Friday, June 20, 2025 Summits: Starr King, Waumbek Start/Finish: Starr King TH Miles: 6.85 Elevation gain/loss: 2890′ Despite getting to bed very late, I was up early. It was cool out, around 55 degrees, with some misting rain and wind up top. There was some mud as well, but overall, it was smooth sailing! A … Continue reading Waumbek – June
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
Saturday, March 8, 2025 Summits: Moriah Start/Finish: Bangor St TH Miles: 8.9 Elevation gain/loss: 4485′ Since I only had one peak for the day, I took my time getting started. I helped Eric spot a car for a Wildcats/Carter Dome traverse, and then got started up the trail by 8:30am. The trail was very firm … Continue reading Moriah – March
Sunday, March 2, 2025 Summits: Passaconaway, Whiteface Start/Finish: Ferncroft TH Miles: 11.2 Elevation gain/loss: 4843′ I headed out from the trailhead just a bit before 1:30pm, and took just a bit more than 6 hours. Again, it was as low as 0 actual/-25 windchill, with gusts of up to 40 MPH. There was a lot … Continue reading WhitePass – March
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
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