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
Friday, February 5, 2021 Start/End: Appalachian Trail crossing, Grafton Notch, ME Miles: 7.02 Elevation gain: 2762′ There was 2-3 inches of snow this afternoon, so the roads were a bit slick and sloppy so my drive to the trailhead took a bit more time than I’d anticipated. The parking lot in Grafton Notch was plowed, … Continue reading Winter 67: Old Speck
Saturday, December 12, 2020Start/end: Old Bridle Path trailheadMileage: 13.01Elevation gain/loss: 4787′GaiaGPS track After getting up at 4:45am and driving 3.5-4 hours, I started out from the trailhead by 8:45am. I was able to bareboot the first few miles without any postholing, all the way up to the Lonesome Lake hut. At the hut, I put … Continue reading The Grid: N/S Kinsman, Cannon
Sunday, July 26, 2020 Start: tentsite at Isolation Trail and Broad Brook Trail intersection End: Appalachia trailhead Mileage: 12.4 Elevation gain/loss: 4006’/6447′ I was up by 5:15am and headed out at 5:50am. I climbed up Davis Path towards Boott Spur. I made the intersection with the Glen Boulder trail by 7:10am; however, just a bit … Continue reading NH Shakedown hike, day 3
Saturday, July 25, 2020Start: Valley Way tentsiteEnd: tentsite at Isolation Trail and Broad Brook Trail intersectionMileage: 19.6Elevation gain/loss: 8061’/8392′ I was awake at 4:40am and started out from the tentsite at 5:30am. I made it to the Madison hut by 6am, where I dropped my pack before heading to the summit of Mt Madison. I … Continue reading NH Shakedown hike, day 2
Saturday, June 20, 2020 Start: ME-26 in Grafton Notch, ME End: Rt-16 in Gorham, NH Total mileage: ~28.0 Total elevation gain: ~10,280′ GaiaGPS track (time is accurate, but my new phone put itself on power saving mode in the middle of my traverse, so many of the miles and elevation gain are missing) I drove … Continue reading Northeast Ultra 8: Mahoosuc Traverse
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
Transcending Mountains 