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Maine 4000 Footers: The Bigelows

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.…

April 6, 2015 in 4000 footers, Hiking, Maine, New England 67, outdoor, Peak Bagging.

Maine 4000 Footers: The Crockers

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…

April 4, 2015 in 4000 footers, Maine, New England 67, outdoor, Peak Bagging.

Vermont 4000 Footers: Killington

03/22/2015 Killington 4,236′ Bucklin Trail 11:00- 2:30 7.3 Miles Our attempts of a single day Vermont 5 were halted by the need to sleep. We woke up Sunday to a busy parking lot. We lost Andrew because he had plans but Jason and I got some breakfast and drove to the Bucklin trailhead. The hike…

March 25, 2015 in 4000 footers, Hiking, New England 67, outdoor, Peak Bagging, vermont.

Vermont 4000 Footers: Ellen & Abraham

03/21/2015 Mount Ellen 4,081′, Mount Abraham 4,016′ Ski trails, Long Trail, Ski slopes 5:00-9:30 8.8 Miles As the slopes were about to close we started hiking up the face of mount Ellen. We followed the main lift all the way to the top. We wore snowshoes the entire hike. As we were closing in on…

March 23, 2015 in 4000 footers, Hiking, New England 67, outdoor, Peak Bagging, vermont.

Vermont 4000 Footers: Camel’s Hump

03/21/2015 Camel’s Hump 4081′ Burrows Trail 12:30 – 2:30 4.8 Miles A short car ride from Mansfield was the Burrows trail head. In the parking lot i met a woman running with her dogs. I asked her about trail conditions. The pack was so great. We only needed microspikes. This meant we could leave the…

March 22, 2015 in Hiking, New England 67, outdoor, Peak Bagging, vermont.

Vermont 4000 Footers: Mount Mansfield

03/21/2015 Mansfield 4393′ Long Trail 7:00-10:30 5.5 miles The Friday night ended at work. It was 8:30. I hurried home. Everything packed it was only a drive away. I decided Lucy earned the weekend off. Jason and I were to meet up with Andrew and attempt the Vermont 5 4000 footers in a single day.…

March 20, 2015 in 4000 footers, Hiking, New England 67, Peak Bagging.

Out to Maine: Old Speck

Just beyond our normal reach…

March 16, 2015 in 4000 footers, Hiking, Maine, New England 67, outdoor, Peak Bagging.

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