Thursday, September 1, 2016 I left work and drove down to Renee’s Way in Madison; there is a parking area there with access to the Rockland Preserve, which has connecting trails to the Mattabesett Trail. A few weeks ago, I submitted a request to the Madison Park and Rec department for a tent platform reservation … Continue reading Thru-hike of Menunkatuck Trail
Friday, August 26, 2016Start: 153 Packardville Rd Pelham, MA 01002End: Spear Library, Cooleyville Rd, Shutesbury, MAMiles: ~10.75 miles I started from Packardville Rd around 8:30am. It was foggy and overcast when I started, though it was sunny and blue skies by the time I finished. I followed the trail along past some radio towers and … Continue reading M-M day hike
Friday, August 5, 2016 Start: Rising Corner Rd, Agawam, MA End: Westfield St, West Springfield, MA Miles: 5.91 miles (7.29 miles according to GPS, including some backtracking) I dropped my car at the CT/MA line around 9am and started hiking. I hiked along some woods roads, including through the Agawam Bowmen Club‘s property. The mosquitoes were … Continue reading New England Trail: Metacomet-Monadnock Trail, Part 2
Saturday, August 6, 2016Start: 19 Mile Brook Trail HeadEnd: Rt. 2/GorhamMiles: 15.4 (+3.6 miles on 19 Mile Brook trail, +0.6 miles for water) (19.6 miles total) I ascended more than 5,000 feet in the course of the day and still managed to average over 2 MPH. The weather was nice overall. There were some passing … Continue reading NH AT day hike
Thursday, August 11, 2016Start: 420 Farley Rd, Wendell, MAEnd: Wendell State Forest ShelterMileage: ~5 miles (+0.5 miles in the wrong direction on the M-M) I arrived at the trail head by 6:30pm. I quickly assembled my backpack and headed out by 6:45pm; unfortunately, there was no way to tell (and I hadn’t thought to figure … Continue reading M-M Trail Overnight Hike
New England Trail: Metacomet-Monadnock Trail Part 1 I finished hiking the Connecticut Metacomet trail in 2014 and the Mattabesett trail in 2013. Since my move to western Massachusetts, I’ve been casually hiking portions of the M-M trail. Over the past year, I’ve hiked the M-M over Mt Tom and Mt Holyoke. This summer, I decided … Continue reading New England Trail: Metacomet-Monadnock Trail, Part 1
Saturday, July 2, 2016Start: Moxie Bald Mountain Lean-toEnd: ME 15/MonsonMiles: 17.9 After getting to sleep late (~9:45pm) due to SOBO noise, I woke up around 4:30am to the sun and drowsed on my sleeping pad until 5:30am. I broke camp and was on the trail by 6:15am. I hiked by Bald Mountain Spring, Marble Brook, … Continue reading ME weekend #2, day 2
Friday, July 1, 2016Start: Rt 201/CaratunkEnd: Moxie Bald Mountain Lean-to Miles: 18.8 (+0.2 side trails) I started out from Caratunk this morning after spending the night at the Sterling Inn. They had a lovely breakfast, with everything from OJ to coffee, bagels to English muffins, fruit to jam, cereal to boiled eggs. It was quite … Continue reading ME weekend #2, day 1
Saturday, June 18, 2016Start: East Flagstaff Rd End: Rt 201/CaratunkMiles: 20.3 My shuttle left the motel at 6:45am; we picked up two other hikers and headed out to East Flagstaff Rd, arriving around 7:45am. I hit the trail and made good miles. The miles rolled by much easier today; the terrain was gentle, compared to … Continue reading ME slackpack weekend #1, day #2
Friday, June 17, 2016Start: Stratton/Rt 27 (1396′)End: East Flagstaff Rd (1200′)Miles: 16.7 (+ ~0.6 for side trails to views and shelter; + ~1mi of pacing along the road) This morning, I was up at 6am, with the shuttle leaving at 6:30am, and on trail by 6:45am. I hiked up and over South Horn (3831′), Bigelow … Continue reading ME slackpack weekend #1, day #1
Transcending Mountains 