Saturday, April 23, 2020 Start/End: Cardigan Mountain Rd Trailhead Mileage: 3.5 Elevation gain/loss: 1138′ Accompanied by: Little Engine GaiaGPS track We drove between Kearsarge and Cardigan through some dirt back roads and arrived at the parking area for the Cardigan trailhead around 12:45pm. We managed to snag a spot right by the trailhead and quickly … Continue reading 52WAV: Cardigan
Saturday, April 23, 2020 Start/End: Winslow State Park Mileage: 2.7 Elevation gain/loss: 1080′ Accompanied by: Little Engine GaiaGPS track We reserved parking at Winslow State Park online and arrived at 9:30am. We took advantage of port-a-potties at the trailhead and then were heading up the trail by 9:45am, reaching the summit by 10:30am. We ate … Continue reading 52WAV: Kearsarge
Saturday, April 25, 2020 Start: Rt 20, Pittsfield, MA, southern terminus of the trail End: Rt 346, Petersburg, NY, northern terminus of the trail Miles: 37 Gain/loss: 6750’/7525′ GaiaGPS track After getting up a little before 4am, I was on the road by 4:15am, driving to drop off a water cache on my way to … Continue reading Northeast Ultra 8: Taconic Crest Trail
Saturday, March 14, 2020 Start/End: AMC Highland Center/Crawford Notch Mileage: 11.1 Elevation gain/loss: 3790′ GaiaGPS track Given the quick conditions (melted and refrozen into firm, ice-crusted surface) and daylight savings time starting, I wasn’t in a rush to get to the trailhead. My partner and I arrived at the AMC Highland Center around 8:15am and … Continue reading Winter 48: Eisenhower, Pierce, Jackson
Sunday, March 1, 2020 Start/End: Gale River Loop Rd Winter parking lot off of Rt 3 Mileage: 12.2 Elevation gain/loss: 3199′ GaiaGPS track I was comfortably able to wear spikes door to door for this hike. It was a crust of icy snow with perhaps 3-6 inches of powder on top. I started at 7am … Continue reading Winter 48: Garfield
Saturday, February 29, 2020 Start/End: Lincoln Woods Mileage: 16.77 Elevation gain/loss: 2859′ GaiaGPS track After rising earlier than expected, I was at the trailhead by 6:20am and on trail by 6:35am. I made quick work of the 2.7mi hike along Lincoln Woods and took the right hand path for Black Pond and then followed the … Continue reading Winter 48: Owls Head
Sunday, February 23, 2020 Start/End: Ferncroft Parking Mileage: 11.5 Elevation gain/loss: 3801′ GaiaGPS track I met up with a friend at the trailhead, and after making use of the porta potty, we headed out. It was a beautifully warm day with crisp blue skies, but we were glad to be hiking up Whiteface in the … Continue reading Winter 48: Passaconaway, Whiteface
Saturday, February 22, 2020 Start/End: Sawyer River Rd Winter Parking Mileage: 14.5 Elevation gain/loss: 3927′ GaiaGPS track I started from the trailhead at 7:15, with two other cars in the parking lot. I barebooted the packed road/snowmobile track to the trailhead. I needed to put on snowshoes almost immediately; it was broken out since the … Continue reading Winter 48: Carrigain
Sunday, February 2, 2020Start: Zealand HutEnd: AMC Highland Center/Crawford NotchMileage: 10.72Elevation gain/loss: 2820’/3502′GaiaGPS track After dinner and chatting with new friends, I headed to bed around 9:15. The bunkroom was quiet and fairly warm – probably around 40 degrees. By morning, it was probably around 45-50 from all of the warm breathing. I woke up … Continue reading Winter 48: Tom, Field, Willey
Saturday, February 1, 2020Start: AMC Highland Center/Crawford NotchEnd: Zealand HutMileage: 19.02Elevation gain/loss: 5988’/5081′GaiaGPS track After staying the night in the Shapleigh Bunkhouse, I was up at 6am. I ate breakfast at 6:30am and then walked over to the trailhead for a 7am start. I hiked up towards Mt Tom and then followed the A-Z Trail … Continue reading Winter 48: Zealand, West Bond, Bond, Bondcliff
Transcending Mountains 