Saturday, January 25, 2020 Start: Beaver Brook XC trailhead on Rt 3 End: Haystack Rd at Rt 3 Mileage: 16.88 Elevation gain/loss: 4194′ GaiaGPS track I stayed at The Notch Hostel overnight, and was in bed asleep by 9pm. I was rudely awakened by some woman at 10:30pm, loudly scolding someone for taking a bunk … Continue reading Winter 48: Galehead, South/North Twin
Monday, January 20, 2020 Start/end: Carter Moriah trailhead Mileage: 9.33 Elevation gain/loss: 3134′ GaiaGPS track After a few days of overcast and snowy weather, it was nice to be rewarded with a beautiful bluebird kind of day. It was cold, single digits with windchill around -15 at the summit, but the sun made it worth it. … Continue reading Winter 48: Moriah
Sunday, January 19, 2020 Start/end: Rocky Branch trailhead Mileage: 14.58 Elevation gain/loss: 3186′ GaiaGPS track After parking on the shoulder of Rt 16 since the Rocky Branch trailhead was not plowed out, I strapped on my snowshoes and headed up the trail. For the first 4-5 miles, my tracks were the only tracks since the 8 … Continue reading Winter 48: Isolation
Saturday, January 18, 2020 Start: Ammonoosuc Ravine trailhead/The Cog End: Appalachia/Valley Way trailhead Mileage: 13.25 Elevation gain/loss: 4986′ GaiaGPS track I started out from the Cog around 8am. I attempted to cross the river, but couldn’t safely get across to join the Jewell trail, so I decided to just hike up the semi-packed swath next to … Continue reading Winter 48: Jefferson, Adams, Madison
Sunday, Dec 22, 2019 Start/End: The Cog Railway Mileage: 8.5 Elevation gain/loss: 3908′ GaiaGPS track After sleeping in my car in the Gorham Walmart parking lot, I headed to Dunkin Donuts at 5:45am to change and fuel up for my day of hiking. They were kind enough to fill up my Nalgene and Thermos with … Continue reading Winter 48: Washington & Monroe
Tuesday, November 26, 2019 Start: Indian Garden Campground End: Bright Angel trailhead, South Rim Miles: 4.5 (+3.0 for Plateau Point) Elevation gain: 3300′ After a very cold and windy night huddling in the tent (though we were warm enough in our sleeping bags, provided we wore wool base layers, 2 pairs of socks, beanies, and … Continue reading Grand Canyon: day three
Monday, November 25, 2019 Start: Bright Angel Campground End: Indian Garden Campground Miles: 4.5 (+3.0 for Plateau Point) Elevation gain: 1400′ After a long, relatively cold night (perhaps 35 degrees, but near enough to the creek to be a damp cold), we were awake at 6am and emerged from the tent by 6:30am. We made … Continue reading Grand Canyon: day two
Sunday, November 24, 2019 Start: South Kaibab trailhead End: Bright Angel Campground Miles: 7.1 Elevation loss: 4700′ This morning, after restless sleep due to our room being right next to the very loud external door to the lodge (meaning anyone leaving the lodge heading for their room walked past slamming the door), we were up … Continue reading Grand Canyon: day one
Friday, October 25, 2019 Trailhead: Starr King trailhead Miles: 7.1 Elevation Gain: 2757′ GaiaGPS track I started out from the trailhead around 3:45pm. It was strange to see the ground; both times I’ve hiked Waumbek have been in winter conditions. There were more rocks than I had expected! It was a bit cold and some … Continue reading The Grid: Waumbek
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
