain/loss: 7894′ Start/End: Gould Rd/Glen Meadow Total time: 9:03:03 Strava track Katie and I started out from Glen Meadow at 8:18am, after beginning out a few minutes earlier and totally taking the wrong trail. We reset and headed out through the bushes before quickly turning onto a wide … Continue reading Tour du Greylock FKT
Sunday, September 3 Start/Finish: Ferncroft TH Miles: 11.06 Elevation gain/loss: 3855 After taking care of Isolation, I drove the hour over to Ferncroft; the traffic around Conway/N Conway was pretty bad. I started my hike/run at 1:05pm, and the round trip took me just over 4.25 hours. I encountered many people who weren’t familiar with … Continue reading Whiteface & Passaconaway – Sept
Sunday, September 3 Start/Finish: Rocky Branch TH Miles: 10.96 Elevation gain/loss: 3271 After a relatively restless night, I started out from the trail head at 5:55am. I had decided to take the bushwhacks for Iso and it was a mistake. The bushwhacks were both muddy and marshy, full of streams and trickles, and truly endless … Continue reading Isolation – Sept
Transcending Mountains 