Thursday, June 19, 2025 Summits: Isolation Start/Finish: Rocky Branch North Miles: 12.86 Elevation gain/loss: 3500′ After a long day already, I met up woth Eric at the trailhead at 4:45pm. We packed up and headed out at 5pm. We immediately encountered a torrential downpour and an intense thunderstorm with strikes nearby. It passed through after … Continue reading Isolation – June
Thursday, June 19, 2025 Summits: Tom, Field, Willey, Zealand Start/Finish: Zealand Road TH Miles: 21.3 Elevation gain/loss: 5890′ I was up at 5am to head to the trailhead for a 6am start. It was super humid and sticky to start, with the mountains in and out of low clouds, with blue sky above. I branched … Continue reading WTF, Zealand – June
Saturday, April 26, 2025 Summits: Owls Head Start/Finish: Lincoln Woods TH Miles: 16.05 Elevation gain/loss: 3412′ After hiking Iso, I drove the 1+ hours over to Lincoln Woods TH. I left the parking lot around 2:45pm. Even with the rain mostly stopped, water in the Pemi was roaring. As always, I took the Black Pond … Continue reading Owls Head – April
Saturday, April 26, 2025 Summits: Isolation Start/Finish: Rocky Branch North TH Miles: 11.2 Elevation gain/loss: 3670′ It was raining the entire time. And I needed to wear snow shoes for about half of the miles. I took both bushwhacks, and both were fairly hard to follow. The water crossing wasn’t too bad – I was … Continue reading Isolation – April
Friday, April 25, 2025 Summits: Jackson Start/Finish: Crawford Notch Miles: 4.7 Elevation gain/loss: 2350′ It was a rainy day, but fairly warm, and it mostly stopped raining by halfway through. The snow line was around 2800′ and I didn’t need to use my rock spikes until the descent. Overall, a short, smooth hike. Continue reading Jackson – April
Thursday, April 17, 2025 Miles: 15.5 miles Gain/Loss: 325′ I was up at 5:50am, and out by 6:30am. I enjoyed the quiet road walking in the morning cool. There was so little vehicle traffic, I enjoyed an impromptu dance party on the yellow line! I made it to the gas station/Subway combo by the highway … Continue reading NM CDT 2025: Day 13
Wednesday, April 16, 2025 Miles: 30.0 miles Gain/Loss: 942’/1555′ I was up at 6:15am, and hiking by 6:45am, trying to slow down a little bit. Early on, I had my final climb and enjoyed variation in my terrain quite a bit. I saw a large herd of mule deer early on in the beautiful canyon … Continue reading NM CDT 2025: Day 12
Tuesday, April 15, 2025 Miles: 43.0 miles Gain/Loss: 1900’/2654′ I was awake at 5:10am and out hiking on the dirt road by 5:40am, with a huge full moon still shining overhead. I was able to connect with a few friends as I walked, and that helped pass the time. The road was endless and identical, … Continue reading NM CDT 2025: Day 11
Monday, April 14, 2025 Miles: 36.2 miles Gain/Loss: 4970’/5079′ I was awake at 5:45am and hiking by 6:20am. I had a short climb first thing in the morning to intersect with the official CDT route, joining it after many miles on the Gila River alternate. Following the trail was a bit easier after rejoining the … Continue reading NM CDT 2025: Day 10
Sunday, April 13, 2025 Miles: 34.6 miles Gain/Loss: 4281’/3789′ I was up at 5:45am, packed up my cowboy camp, and was hiking by 6:20am. I left the dry rocks of the Middle Fork of the Gila River very early on, walking past the pond that comprises the headwaters at this point in the season. I … Continue reading NM CDT 2025: Day 9
Transcending Mountains 