Sunday, October 30, 2022 Start/End: Moosilauke Ravine Lodge Miles: 7.78 Elevation Gain/Loss: 2579′ Peaks: Moosilauke After our very active Saturday, we took it a bit slower today. We were awake by 7am, fed and packed up by 8am, and hiking by 8:45am. We were in the first 8-10 cars parked at the lodge, and enjoyed … Continue reading The Grid: Moosilauke
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
Sunday August 21, 2022 Start/End: Crawford Notch Miles: 4.68 Gain/loss: 2192′ With a long day and late night yesterday, I managed to sleep a bit better (with my food slung up a tree outside to keep it away from the mouse), though I was still awake by 6:30am. I made my way to Gorham to … Continue reading The Grid: Jackson
Saturday, August 20, 2022 Start/Finish: Appalachia Trailhead Miles: 27.6 Gain/loss: 15,118′ Start time: 4:16am End time: 11:02pm Total time: 18:46 After a restless night sleeping in my car listening to a mouse chew on food wrappers, I was awake for good at 3:30am and at the trailhead by 4am. The trailhead itself was completely full, … Continue reading Swan Song, Take Two
Saturday, June 11, 2022 Start/Finish: Pumpelly trailhead Miles: 20.81 Elevation gain/loss: 7450’/7450′ Total time: 8:43:41 Strava link I woke up at 5:30am and started driving maybe 20 minutes later. I arrived at the Pumpelly trailhead around 7:15am, after prepping the last of my gear, started hiking at 7:37am with 3L of water. I powerhiked up … Continue reading Monadnock Quatro – Unsupported FKT
May 22, 2022 Start/finish: Moosilauke Ravine Lodge Mileage: 6.7 Elevation gain: 1969′ I rose early to get an early 6am start, set on getting home on the earlier side and also beating the incoming thunderstorms. I didn’t want to mix above treeline travel and potential lightening. I was the first parked car, and enjoyed my … Continue reading May Grid: Moosilauke
May 21, 2022 Start/finish: Hancock lookout Mileage: 9.16 Elevation gain: 2749′ After lunch, I headed over to the Hancock lookout around 2:30 and easily found a parking spot. I suited up and headed out. As I hiked along, the trail became progressively more muddy and wet; the stream crossing were all moderate, and easy enough … Continue reading May Grid: Hancocks
May 21, 2022 Start/finish: Lincoln Woods Mileage: 15.38 Elevation gain: 3186′ After rising early, I headed out from Lincoln Woods. I took the left for Black Pond and then followed the bushwhack to cut down on the creek crossings, since water was running well. Once I intersected with the trail again, the mud and damp … Continue reading May Grid: Owls Head
May 20, 2022 Start/finish: Greeley Pond trailhead Miles: 6.83 Gain: 3166′ Strava I headed out from the trailhead right around 4pm. I wasn’t sure if Tripoli Rd was open yet and I didn’t want to drive the ~30 minutes to find it closed so I went from this side, even though I dislike the approach. … Continue reading May Grid: Osceolas
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
Transcending Mountains 