Hancock & South Hancock
A pack mentality…
Pierce and Eisenhower
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…
East Osceola & Osceola
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…
Wildcat A
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.…
Whiteface & Passaconaway
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.…
Moriah
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…
Franconia Ridge
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…
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.…
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…
Lafayette, Lincoln, Little Haystack
Lafayette 5,260′, Lincoln 5,089′, Little Haystack 4,760′ Old Bridal Path, Franconia Ridge, Falling Waters The morning was a bit chilly. Patton and I started out around 7, but by the time we actually started hiking it was closer to 7:30. Patton was very excited. Right from the start of the hike we were running into…
Views of the Shire 