Saturday, June 29 Summits: Flume, Liberty, Little Haystack, Lincoln, Lafayette, North Lafayette, Garfield, Galehead, South Twin, North Twin, Guyot, West Bond, Bond, Bondcliff Start/Finish: Lincoln Woods TH Miles: 33.65 Elevation gain/loss: 12,398′ After a rough night with ~4 hours interrupted sleep, I started out at 5am. I luckily made it clear of Lafayette and above … Continue reading Pemi Loop Plus – June
Sunday, April 28 Summits: Garfield, Galehead, North and South Twin Start: Garfield winter parking lot Finish: Gate at the end of Haystack Rd. Biked to connect back to start. Miles: 18.25 (bike: 3mi) Elevation gain/loss: 6243′ After a full Saturday, I drove up to NH, spotted my bike, and got to sleep around 11pm. It … Continue reading Garfield, Galehead, Twins – Apr
Sunday, January 21 Summits: Garfield Start/Finish: Gale River Rd winter parking Miles: 11.9 Elevation gain/loss: 3691′ I left from the full parking lot at 2:40pm, and quickly crossed paths with the large group that was returning from their hike. I carried my snowshoes just in case, but figured I likely wouldn’t need them. The walk … Continue reading Garfield – Jan
Sunday, December 17 Summits: Zealand, Guyot, Bond, West Bond, N/S Twin, Galehead, Garfield Start: Zealand Falls hut Finish: Garfield winter TH Miles: 21.93 Elevation gain/loss: 7671′ After getting up around 4:45am, I was hiking by 5:25am. In spikes, I headed up Twinway towards Zeacliff; it was well packed until the overlook and then there was … Continue reading Half a Super Pemi – Dec
Saturday, May 27, 2023 Miles: 27.85 Start: Garfield TH End: Lincoln Woods TH Elevation gain/loss: 8383’/8658′ Peaks: Garfield, Galehead, South Twin, North Twin, Zealand, Guyot, West Bond, Bond, Bondcliff I met my shuttle from Ali’s Rides at 6am at Lincoln Woods TH. I was in a hurry and didn’t realize that I’d left my heart … Continue reading Grid: Semi-Pemi Traverse
Saturday, February 18, 2023 Miles: 18.49 Start/End: Gale River Rd/Rt 3 Elevation gain/loss: 6604′ Peaks: Garfield, Galehead, South Twin, North Twin After a relaxed evening, I was awake early. I swung by Gorham to get breakfast, and then drove the 45 minutes to the trailhead. I started out at 6:30am; I was the first person … Continue reading Grid: Garfield, Galehead, N/S Twin
Saturday, October 29, 2022 Start: Garfield TH Finish: Lincoln Woods TH Miles: 17.77 Elevation Gain/Loss: 6299’/6614′ Peaks: Garfield, North Lafayette, Lafayette, Lincoln, Little Haystack, Liberty, Flume I started out from the Garfield trailhead on Gale River Loop Rd with Toby right around 7:15am. We methodically hiked together up toward the summit of Garfield, with Toby … Continue reading The Grid: Garfield, Franconia Ridge
Saturday, September 3, 2022 Start/Finish: Lincoln Woods Trailhead Miles: 42.13 Gain/loss: 14,498′ Start time: 4:10am End time: 8:31pm Total time: 16:21:24 I was up early and at the trailhead by a bit before 4am. I paid for parking, grabbed my gear, and headed to the south side of the bridge. I headed out right at … Continue reading Super Pemi, Take Two
February 21, 2022 Peaks: Garfield Start/End: Gale River Road Miles: 11.9 Elevation gain: 3330′ GPS track It was a beautiful day, in the 40s in the valley, and I knew the trail conditions would be just about perfect. So I headed to the trailhead around 3:30pm, put on my spikes, and headed out. The road … Continue reading The Grid: Garfield
Friday, November 19, 2021 Start/End: Gale River Rd Miles: 9.67 Elevation gain: 3268′ After double-checking the USFS seasonal road closures one last time, I drove to the trailhead on Gale River Rd and started out just before 4pm. Lower down, the trail was mostly bare of snow, with a light coating of snow. The trail … Continue reading The Grid: Garfield
Transcending Mountains 