Saturday, October 8th, 2022 Start: June Lake trailhead End: Johnston Ridge Observatory Miles: 18.54 Elevation gain/loss: 4551’/3077′ After the long and hot run yesterday, with deliberation I decided that I’d reassess my plans for today. The forecast was for another 80+ degree day with relentless sun and both the 40mi and 24mi routes had very … Continue reading LGBTQ Running Retreat, Day 2
Friday, October 7th, 2022 Start: Johnston Ridge Observatory End: Mt St Helens Science and Learning Center Miles: 24.3 Elevation gain/loss: 5299’/6319′ After a short 20-minute shuttle ride to the trailhead, we started our run all together, with the group splitting off in two directions for the 14- and 24-mile loops. I was running with a … Continue reading LGBTQ Running Retreat, Day 1
Wednesday, October 5th, 2022 Start/End: Granite Mountain trailhead Miles: 8.12 Elevation gain/loss: 3619′ I met up with my friend Rin at the trailhead; we know each other from overlapping one day on the PCT in Washington in 2020 and have kept in contact since! It was great to meet up in person to spend some … Continue reading Granite Mountain
Tuesday, October 4th, 2022 Start/End: Ira Springs trailhead Miles: 6.62 Elevation gain/loss: 2890′ I started from the trailhead just shy of 2pm. My legs were exhausted, and I decided to aim for a more moderate pace. The first few miles were very smooth and I was able to make very good time. The last mile … Continue reading Bandera Peak – NB FKT
Monday, October 3rd, 2022 Start/End: Mailbox Peak upper trailhead Miles: 7.9 Elevation gain/loss: 3812′ After wrapping up my day of work, I headed out to the trailhead to meet up with my coach, Joe McConaughy. We decided to go up the steep old trail and then descend by the switchbacks of the new trail. It … Continue reading Mailbox Peak
Sunday, October 2nd, 2022 Start: Snow Lakes Trailhead End: Stuart Lake Trailhead Miles: 18.95 Elevation gain: 7149′ Elevation loss: 5135′ After a long drive yesterday evening, I arrived at the Bridge Creek Campground around 12am. The campground appeared to be full, but there was some flat space underneath pine trees nearby. I parked my car, … Continue reading The Enchantments
Saturday, October 23, 2021 Start: Sugarloaf parking lot, Deerfield, MA End: Wunsch Rd, Greenfield, MA Miles: 15.67 Elevation gain/loss: 3222’/3009′ GaiaGPS track (corrected for two spots where I got off trail) After spotting a car at the small parking lot off of Wunsch Rd, Little Engine and I started our hike at 9am from the … Continue reading Pocumtuck Ridge Trail
Saturday, July 11, 2020 Start/End: Rooster Comb trailhead, Keene Valley, NY Miles: 24.74 Elevation gain: 10,100′ GaiaGPS track (elevation incorrect) I was awake at 5:15am, and left my campsite at Drapers’ Acres 20 minutes later. It had started raining overnight, and was still raining when I got in my car and drove the 25 minutes … Continue reading Great Range Traverse
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
Saturday, May 30, 2020 Total mileage: 32.1 Total elevation gain: 8706′ I was up at 4:30am, and out the door by 4:45am. I swung by the town green, signed into the Saranac 6er register right at 5am, and then drove to the first trailhead. Haystack & McKenzie Mountains Start/End: Haystack Mountain Trailhead, New York 86, … Continue reading Northeast Ultra 8: Saranac 6
Transcending Mountains 