Sunday, March 19, 2023 Miles: 33.2 Elevation gain/loss: 4746 gain, 5372 loss (corrected) I was awake at 5am, and hiking by 5:30am in the dark, after cowboy camping last night. It got colder than I’d anticipated, and I ended up huddled in my sleeping bag trying to hide from the cold wind. I pushed hard … Continue reading Arizona Trail, south, day 2
Saturday, March 18, 2023 Start: Coronado Peak TH Miles: 27.7 Elevation gain/loss: 6903′ gain, 7722′ loss (corrected) After a very early wakeup time at my Airbnb, I requested an Uber and got a driver fairly quickly. My driver, Dean, was friendly and professional, and excited for an adventure. We made it to the dirt road … Continue reading Arizona Trail, south, day 1
Sunday, February 19, 2023 Miles: 10.81 Start/End: Roaring Brook TH Elevation gain/loss: 3497′ Peaks: Engine Hill, Isolation With an early finish the night before, I went to bed relatively early as well. I woke up a bit later than yesterday and then headed over to the trailhead. I started out at 6:30am with no one … Continue reading Grid: Isolation
Saturday, February 18, 2023 Miles: 18.49 Start/End: Gale River Rd/Rt 3 Elevation gain/loss: 6604′ Peaks: Garfield, Galehead, South Twin, North Twin After a relaxed evening, I was awake early. I swung by Gorham to get breakfast, and then drove the 45 minutes to the trailhead. I started out at 6:30am; I was the first person … Continue reading Grid: Garfield, Galehead, N/S Twin
Friday, February 17, 2023 Miles: 8.5 Start/End: Carter-Moriah TH Elevation gain/loss: 3714′ Peaks: Surprise, Moriah For this ascent, I wore my snowshoes both for the temperatures (low 40s in the valley) and to prevent straining my heel further. The temperatures dropped by ~20 degrees during my hike, and the wind was blowing the light snow … Continue reading Grid: Moriah
Sunday, February 12, 2023 Miles: 20.22 Start/End: Appalachia TH/Crawford Notch Elevation gain/loss: 10,056′ Peaks: Madison, Adams, Jefferson, Washington, Monroe, Eisenhower, Pierce, Jackson After a short but relatively cozy night sleeping in my car at a trailhead, I met up with two hikers at Crawford Notch at 5:15am to spot a car. We then drove around … Continue reading Grid: Presi Traverse
Saturday, February 11, 2023 Miles: 9.74 Start/End: winter lot across from Zealand Rd Elevation gain/loss: 2825′ Peaks: Hale After hiking the Kinsmans and Cannon, I found myself with plenty of daylight left. After so much time in the Adirondacks, it felt like a painfully short and incomplete day. So I drove over to Zealand Rd … Continue reading Grid: Hale
Saturday, February 11, 2023 Miles: 13.03 Start/End: Falling Waters TH Elevation gain/loss: 5423′ Peaks: North and South Kinsman, Cannon I started my day at 5:30am, and met the sunrise partway up the snowing Kinsmans, already well past the hut. I summited the socked-in Kinsmans, but a clear sky started peaking through as I descended and … Continue reading Grid: Kinsman, Cannon
Sunday, February 5, 2023 Miles: 4.47 Start/End: Stony Clove Notch, Rt-214 Elevation gain/loss: 2382′ Peaks: Hunter After hiking Slide earlier in the morning, we started from the trailhead at 11:15am and finished in 2.25 hours. The trail was very well traveled and the parking lot had at least half a dozen cars. The top portion … Continue reading NE111: Hunter
Sunday, February 5, 2023 Miles: 5.4 Start/End: Slide Mountain TH, NY-47 Elevation gain/loss: 1896′ Peaks: Slide After a 3-3-1/2 hour drive from home, I met up with my friend Katie. We started from the parking lot at 8:15am and it only took us 2.25 hours round trip. The hike up to the summit was gently … Continue reading NE111: Slide
Transcending Mountains 