Hiking stats at a glance: Trailhead: St Huberts Miles Round Trip: 4.6 miles (including Ausable Club Road) Elevation Gain: ~2,300 ft Hike Highlights: Noonmark Mountain (3,556 ft) On this particular trip to the Adirondacks, we had a couple of hikers new to the area with us so we decided to pick a hike that would offer great views but without too much […]
Well I finally got around to writing about the final stop on our European trip, Vienna, Austria. We arrived in Vienna for the last two days of our trip and in that limited amount of time we only managed to explore a very small portion of the city. Being the capital city of Austria, Vienna is rich in history and culture and there […]
After leaving Innsbruck we head east towards the city of Salzburg in central Austria. Salzburg is perhaps most famously known as the birthplace of Mozart but it is also renowned around the world for its baroque architecture. Salzburg was also the setting for the Sound of Music. My first observation of Salzburg was that it is a beautiful and picturesque […]
After leaving the Lake Garda region in Italy we headed into the mountain passes of northern Italy and onto Innsbruck in western Austria. Innsbruck is the largest city in western Austria and a city with plenty of historical significance in addition to being a top notch location for outdoor activities. Our plan was to enjoy a couple of days enjoying both […]
Hiking stats at a glance: Trailhead: Reeves Meadow Visitor Center Miles Round Trip: 6.55 Elevation Gain: ~1019 Total Time: 2.5 hours Weather: ~90 Degrees with approximately 1,000,000 % humidity I happened to have a free Saturday afternoon so I thought it would be a good day to head over to Harriman State Park and explore another hike in the area that […]
Hiking stats at a glance: Trailhead: Adirondack Loj (Heart Lake) Miles Round Trip: ~8 Elevation Gain: ~2,800 ft Hike Highlights: 2 High Peaks – Street (4,160 ft) and Nye (3,895 ft) Over the Labor Day weekend I felt like it was time to get back to the High Peaks after spending so much time in the White Mountains and other places the […]
Hiking stats at a glance: Trailhead: Lake Askoti Miles Round Trip: 5.4 Hike Highlights: Hogencamp Mountain, Ship Rock Since we had a little bit of extra time Kelly and I decided to tackle another short hike in Harriman State Park. Kelly had never been to Harriman before, so I figured we should start from the same area I visited last time. […]
As an everyday adventurer the chance to meet a big mountain super star like Ueli Steck does not come along very often. So when I heard that the American Alpine Club (AAC) in partnership with Alpina Watches was sponsoring a speaking tour with Ueli Steck, the Swiss Machine himself, I just had to buy a ticket. It also didn’t hurt […]
After leaving Verona, we arrived in Torbole, Italy which sits on the northern end of Lake Garda (Lago di Garda) which was our last destination in Italy before crossing over into Austria. Lake Garda is a 370 square km lake which is nestled between rising mountain cliffs of the alps giving it an even more dramatic location. The region is […]
Hiking stats at a glance: Trailhead: Stony Brook (Rt 16) Miles Point to Point: ~10 Hike Highlights: Mount Moriah (4,049 ft) I only needed one more day in NH to finish up my research work so my buddy Sam joined me for a hike on Mt Moriah to finish things off. I was looking forward to this hike for its […]
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