Wednesday, December 23, 2020 Start: Daicey Pond Campground End: Baxter State Park winter parking, Abol Bridge, Golden Road Miles: 6.2 Elevation gain: 75′ After getting to bed around 9pm, I was awake at 5am, packed up and cleaned out the wood stove, and was out of my cute cabin by 6am. I made good time … Continue reading Winter 67: from Daicey Pond
Tuesday, December 22, 2020 Start/end: Daicey Pond cabins Mileage: 23.4 Elevation gain: 5269′ After going to bed at 8pm and sleeping pretty well, I was up at 4am. I prepped for the day and then headed over to cabin #10 to meet everyone for a 5am departure. We headed off down the campground access road … Continue reading Winter 67: Coe, S & N Brother, Fort
Monday, December 21, 2020 Start/end: Daicey Pond cabins Mileage: 19.45 Elevation gain: 5168′ After going to bed at 8pm and sleeping fairly well, with only a little tossing and turning, I was up at 4am. I prepped for the day and then headed over to cabin #10 to meet everyone for a 5:02am departure (start … Continue reading Winter 67: Baxter & Hamlin
Sunday, December 20, 2020 Start: Baxter State Park winter parking, Abol Bridge, Golden Road End: Daicey Pond Campground, Cabin #7 – Loon Lodge Miles: 6.2 Elevation gain: 692′ After getting up at home at 4am this morning, I was driving north by 4:30am. I made it the 6.5 hours to the winter parking lot by … Continue reading Winter 67: to Daicey Pond
Saturday, March 14, 2020 Start/End: AMC Highland Center/Crawford Notch Mileage: 11.1 Elevation gain/loss: 3790′ GaiaGPS track Given the quick conditions (melted and refrozen into firm, ice-crusted surface) and daylight savings time starting, I wasn’t in a rush to get to the trailhead. My partner and I arrived at the AMC Highland Center around 8:15am and … Continue reading Winter 48: Eisenhower, Pierce, Jackson
Sunday, March 1, 2020 Start/End: Gale River Loop Rd Winter parking lot off of Rt 3 Mileage: 12.2 Elevation gain/loss: 3199′ GaiaGPS track I was comfortably able to wear spikes door to door for this hike. It was a crust of icy snow with perhaps 3-6 inches of powder on top. I started at 7am … Continue reading Winter 48: Garfield
Saturday, February 29, 2020 Start/End: Lincoln Woods Mileage: 16.77 Elevation gain/loss: 2859′ GaiaGPS track After rising earlier than expected, I was at the trailhead by 6:20am and on trail by 6:35am. I made quick work of the 2.7mi hike along Lincoln Woods and took the right hand path for Black Pond and then followed the … Continue reading Winter 48: Owls Head
Sunday, February 23, 2020 Start/End: Ferncroft Parking Mileage: 11.5 Elevation gain/loss: 3801′ GaiaGPS track I met up with a friend at the trailhead, and after making use of the porta potty, we headed out. It was a beautifully warm day with crisp blue skies, but we were glad to be hiking up Whiteface in the … Continue reading Winter 48: Passaconaway, Whiteface
Saturday, February 22, 2020 Start/End: Sawyer River Rd Winter Parking Mileage: 14.5 Elevation gain/loss: 3927′ GaiaGPS track I started from the trailhead at 7:15, with two other cars in the parking lot. I barebooted the packed road/snowmobile track to the trailhead. I needed to put on snowshoes almost immediately; it was broken out since the … Continue reading Winter 48: Carrigain
Sunday, February 2, 2020Start: Zealand HutEnd: AMC Highland Center/Crawford NotchMileage: 10.72Elevation gain/loss: 2820’/3502′GaiaGPS track After dinner and chatting with new friends, I headed to bed around 9:15. The bunkroom was quiet and fairly warm – probably around 40 degrees. By morning, it was probably around 45-50 from all of the warm breathing. I woke up … Continue reading Winter 48: Tom, Field, Willey
