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
Start: Appalachia trailhead Finish: Crawford Notch trailhead Miles: 19.95 Elevation gain: 8441′ With: Little Engine We were awake at 4:45am, and waiting at the Crawford Notch trailhead at 5:30am. Our shuttle was late, so we didn’t start out from Appalachia trailhead until 7am. The parking lot was only 30% full when we headed up the … Continue reading Presi Traverse
Sunday, March 7, 2021 Start/end: Rt-27 AT parking lot Miles: 17.0 Elevation gain: 4369′ I left from the parking lot at 6:30am, ready for my final Winter 67 hike. Per the ME ATC chapter, I parked at the Rt-27 parking lot rather than at the end of Stratton Brook Pond Rd. On my way out, … Continue reading Winter 67: Bigelows-West, Avery, South Horn
Monday, February 8, 2021 Start/end: Appalachian Trail crossing, Stratton, ME Miles: 12.74 Elevation gain: 3970′ After a day of remote work, I headed to the trailhead and hiked out from the AT trailhead nearby Stratton. There’d been a group of 4 hikers who had broken out the trail the day before, so snowshoes were needed … Continue reading Winter 67: North & South Crocker
Sunday, February 7, 2021 Start/end: Saddleback ski resort Miles: 9.58 Elevation gain: 2971′ Saddleback was a wonderfully easy experience compared with Sugarloaf. The parking lot was close to the lodge, with portable toilets in the parking lot by the lodge. I quickly bought my ticket at the window, and the uphill access signs started right … Continue reading Winter 67: Saddleback & The Horn
Transcending Mountains 