Thursday, December 29, 2022 Start/End: Chapel Pond TH Miles: 7.88 Elevation gain/loss: 4688’/4688′ Peaks: Giant, RPR I was up by 4:30am to head to the trailhead and fit in a hike before work. I parked at the trailhead and was the first person there, with one car arriving as I was walking into the woods. … Continue reading SSW46: Giant, RPR
Wednesday, December 28, 2022 Start/End: The Loj Miles: 8.78 Elevation gain/loss: 4308’/4386′ Peaks: Algonquin, Wright My friend Scott picked me up on his way through Keene Valley in the afternoon and we headed up to the Loj. We met up with Eli and Scott in the parking lot and then we headed out. We were … Continue reading SSW46: Algonquin, Wright
Saturday, December 24, 2022 Start/End: Roaring Brook TH Miles: 18.25 Elevation gain/loss: 7844’/8018′ Peaks: Colvin, Blake, Nippletop, Dial, Bear Den Mountain, Noonmark shoulder We started out from the trailhead at 5:30am, with me, David, Megan, and Andy. We’d been planning to park in the Ausable parking lot, but the plow edge had left a ~12″ … Continue reading SSW46: Colvin, Blake, Nippletop, Dial
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
February 20, 2022 Start: Unknown Pond trailhead End: Starr King trailhead Miles: 21.04 Elevation gain: 8366′ GPS Track My friend and I met up at in Lincoln at 5am, drove to the Starr King winter trailhead, dropped a car, and then headed the hour drive over to Unknown Pond trailhead. When we started at 7:15am, … Continue reading Winter NE100: Horn, Bulge, Middle and South Weeks
February 19, 2022 Peaks: Wildcat A and D, Carter Dome, Middle and South Carter Start: Wildcat ski resort End: 19 Mile Brook trailhead Miles: 13.14 (+0.4mi road walk until hitch) Elevation gain: 6359′ GPS track I was up early to drive the 1.25 hours over to Wildcat and then had to hoof it hard to … Continue reading The Grid: Wildcats and Carters
February 18, 2022 Peaks: Middle and North Tripyramids Start/End: Pine Bend Brook trailhead Miles: 8.96 Elevation gain: 3927′ GPS track I parked on the side of the road with a handful of other cars by Pine Bend Brook trailhead. I debated spikes versus snowshoes and was glad I decided to go with spikes. The soft … Continue reading The Grid: Tripyramids
January 30, 2022 Start/End: Sherburne Pass/Long Trail Trailhead Miles: 5.63 Elevation gain: 2080′ GPS Track I drove to the trailhead across the street from the Inn at Long Trail, where I met a friend. We suited up, put on spikes, and then headed up the trail. The beginning mile was very well packed, though closer … Continue reading Winter NE100: Pico
January 30, 2022 Start/End: Stratton Mountain Trailhead Miles: 7.26 Elevation gain: 2100′ GPS Track I woke up at 5am, and started driving at 5:30, arriving at the trailhead by 7:45am. I prepped my pack, put on all my layers, and headed out. There were two cars in the lot already – one with snowshoe tracks … Continue reading Winter NE100: Stratton
January 16, 2022 Start/End: Big Island Rd, side of the road Miles: 14.05 Elevation gain: 5295′ GPS Track I woke up at 6am, prepped my water bottles with boiling water, and then started driving for the trailhead. I was relieved to know the roads I was going to drive were plowed and open; it had … Continue reading Winter NE100: Kennebago Divide, White Cap, Boundary
Transcending Mountains 