Sunday, August 9 Start/end: campsite just shy of Rock Pass Miles: 29.4 miles Gain/loss: 8320′ Book listened to: A Closed and Common Orbit by Becky Chambers I was up at 5am this morning and on trail by 5:45am; it was around 40 degrees when I started and took a number of hours to warm up … Continue reading WA PCT, day 2
Saturday, August 8Start: Hart PassEnd: campsite just shy of Rock PassMiles: 15.8 milesGain/loss: 4137′ After a smooth flight and successful baggage retrieval, my friend picked me up from the airport last night and we drove 2 hours to a campground part way to Hart Pass. We set up our tents and got to bed around … Continue reading WA PCT, day 1
Sunday, July 26, 2020 Start: tentsite at Isolation Trail and Broad Brook Trail intersection End: Appalachia trailhead Mileage: 12.4 Elevation gain/loss: 4006’/6447′ I was up by 5:15am and headed out at 5:50am. I climbed up Davis Path towards Boott Spur. I made the intersection with the Glen Boulder trail by 7:10am; however, just a bit … Continue reading NH Shakedown hike, day 3
Saturday, July 25, 2020Start: Valley Way tentsiteEnd: tentsite at Isolation Trail and Broad Brook Trail intersectionMileage: 19.6Elevation gain/loss: 8061’/8392′ I was awake at 4:40am and started out from the tentsite at 5:30am. I made it to the Madison hut by 6am, where I dropped my pack before heading to the summit of Mt Madison. I … Continue reading NH Shakedown hike, day 2
Saturday, July 11, 2020 Start/End: Rooster Comb trailhead, Keene Valley, NY Miles: 24.74 Elevation gain: 10,100′ GaiaGPS track (elevation incorrect) I was awake at 5:15am, and left my campsite at Drapers’ Acres 20 minutes later. It had started raining overnight, and was still raining when I got in my car and drove the 25 minutes … Continue reading Great Range Traverse
Sunday, July 5, 2020 Trailhead: Hancock lookout Miles: 9.47 Elevation gain: 2547′ Accompanied by: Little Engine GaiaGPS track After breakfast and packing up our campsite, Little Engine and I headed to the Hancock lookout parking area and started up the trail at 8:45am. We made great time and headed left from the trail split up … Continue reading The Grid: Hancocks
Saturday, July 4, 2020 Trailhead: Sabbaday Falls Miles: 11.23 Elevation gain: 2908′ Accompanied by: Little Engine GaiaGPS track After a successful hike up to Flume from Lincoln Woods yesterday, we started from the Sabbaday Falls trailhead around 7:45am, taking some time to wander around the falls before heading up the trail towards the summits. In … Continue reading The Grid: Tripyramids
Saturday, June 20, 2020 Start: ME-26 in Grafton Notch, ME End: Rt-16 in Gorham, NH Total mileage: ~28.0 Total elevation gain: ~10,280′ GaiaGPS track (time is accurate, but my new phone put itself on power saving mode in the middle of my traverse, so many of the miles and elevation gain are missing) I drove … Continue reading Northeast Ultra 8: Mahoosuc Traverse
Saturday, June 13, 2020 Start/end: trailhead at Rt-3 Total mileage: 50 miles Total elevation gain: 2,617′ GaiaGPS track After gaining permission from the area’s forest ranger, I slept out in my car on Friday night and woke up at 4:30am to prep. It was unseasonably cold, with a low of 37 and a high of … Continue reading Northeast Ultra 8: Cranberry 50
Saturday, May 30, 2020 Total mileage: 32.1 Total elevation gain: 8706′ I was up at 4:30am, and out the door by 4:45am. I swung by the town green, signed into the Saranac 6er register right at 5am, and then drove to the first trailhead. Haystack & McKenzie Mountains Start/End: Haystack Mountain Trailhead, New York 86, … Continue reading Northeast Ultra 8: Saranac 6
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