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Month: September 2015

Adirondack High Peaks Region

TRIP REPORT: Hurricane Mountain – Adirondacks, NY 9-20-15

September 25, 2015 1 Comment

Hiking stats at a glance: 6.8 Miles Total ~4 hours total ~2,000 ft of elevation gain 1 peak, Hurricane Mountain 3,678 ft   For the second day of our trip we got a late start so we decided to just enjoy a delicious breakfast at the ADK Cafe before setting off for another shorter hike. We settled on hiking Hurricane […]

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TRIP REPORT: Cascade and Porter – Adirondacks, NY 9-19-15

September 25, 2015 Leave a Comment

Hiking stats at a glance: 5.7 miles 4 hrs total with lengthy summit stops ~2,250 ft of elevation gain 2 High Peaks – Cascade Mountain 4,098 ft, Porter Mountain 4,058 ft   This weekend in the Adirondack High Peaks was a little different than usual as I brought my girlfriend Kelly with me for her first ever Adirondack High Peaks […]

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TRIP REPORT: Nippletop, Dial, Colvin, and Blake in One Day – Adirondacks, NY 9-6-15

September 18, 2015 3 Comments

Hike stats at a glance: ~19 Miles 6,000 ft of elevation gain 4 High Peaks – Nippletop (4,610), Dial (4,003), Colvin (4,081) and Blake (3,970) 10 hours total time ~80 degrees and sunny   I will apologize for my outrageously long post in advance, but a long day calls for a long post and I do not want to leave anything out […]

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TRIP REPORT: Cliff and Redfield from Loj – Adirondacks, NY 8-30-15

September 12, 2015 Leave a Comment

Hike stats at a glance: ~20 miles 2 High Peaks – Mount Redfield (4,606ft) Cliff Mountain (3,960ft) 10 hours total time Hot and Humid ~80 Degrees     For my first hiking trip back in the place I like to call home, the Adirondack High Peaks, I chose to go with climbing Cliff and Redfield. I decided for this trip […]

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National Parks

Grey Towers, National Historic Site – Pennsylvania, 8-22-15

September 5, 2015 Leave a Comment

Grey Towers National Historic Site is a historic home and property in Milford, Pennsylvania which is operated by the USDA Forest Service. At first glance you might be confused as to why the Forest Service is operating a historic site such as this but once you understand the history of the family which built it everything begins to make more […]

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Delaware Water Gap, National Recreation Area – PA/NJ 8-22-15

September 4, 2015 4 Comments

I was certainly sad to leave the west coast and end my 10 day trip to all sorts of new and exciting places but just because I was home did not mean the adventure had to end! I have to admit I did have a bit of travel fatigue so going anywhere far was not really on my to do […]

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Canyoneering

Water Canyon – Technical Descent – 3B III – Zion National Park, Utah 8-16-15

September 1, 2015 Leave a Comment

Canyon stats at a glance: 4.3 miles (0.7 miles technical) 9 Total Rappels, 170 ft max ~10 hrs total time Weather was hot and the water was ice cold.   I’m not going to go into too much detail on the specifics of our descent down the Water Canyon but figured I would give you guys a short over view […]

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