Hiking stats at a glance: ~14 miles ~4,000 ft elevation gain 2 High Peaks – Nippletop 4,620 ft and Dial 4,020 ft 9 hrs (Parking lot to Parking lot) Now that the holidays are officially over my weekends are free once again, and what better way to ring in the new year than with a beautiful Adirondack hike? For […]
Hiking stats at a glance: ~12 miles ~4,350 3 High Peaks – Algonquin 5,114ft, Iroquois 4,840 ft, Wright 4,580 ft 8 hrs Despite finishing up my 46 back in October I was itching to get back to hiking in the High Peaks. It was a nice feeling to choose a hike based purely on desire instead of a need […]
Hiking stats at a glance: Trailhead – Underhill State Park, Laura Cowles Trail – Sunset Ridge Loop 6 miles total 2,600 ft of elevation gain 1 Peak4,000 ft – Mount Mansfield 4,393 ft, Highest Peak in Vermont ~4 hrs with breaks Sticking with the current strategy of mixing things up, we decided to pick another new hiking location for Halloween weekend. […]
Hiking stats at a glance: ~15.5 miles ~3,500 1 High Peak – Marshall 4,380 ft Snow and Below Freezing Weather ~12 hrs This past weekend Kelly and I left New Jersey to tackle my last peak to complete my Adirondack 46, Mount Marshall. Originally we expected to have maybe light rain or snow showers throughout the day but it […]
Hiking stats at a glance: ~18 miles total ~3800 ft of elevation gain 1 High Peak – Allen 4,347 ft ~8hrs This past weekend I headed up to the High Peaks on Saturday night to meet up with a member of the ADK High Peaks forum, Alistair for a hike up Allen on Sunday. Generally no one has good […]
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