Saturday, August 25, 2018 Start: Journey’s End Camp End: Jay’s Camp Mileage: 11.8 LT, 2.0 RT bushwhack to Big Jay (+0.2 to shelter) Elevation gain/loss: ~4,916’/~4,000′, including bushwhack Towanda (AT NOBO ’15) and I started out from Journey’s End Camp around 7am. We traveled up the side trail to the Canadian border, took pictures, and … Continue reading Long Trail, day 1
Sunday, August 12, 2018 Miles: 11.77 Elevation: 3691′ gain MapMyRun track It stormed overnight, dropping a lot of rain. After getting up around 6:15am and packing up all of my gear including my wet tent, I headed out towards the York Pond East trailhead around 7am. I arrived at the trailhead around 8:30am, and there … Continue reading New England Hundred Highest: North Weeks & South Weeks
Saturday, August 11, 2018 Miles: 18.95 Elevation: 4935′ gain MapMyRun track; Vose Spur GaiaGPS track I headed out by 6:15am to drive the 1.5 hours to the Nancy Pond Trailhead. I parked my car and then started walking the ~1.5 miles to Sawyer River Rd. I managed to catch a hitch after maybe 10 minutes, … Continue reading New England Hundred Highest: Vose Spur & Mt. Nancy
Friday, August 10, 2018 Miles: 3.0 Elevation: 1215′ gain GaiaGPS track After setting up my Google Maps with the desired location, and downloading the map for spotty coverage, I drove out towards Elephant Mountain Rd. I passed by Andover, which brought back memories of my AT hike through in August 2015. Eventually, I passed by … Continue reading New England Hundred Highest: Elephant Mountain
This hike was debatably the hardest hike I’ve done so far for the New England 100 Highest. It was steep, and the terrain was excruciatingly difficult. Continue reading New England Hundred Highest: Scar Ridge
This bushwhack was much easier to follow than Scar Ridge. The underbrush was much lighter, and it seems like it’s a more common bushwhack, so more feet have tramped down a herdpath. There were also some orange ribbons to follow; it was still challenging, but it make it a lot easier to find my way through the thicker areas of forest. Continue reading New England Hundred Highest: PATN
After working remotely at The Notch Hostel, I headed out to the Drake’s Brook trailhead. I was on trail by 3pm, and decided to head up the easier Drake’s Brook Trail to the intersection with the Sandwich Mtn Trail. It only took me just over a hour to hike the 3.2 miles; it was sooo much easier than my last attempt where there was 3 feet of untouched powder. I sent straight to the top of Sandwich and then headed over to Jennings Peak. Continue reading New England Hundred Highest: Sandwich Dome
