Wednesday, April 9, 2025 Miles: 24.5 miles Gain/Loss: 1801’/2769′ I was up at 5:25am and out by 6am. There was maybe 5 gallons of water at the cache once I got there, but I’d already carried enough water to get to the next source. Though I did take half a liter and was glad of … Continue reading NM CDT 2025: Day 5
Tuesday, April 8, 2025 Miles: 30.6 miles Gain/Loss: 5151’/3652′ I was up at 5:45am and on trail by 6:20am. Very early on, I lost the trail, misjudged a step, and got my first cactus spine to the toe. It was quite unpleasant. I quickly began climbing up out of the desert towards some 8000′-9000′ mountains. … Continue reading NM CDT 2025: Day 4
Monday, April 7, 2025 Miles: 30.7 miles Gain/Loss: 1621’/1329′ I was up at 5:45am and out hiking by 6:20am. I saw a few birds in the morning, including a hawk and a black bird. I got off track by 0.2mi once on the way towards town. I also saw a praying mantis egg sack about … Continue reading NM CDT 2025: Day 3
Sunday, April 6, 2025 Miles: 34.7 Gain/Loss: 2142’/2339′ I was awake at 5:30am, and headed out by 6:10am. I heard coyotes before sunrise. I couldn’t find a great spot to pitch my tent last night, so I just made do with where I stopped but that meant my tent wasn’t taut. The ground was very sandy … Continue reading NM CDT 2025: Day 2
Saturday, April 5, 2025 Miles: 29.0 Gain/Loss: 1617’/1230′ After getting into town at 1:30am after a long day of traveling by plane, city bus, and Greyhound, I was up at 5:30am to walk to the shuttle for 6am. It was a long bumpy drive to the monument, with only one of the three hours on … Continue reading NM CDT 2025: Day 1
Saturday, March 8, 2025 Summits: Moriah Start/Finish: Bangor St TH Miles: 8.9 Elevation gain/loss: 4485′ Since I only had one peak for the day, I took my time getting started. I helped Eric spot a car for a Wildcats/Carter Dome traverse, and then got started up the trail by 8:30am. The trail was very firm … Continue reading Moriah – March
Sunday, March 2, 2025 Summits: Passaconaway, Whiteface Start/Finish: Ferncroft TH Miles: 11.2 Elevation gain/loss: 4843′ I headed out from the trailhead just a bit before 1:30pm, and took just a bit more than 6 hours. Again, it was as low as 0 actual/-25 windchill, with gusts of up to 40 MPH. There was a lot … Continue reading WhitePass – March
Sunday, March 2, 2025 Summits: Carrigan Start/Finish: Sawyer River Rd winter parking Miles: 13.6 Elevation gain/loss: 4698′ I headed out from the trailhead at 5:25am by headlamp. I hiked the road, and was able to wear spikes door to door. There was tons of drifted snow, but a solid packed base. It was 0 degrees … Continue reading Carrigan – March
Saturday, March 1, 2025 Summits: Isolation Start/Finish: Rocky Branch North TH Miles: 11.02 Elevation gain/loss: 4029′ After Owls Head, I drove over to Rocky Branch for my 2nd hike of the day. Iso was a lesson in extremes – it was 40 degrees and sunny when I started, sweating in a t-shirt and in less … Continue reading Isolation – March
Saturday, March 1, 2025 Summits: Owls Head Start/Finish: Lincoln Woods TH Miles: 16.01 Elevation gain/loss: 3622′ After sleeping at Hancock Campground, this was a nice start to the weekend. There was 3-4″ freshly fallen snow from the overnight, but some freeze-thaw cycles earlier on in the week made for a very firm surface. I wore … Continue reading Owls Head – March
