Hiking stats at a glance: Trailhead: Rt 47 DEC Parking Lot Miles round trip: ~6 Total Elevation Gain: ~1,750 ft One High Peak: Slide Mountain 4,182 ft (Highest Peak in Catskills) Total Time: ~2.5 hrs With the Victoria Day Holiday in Canada this weekend the hotels in the area of the Adirondack High Peaks were a bit over priced so […]
Hiking stats at a glance: Trailhead: Appalachian Trail Parking lot – High Point State Park Miles round trip: ~4 Total Elevation Gain: ~500 ft New Jersey’s Highest Point (1,804 ft) Total Time: ~1.5 hrs With a less than optimal weather report for the weekend and limited free time we decided it would be better to stay close to home […]
Routes/Problems Climbed: High Corner – 5.5 Bunny – 5.4 Black Boulder V-5 In a change of pace from my usual hiking related posts I have decided to do a short write up on my most recent rock climbing trip to the Gunks in New York. The weather on this particular day turned out to be great and although it […]
Hiking stats at a glance: Trailhead: Adirondack Loj Miles Round trip: ~15 Total Elevation Gain: ~3,500 1 High Peak: Marcy (5,344 ft) Weather: 50-60 Degrees (Summit), ~5 mph winds, Bluebird Day Although this was my third trip up to the summit of Mt Marcy it was by far the best weather day I have had out of all of […]
Hiking stats at a glance: Trailhead: Atmospheric Science Research Center Miles Round trip: ~10 Total Elevation Gain: ~3,975 2 High Peaks: Whiteface (4,867 ft), Esther (4,239 ft) 1 Non-High Peak: Marble Mountain (2,753 ft) Weather: 40-50 Degrees, ~5 mph winds, Bluebird Day I climbed Whiteface and Esther for the first time in January 2015 on a day with -10 […]
Hiking stats at a glance: Trailhead: Rt47 DEC Parking Area Miles Round trip: ~7 Total Elevation Gain: ~1560 ft 1 High Peak: Panther Mountain 3,720 ft In an effort to slowly complete our Catskills High Peak list we went with Panther mountain which is one of the four peaks required to be climbed in winter to complete the Catskill […]
Hiking stats at a glance: Trailhead: St. Huberts/Lake Rd. Miles Round trip: ~15 Total Elevation Gain: ~4200 ft 2 High Peaks: Sawteeth 4,150 ft, Gothics 4,734 ft It had been a couple of years since I had been on Sawteeth and Gothics so when the opportunity came to do them again I jumped at the chance. For this trip […]
Hike stats at a glance: ~10 Miles total ~7hrs Total Time Including Stops 1 High Peak – Big Slide 4,239 ft Trailhead: Garden This post covers a hike up Big Slide in winter, for an overview of the hike in Fall you can click HERE. We arrived at the Garden Trailhead at about 6am and met up with our […]
We had spent the night just outside of Boulder, CO the night before in anticipation for our flight home from Denver that evening, but since our flight wasn’t until later in the day we had time for a short visit to Rocky Mountain National Park. After having a leisurely breakfast we made the short 1 hr drive up to the […]
We had arrived in Moab late on the 16th and after a deep sleep in the hotel woke up bright, early, and well rested for our day in Arches National Park. I have always heard that Arches is more of a “driving” park and that it is so crowded it can be a little less than fun to explore, so […]
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