Monday, January 16, 2023 Miles: 5.75 Start/End: Hwy 73 Elevation gain/loss: 2618’/2628′ Peaks: Cascade, Porter After finishing up Street & Nye, I headed over to the Cascade trailhead on Highway 73. I was tired but the hike was less than 6 miles and I was certain I could finish before dark. I also knew that … Continue reading SSW46: Cascade & Porter
Monday, January 16, 2023 Miles: 9.22 Start/End: The Loj Elevation gain/loss: 3176’/3031′ Peaks: Street, Nye After a late night finish and sleeping cozy in my car in single-digit cold, I had a slower start to my morning. I had to defrost the inside of my car before I could head to Stuart’s for breakfast and … Continue reading SSW46: Street & Nye
Sunday, January 15, 2023 Miles: 24.33 Start/End: The Loj Elevation gain/loss: 9583’/9593′ Peaks: Algonquin, Boundary, Iroquois, Marshall, Cliff, Redfield Despite the big day yesterday, I decided to keep grinding away today. I priorizied refueling, rehydrating, and then sleeping. I let myself sleep in a bit more than usual to get sufficient sleep to recover, getting … Continue reading SSW46: Iroquois, Marshall, Cliff, Redfield
Saturday, January 14, 2023 Miles: 20.14 Start: The Ausable Club End: The Garden Elevation gain/loss: 8878’/8776′ Peaks: Lower and Upper Wolfjaw, Armstrong, Gothics, Saddleback, Basin, Little Haystack, Haystack I met up with Katie, Troy, and Alex at 5:30am at the Ausable Club, after meeting Megan at the Garden at 5:15am to spot my car and … Continue reading SSW46: modified Great Range Traverse
Sunday, January 8, 2023 Miles: 15.85 Start/End: Upper Works Elevation gain/loss: 5614’/5505′ Peaks: Santanoni, Panther, Couchsachraga After a full day on Saturday, I was still up early to pack up and head out by 5:15am for the hour drive over to the Upper Works area to meet Katie at the Santanoni trailhead for a 6:30am … Continue reading SSW46: Santanoni, Panther, Couchsachraga
Saturday, January 7, 2023 Miles: 24.28 Start/End: The Loj Elevation gain/loss: 9308’/9449′ Peaks: Phelps, Table Top, Marcy, Skylight, Grey, Colden With rested legs, I started from the parking lot right before 6am, hiking by headlamp for the first hour and a half or so. I started in spikes, carrying snowshoes on my pack, and was … Continue reading SSW46: Phelps, Table Top, Marcy, Skylight, Grey, Colden
Monday, January 2, 2023 Miles: 9.55 Start/End: Atmospheric Science Center TH Elevation gain/loss: 4075’/4108′ Peaks: Esther, Whiteface After a late night wrapping up the Sewards, I was up around 7am to pack up and head out for the 30-minute drive over to Wilmington. I took my time, stopping at Stuarts for coffee, knowing my legs … Continue reading SSW46: Esther, Whiteface
Sunday, January 1, 2023 Miles: 20.73 Start/End: Seward Mtn TH Elevation gain/loss: 6781’/6909′ Peaks: Donaldson, Emmons, Seward, Seymour After a very full day yesterday, I still managed to fuel myself, charge my devices, and dry out my gear overnight so I was ready to face another big day today. I knew that the Sewards were … Continue reading SSW46: Donaldson, Emmons, Seward, Seymour
Saturday, December 31, 2022 Miles: 17.63 Start: Round Pond TH End: South Fork Boquet River TH Elevation gain/loss: 6358’/6355′ Peaks: Dix, Beck Horn, Hough, S Dix, Macomb, Grace/E Dix We started from the Round Pond TH around 6:30am, after spotting a car a few miles south at the South Fork TH. We barebooted for a … Continue reading SSW46: Dix, Hough, S Dix, Macomb, Grace/E Dix
Friday, December 30, 2022 Start/End: The Garden TH Miles: 7.32 Elevation gain/loss: 3402’/3402′ Peaks: Big Slide; First, Second, and Third Brother I was up before 5am to get to the trailhead early so I could hike before work. It was 38 degrees at the trailhead when I started long before sunrise. I strapped on my … Continue reading SSW46: Big Slide
Transcending Mountains 