As the autumn hiking season starts to give way to winter it becomes important to adjust our equipment list to tackle the new challenges. Personally I love hiking in the winter and I am always happy to see more people give it a try because it can truly be a unique and fun experience. However, unlike warm weather hiking, the […]
Hiking stats at a glance: Trailhead: Highway 9D Miles Round Trip: ~3.7 Elevation Gain: 1,442 ft With limited time available and the crummy weather forecast we decided to spend this particular weekend close to home. After a little bit of brain storming we decided to head over to Breakneck Ridge in the Hudson Highlands. Kelly had never done this particular […]
Hiking stats at a glance: Trailhead: Elk Lake Miles Round Trip: ~17 Elevation Gain: ~5,500 ft Total Time: ~8.5hrs Hike Highlights: Dix (4,857 ft), Macomb (4,405 ft), Hough (4,400 ft), South Dix (Carson Peak) (4,060 ft), Grace Peak (East Dix) (4,012 ft) This post dated trip report covers a trip that occurred prior to the creation of this blog. Since I am writing this […]
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. […]
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