Monday, January 18, 2021 Start/End: Wheelerville Rd, Mendon, VT Miles: 7.65 Elevation: 2502′ GaiaGPS track I packed up as much as I could the night before, and then headed out by 8am. I was the first car in the parking lot, though one car with two other hikers came in just as I was heading … Continue reading Winter 67: Killington
Sunday, January 17, 2021 Start/End: Barnes Camp Visitor Center, Stowe, VT Miles: 6.2 Elevation: 3079′ GaiaGPS track This was a hell of an afternoon full of Type 2 fun. After hiking yesterday, I visited with my aunt and her partner who live close to Mt Abraham. After my visit, the 1.25 hr drive home ended … Continue reading Winter 67: Mansfield
Saturday, January 16, 2021 Start/End: Elder Hill Rd, Lincoln, VT Miles: 16.28 Elevation: 4784′ GaiaGPS track This hike seriously kicked my ass. With a snow storm dumping loads of snow over the mountains, the roads were a complete mess, making my 1.5 hour drive take me almost 3 hours. Due to the unplowed access road … Continue reading Winter 67: Abraham, Ellen
Friday, January 15, 2021 Start/End: Burrows Trailhead Miles: 4.7 Elevation gain: 2288′ GaiaGPS track I headed out from the trailhead in my microspikes, since there were 6+ cars already there and the trail looked very packed down. I followed the trail up ~2.2 miles to the intersection with the Long Trail. I took a right … Continue reading Winter 67: Camel’s Hump
Wednesday, December 23, 2020 Start: Daicey Pond Campground End: Baxter State Park winter parking, Abol Bridge, Golden Road Miles: 6.2 Elevation gain: 75′ After getting to bed around 9pm, I was awake at 5am, packed up and cleaned out the wood stove, and was out of my cute cabin by 6am. I made good time … Continue reading Winter 67: from Daicey Pond
Tuesday, December 22, 2020 Start/end: Daicey Pond cabins Mileage: 23.4 Elevation gain: 5269′ After going to bed at 8pm and sleeping pretty well, I was up at 4am. I prepped for the day and then headed over to cabin #10 to meet everyone for a 5am departure. We headed off down the campground access road … Continue reading Winter 67: Coe, S & N Brother, Fort
Monday, December 21, 2020 Start/end: Daicey Pond cabins Mileage: 19.45 Elevation gain: 5168′ After going to bed at 8pm and sleeping fairly well, with only a little tossing and turning, I was up at 4am. I prepped for the day and then headed over to cabin #10 to meet everyone for a 5:02am departure (start … Continue reading Winter 67: Baxter & Hamlin
Sunday, December 20, 2020 Start: Baxter State Park winter parking, Abol Bridge, Golden Road End: Daicey Pond Campground, Cabin #7 – Loon Lodge Miles: 6.2 Elevation gain: 692′ After getting up at home at 4am this morning, I was driving north by 4:30am. I made it the 6.5 hours to the winter parking lot by … Continue reading Winter 67: to Daicey Pond
Sunday, December 13, 2020Start/end: Liberty Springs trailheadMileage: 13.01Elevation gain/loss: 4787′GaiaGPS track I started out from the Liberty Springs trailhead at 7:30am with Philip. We’d originally been thinking of heading up the Flume slide, but given the slushy and wet shoulder conditions, we decided to do an out-and-back instead. We hiked up the AT/Liberty Springs trail, … Continue reading The Grid: Liberty, Flume
Saturday, December 12, 2020Start/end: Old Bridle Path trailheadMileage: 13.01Elevation gain/loss: 4787′GaiaGPS track After getting up at 4:45am and driving 3.5-4 hours, I started out from the trailhead by 8:45am. I was able to bareboot the first few miles without any postholing, all the way up to the Lonesome Lake hut. At the hut, I put … Continue reading The Grid: N/S Kinsman, Cannon
Transcending Mountains 