Saturday, September 26, 2020 Start: Guyot campsite End: 13 Falls campsite Miles: 10.9 Elevation gain/loss: 2839’/4797′ Little Engine and I were up at 6am and out on trail by 7:15am. We went over Guyot and took the AT over to Zealand and then came back, resuming our hike over to South Twin. We ascended South … Continue reading The Grid: Zealand, S & N Twin, Galehead
Friday, September 25, 2020 Start: Lincoln Woods End: Guyot campsite Miles: 12.1 Elevation gain/loss: 4436’/1339′ Little Engine and I camped out at Big Rock campground last night and were up at 6am. We were at Lincoln Woods and on trail by 7:20am. We made it to the summit of Bondcliff by 1:15pm, and Bond by … Continue reading The Grid: Bondcliff, Bond, West Bond
Sunday, September 20, 2020 Start/end: Crawford Notch Mileage: 9.3 Elevation gain/loss: 3306′ GaiaGPS track After packing up our car camping site at Sugarloaf I, we headed to Crawford Notch and were on trail hiking at 8am. We ascended to Mt Tom first, arriving at the summit by 10:45. We headed over to Field, arriving at … Continue reading The Grid: Tom, Field, Willey
Saturday, September 19, 2020Start/end: Signal Ridge trailheadMileage: 9.6Elevation gain/loss: 3271′ GaiaGPS track We left from the trailhead at 8:10am, having secured the last remaining parking spot in the lot. We were surprised at the number of people at the trailhead, but the trail itself wasn’t too busy. We made the ledges by 11:30am and the … Continue reading The Grid: Carrigan
Sunday, July 26, 2020 Start: tentsite at Isolation Trail and Broad Brook Trail intersection End: Appalachia trailhead Mileage: 12.4 Elevation gain/loss: 4006’/6447′ I was up by 5:15am and headed out at 5:50am. I climbed up Davis Path towards Boott Spur. I made the intersection with the Glen Boulder trail by 7:10am; however, just a bit … Continue reading NH Shakedown hike, day 3
Saturday, July 25, 2020Start: Valley Way tentsiteEnd: tentsite at Isolation Trail and Broad Brook Trail intersectionMileage: 19.6Elevation gain/loss: 8061’/8392′ I was awake at 4:40am and started out from the tentsite at 5:30am. I made it to the Madison hut by 6am, where I dropped my pack before heading to the summit of Mt Madison. I … Continue reading NH Shakedown hike, day 2
Sunday, July 5, 2020 Trailhead: Hancock lookout Miles: 9.47 Elevation gain: 2547′ Accompanied by: Little Engine GaiaGPS track After breakfast and packing up our campsite, Little Engine and I headed to the Hancock lookout parking area and started up the trail at 8:45am. We made great time and headed left from the trail split up … Continue reading The Grid: Hancocks
Saturday, July 4, 2020 Trailhead: Sabbaday Falls Miles: 11.23 Elevation gain: 2908′ Accompanied by: Little Engine GaiaGPS track After a successful hike up to Flume from Lincoln Woods yesterday, we started from the Sabbaday Falls trailhead around 7:45am, taking some time to wander around the falls before heading up the trail towards the summits. In … Continue reading The Grid: Tripyramids
Saturday, June 20, 2020 Start: ME-26 in Grafton Notch, ME End: Rt-16 in Gorham, NH Total mileage: ~28.0 Total elevation gain: ~10,280′ GaiaGPS track (time is accurate, but my new phone put itself on power saving mode in the middle of my traverse, so many of the miles and elevation gain are missing) I drove … Continue reading Northeast Ultra 8: Mahoosuc Traverse
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
Transcending Mountains 