Saturday, April 23, 2020 Start/End: Cardigan Mountain Rd Trailhead Mileage: 3.5 Elevation gain/loss: 1138′ Accompanied by: Little Engine GaiaGPS track We drove between Kearsarge and Cardigan through some dirt back roads and arrived at the parking area for the Cardigan trailhead around 12:45pm. We managed to snag a spot right by the trailhead and quickly … Continue reading 52WAV: Cardigan
Saturday, April 23, 2020 Start/End: Winslow State Park Mileage: 2.7 Elevation gain/loss: 1080′ Accompanied by: Little Engine GaiaGPS track We reserved parking at Winslow State Park online and arrived at 9:30am. We took advantage of port-a-potties at the trailhead and then were heading up the trail by 9:45am, reaching the summit by 10:30am. We ate … Continue reading 52WAV: Kearsarge
Monday, October 14, 2019 Trailhead: Tunnel Brook South, Benton, NH Companion: Little Engine; Albee Miles: 4.8 Elevation gain: 1357′ GaiaGPS track We started out from the road at 9:30am, after getting up at 7am, having breakfast, packing up, and then driving an hour to the trailhead. We debated trying to drive closer to the trailhead … Continue reading 52WAV: Blueberry Mountain
Sunday, October 13, 2019 Trailhead: Flume visitor center Companion: Little Engine; Albee Miles: 3.7 Elevation gain: 1398′ GaiaGPS track After another relaxed morning, we started hiking by 10am. However, given the large hordes of humans we saw later in the day, 10am was still considered early! We did an out and back hike, spending a … Continue reading 52WAV: Pemigewasset
Saturday, October 12, 2019 Trailhead: Downes Brook Companion: Little Engine; Albee Miles: 5.0 Elevation gain: 1379′ GaiaGPS track We had a leisurely morning with sleeping in and eggs and pancakes, and started hiking at 10:45am. We did a lollipop loop, and arrived back at the car by 2:15pm. Hedgehog mountain Continue reading 52WAV: Hedgehog
After working remotely at The Notch Hostel, I headed out to the Drake’s Brook trailhead. I was on trail by 3pm, and decided to head up the easier Drake’s Brook Trail to the intersection with the Sandwich Mtn Trail. It only took me just over a hour to hike the 3.2 miles; it was sooo much easier than my last attempt where there was 3 feet of untouched powder. I sent straight to the top of Sandwich and then headed over to Jennings Peak. Continue reading New England Hundred Highest: Sandwich Dome
A nice rainy day hike to summit The Bulge, The Horn, and Mt Cabot Continue reading New England Hundred Highest: The Bulge & The Horn; The Grid: Mt Cabot
Friday, November 10, 2017 4000 footers climbed: Mt. Waumbek 52 With A View: Mt. Starr King Miles: 7.2 (total, out and back hike) Elevation gained: 2805′ MapMyRun recording After working remotely until 2pm from Rattle River Hostel, I headed out and got to the trailhead by 2:30pm. The directions I’d received online were sound, as … Continue reading NH 48 4000 footers: Waumek
Start: AMC’S Highland Center/Shapleigh Bunkhouse End: Lake of the Clouds Hut Mileage: 11.1 (+3 extra) Morning view from the bunkhouse Last night, I went to bed at 10:30pm. I slept fairly deeply until 4am; from then until 6am when I got up, my cold kept me from sleeping deeply again. I have daily cold … Continue reading NH AT section hike #2, day 3
Transcending Mountains 