Sunday, June 11, 2023 Miles: 4.72 Start/End: Waterville Valley TH Elevation gain/loss: 2220′ After an early morning jaunt up the Osceolas and packing up our Russell Pond campsite, me and two other friends headed over to Waterville Valley. We took Tripoli Rd, which was very bumpy and not well traveled in a few sections, but … Continue reading Grid: Tecumseh
Sunday, June 11, 2023 Miles: 7.62 Start/End: Mt Osceola TH Elevation gain/loss: 2904′ I was up bright and early to get a quick start up the Osceolas from Tripoli Rd. I drove the ~15 minutes from my campsite over to the trailhead, and even managed to get a spot in the small parking lot, despite … Continue reading Grid: Osceolas
Saturday, June 10, 2023 Miles: 15.84 Start/End: Lincoln Woods TH Elevation gain/loss: 3241′ It was a cool, overcast, and rainy kind of day, but I made the best of it with a run out to Owl’s Head. I started from Lincoln Woods just before 7am, and made good time by the Black Pond bushwhack and … Continue reading Grid: Owl’s Head
Sunday, May 28, 2023 Miles: 15.76 Start: Olivarian Brook TH End: Pine Bend Brook TH Elevation gain/loss: 5440’/5197′ Peaks: Passaconaway, Whiteface, East Sleeper, West Sleeper; South, Middle, and North Tripyramid After a big day yesterday, I started out from the Olivarian Brook trailhead at 7:45am, covering myself in bug spray first. The bugs were aggressive … Continue reading Grid: Passaconaway->N Tripyramid
Saturday, May 27, 2023 Miles: 27.85 Start: Garfield TH End: Lincoln Woods TH Elevation gain/loss: 8383’/8658′ Peaks: Garfield, Galehead, South Twin, North Twin, Zealand, Guyot, West Bond, Bond, Bondcliff I met my shuttle from Ali’s Rides at 6am at Lincoln Woods TH. I was in a hurry and didn’t realize that I’d left my heart … Continue reading Grid: Semi-Pemi Traverse
Sunday, May 21, 2023 Start: Prediger Rd TH End: Spruceton Rd TH Miles: 22.66 Elevation gain/loss: 8501/8783 After a very early morning drive from home to the Catskills, I met my friend at the Spuceton Rd trailhead where we dropped a car, then headed over to to the start of the Devil’s Path at Prediger … Continue reading Devil’s Path
Sunday, April 30, 2023 Miles: 9.25 Start/End: York Pond East TH Elevation gain/loss: 3127′ Peaks: Cabot After a full day yesterday and very high winds (120 MPH on Washington) and rain forecast for the day, I decided to go with a great bad-weather hike. I drove out to York Pond trailhead in the rain. When … Continue reading Grid: Cabot
Saturday, April 29, 2023 Miles: 11.23 Start/End: Ferncroft TH Elevation gain/loss: 4180′ Peaks: Whiteface, Passaconaway After running the Sunapee Scramble in southern NH, I decided to take advantage of my proximity and head up to the Whites for a quick adventure. I drove up to Ferncroft in the rain, though it mostly stopped by the … Continue reading Grid: Whiteface and Passaconaway
Saturday, April 22, 2023 Start time: 6:44am Start of hike: Appalachia TH End of hike: Crawford Notch Miles hiked: 18.73 Elevation gain/loss of hike: 8757’/8169′ Strava Peaks: Madison, Adams, Jefferson, Clay, Washington, Monroe, Eisenhower, Pierce I’ve been working on my NH48 grid quite a bit this month, and a Presi Traverse has been a goal … Continue reading Presi Picnic
Friday, April 21, 2023 Miles: 9.11 Start/End: Hancock Overlook Elevation gain/loss: 2828′ Peaks: Hancock, South Hancock After work, I headed to the Hancocks trailhead and got started in bare boots. I made it less than half a mile before I put on my Exospikes for traction on the icy monorail. The water crossings were a … Continue reading Grid: Hancocks
Transcending Mountains 