Saturday, April 25, 2020 Start: Rt 20, Pittsfield, MA, southern terminus of the trail End: Rt 346, Petersburg, NY, northern terminus of the trail Miles: 37 Gain/loss: 6750’/7525′ GaiaGPS track After getting up a little before 4am, I was on the road by 4:15am, driving to drop off a water cache on my way to … Continue reading Northeast Ultra 8: Taconic Crest Trail
Sunday, October 6, 2019 Trailhead: Dix Mountain trailhead near Elk Lake Miles: 15.6 Elevation Gain: 5040′ GaiaGPS track After waking up at 5am, packing up my wet tent, and grabbing the rest of my gear, I drove the 45 minutes to the Dix Mountain trailhead and started hiking by headlamp at 6:20am. I made quick … Continue reading ADK46: Macomb, South Dix, Grace, Hough, Dix
Saturday, October 5, 2019 Trailhead: St Huberts parking lot Miles: 19.3 Elevation Gain: 6283′ GaiaGPS track I camping out in the yard at the Keene Valley hostel last night, cozy in the sub-freezing temperatures in my 0 degree bag. I woke up earlier than planned, at 4:45am, because of car doors closing close to my … Continue reading ADK46: Blake, Colvin, Nippletop, Dial
Sunday, September 15 Trailhead: Seward Trailhead, Ampersand Road off of Corey’s Road Miles: 24.2 Elevation Gain: 6160′ GaiaGPS track After sleeping in my car at the trailhead (with my air mattress having acquired a hole, requiring it to be filled twice during the night), I was up at 4:50am and hiking by 5:15am. I started … Continue reading ADK46: Donaldson, Emmons, Seward, Seymour
Sunday, June 30, 2019 Trailhead: Fire Tower trailhead, Upper Works Miles: 20.88 Elevation gain: 3760′ GaiaGPS track I was up at 5:30am, packed up, and left the campground by 6am. I made it to the trailhead around 6:30am, suited up, and then headed out from the buggy trailhead by 6:45am. It had rained overnight and … Continue reading ADK46: Allen
Saturday, June 29, 2019 Trailhead: Santanoni trailhead, Upper Works Miles: 18.14 Elevation gain: 4497′ GaiaGPS track After work yesterday, I packed up and drove to upperstate NY, stopping at a Hannaford’s for groceries on the way. I arrived at the campground around 7:45. The check-in booth was closed when I went through and there was … Continue reading ADK46: Panther, Couchsachraga, Santanoni
Saturday, June 22, 2019 Start: Wedge Brook campsite End: Ausable hiker parking Miles: 20.65 Elevation: 8200′ gain, 9596′ loss GaiaGPS track After being kept up until around 10pm by brutally ruthless bugs biting me through my headnet, I was woken up at 4:30am by bugs in my ears. I didn’t sleep well between 10-4:30, either, … Continue reading ADK46: Lower & Upper Wolfjaw, Armstrong, Gothics, Saddleback, Basin, Little Haystack, Haystack, Pyramid, Sawteeth
Friday, June 21, 2019 Start: Ausable hiker parking lot End: Wedge Brook campsite Miles: 5.15 Elevation gain: 1766′ GaiaGPS track Around 3:30pm, I headed to the Mountaineer to rent a ADK-approved bear canister. I picked one up and headed down the road to the Ausable hiker parking lot. It was probably 80% full, though based … Continue reading ADK46: to Wedge Brook campsite
Sunday, June 9, 2019 Start: Feldspar Brook campsite End: Adirondack Loj Miles: 16.87 Elevation gain: 5250′ GaiaGPS track I woke up this morning around 5 and hung out in my sleeping bag until 5:15. I got up and packed up my campsite and was on trail hiking before 6 a.m. Before I left the campsite, … Continue reading ADK46: Grey, Skylight, Marcy, Table Top, Phelps
Saturday, June 8, 2019 Start: campsite by Colden Dam Mileage: 20.1 Elevation gain: 6004′ End: campsite at Feldspar Brook GaiaGPS track I fell asleep around 9:30 last night and slept relatively well for my first night out. I woke up to the morning light around 4:55am, right before my alarm was set to go off. I … Continue reading ADK46: Marshall, Cliff, Redfield, Colden
Transcending Mountains 