Friday, July 5, 2019 Start: Crider shelter End: Dublin trailhead Miles: 15.7 (+0.5 for shelter side trail and going the wrong way at one road intersection) Elevation gain: 2503′ GaiaGPS route I had a horrible night sleep. The bugs started up again around 7:30pm and were relentless in their pursuit of me until around 10:30-11pm. … Continue reading MSG: Day 3
Thursday, July 4, 2019 Start: Moose Lookout Shelter End: Crider Shelter Miles: 24.5 (+~1 mile for water, town food, shelter side trail) Elevation gain: 4357′ GaiaGPS route So after getting to bed late (11:15pm), I didn’t sleep well due to the heat, and then I was woken up at 4:30am by the mosquitoes. They were … Continue reading MSG: Day 2
Wednesday, July 3, 2019 Start: Mt Sunapee Resort End: Moose Lookout Shelter Miles: 7.4 Elevation gain: 2234′ GaiaGPS route I drove the two hours to the Mt Sunapee Resort, arriving around 7:15pm after eating a gas station dinner (since all the fast food places had lines 15+ minutes long). I prepped my gear, used an … Continue reading MSG: day 1
Sunday, May 26, 2019 Trailhead: Moosilauke Ravine Lodge Mileage: 8.4 Elevation: 2511′ Accompanied by: Little Engine GaiaGPS track We set out from our car at 9am; we walked past the lodge, using their bathrooms on the way. We ascended Moosilauke by the Ravine Gorge Trail, had lunch in one of the stone circles at the … Continue reading The Grid: Moosilauke
Saturday, May 25, 2019 Trailhead: The Basin Mileage: 13.6 Elevation: 4494′ Accompanied by: Little Engine GaiaGPS track We started hiking from the Basin around 7:30am. We walked along the bike path, passed under I-93 at Lafayette Place, went up Old Bridle Path, summited Lafayette and Lincoln, and then continued along the Franconia Ridge Trail to … Continue reading The Grid: Lafayette, Lincoln, & Liberty
Sunday, March 17, 2019 Start/End: Pine Bend Brook trailhead Mileage: 12.8 Elevation gain/loss: 3088′ GaiaGPS track I was up around 6am but took my time getting out of the hostel and on my way. I also stopped on the way for coffee and a snack, and arrived at the trailhead around 7:45am. The trailhead has … Continue reading Winter 48: Tripyramids
Saturday, March 16, 2019 Start/End: Lafayette Campground parking Mileage: 12.8 Elevation gain/loss: 4554′ GaiaGPS track I parked around 7am at Lafayette Place, and scrambled to the only open toilets in the area, under the bridge and by the other parking area. I was very grateful for their timely existence. I then booted up with my … Continue reading Winter 48: N & S Kinsman, Cannon
Friday, March 15, 2019 Start/End: Greeley Pond Trailhead Mileage: 7.3 Elevation gain/loss: 3094′ GaiaGPS track The weather today was in the 60s and sunny, so the trailhead was very sloppy and I wasn’t confident my car wouldn’t get stuck, so I parked on the shoulder of the Kanc and walked back to the trailhead. I … Continue reading Winter 48: Osceola, E Osceola
Saturday, March 2, 2019 Start/End: Wildcat Mountain ski resort Mileage: 14.7 Elevation gain/loss: 5334′ GaiaGPS track Much to my frustration, I needed to wait to start snowshoeing up Wildcat until 8:30am when the ski slope opened and I could buy a trail ticket. They restrict access to business hours only, which meant burning 2 hours … Continue reading Winter 48: Wildcat D & A, Carter Dome, & S/M/N Carter
Friday, March 1, 2019 Start/End: trail parking lot across from Starr King Rd Mileage: 7.7 Elevation gain/loss: 2927′ GaiaGPS track I headed to the trailhead for Waumbek, arriving around 3:30pm. In winter, the end of Starr King Rd isn’t plowed, and there’s nowhere to park on the street, so the designated parking area is across … Continue reading Winter 48: Waumbek
Transcending Mountains 