New York – Page 2 – Transcending Mountains

June 22, 2019June 22, 2020

ADK46: Lower & Upper Wolfjaw, Armstrong, Gothics, Saddleback, Basin, Little Haystack, Haystack, Pyramid, Sawteeth

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

June 21, 2019June 23, 2019

ADK46: to Wedge Brook campsite

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

June 9, 2019June 26, 2019

ADK46: Grey, Skylight, Marcy, Table Top, Phelps

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

June 8, 2019June 14, 2019

ADK46: Marshall, Cliff, Redfield, Colden

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

June 7, 2019June 14, 2019

ADK 46: to Lake Colden

Friday, June 7, 2019 Trailhead: Adirondack Loj/High Peaks Information Center Mileage: 7.22 Elevation gain: 1366′ Camp: campsite by Colden Dam GaiaGPS track I arrived at the trailhead around 3:30. I talked to the ranger at the information center to rent a fancy Adirondack bear-proof canister (different than anywhere else, aka the expensive one which I … Continue reading ADK 46: to Lake Colden

April 27, 2019May 29, 2019

Northeast 115: Donaldson attempt

Saturday, April 27, 2019 Start/End: Seymour trailhead Mileage: 13.0 Elevation gain/loss: 2631′ GaiaGPS track After parking at the nearest trailhead to the closed gate, I hopped on my mountain bike and rode the 3 road miles to the actual trailhead, where I left my bike for my return trip. Having walked this once before, I … Continue reading Northeast 115: Donaldson attempt

April 26, 2019May 29, 2019

Northeast 115: Esther & Whiteface

Friday, April 26, 2019 Start/End: Whiteface atmospheric center Mileage: 13.5 Elevation gain/loss: 3576′ GaiaGPS track I started out from the atmospheric center around 4:15pm. It was raining off and on, and the mountain was mostly socked in. I headed up the trail towards the intersection with the Esther herdpath, and an unstable snow monorail started … Continue reading Northeast 115: Esther & Whiteface

February 10, 2019February 20, 2019

NE 111: Seward

Saturday, February 9, 2019 Start/End: Raquette Falls Trail parking area off of Ampersand Rd Mileage: ~25 miles Elevation gain/loss: ~4100′ Approximate GaiaGPS track I got up at 6am, packed up, and headed out by 6:30am. I arrived at my destination around 7:30am, to find that the majority of Ampersand Rd was gated off for logging … Continue reading NE 111: Seward

January 7, 2019January 18, 2019

NE 111: Street & Nye

Sunday, January 6, 2019 Start/End: Van Hoevenberg trailhead Mileage: 8.9 Elevation gain/loss: 2612′ GaiaGPS track After a nice dinner last night, I watched some TV shows and went to bed around 10pm. I was up at 6am, and headed out for the trailhead at 7am. It was lightly snowing already. On the quiet access road … Continue reading NE 111: Street & Nye

January 6, 2019January 18, 2019

NE 111: Giant & Rocky Mountain Ridge

Saturday, January 5, 2019 Start/End: Giant Mountain trailhead Mileage: 7.6 Elevation gain/loss: 4348′ GaiaGPS track After settling into my Airbnb room on Friday night, I was up at 6am on Saturday morning and on the road by 6:45am. I arrived at the trailhead, packed up my bag, put on my snowshoes, and headed out by … Continue reading NE 111: Giant & Rocky Mountain Ridge