Sunday, March 2, 2025 Summits: Carrigan Start/Finish: Sawyer River Rd winter parking Miles: 13.6 Elevation gain/loss: 4698′ I headed out from the trailhead at 5:25am by headlamp. I hiked the road, and was able to wear spikes door to door. There was tons of drifted snow, but a solid packed base. It was 0 degrees … Continue reading Carrigan – March
Saturday, March 1, 2025 Summits: Isolation Start/Finish: Rocky Branch North TH Miles: 11.02 Elevation gain/loss: 4029′ After Owls Head, I drove over to Rocky Branch for my 2nd hike of the day. Iso was a lesson in extremes – it was 40 degrees and sunny when I started, sweating in a t-shirt and in less … Continue reading Isolation – March
Saturday, March 1, 2025 Summits: Owls Head Start/Finish: Lincoln Woods TH Miles: 16.01 Elevation gain/loss: 3622′ After sleeping at Hancock Campground, this was a nice start to the weekend. There was 3-4″ freshly fallen snow from the overnight, but some freeze-thaw cycles earlier on in the week made for a very firm surface. I wore … Continue reading Owls Head – March
Saturday, August 31, 2024 Summits: Passaconaway, Whiteface, East Sleeper, South, Middle, and North Tripyramid Start/Finish: Olivarian Brook TH; Pine Bend Brook TH Miles: 16.53 Elevation gain/loss: 5981′ I parked my car on the side of the road by Pine Bend Brook TH. When I went to prep my bike for the 3mi ride, I found … Continue reading TriWhitePass – August
Saturday, August 31, 2024 Summits: Hancock, S Hancock Start/Finish: Hancock Overlook Miles: 9.4 Elevation gain/loss: 2900′ I started out from the trailhead at 5:45am, with just enough light that I didn’t need a headlamp. I hiked in, summited, and then jogged back out, finishing up by 9:30am. Continue reading Hancocks – August
Friday, August 30, 2024 Summits: Owls Head Start/Finish: Lincoln Woods Miles: 16.10 Elevation gain/loss: 3300′ I started in daylight and ended by headlamp, and ran the first and last 3 miles. I took both the Black Pond and Brutus bushwhacks, and everything went quite smoothly, though Brutus was very slick. Overall, it was a nice … Continue reading Owls head – August
Friday, August 30, 2024 Summits: Tecumseh Start/Finish: Waterville Valley Miles: 4.8 Elevation gain/loss: 2,200′ I started my weekend with a quick hike up Tecumseh, for a round trip of 1-3/4 hours. Continue reading Tecumseh – August
Sunday, August 25, 2024 Summits: Wiley, Tom, Field, Jackson Start/Finish: Crawford Notch Miles: 13.93 Elevation gain/loss: 5,988′ I did my best to send WTF quickly, though the clouds and humidity were thick. My splitting headache started as I descended back to Crawford Notch, just as the thunderstorm started. I hiked up to Jackson in the … Continue reading WTF, Jackson – August
Sunday, August 25, 2024 Summits: Carrigan Start/Finish: Sawyer River Rd winter parking Miles: 13.6 Elevation gain/loss: 3930′ I headed out from the trailhead at 5am by headlamp. I hiked the road, and made a quick pace the entire way to the summit. This hike showed me that many of the trails in Colorado were very … Continue reading Carrigan – August
August 14, 2024 8.5 miles, 1000′ gain/3100′ loss I was awake at 5:40am and hiking by 6:10am. It rained a massive amount overnight, flooding the inside of my tent with more than a cup of water. But I was fine, knowing that I didn’t need to camp out again tonight. I made great time, arriving … Continue reading Colorado Trail Day 17
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