Hiking stats at a glance: Trailhead: Parking near the snowplow turn around on the south side of Rt 3 Miles round trip: ~4 Total Elevation Gain: ~1,100 ft One High Peak: Vly Mountain 3,530 ft Total Time: ~2.5 hrs I managed to get 2017 started off right with a trip up Vly mountain in the Catskills totally up and down […]
Hello everyone. In an effort to make Operation Alaska better for 2017 I have put together a series of poll questions below. By answering these questions you are helping me develop content that will be both helpful and entertaining for everyone that visits the blog. This may be a personal blog but part of my mission here is to provide […]
If you’re reading this blog you probably take solace in knowing that you’re not “that guy” out on the mountains. You know which guy I’m talking about- That one wearing jeans, Nike Air sneakers and a cotton hoody, holding a Poland Spring bottle while he starts up Mt. Marcy at 12 noon….in winter. Everyone knows who “that guy” is, and once you […]
Hiking stats at a glance: Trailhead: Reeves Meadow Visitor Center Miles Round Trip: ~5 Elevation Gain: ~650 With the holiday season in full swing hiking time is pretty limited but I still managed to get out this past weekend for a short hike/run. I decided to do another hiking variation starting from the Reeves Meadow Visitor Center. I […]
Hiking stats at a glance: Trailhead: Reeves Meadow Visitor Center Miles Round Trip: ~6 Elevation Gain: ~750 Thanks to the upcoming holidays, Stav is back in town for a little while so we decided to take a short trip over to Harriman to catch up. We decided to do a short loop starting from the Reeves Meadow Visitor Center and hiking over […]
Hiking stats at a glance: Trailhead: Roaring Brook (Rt 73) Miles Round Trip: ~8 Elevation Gain: ~3,000 ft Total Time: ~6hrs Hike Highlights: Giant Mountain (4,626 ft) The weather wasn’t looking great for a hike so we opted to do a shorter High Peak than we had originally planned. We settled on hiking Giant Mountain from the Roaring Brook trailhead on […]
Hiking stats at a glance: Trailhead: Reeves Meadow Visitor Center Miles Round Trip: ~4.5 Elevation Gain: ~750 Harriman is quickly becoming our go to place for local hikes when time is limited and this occasion was no different. We were expecting thunderstorms late in the day so we knew we only had a few hours at best to get a […]
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 […]
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