Friday, October 25, 2019 Trailhead: Starr King trailhead Miles: 7.1 Elevation Gain: 2757′ GaiaGPS track I started out from the trailhead around 3:45pm. It was strange to see the ground; both times I’ve hiked Waumbek have been in winter conditions. There were more rocks than I had expected! It was a bit cold and some … Continue reading The Grid: Waumbek
Monday, October 14, 2019 Trailhead: Tunnel Brook South, Benton, NH Companion: Little Engine; Albee Miles: 4.8 Elevation gain: 1357′ GaiaGPS track We started out from the road at 9:30am, after getting up at 7am, having breakfast, packing up, and then driving an hour to the trailhead. We debated trying to drive closer to the trailhead … Continue reading 52WAV: Blueberry Mountain
Sunday, October 13, 2019 Trailhead: Flume visitor center Companion: Little Engine; Albee Miles: 3.7 Elevation gain: 1398′ GaiaGPS track After another relaxed morning, we started hiking by 10am. However, given the large hordes of humans we saw later in the day, 10am was still considered early! We did an out and back hike, spending a … Continue reading 52WAV: Pemigewasset
Saturday, October 12, 2019 Trailhead: Downes Brook Companion: Little Engine; Albee Miles: 5.0 Elevation gain: 1379′ GaiaGPS track We had a leisurely morning with sleeping in and eggs and pancakes, and started hiking at 10:45am. We did a lollipop loop, and arrived back at the car by 2:15pm. Hedgehog mountain Continue reading 52WAV: Hedgehog
Saturday, July 13, 2019 Trailhead: Lincoln Woods Miles: 30.5 Elevation gain: 8506′ GaiaGPS track After staying the night at the Notch hostel, I was up at 3:50am, and headed to the trailhead by 4:15am. I parked, paid for my parking, got the last of my gear on, and headed across the Pemi River bridge at … Continue reading The Grid: Pemi Loop
Friday, July 5, 2019 Trailhead: Cannon aerial tramway parking lot Miles: 3.2 Elevation gain: 1910′ Accompanied by: Little Engine After Toby picked me up from the Dublin trail parking lot, we headed up to retrieve my car from Mt Sunapee, drop it at a park and ride, and then drove up to the Whites. We … Continue reading The Grid: Cannon
Sunday, May 26, 2019 Trailhead: Moosilauke Ravine Lodge Mileage: 8.4 Elevation: 2511′ Accompanied by: Little Engine GaiaGPS track We set out from our car at 9am; we walked past the lodge, using their bathrooms on the way. We ascended Moosilauke by the Ravine Gorge Trail, had lunch in one of the stone circles at the … Continue reading The Grid: Moosilauke
Saturday, May 25, 2019 Trailhead: The Basin Mileage: 13.6 Elevation: 4494′ Accompanied by: Little Engine GaiaGPS track We started hiking from the Basin around 7:30am. We walked along the bike path, passed under I-93 at Lafayette Place, went up Old Bridle Path, summited Lafayette and Lincoln, and then continued along the Franconia Ridge Trail to … Continue reading The Grid: Lafayette, Lincoln, & Liberty
Sunday, March 17, 2019 Start/End: Pine Bend Brook trailhead Mileage: 12.8 Elevation gain/loss: 3088′ GaiaGPS track I was up around 6am but took my time getting out of the hostel and on my way. I also stopped on the way for coffee and a snack, and arrived at the trailhead around 7:45am. The trailhead has … Continue reading Winter 48: Tripyramids
Saturday, March 16, 2019 Start/End: Lafayette Campground parking Mileage: 12.8 Elevation gain/loss: 4554′ GaiaGPS track I parked around 7am at Lafayette Place, and scrambled to the only open toilets in the area, under the bridge and by the other parking area. I was very grateful for their timely existence. I then booted up with my … Continue reading Winter 48: N & S Kinsman, Cannon
Transcending Mountains 