Saturday, September 2, 20174000 footers climbed: Cannon MtnMiles: 4.2 (total, out and back hike)Elevation gained: 2145′ MapMyRun recording After my morning hike up North and Middle Tripyramid, I drove up to the parking lot by Cannon Mountain Aerial Tramway and Echo Lake and found my way to the start of the Kinsman Ridge Trail. The way up … Continue reading NH 48 4000 footers: Cannon Mtn
Sunday, September 3, 20174000 footers climbed: Mt. Tecumseh (Waterville Valley)Miles: 5.5 (total, loop hike)Elevation gained: ~2000′ MapMyRun recording I got up early and left the hostel by 6:45am, heading toward Waterville Valley ski resort. The edge of a hurricane was coming in, with a cold front, high winds, and a lot of rainfall forecast, but it … Continue reading NH 48 4000 footers: Tecumseh
Sunday, September 17, 2017Start: 13 Falls campsiteEnd: Lincoln Woods Visitor CenterMiles: 12.9Ascent/Descent: 2569’/3615′Listened to: Nancy Podcast, Hidden Brain, 99% Invisible, Welcome to Nightvale I was up at 6am and on trail by 7am. I crossed Franconia Branch river and followed Lincoln Brook Trail just under 4 miles to the Owls Head path, where I dropped my … Continue reading NH 48 4000 footers: Owls Head
Saturday, September 16, 2017Start: Lincoln Woods Visitor Center End: 13 Falls campsiteMiles: 17.9Ascent/Descent: 5472’/4406′Listened to: Nancy Podcast. Cried from said podcast: 3 I drove up to NH after work yesterday, and stayed the night at the Notch hostel. I got up around 5:45am and was in the parking lot of Lincoln Woods by 6:30am. I … Continue reading NH 48 4000 footers: Bondcliff, Bond, West Bond, Galehead
Saturday, July 22, 2017 4000 footer climbed: Mt. Flume and Liberty I woke up at 5:45am and started driving at 6am. I parked at the Flume Visitor Center and was on trail by 9:30am. I hiked up the Flume Slide trail, summiting Mt Flume, descending a bit, and then climbing to Mt Liberty. I then … Continue reading The NH 48 4000 footers: Flume & Liberty
Saturday, June 17, 2017 4000 footer climbed: Carrigan I woke up early and hit the trail by 7:30am. The rain from the day before had cleared, leaving the air humid and heavy. When I parked my car, I could see mosquitoes mobbing my car before I had even left it. I had neglected to bring … Continue reading The NH 48 4000 footers: Carrigan
Friday, June 16, 2017 4000 footer climbed: Hale I stayed overnight at the Highland Center in the Shapleigh bunkhouse. I worked remotely from 7am-3pm and then headed out for the Hale Brook Trailhead. It had been raining all day, but turned to mist by the time I hit the trail around 3:30pm. The climb up … Continue reading The NH 48 4000 footers: Hale
Sunday, March 26th, 2017 4000 footers climbed: Tom, Field, Willey I arrived at the Highland Center at Crawford Notch around 9:45pm on Saturday night. I lucked out and the person I was supposed to share a room with never arrived. I woke up at 5:30am, got up around 6am, and was waiting for the breakfast … Continue reading The NH 48 4000 footers: Tom, Field, Willey
Saturday, August 6, 2016Start: 19 Mile Brook Trail HeadEnd: Rt. 2/GorhamMiles: 15.4 (+3.6 miles on 19 Mile Brook trail, +0.6 miles for water) (19.6 miles total) I ascended more than 5,000 feet in the course of the day and still managed to average over 2 MPH. The weather was nice overall. There were some passing … Continue reading NH AT day hike
Saturday, June 11, 2016Start: Pinkham Notch End: Carter Notch/19 Mile Brook trail – Rt 16Miles: 5.9 on the AT, 9.9 total Me and a friend, Little Engine, started our hike from Pinkham Notch around 7:45am after getting a shuttle from the White Mountains lodge and hostel. We left our car at the hostel, hoping to … Continue reading NH AT day hike – the Wildcats
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