Saturday, December 16 Start: Appalachia TH Finish: Crawford Notch TH Miles: 19.77 Elevation gain/loss: 8527′ I was finally fully recovered from my bout with COVID and excited to do some big miles with good weather! After driving up to the mountains on Friday night and sleeping at Barnes Field, I was up at 3:30am and … Continue reading Presi Traverse, sans Wash/Mon – Dec
Saturday, December 9 Start/Finish: Sawyer River Rd winter TH Miles: 13.8 Elevation gain/loss: 4052′ With high winds and a rain storm coming in on Sunday, I decided I would skip hiking on Sunday and instead push my Saturday to be a very full day. I left the winter parking lot for Carrigain by 1:45pm, tromping … Continue reading Carrigain – Dec
Saturday, December 9 Start: Falling Waters TH Finish: Liberty Springs TH Miles: 12.96 Elevation gain/loss: 5679′ In order to fit in the two hikes I needed to do today, I started very early in the dark. I made my way up the Old Bridle Path from the parking lot, carrying my snowshoes on my back … Continue reading Franconia Ridge – Dec
Friday, December 8 Start/Finish: XC ski parking by Greeley Pond TH Miles: 7.2 Elevation gain/loss: 3222′ After a week of COVID rebound, I was feeling well enough to hike by the weekend. I started with a hike up the Osceolas from the Kanc. As usual, Greeley Pond wasn’t plowed so I parked at the nearby XC … Continue reading Osceolas – Dec
Saturday, December 2 Start/Finish: Ravine Lodge Rd winter TH Miles: 8.5 Elevation gain/loss: 2600′ After a very late night, I decided I was too tired and rundown to do much more hiking but I felt good enough to be able to do a shorter hike on my way home. I knew the Ravine Lodge Rd … Continue reading Moosilauke – Dec
Friday, December 1 Start/Finish: Lincoln Woods TH Miles: 17.79 Elevation gain/loss: 3314′ After getting COVID for the first time a week before this hike, I had testing negative and wanted to get back to working on my grid with a hike into Zealand hut via ZBonds. It would have been a very full afternoon and … Continue reading Bondcliff – Dec
Saturday, November 11 Start/Finish: Falling Waters TH Miles: 9.88 Elevation gain/loss: 3878′ After picking up a hot coffee on my way through Lincoln, I took off from the Falling Waters trailhead at 2:45pm. I did my best to make quick tracks while I still had daylight (though I did take advantage of the privy at … Continue reading Kinsmans – Nov
Saturday, November 11 Start/Finish: Pine Bend Brook TH Miles: 8.89 Elevation gain/loss: 3760′ After passing by a big group of roller cross-country skiiers ascending Kancamagus Pass on the Kancamagus highway, I headed out from the trailhead at 9:55am. I was able to hike the first 2 miles without spikes but then needed to put them … Continue reading Tripyramids – Nov
Saturday, November 11 Start/Finish: Tripoli Rd TH Miles: 7.76 Elevation gain/loss: 3084′ After sleeping out on Tripoli Rd the night before, I started from the trailhead at 5:20am. There was 2-3″ snow in the parking lot though the bathroom was still unlocked. I hiked upward in the dark for a while until dawn brought enough … Continue reading Osceolas – Nov
Sunday, November 5 Start/Finish: Hale Brook TH Miles: 13.59 Elevation gain/loss: 4318′ After Cabot, I got in the car and drove over to the Hale Brook TH. When planning for my Nov grid, I was delighted to realize that most seasonal roads don’t close until mid/late November so I had fewer miles to cover than … Continue reading Hale, Zealand – Nov
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