Saturday, July 2, 2022 Start: I-5, Ashland End: campsite near Siskiyou Gap Miles: 16.1 Elevation gain/loss: 3839/2070 After 4 hours of sleep and a lot of airport shenanigans (in which Salt Lake City airport lost my bag, necessitating a hotel stay in Medford courtesy of Delta; I finally received my bag 14 hours late), I … Continue reading Day 1, NorCal PCT 2022
Saturday, June 11, 2022 Start/Finish: Pumpelly trailhead Miles: 20.81 Elevation gain/loss: 7450’/7450′ Total time: 8:43:41 Strava link I woke up at 5:30am and started driving maybe 20 minutes later. I arrived at the Pumpelly trailhead around 7:15am, after prepping the last of my gear, started hiking at 7:37am with 3L of water. I powerhiked up … Continue reading Monadnock Quatro – Unsupported FKT
May 22, 2022 Start/finish: Moosilauke Ravine Lodge Mileage: 6.7 Elevation gain: 1969′ I rose early to get an early 6am start, set on getting home on the earlier side and also beating the incoming thunderstorms. I didn’t want to mix above treeline travel and potential lightening. I was the first parked car, and enjoyed my … Continue reading May Grid: Moosilauke
May 21, 2022 Start/finish: Hancock lookout Mileage: 9.16 Elevation gain: 2749′ After lunch, I headed over to the Hancock lookout around 2:30 and easily found a parking spot. I suited up and headed out. As I hiked along, the trail became progressively more muddy and wet; the stream crossing were all moderate, and easy enough … Continue reading May Grid: Hancocks
May 21, 2022 Start/finish: Lincoln Woods Mileage: 15.38 Elevation gain: 3186′ After rising early, I headed out from Lincoln Woods. I took the left for Black Pond and then followed the bushwhack to cut down on the creek crossings, since water was running well. Once I intersected with the trail again, the mud and damp … Continue reading May Grid: Owls Head
May 20, 2022 Start/finish: Greeley Pond trailhead Miles: 6.83 Gain: 3166′ Strava I headed out from the trailhead right around 4pm. I wasn’t sure if Tripoli Rd was open yet and I didn’t want to drive the ~30 minutes to find it closed so I went from this side, even though I dislike the approach. … Continue reading May Grid: Osceolas
May 14-15, 2022 Miles: 100.14 Start: 6:00 AM, Saturday Finish: 10:53 AM, Sunday Total time: 28:53 Location: Androscoggin Riverlands State Park Me, my partner, and my friend Justin drove up to Maine together on Friday afternoon. We drove to Martin Stream Campground to pick up our registration packets, and then swung by the State Park … Continue reading Riverlands 100
Saturday, April 23, 2022 Start/Finish: trailhead on South Shore Rd, Wanakena, NY Miles: 49.62 Elevation gain: 4934′ Moving time: 13:02 Total time: 13:57 Strava link After sleeping in my car at a nearby trailhead, I started off on one of the two paved section of the Cranberry50 just shy of 6am and sunrise. I made … Continue reading Cranberry Lake 50mi loop
Tuesday April 12, 2022 Start: campsite by Gobblers Knob End: Cajon Pass Elevation gain/loss: 1070/4475 Mileage: 15.2 I woke up at 5:20am, after falling asleep at 9:30pm. I had a decent night of sleep, hunkered down behind some bushes. I stayed in my sleeping bag for a while, until the sun came up, because it … Continue reading 2022 SoCal PCT section, Day 12
Monday April 11, 2022 Start: Buckhorn Campground End: campsite by Gobblers Knob Elevation gain/loss: 8848/8842 Mileage: 36.9 I woke up at 5:20am, after falling asleep at 9pm. I had a solid night of sleep, hunkered down by the bathroom. I was hiking by 6am, walking the roadwalk section of the endangered frogs reroute. I guess … Continue reading 2022 SoCal PCT section, Day 11
Transcending Mountains 