Sunday, May 26, 2019 Trailhead: Moosilauke Ravine Lodge Mileage: 8.4 Elevation: 2511′ Accompanied by: Little Engine GaiaGPS track We set out from our car at 9am; we walked past the lodge, using their bathrooms on the way. We ascended Moosilauke by the Ravine Gorge Trail, had lunch in one of the stone circles at the … Continue reading The Grid: Moosilauke
Friday, April 26, 2019 Start/End: Whiteface atmospheric center Mileage: 13.5 Elevation gain/loss: 3576′ GaiaGPS track I started out from the atmospheric center around 4:15pm. It was raining off and on, and the mountain was mostly socked in. I headed up the trail towards the intersection with the Esther herdpath, and an unstable snow monorail started … Continue reading Northeast 115: Esther & Whiteface
Friday and Saturday, April 12 and 13, 2019 Elevation gain: 1150′; 1834′ (total: 2984′) Mileage: 7.5; 16.6 (total: 24.1) GPS tracks: day 1; day 2 Parking: The Tully Lake Campground After work on Friday, I drove out to the Tully Lake Campground, where I packed up and left my car in their parking lot. I then … Continue reading The Tully Trail
Friday, March 15, 2019 Start/End: Greeley Pond Trailhead Mileage: 7.3 Elevation gain/loss: 3094′ GaiaGPS track The weather today was in the 60s and sunny, so the trailhead was very sloppy and I wasn’t confident my car wouldn’t get stuck, so I parked on the shoulder of the Kanc and walked back to the trailhead. I … Continue reading Winter 48: Osceola, E Osceola
Sunday, January 6, 2019 Start/End: Van Hoevenberg trailhead Mileage: 8.9 Elevation gain/loss: 2612′ GaiaGPS track After a nice dinner last night, I watched some TV shows and went to bed around 10pm. I was up at 6am, and headed out for the trailhead at 7am. It was lightly snowing already. On the quiet access road … Continue reading NE 111: Street & Nye
Saturday, January 5, 2019 Start/End: Giant Mountain trailhead Mileage: 7.6 Elevation gain/loss: 4348′ GaiaGPS track After settling into my Airbnb room on Friday night, I was up at 6am on Saturday morning and on the road by 6:45am. I arrived at the trailhead, packed up my bag, put on my snowshoes, and headed out by … Continue reading NE 111: Giant & Rocky Mountain Ridge
Sunday, December 16, 2018 Start/End: ADK Garden trailhead Mileage: 9.3 Elevation gain/loss: 3067′ GaiaGPS track I was up by 6:15am, prepped all of my gear and packed up my car, and then ate breakfast at 7am. I was at the trailhead by 8am and started hiking by 8:15am. The Brothers trail up to the summit … Continue reading NE 111: Big Slide
Saturday, December 15, 2018 Start/End: ADK Loj/Heart Lake Miles: 9.9 Elevation gain/loss: 4238′ GaiaGPS track Listened to: Aftereffect podcast; book on Overdrive I ate breakfast at 7am at the Loj’s buffet and then headed out. I was booted up and on trail by 8am. I decided to wear my snowshoes for the entire hike today, though … Continue reading NE 111: Wright, Algonquin, & Iroquois
Sunday, October 21, 2018 Mileage: 8.5 Elevation: 2587′ Start/end: GPS pin GPS track So after having to deal with three very drunk wedding guests returning to the bunk room at 11pm and attempting to loudly camp out on the floor drinking wine from the bottle… I was up at 6am this morning. I packed up … Continue reading New England Hundred Highest: Boundary Peak
Saturday, October 20, 2018 Drive #1: I set up my GPS this morning and started driving by 6:30am. I should have arrived by 7:30am. However, Google doesn’t know a lot about the dirt logging roads of Maine. It tried to send me down a gated and padlocked road. Using Google Maps, I was able to … Continue reading New England Hundred Highest: East Kennebago; White Cap & Kennebago Divide; Snow (Cupsuptic)
Transcending Mountains 