Hiking stats at a glance: Trailhead: Beehive Trail off Park Loop Road just past the pay station. Hike Highlights: Champlain Mountain Summit, Beehive Trail Miles: ~6 For the July 4th weekend we decided it would be a great time to head up to Maine and Acadia National Park for a couple days of camping and seaside adventure. Lucky for us […]
Hiking stats at a glance: Start Trailhead: Appalachia (Rt 2) End Trailhead: Mt. Washington Summit Miles Point to Point: ~11 Hike Highlights: Mount Madison (5,367 ft), Mount Adams (5,794 ft), Mount Jefferson (5,712 ft), Mount Clay (5,531 ft), Mount Washington (6,289 ft), Star Lake Total Time: ~9 hrs Well unfortunately not ever hike always goes according to plan and for me […]
Hiking stats at a glance: Trailhead: Lake Askoti Trailhead Miles round trip: ~8 Hike Highlights: Lake Askoti, “Lemon Squeezer”, Appalachian Trail, NY Long Path, Island Pond Mountain, Surebridge Mountain Total Time: ~3 hrs Harriman State Park is another one of those local places I have always avoided but finally decided to listen to my friend Stav from www.Stavislost.com and was so […]
Hiking stats at a glance: Trailhead: Dunfield Creek Natural Area Trailhead Miles round trip: ~8 Hike Highlights: Sunfish Pond, Dunfield Creek Total Time: ~3 hrs Of all the hikes I have done in my home state of New Jersey, the hike to Sunfish Pond is probably my favorite. It is not very hard, but it is long enough to be interesting, […]
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 […]
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