Sunday, September 27, 2020 Start: 13 Falls campsite End: Lincoln Woods Miles: 11.7 Elevation gain/loss: 2665’/3682′ We were up early, at 5am, and out on trail by 6:15am. We stopped to filter a bit of water and then headed up the trail. We made it to the base of the herdpath up to Owl’s Head … Continue reading The Grid: Owl’s Head
Saturday, September 26, 2020 Start: Guyot campsite End: 13 Falls campsite Miles: 10.9 Elevation gain/loss: 2839’/4797′ Little Engine and I were up at 6am and out on trail by 7:15am. We went over Guyot and took the AT over to Zealand and then came back, resuming our hike over to South Twin. We ascended South … Continue reading The Grid: Zealand, S & N Twin, Galehead
Friday, September 25, 2020 Start: Lincoln Woods End: Guyot campsite Miles: 12.1 Elevation gain/loss: 4436’/1339′ Little Engine and I camped out at Big Rock campground last night and were up at 6am. We were at Lincoln Woods and on trail by 7:20am. We made it to the summit of Bondcliff by 1:15pm, and Bond by … Continue reading The Grid: Bondcliff, Bond, West Bond
Sunday, September 20, 2020 Start/end: Crawford Notch Mileage: 9.3 Elevation gain/loss: 3306′ GaiaGPS track After packing up our car camping site at Sugarloaf I, we headed to Crawford Notch and were on trail hiking at 8am. We ascended to Mt Tom first, arriving at the summit by 10:45. We headed over to Field, arriving at … Continue reading The Grid: Tom, Field, Willey
Saturday, September 19, 2020Start/end: Signal Ridge trailheadMileage: 9.6Elevation gain/loss: 3271′ GaiaGPS track We left from the trailhead at 8:10am, having secured the last remaining parking spot in the lot. We were surprised at the number of people at the trailhead, but the trail itself wasn’t too busy. We made the ledges by 11:30am and the … Continue reading The Grid: Carrigan
Tuesday, September 1 Start: campsite near Three Corner Rock End: Cascade Locks Miles: 15.0 miles Gain/loss: 2562’/5738′ Listened to: book- Words of Radiance After a solid night’s sleep with tons of dreams, I woke up at 5:25am with a lot of condensation on the inside of my tent, despite leaving one of my vestibules completely … Continue reading WA PCT, day 23
Monday, August 31 Start: campsite near Huckleberry Mtn End: campsite near Three Corner Rock Miles: 31.3 miles Gain/loss: 9045’/9341′ Listened to: book- Words of Radiance I was up at 5:25am and on trail by 6:15am. For the first 1.5 miles, I listened to music without headphones so I could be aware of my surroundings and … Continue reading WA PCT, day 22
Sunday, August 30 Start: Steamboat Lake End: campsite near Huckleberry Mtn Miles: 31.1 miles (+0.25 for campsite) Gain/loss: 5010’/5472′ Listened to: book- Cursor’s Fury; Words of Radiance After staying up past 9pm yesterday and with the cold wind, I didn’t get up until 5:30am but I packed up quickly and was back on trail by … Continue reading WA PCT, day 21
Saturday, August 29 Start: Killen Creek End: Steamboat Lake Miles: 23.0 miles (+0.25 for campsite) Gain/loss: 3891’/5794′ Listened to: book- Cursor’s Fury After a heavy night sleep, I was awake around 5:15am and on trail by 6:30am; the inside of my tent was wet with condensation so I took time to wipe it down so … Continue reading WA PCT, day 20
Friday, August 28 Start: campsite beyond Knife’s Edge End: Killen Creek Miles: 31.9 miles Gain/loss: 5472’/6562′ Listened to: book- Academ’s Fury; Cursor’s Fury; Podcasts- RadioLab; 99% Invisible; Nice White Parents I slept fairly well last night, waking up around 4am and dozing until it was late enough to get up around 5:20am. I was packed … Continue reading WA PCT, day 19
Transcending Mountains 