Transcending Mountains: Trekking with Timex
Exploring the mountains, one trail at a time
Saturday, February 9, 2019 Start/End: Raquette Falls Trail parking area off of Ampersand Rd Mileage: ~25 miles Elevation gain/loss: ~4100′ Approximate GaiaGPS track I got up at 6am, packed up, and headed out by 6:30am. I arrived at my destination around 7:30am, to find that the majority of Ampersand Rd was gated off for logging … Continue reading NE 111: Seward
Sunday, January 6, 2019 Start/End: Van Hoevenberg trailhead Mileage: 8.9 Elevation gain/loss: 2612′ GaiaGPS track After a nice dinner last night, I watched some TV shows and went to bed around 10pm. I was up at 6am, and headed out for the trailhead at 7am. It was lightly snowing already. On the quiet access road … Continue reading NE 111: Street & Nye
Saturday, January 5, 2019 Start/End: Giant Mountain trailhead Mileage: 7.6 Elevation gain/loss: 4348′ GaiaGPS track After settling into my Airbnb room on Friday night, I was up at 6am on Saturday morning and on the road by 6:45am. I arrived at the trailhead, packed up my bag, put on my snowshoes, and headed out by … Continue reading NE 111: Giant & Rocky Mountain Ridge
Sunday, December 16, 2018 Start/End: ADK Garden trailhead Mileage: 9.3 Elevation gain/loss: 3067′ GaiaGPS track I was up by 6:15am, prepped all of my gear and packed up my car, and then ate breakfast at 7am. I was at the trailhead by 8am and started hiking by 8:15am. The Brothers trail up to the summit … Continue reading NE 111: Big Slide
Saturday, December 15, 2018 Start/End: ADK Loj/Heart Lake Miles: 9.9 Elevation gain/loss: 4238′ GaiaGPS track Listened to: Aftereffect podcast; book on Overdrive I ate breakfast at 7am at the Loj’s buffet and then headed out. I was booted up and on trail by 8am. I decided to wear my snowshoes for the entire hike today, though … Continue reading NE 111: Wright, Algonquin, & Iroquois
Friday, December 14, 2018 Start/End: Cascade Mtn Trailhead Miles: 5.8 Elevation gain/loss: 2355′ GaiaGPS track Around 2pm, I headed out from the Loj to the trailhead 15 minutes away. I geared up and headed out by 2:30pm. There was constant snow cover, with a maximum depth of ~3 feet. I wore snowshoes for the entirety … Continue reading NE 111: Cascade & Porter
Sunday, December 2, 2018 Miles: 6.9 Elevation gain: 1983′ Start/end: Rusk Mt Trailhead GaiaGPS track This morning, I was up and out of my house by 6:25am, arriving at the Rusk Mt trailhead around 9:15am. I booted up and started hiking in a light mist at 9:30am. The beginning of the trail was a single-track … Continue reading NE 111: Hunter Mountain
