I have a list, just like everyone else. One that never gets shorter, only longer after every adventure. It’s like a two-for-one deal: finish one trip and come home with ideas for two more. The list never ends. There had also been a lot of chatter online recently from climbers and mountaineers throughout the West,…
Category: Road Trip
From Waikīkī to Makapuʻu: A Casual Tour of Honolulu Stops
With the unfortunate setback I explained last week, we ended up doing a whole bunch of other fun things on O’ahu! Here’s the list you can reference if you’re heading to Hawai’i and need some ideas. Pearl Harbor National Memorial Halekulani Bakery Waikīkī Beach Halona Blowhole Lookout Makapu’u Lighthouse Pearl Harbor National Memorial I think…
Brasstown Bald from the Arkaquah Trail
The last stop on my End of Summer East Coast Highpointing Tour is Georgia’s Brasstown Bald. I chose to summit this state’s highpoint using the Arkaquah Trail from Track Rock Gap, not far off US 76 between Blairsville and Young Harris. The parking area on the west side of the road is really for the…
No Sunglasses nor Sunscreen Needed on Sassafras
South Carolina was the next state to get on this year’s End Of Summer East Coast Highpointing Tour. We remained in Asheville for both Carolina’s since Sassafras Mountain is close enough to Mt. Mitchell that it didn’t make sense to relocate between these two states. We also liked the idea of Asheville as our “basecamp”…
Mt. Mitchell Trail to the Top of North Carolina
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…
The Stars Aligned for Rainier
Rainier was the only peak I didn’t have pre-arranged plans for as we rolled into this season of mountaineering. I knew I really needed to get it done this summer if I were to be more prepared for a run at Denali next summer. I just wasn’t exactly sure how that was going to happen….
Touched the Top o’ Texas
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…
Panoramic Views from Panorama Point
Nebraska in da books! Full trip report coming soon…
Redemption in Kansas
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….
A Quick Visit to Campbell Hill, Ohio
The next segment of my Summer Series of State Highpoints starts with a quick visit to Campbell Hill. I had hoped to drive out to California for a mountaineering adventure on Mt. Shasta, following my second summit of Mt. Whitney, but missed that window due to deteriorating snow conditions. So Plan B became a flight…