Hiking stats at a glance: 9.2 miles ~2,380 ft elevation gain 1 Peak – Old Rag 3,284 ft 4 hrs Over the Thanksgiving weekend we decided to travel south instead of north for a change of pace. After leaving Gettysburg Military Park we made our way down to Shenandoah National Park for some actual hiking. I had heard that […]
In a change of pace we decided to go south for the long weekend and check out some new National Parks along the way. First up on our list was Gettysburg National Military Park. I have always liked visiting battlefields to take in the history and this is among one of the best to visit. It is steeped in history […]
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 – Becker Hollow Trail on Rt 214 5.4 miles total 2,219 ft of elevation gain 1 Peak over 3,500 and 4,000 ft – Hunter Mountain 4,046 ft ~3 hrs After completing my multi year journey to become an Adirondack 46er you would think it would be time for a well deserved break and […]
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 […]
Hiking stats at a glance: ~8 Miles Total (+4 miles for my unintentional detour) 5 hours 2 High Peaks – Street 4,160 ft and Nye 3,895 ft ~2,800 ft of elevation gain I left the Garden parking lot after finishing Big Slide feeling good and the day was warming up so I made my way over to the Loj […]
Hike stats at a glance: 8 Miles total 3.5hrs Total Time Including Stops 1 High Peak – Big Slide 4,239 ft Cloudy with temperatures in the 40’s With only a few peaks left to finish up my 46er journey the name of the game on this day trip was efficiency. My goal was to hike Big Slide in the […]
For a change of pace this past weekend I made a geology fueled adventure to the south central Adirondacks. The goal of the trip was to explore a new area of the park I haven’t seen and also to collect some minerals from old mines in the area. I will be making a separate post for my trip to the […]
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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