Saturday, October 29, 2022 Start: Garfield TH Finish: Lincoln Woods TH Miles: 17.77 Elevation Gain/Loss: 6299’/6614′ Peaks: Garfield, North Lafayette, Lafayette, Lincoln, Little Haystack, Liberty, Flume I started out from the Garfield trailhead on Gale River Loop Rd with Toby right around 7:15am. We methodically hiked together up toward the summit of Garfield, with Toby … Continue reading The Grid: Garfield, Franconia Ridge
Sunday September 4, 2022 Start: Carter-Moriah TH, Gorham End: Glen Ellis Falls TH Miles: 16.9 (+11.05 bike shuttle to close the loop) Elevation gain/loss: 8219’/7093 After a late night out on the Pemi, I looked at the Mt Washington weather and decided a Presi Traverse wasn’t in the cards. It was predicted to be socked … Continue reading The Grid: Moriah-Carters-Wildcat Traverse
Saturday, September 3, 2022 Start/Finish: Lincoln Woods Trailhead Miles: 42.13 Gain/loss: 14,498′ Start time: 4:10am End time: 8:31pm Total time: 16:21:24 I was up early and at the trailhead by a bit before 4am. I paid for parking, grabbed my gear, and headed to the south side of the bridge. I headed out right at … Continue reading Super Pemi, Take Two
Saturday, August 20, 2022 Start/Finish: Appalachia Trailhead Miles: 27.6 Gain/loss: 15,118′ Start time: 4:16am End time: 11:02pm Total time: 18:46 After a restless night sleeping in my car listening to a mouse chew on food wrappers, I was awake for good at 3:30am and at the trailhead by 4am. The trailhead itself was completely full, … Continue reading Swan Song, Take Two
May 22, 2022 Start/finish: Moosilauke Ravine Lodge Mileage: 6.7 Elevation gain: 1969′ I rose early to get an early 6am start, set on getting home on the earlier side and also beating the incoming thunderstorms. I didn’t want to mix above treeline travel and potential lightening. I was the first parked car, and enjoyed my … Continue reading May Grid: Moosilauke
January 30, 2022 Start/End: Sherburne Pass/Long Trail Trailhead Miles: 5.63 Elevation gain: 2080′ GPS Track I drove to the trailhead across the street from the Inn at Long Trail, where I met a friend. We suited up, put on spikes, and then headed up the trail. The beginning mile was very well packed, though closer … Continue reading Winter NE100: Pico
January 30, 2022 Start/End: Stratton Mountain Trailhead Miles: 7.26 Elevation gain: 2100′ GPS Track I woke up at 5am, and started driving at 5:30, arriving at the trailhead by 7:45am. I prepped my pack, put on all my layers, and headed out. There were two cars in the lot already – one with snowshoe tracks … Continue reading Winter NE100: Stratton
December 26, 2021 Start/end: Grafton Notch trailhead Miles: 7.93 Elevation gain: 3386′ GPS track I was up early, and despite a few inches of snow on the ground that hadn’t been plowed yet, I headed out from the trailhead in my snowshoes by 7:15am. The trail wasn’t in bad condition. Four people had hiked to … Continue reading Winter NE100: Baldpate
December 25, 2021 Start/end: Carlo-Goose Eye Trailhead Miles: 5.3 Elevation gain: 2388′ GPS Track After a late night and a rough hike up Elephant, I let myself sleep in until 8am and then packed up and headed out. The trailhead is on an old logging road that I believe may be a snowmobile track in … Continue reading Winter NE100: Goose Eye
Saturday-Sunday, September 18-19, 2021 Start/End: Appalachia Trailhead Mileage: 27.13 Elevation gain/loss: 15,433′ Total time: 20:51 Moving time: 18:42, 2:10 water stops/pauses on treacherous wet rocks Clock: 3:45am-12:30am GaiaGPS track I woke up at 3am on Saturday morning, after getting set up in one of the lean-tos at Moose Brook State Park on Friday evening. I … Continue reading Swan Song
Transcending Mountains 