Transcending Mountains: Trekking with Timex
Exploring the mountains, one trail at a time
Friday, April 26, 2019 Start/End: Whiteface atmospheric center Mileage: 13.5 Elevation gain/loss: 3576′ GaiaGPS track I started out from the atmospheric center around 4:15pm. It was raining off and on, and the mountain was mostly socked in. I headed up the trail towards the intersection with the Esther herdpath, and an unstable snow monorail started … Continue reading Northeast 115: Esther & Whiteface
Friday and Saturday, April 12 and 13, 2019 Elevation gain: 1150′; 1834′ (total: 2984′) Mileage: 7.5; 16.6 (total: 24.1) GPS tracks: day 1; day 2 Parking: The Tully Lake Campground After work on Friday, I drove out to the Tully Lake Campground, where I packed up and left my car in their parking lot. I then … Continue reading The Tully Trail
Sunday, March 17, 2019 Start/End: Pine Bend Brook trailhead Mileage: 12.8 Elevation gain/loss: 3088′ GaiaGPS track I was up around 6am but took my time getting out of the hostel and on my way. I also stopped on the way for coffee and a snack, and arrived at the trailhead around 7:45am. The trailhead has … Continue reading Winter 48: Tripyramids
Saturday, March 16, 2019 Start/End: Lafayette Campground parking Mileage: 12.8 Elevation gain/loss: 4554′ GaiaGPS track I parked around 7am at Lafayette Place, and scrambled to the only open toilets in the area, under the bridge and by the other parking area. I was very grateful for their timely existence. I then booted up with my … Continue reading Winter 48: N & S Kinsman, Cannon
Friday, March 15, 2019 Start/End: Greeley Pond Trailhead Mileage: 7.3 Elevation gain/loss: 3094′ GaiaGPS track The weather today was in the 60s and sunny, so the trailhead was very sloppy and I wasn’t confident my car wouldn’t get stuck, so I parked on the shoulder of the Kanc and walked back to the trailhead. I … Continue reading Winter 48: Osceola, E Osceola
Saturday, March 2, 2019 Start/End: Wildcat Mountain ski resort Mileage: 14.7 Elevation gain/loss: 5334′ GaiaGPS track Much to my frustration, I needed to wait to start snowshoeing up Wildcat until 8:30am when the ski slope opened and I could buy a trail ticket. They restrict access to business hours only, which meant burning 2 hours … Continue reading Winter 48: Wildcat D & A, Carter Dome, & S/M/N Carter
Friday, March 1, 2019 Start/End: trail parking lot across from Starr King Rd Mileage: 7.7 Elevation gain/loss: 2927′ GaiaGPS track I headed to the trailhead for Waumbek, arriving around 3:30pm. In winter, the end of Starr King Rd isn’t plowed, and there’s nowhere to park on the street, so the designated parking area is across … Continue reading Winter 48: Waumbek
