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
Sunday, March 1, 2020 Start/End: Gale River Loop Rd Winter parking lot off of Rt 3 Mileage: 12.2 Elevation gain/loss: 3199′ GaiaGPS track I was comfortably able to wear spikes door to door for this hike. It was a crust of icy snow with perhaps 3-6 inches of powder on top. I started at 7am … Continue reading Winter 48: Garfield
Saturday, July 13, 2019 Trailhead: Lincoln Woods Miles: 30.5 Elevation gain: 8506′ GaiaGPS track After staying the night at the Notch hostel, I was up at 3:50am, and headed to the trailhead by 4:15am. I parked, paid for my parking, got the last of my gear on, and headed across the Pemi River bridge at … Continue reading The Grid: Pemi Loop
Sunday, July 7, 2019 Trailhead: Gale River Loop Rd Miles: 10.5 Elevation gain: 3037′ Accompanied by: Little Engine GaiaGPS track After packing up this morning, we leave our cabin at Mt Liberty Lodging and headed towards Gale River Loop Rd and the Garfield trailhead. We arrived around 8:25am, packed up, and were on trail by … Continue reading The Grid: Garfield
September 6, 2014Start: I-93, Lincoln, NHEnd: Galehead HutMileage: 13.0 I started out at 7am where I stopped my last hike – where the AT travels underneath I-93. The folks from Mt Liberty Lodging very kindly gave me a ride to the side of the highway where I needed to be. And I climbed! I-93 is … Continue reading NH AT section hike #2, day 1
Transcending Mountains 