Saturday, December 4, 2021 Start/end: Harris Mountain Rd, Granby, MA Total time: 6:29 Split: 3:07 there, 3:22 back Miles: 20.36 Elevation gain/loss: 7516’/7454′, 735′ change/mile with 370′ gain/mile Temperature: started at 30, peaked at 40, and dropped back to 35 by the end Strava track My friend Justin and I met at Harris Mtn Rd … Continue reading Long Seven Sisters: Unsupported FKT
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, August 14, 2021 Start/End: Royalston Falls parking lot Miles: 22.38 Gain/loss: 3199′ After getting up at 5am and leaving the house by 5:30am, I was at the trailhead by 6:50am and started running around 7:05am. Even that early in the morning, the bugs and humidity were terrible. Even at a 3 MPH hiking speed, … Continue reading Tully Trail
Saturday, May 12, 2021 Start: Rising Corner Rd, Southwick End: Lake Wyola State Park Miles: 73.54 Elevation gain: 14,003′ I started out from the CT/MA border at 4am on Saturday. It was around 55-60 degrees when I started. I made very good time over the first 6 miles, and arrived at the Westfield River around … Continue reading New England Trail: 75 miles
Saturday, April 25, 2020 Start: Rt 20, Pittsfield, MA, southern terminus of the trail End: Rt 346, Petersburg, NY, northern terminus of the trail Miles: 37 Gain/loss: 6750’/7525′ GaiaGPS track After getting up a little before 4am, I was on the road by 4:15am, driving to drop off a water cache on my way to … Continue reading Northeast Ultra 8: Taconic Crest Trail
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
Saturday, April 8, 2017 Start: Mt Wilcox South sheltersEnd: Upper Goose Pond CabinMiles: 15.8 (+0.8 side trails) I had a relatively decent sleep, though the cold woke me a few times in the night. I was awake by 6:20am and on trail by around 7am. It was around 30 degrees when I started hiking, with … Continue reading MA AT shake down hike, day 2
Friday, April 7, 2017 Start: MA 23End: Mt Wilcox South SheltersMiles: 3.3 I left my car in Dalton and trekked to the bus stop, where I took a bus to Pittsfield (where I got a snack while waiting for my connecting bus) and then another bus to Great Barrington. It took me maybe 10 minutes … Continue reading MA AT shake down hike, day 1
Friday, September 16, 2016Start: 200 Harris Mountain Road, Granby, MAEnd: 153 Packardville Rd Pelham, MA 01002Miles: ~6.7 I started at the Harris Mountain trailhead around 8:30am. I hiked through the woods for a bit, crossed Bay Road, and then did some small ups and downs. I emerged onto Orchard Rd and Federal St. There was … Continue reading Final M-M hike
Friday, September 9, 2016Start: Cross St/Rt 2 – FarleyEnd: Fall Brook shelter, MA/NH lineMiles: 25.4 (with ~6,700 ft elevation gain) I started out at 8am from Cross St. I climbed Rattlesnake Mountain, Hermit Mountain, and Stratton Mountain. I stopped for lunch around 11:30-12 at the Richardson Cabin. It had a beautiful view with Mt Monadnock … Continue reading M-M overnight hike, day #1
Transcending Mountains 