Saturday, Nov 4 Start: Appalachia TH Finish: Webster-Jackson TH Miles: 20.0 Elevation gain/loss: 9206’/8661′ After closely watching the weather all week and a final evaluation on Friday morning, I decided to move forward with my plan for a Presi Traverse on Saturday morning. The forecast promised that while there would be 100 MPH gusts early … Continue reading Presi Traverse – Nov
Friday, Nov 3 Start/Finish: Moosilauke Ravine Lodge TH Miles: 7.38 Elevation gain/loss: 2605 I snagged a rockstar parking along the road to the lodge, right next to the telephone pole marking the start of the parking area. I geared up and jogged the dirt road to the trailhead. The lower, rocky part of the trail … Continue reading Moosilauke – Nov
Sunday, Oct 29 Start/Finish: Signal Ridge TH Miles: 9.99 Elevation gain/loss: 3612 I headed out at 4:05pm, setting a blistering pace with the intent to get to the summit before I had to hike by headlamp. The trail was in decent condition, without almost any standing water or mud. I almost made it, having just … Continue reading Carrigain – Oct
Sunday, Oct 29 Start/Finish: Crawford Notch Miles: 9.45 Elevation gain/loss: 3832 We headed out into the driving snow at 11am. The snow continued long enough to coat the ground and then stopped, though the clouds remained low and occasional precipitation continued off and on throughout our hike. We made good time over to Mt Tom … Continue reading WTF – Oct
Sunday, Oct 29 Start/Finish: Wildcat Ski Area parking lot Miles: 8.67 Elevation gain/loss: 3658 My friend Justin and I headed out at 6am, after some puzzling over how to cross the creek that is normally bridged by the ski area – they’re in the midst of construction. However, they’d gated the entrance to Lot B … Continue reading Wildcats – Oct
Saturday, Oct 28 Start/Finish: Hancock Overlook TH Miles: 9.21 Elevation gain/loss: 2762 After a quick snack, I headed out at 2:35pm to do the Hancocks. I didn’t see many people on trail after the first 30 minutes; the quiet was welcome after the busyness of the Osceolas. The trail wasn’t too wet, and the weather … Continue reading Hancocks – Oct
Saturday, Oct 28 Start/Finish: Greeley Pond XC Ski TH Miles: 7.13 Elevation gain/loss: 3136 The typical Greeley Pond TH was completely full, with many people parking on the side of the Kanc too. So I parked around the corner at the XC ski trail start, where I’ve had to park in winter when they didn’t … Continue reading Osceolas – Oct
Saturday, Oct 28 Start/Finish: Pine Bend Brook TH Miles: 8.8 Elevation gain/loss: 3501 I was up around 5am, and at the trailhead by 6am after a stop at the Sabbaday Falls TH privy. At 6:10am, I headed out to climb the Tripyramids. It was relatively warm, though higher up on the mountain, the clouds were … Continue reading Tripyramids – Oct
Friday, Oct 27 Start/Finish: Falling Waters TH Miles: 9.79 Elevation gain/loss: 3556 With a beautifully warm, sunny afternoon in the 70s, I took off towards the mountains. I passed by the hut, ascended the slabs, passed by the Kinsman Pond campsite and lean-to, and enjoyed the views from North and South Kinsman. On my way … Continue reading Kinsmans – Oct
Friday, October 20, 2023 Miles: 17.63 Elevation gain/loss: 2093’/5495′ I was up at 4:30am and out by 4:55am. Soon after starting, I was sweating in the dark. It was so strange for it to be dark but not cool. Thankfully, the water cache was there with enough water for me to take what I needed … Continue reading Arizona Trail, north, day 15
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