Monday, July 4, 2023 Start: 2.4 miles north of Jack Spring Trail End: near Byway-138 Miles: 36.5 Elevation gain/loss: 4619’/4954′ I was awake at 5:15, and out on trail by 5:40. I booked it and was at the road by 9:15. I met Fagowe (a trail angel) at the parking area; he was heading out … Continue reading Day 4, Oregon PCT 2023
Monday, July 3, 2023 Start: 2.9 miles north of Highway 140 End: 2.4 miles north of Jack Spring Trail Miles: 35.0 Elevation gain/loss: 4413’/3970′ There was a VERY LOUD herd of deer last night around 3am. They were crunching bark and stomping around breaking sticks and sounding like they would crush my tent. After debating … Continue reading Day 3, Oregon PCT 2023
Sunday, July 2, 2023 Start: Hyatt Lake Campground End: 2.9 miles north of Highway 140 Miles: 33.8 Elevation gain/loss: 4767/4081′ I was up at 5:05am; ready by 5:35, and then spent 10 minutes at the potable water faucet, washing my socks and doing a little wipe-down. I met Sunflower and Blueberry (hiked the PCT to … Continue reading Day 2, Oregon PCT 2023
Saturday, July 1, 2023 Start: Ashland/I-5 End: Hyatt Lake Campground Miles: 24.3 Elevation gain/loss: 4386’/3540′ I started out on the trail at 1:10pm after relatively straightforward flights and a shuttle from the airport to the trail by I-5. It was 95+ degrees actual and 100+ degrees in the sun; I was sweating heavily and water … Continue reading Day 1, Oregon PCT 2023
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
Transcending Mountains 