Tuesday, April 20, 2021 Miles: 15.9 Elevation gain/loss: 4738’/4564′ Start: campsite 8mi beyond Scissors Crossing End: Montezuma Valley Resort I was up at 4am and on trail by 5am. I had a bounce in my step as I anticipated a soft bed, shower, and laundry. I also had realized last night that I neglected to … Continue reading PCT: Campo to Cajon Pass, Day 4
Monday, April 19, 2021 Miles: 29.2 Elevation gain/loss: 6460’/8383′ Start: campsite 3mi beyond Pioneer Mail picnic area End: campsite 8mi beyond Scissors Crossing I was up at 4am and on trail by 5. I was glad for my early start, since the barren and hot descent to Scissors Crossing took a very long time. On … Continue reading PCT: Campo to Cajon Pass, Day 3
Sunday, April 18, 2021 Miles: 27.6 Elevation gain/loss: 6289’/4888′ Start: Kitchen Creek End: campsites 3mi beyond Pioneer Mail picnic area I got up at 3:45am and packed up, after being unable to sleep from the horribly windy night with my tent shaking, and heading out by 4:30am. Part way through my day, I passed through … Continue reading PCT: Campo to Cajon Pass, Day 2
Saturday, April 17, 2021 Miles: 30.6 Elevation gain/loss: 6637’/5423′ Start: 1mi shy of the border End: Kitchen Creek After getting up at 4:30am, my scheduled Lyft arrived at 5:10am and we headed towards Campo. Since I had eaten so little food the night before, I put in an online Starbucks order for pickup and we … Continue reading PCT: Campo to Cajon Pass, Day 1
Friday, April 16, 2021 After I finished work for the day, my partner drove me to Logan Airport in Boston. I checked my bag and made it quickly through security with no trouble. After a 45-minute wait, the flight boarded and we took off on schedule. We had a smooth flight and arrived right on … Continue reading PCT: Campo to Cajon Pass, Day 0
Sunday, March 7, 2021 Start/end: Rt-27 AT parking lot Miles: 17.0 Elevation gain: 4369′ I left from the parking lot at 6:30am, ready for my final Winter 67 hike. Per the ME ATC chapter, I parked at the Rt-27 parking lot rather than at the end of Stratton Brook Pond Rd. On my way out, … Continue reading Winter 67: Bigelows-West, Avery, South Horn
Saturday, March 6, 2021 Start/end: Sugarloaf golf course/West mountain parking lot Miles: 15.86 Elevation gain: 3025′ I was up early but I took my time heading out to the trailhead, since I knew that it was going to start in the low single digits and be windy all day, so I wanted to give the … Continue reading Winter 67: Redington
Sunday, February 21, 2021 Start/end: Pine Bend Brook trailhead Miles: 9.28 Elevation gain: 3451′ I parked my car in the Sabbaday Falls lot and the other 3 folks I was hiking with picked me up and we drove the mile down the road to the Pine Bend Brook trailhead. We weren’t certain if we could … Continue reading The Grid: Tripyramids
Saturday, February 20, 2021 Start/end: Greeley Ponds XC Ski trailhead, since Greeley Ponds trailhead isn’t being plowed this year Miles: 8.17 Elevation gain: 3267′ After our quick hike up to Tecumseh, we drove over to the Greeley Ponds XC trailhead. We were able to get the one open space remaining (perhaps from some early morning … Continue reading The Grid: Osceola, East Osceola
Saturday, February 20, 2021 Start/end: Waterville Valley ski area Miles: 4.87 Elevation gain: 2217′ We started out early, leaving the trailhead by 6:45. We hiked up to the summit and then headed back down. On the way up, we had some nice views, with blue sky and sun. By the time we made it to … Continue reading The Grid: Tecumseh
Transcending Mountains 