Saturday, August 2, 2025 Summits: Jefferson, Isolation, Monroe Start/Finish: Caps Ridge TH Miles: 17.8 Elevation gain/loss: 6588′ I started early, but was perhaps the 6th car in the lot on a beautiful Saturday. I climbed Caps Ridge up to Jefferson, since I’d never done that approach before. I hiked on the AT over to Westside … Continue reading Gridding Jefferson, Isolation, Monroe – August
Saturday, March 2 Summits: Madison, Adams, Jefferson, Washington, Monroe, Eisenhower, Pierce, Jackson Start: Appalachia TH Finish: Crawford Notch TH Miles: 20.0 Elevation gain/loss: 10,958′ We started from Appalachia at 5:45am after spotting a car at Crawford Notch. The sky was clear and we didn’t need headlamps to see as we headed up the trail. We … Continue reading Presi Traverse – Mar
Saturday, December 16 Start: Appalachia TH Finish: Crawford Notch TH Miles: 19.77 Elevation gain/loss: 8527′ I was finally fully recovered from my bout with COVID and excited to do some big miles with good weather! After driving up to the mountains on Friday night and sleeping at Barnes Field, I was up at 3:30am and … Continue reading Presi Traverse, sans Wash/Mon – Dec
Saturday, Nov 4 Start: Appalachia TH Finish: Webster-Jackson TH Miles: 20.0 Elevation gain/loss: 9206’/8661′ After closely watching the weather all week and a final evaluation on Friday morning, I decided to move forward with my plan for a Presi Traverse on Saturday morning. The forecast promised that while there would be 100 MPH gusts early … Continue reading Presi Traverse – Nov
Saturday, April 22, 2023 Start time: 6:44am Start of hike: Appalachia TH End of hike: Crawford Notch Miles hiked: 18.73 Elevation gain/loss of hike: 8757’/8169′ Strava Peaks: Madison, Adams, Jefferson, Clay, Washington, Monroe, Eisenhower, Pierce I’ve been working on my NH48 grid quite a bit this month, and a Presi Traverse has been a goal … Continue reading Presi Picnic
Sunday, February 12, 2023 Miles: 20.22 Start/End: Appalachia TH/Crawford Notch Elevation gain/loss: 10,056′ Peaks: Madison, Adams, Jefferson, Washington, Monroe, Eisenhower, Pierce, Jackson After a short but relatively cozy night sleeping in my car at a trailhead, I met up with two hikers at Crawford Notch at 5:15am to spot a car. We then drove around … Continue reading Grid: Presi Traverse
Start: Appalachia trailhead Finish: Crawford Notch trailhead Miles: 19.95 Elevation gain: 8441′ With: Little Engine We were awake at 4:45am, and waiting at the Crawford Notch trailhead at 5:30am. Our shuttle was late, so we didn’t start out from Appalachia trailhead until 7am. The parking lot was only 30% full when we headed up the … Continue reading Presi Traverse
Sunday, January 31, 2021 Start: Appalachia trailhead End: Crawford Notch, Jackson trailhead Miles: 20.88 Elevation gain/loss: 9196’/8615′ I met up with another hiker at Crawford Notch at 4:30am; we left a car there and then drove over to Appalachia trailhead together. We hit the trail at 5:15am, but took a few minutes to get our … Continue reading The Grid: Presidential 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, January 18, 2020 Start: Ammonoosuc Ravine trailhead/The Cog End: Appalachia/Valley Way trailhead Mileage: 13.25 Elevation gain/loss: 4986′ GaiaGPS track I started out from the Cog around 8am. I attempted to cross the river, but couldn’t safely get across to join the Jewell trail, so I decided to just hike up the semi-packed swath next to … Continue reading Winter 48: Jefferson, Adams, Madison
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