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Mt. Mitchell Trail to the Top of North Carolina

Posted on September 12, 2023September 22, 2023 by Backcountry Fever

It’s time to hit the east now that I’m done with all the state high points west of the 100th meridian! After a fun Labor Day weekend in Charlotte, we drove west to Asheville and began my End Of Summer East Coast Highpointing Tour with North Carolina’s Mt. Mitchell. This summit is accessible by car…

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Touched the Top o’ Texas

Posted on October 12, 2021February 23, 2023 by Backcountry Fever

This makes 21/50 for me and brings my season of State Highpoints to an end for the year.  12 states in 5 months has been one heck of a ride! Guadalupe is one of the easier ones, I think! …right up there with Humphreys, Mansfield and maybe even Marcy.  You climb a mere 2,800′ over…

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Panoramic Views from Panorama Point

Posted on September 27, 2021October 13, 2021 by Backcountry Fever

Nebraska in da books! Full trip report coming soon…

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Redemption in Kansas

Posted on September 24, 2021October 13, 2021 by Backcountry Fever

If you recall, we went for the Kansas state highpoint back on Memorial Day and didn’t make it. It was now time for redemption in Kansas with some unfinished business to tend to!   The highest point in Kansas is on a gentle slope… out in the middle of miles and miles of remote farmland….

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The Highpoint Point in Ohio

Posted on August 19, 2021September 29, 2021 by Backcountry Fever

The next segment of my Summer Series of State Highpoints continues in Ohio with Campbell Hill.  This is 15/50 for me and 5/35 for my wife. Full trip report coming soon…

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2,000 Miles of Driving for a 40-minute Walk

Posted on July 29, 2021September 29, 2021 by Backcountry Fever

After getting Oklahoma, New Mexico and Colorado in June, the target destination for July was North Dakota. Full trip report coming soon…

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Woo hoo, got Elbert too!!

Posted on June 4, 2021March 10, 2022 by Backcountry Fever

Woo hoo, got Elbert too!! Gorgeous day here in Leadville to touch the top of Colorado (also the 2nd tallest peak in the lower 48).  Went up one way, came down another to make it a loop back to the car.  Blue skies, not much wind, no issues with snow.  Turned out to be a…

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I tagged Wheeeeeeeler, New Mexico’s tallest peak!

Posted on June 2, 2021August 2, 2022 by Backcountry Fever

I tagged Wheeeeeeeler, New Mexico’s tallest peak! …and the second of my Summer Series of State Highpoints for 2021 Did a big loop for a total of 13 miles and 4,034′ of elevation.  So stoked!! I wanted to see as much of this mountain as possible.  So instead of choosing between Bull of the Woods…

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Success on Oklahoma’s Black Mesa

Posted on June 1, 2021February 20, 2023 by Backcountry Fever

After getting denied in Kansas, I found success on Oklahoma’s Black Mesa, the official first of my 2021 Summer Series of State Highpoints. This hike is not hard, but getting to it could be.  More on that later.  The weather had finally cleared up after a several days of record rain.  In fact, the attendant…

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Denied Mt. Sunflower

Posted on May 31, 2021February 20, 2023 by Backcountry Fever

The first of my Summer Series of State Highpoints for 2021 turned out to be unsuccessful attempt of Mt. Sunflower.  After having done much harder highpoints with relative ease (CA, MT, UT, ID, NH), I never thought I’d be denied this one! Our 4-state Highpoints loop started in Denver on Memorial Day with Kansas to…

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