04/26/2015 6:30 AM -10:30 PM Crawford path (Out&Back) 9 Miles 3,122′ Elevation After a full night of rest I was ready to hike once again. Lucy was good to go as well. Only problem was the weather. It was not looking good. I had no idea what to hike. I just wanted to hurry. I…
04/24/2015 8:00 AM- 12:00 PM Greeley Ponds, Mount Osceola Trail 7.6 Miles 2,917′ Elevation After a Friday filled with hiking Lucy and I had some work to do. We started out down the Kancamagus and to the Greeley Ponds trailhead. It was a bit colder than the previous day. I put my raincoat on and…
04/24/2015 1:32PM-4:57PM 19 Mile Brook Trail, Wildcat Ridge trail (Out and Back) 8.6 Miles 2,757′ Elevation Lucy and I finished our Whiteface and Passaconaway loop with energy to spare. I made some sandwiches and drove up 16 to the trailhead at 19 mile brook. The clouds were rolling in and the winds were picking up.…
04/24/2015 7:55AM-11:32AM Blueberry Ledge Trail, Rollins Trail, Dicey’s Mill 11.4 Miles 3,754′ Elevation Lucy and I were up early on Friday. I am in between jobs right now and I have the next two weeks off. This allows me to get in a little more hiking. We were at the trailhead a little before 7.…
A party on the mountain side…
4006′ Starr King trail (out&back) 7.2 miles 8:30-11:03 Lucy and I tried to hike Waumbek on Saturday but turned around just before Starr King. Bad conditions and lack of motivation on my part. All was well though as we had a great night and were fully energized to bag some peaks. Lucy and I met…
4049′ Carter Moriah Trail 9 miles It was cloudy morning with rain in the forecast. Figuring that it would be sloppy I had some lower peaks planned for the day. The rain was not expected till later in the day so I decided that Moriah would be a good place to start my day. The…
Lafayette 5,260′ , Lincoln 5,089′ , Little Haystack 4,760′ , Flume 4,327′, Liberty 4,459′ Old Bridal, Franconia Ridge, Liberty Springs This week I was able to bring out Lucy on a single day adventure. The origional plan was to hike Liberty and Flume to finish out the section. Last moment I get a message from…
West Peak 4,145′, Avery Peak 4,086′ Road walk, Firewardens trail, AT (Out&Back) Saturday was no picnic, in fact is was a downright nasty day of freezing rain and snow. Sunday was shaping up to be no better.When my hiking partner for the weekend Jason and I started the hike it was snowing and very overcast.…
South Crocker 4,050′, Crocker 4,228′ Caribou Valley Rd, AT (Out&Back) This week I catch back up with Jason as we hike some more Maine mountains. Carpooling in his truck means no dogs this week though. A bitter sweet vacation. The Crockers and Redington where the plan for Saturday. We drove up early. It was raining…
Views of the Shire 