February 21, 2022 Peaks: Garfield Start/End: Gale River Road Miles: 11.9 Elevation gain: 3330′ GPS track It was a beautiful day, in the 40s in the valley, and I knew the trail conditions would be just about perfect. So I headed to the trailhead around 3:30pm, put on my spikes, and headed out. The road … Continue reading The Grid: Garfield
February 20, 2022 Start: Unknown Pond trailhead End: Starr King trailhead Miles: 21.04 Elevation gain: 8366′ GPS Track My friend and I met up at in Lincoln at 5am, drove to the Starr King winter trailhead, dropped a car, and then headed the hour drive over to Unknown Pond trailhead. When we started at 7:15am, … Continue reading Winter NE100: Horn, Bulge, Middle and South Weeks
February 19, 2022 Peaks: Wildcat A and D, Carter Dome, Middle and South Carter Start: Wildcat ski resort End: 19 Mile Brook trailhead Miles: 13.14 (+0.4mi road walk until hitch) Elevation gain: 6359′ GPS track I was up early to drive the 1.25 hours over to Wildcat and then had to hoof it hard to … Continue reading The Grid: Wildcats and Carters
February 18, 2022 Peaks: Middle and North Tripyramids Start/End: Pine Bend Brook trailhead Miles: 8.96 Elevation gain: 3927′ GPS track I parked on the side of the road with a handful of other cars by Pine Bend Brook trailhead. I debated spikes versus snowshoes and was glad I decided to go with spikes. The soft … Continue reading The Grid: Tripyramids
Location: Hale Reservation, Westford, MA Miles: 15.68 Elevation gain: 1755′ Start time: 8pm, 8F windchill Official time: 3:10:32 Place: 13/50 GPS track I headed out around 4:45pm and arrived at Hale by 6:30pm, long after sunset. I found a parking spot one lot away from lodge parking by the race start. I carried my waterproof … Continue reading TARC Frozen Yeti 15-miler
January 30, 2022 Start/End: Sherburne Pass/Long Trail Trailhead Miles: 5.63 Elevation gain: 2080′ GPS Track I drove to the trailhead across the street from the Inn at Long Trail, where I met a friend. We suited up, put on spikes, and then headed up the trail. The beginning mile was very well packed, though closer … Continue reading Winter NE100: Pico
January 30, 2022 Start/End: Stratton Mountain Trailhead Miles: 7.26 Elevation gain: 2100′ GPS Track I woke up at 5am, and started driving at 5:30, arriving at the trailhead by 7:45am. I prepped my pack, put on all my layers, and headed out. There were two cars in the lot already – one with snowshoe tracks … Continue reading Winter NE100: Stratton
January 16, 2022 Start/End: Big Island Rd, side of the road Miles: 14.05 Elevation gain: 5295′ GPS Track I woke up at 6am, prepped my water bottles with boiling water, and then started driving for the trailhead. I was relieved to know the roads I was going to drive were plowed and open; it had … Continue reading Winter NE100: Kennebago Divide, White Cap, Boundary
January 15, 2022 Start/End: Wiggle Brook Rd, plowed pull-off Miles: 4.15 Elevation gain: 1627′ GPS track I woke up at 6am, hopped into my car that I’d packed up the night before, and drove the 5 hours up to Rangeley Maine. I dropped my overnight bag where I was staying the night, changed into my … Continue reading Winter NE100: Snow Cupsuptic
January 2, 2022 Start/End: Cooley Glen/Emily Proctor trailhead Miles: 8.73 Elevation gain: 2569′ GPS track After driving to the trailhead last night, I hunkered down and slept in my car. Overnight, the rain turned into freezing rain, coating everything in ice. The snow had a crust with moving water underneath most of it. When I … Continue reading Winter NE100: Breadloaf, Wilson
Transcending Mountains 