My daughter had another wedding to attend in Idaho Falls this weekend. Since she didn’t want to go up there alone for the second weekend in a row, she asked if I wanted to go with her. It only took a split-second for me to see this opportunity to finally hike Wyoming’s, Table Mountain! Face…
Mt. Marcy and My First of the Adirondack 46ers
New York’s tallest in the bag to wrap up my Northeast segment of state highpoints. That puts me at 18/50 and my first of the Adirondack 46ers. I also met a Summit Steward for the first time. Her name was Kia, who taught us about the sensitive vegetation at the top. Then instead of asking…
Appalachian Trail to Greylock
Another New England highpoint done, one more to go before this Summer Segment of State Highpoints comes to an end. What a great day on the Appalachian Trail to this tallest hill in Massachusetts. Full trip report coming soon…
Connecticut’s Rain Forest
Plans didn’t work out to do Wyoming’s tallest peak in August, so I went with plan B and did three good peaks back east with my brother-in-law. First up was on the south slope of Mt. Frissell where Connecticut meets Massachusetts. Full trip report coming soon…
The Highpoint Point in Ohio
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…
Mount Whitney: Summit via the Mountaineer’s Route
DAY 4: From Standstill to Summit Push When we got up the next morning, the rain had stopped but the sky had turned gray and moody again. The real concern came from the only other group up there that day — three rock climbers planning to do the East Buttress. Somehow, they’d gotten word from…
Mount Whitney: The Approach to Iceberg Lake
DAY 3: Backpack to Iceberg Lake, Set up camp After breakfast, we packed up, checked out, and headed for the Whitney Portal Trailhead, knowing we had roughly 4 miles and 4,000 feet of climbing to reach Iceberg Lake and get camp set up before dark. The first mile follows the main Whitney Trail before splitting…
From One Extreme to the Other in the Lower 48
From the lowest, hottest place in North America… …to the highest point in the lower 48, for my second time, this time up the Mountaineer’s Route. DAY 1: Get myself to Las Vegas This adventure started for me last Tuesday after lunch, as I jumped in my car and drove off to Vegas. The plan…
Woo hoo, got Elbert too!!
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…
I tagged Wheeeeeeeler, New Mexico’s tallest peak!
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!! Bull of the Woods Trail Up I wanted to see as much of this mountain as possible. So instead of…