It had been nearly two months since my last peak. I was care taking at 13 falls at the time. I dropped my pack to hike the last half mile up to Galehead on my way to my site. I had no idea that I would not hike again for nearly two months. My time…
7/28-7/30 Washington, Monroe, Eisenhower, Pierce, Jackson, Hale, Zealand, Tom, Field, Willey Great Gulf, Gulfside, Crawford path, Webster Jackson trail, Hale Brook, Lend a hand, Twinway, A-Z, Willey Range With a few days off Lucy and I took off from camp Dodge with an over night pack and no expectations. First day we head up the…
07/22/2015 Great Gulf, 6 husbands trail, Gulfside trail, Lowe’s path, Airline, Osgood Lucy and I were back out on the trails today after a week off. It was partly cloudy and the wind made it a little chilly but we had a blast all the same. The 6 husbands trail is a difficult but rewarding…
07/09/2015 36.2 miles 14:10:00 Full Pemi Loop with spurs to Galehead, North Twin, and West Bond. My good Declan and I started out at 2:45 AM on Thursday to complete our first Pemi loop yet. The weather was perfect with a light breeze all day long across the summits. We enjoyed sunrise from Liberty, though…
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…
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…
Patton on the trails…
Views of the Shire 