Sunday, September 3 Start/Finish: Ferncroft TH Miles: 11.06 Elevation gain/loss: 3855 After taking care of Isolation, I drove the hour over to Ferncroft; the traffic around Conway/N Conway was pretty bad. I started my hike/run at 1:05pm, and the round trip took me just over 4.25 hours. I encountered many people who weren’t familiar with … Continue reading Whiteface & Passaconaway – Sept
Sunday, September 3 Start/Finish: Rocky Branch TH Miles: 10.96 Elevation gain/loss: 3271 After a relatively restless night, I started out from the trail head at 5:55am. I had decided to take the bushwhacks for Iso and it was a mistake. The bushwhacks were both muddy and marshy, full of streams and trickles, and truly endless … Continue reading Isolation – Sept
Saturday, September 2 Start/Finish: York Pond TH Miles: 9.28 Elevation gain/loss: 2923 After a long drive from Lincoln with a stop for some food along the way, I started out for Cabot at 3:35pm. The climb started earlier than I had remembered and was pretty soggy, but I had a good time and was able … Continue reading Cabot – Sept
Saturday, September 2 Start/Finish: Hancock Overlook Miles: 9.36 Elevation gain/loss: 2740 After finishing Moosilauke, I headed through Lincoln to get to the Hancocks. I snagged a parking spot on the grass by the entrance and started my hike/run at 9:30am. I ran where I could and enjoyed the smooth, relatively dry trail. I ran into … Continue reading Hancocks – Sept
Saturday, September 2 Start/Finish: Moosilauke Ravine Lodge winter TH parking Miles: 8.48 Elevation gain/loss: 2605 I was up before 5am to make the most of the day’s light and avoid the Labor Day weekend crowds. I headed to the Ravine Lodge, but found that because of First Year student orientation, all hikers were required to … Continue reading Moosilauke – Sept
Friday, September 1 Start/Finish: Falling Waters TH Miles: 9.89 Elevation gain/loss: 3563 After parking at the Falling Waters TH to optimize daylight, I headed up the trail through the Lafayette campground which was bustling. I made quick work to get to Lonesome Lake and then the real climbing started. The last time I climbed the … Continue reading Kinsmans – Sept
Sunday, June 11, 2023 Miles: 4.72 Start/End: Waterville Valley TH Elevation gain/loss: 2220′ After an early morning jaunt up the Osceolas and packing up our Russell Pond campsite, me and two other friends headed over to Waterville Valley. We took Tripoli Rd, which was very bumpy and not well traveled in a few sections, but … Continue reading Grid: Tecumseh
Sunday, June 11, 2023 Miles: 7.62 Start/End: Mt Osceola TH Elevation gain/loss: 2904′ I was up bright and early to get a quick start up the Osceolas from Tripoli Rd. I drove the ~15 minutes from my campsite over to the trailhead, and even managed to get a spot in the small parking lot, despite … Continue reading Grid: Osceolas
Saturday, June 10, 2023 Miles: 15.84 Start/End: Lincoln Woods TH Elevation gain/loss: 3241′ It was a cool, overcast, and rainy kind of day, but I made the best of it with a run out to Owl’s Head. I started from Lincoln Woods just before 7am, and made good time by the Black Pond bushwhack and … Continue reading Grid: Owl’s Head
Sunday, May 28, 2023 Miles: 15.76 Start: Olivarian Brook TH End: Pine Bend Brook TH Elevation gain/loss: 5440’/5197′ Peaks: Passaconaway, Whiteface, East Sleeper, West Sleeper; South, Middle, and North Tripyramid After a big day yesterday, I started out from the Olivarian Brook trailhead at 7:45am, covering myself in bug spray first. The bugs were aggressive … Continue reading Grid: Passaconaway->N Tripyramid
Transcending Mountains 