Friday, June 28 Summits: Madison, Jefferson, Monroe, Eisenhower, Pierce, Jackson Start: Appalachia TH Finish: Jackson Webster TH Miles: 19.12 Elevation gain/loss: 8465’/7904′ With a pristine weather forecast, I decided to go for a much bigger hike than I had intended. The Presi was looking perfect – record-breaking lows, high but decreasing winds, and a clearing … Continue reading Presi Traverse – June
Saturday-Sunday, September 11-12, 2021 Start: Nineteen Mile Trailhead End: Old Bridle Path Trailhead Mileage: 51.88 Elevation gain/loss: 18,957′ Total time (car to car): 24:02:48 Moving time: 22:52, 1:10 water/hut stops Clock: 4:45am-4:45am I was awake at 3am, and met Ali’s Rides at the end trailhead at 3:45am. We drove over to the Nineteen Mile trailhead, … Continue reading Hut2Hut Traverse
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 May 26, 2018 Miles: ~9.2 The Grid: Mt. Pierce and Eisenhower Elevation gained: 3046′ MapMyRun Companion: Little Engine (Mt Pierce) Continue reading The Grid: Pierce & Eisenhower
Start: AMC’S Highland Center/Shapleigh Bunkhouse End: Lake of the Clouds Hut Mileage: 11.1 (+3 extra) Morning view from the bunkhouse Last night, I went to bed at 10:30pm. I slept fairly deeply until 4am; from then until 6am when I got up, my cold kept me from sleeping deeply again. I have daily cold … Continue reading NH AT section hike #2, day 3
Transcending Mountains 