Enjoy the Journey – Adventures in the Mountains of New England
The previous day I had debated going from Middle Carter on to North Carter and ultimately Mt Moriah. This would have been a substantial elevation and mileage increase over initial plans but I was feeling good and way ahead of schedule. I'm glad I followed my guy and ended at Middle Carter. The upper section... Continue Reading →
I took Friday 6/25 off from work. Had some chores to do. I have been wanting to get a new car but am pretty upside down on my existing loan and not a fan of rolling inequity into another loan and being way upside down out of the gate. BUT, I am approaching 100,000 miles... Continue Reading →
6/13/21 I had headed up north to the White Mountains the previous day and hiked Mt Moosilauke. My intention was to camp overnight and then hike the Carters on Sunday. While driving from Moosilauke to Gorham, I went through Pinkham Notch. On the right through the notch were the Wildcats and the Carters. On the... Continue Reading →
6/12/2021 I was in the neighborhood of Mount Moosilauke a couple weeks ago when I climbed North and South Kinsman. I recall driving by and noting just how sprawling and massive a mountain it is. I had head that the sweeping something was something to behold. So on Saturday 6/12/21, I set out for Moosilauke.... Continue Reading →
6/5/2021 f6/5/2021 My recent sleep issues paid a dividend with an early start today. I was up at 3:15 so I had coffee, got ready, and was driving by 4:00 am. This was to be my second fast and light trip with a 26L pack. It was a pretty hot day so I had extra... Continue Reading →
Kinsmans from Bald Peak - 5/28/21 Day 2 of my overnight trip to the White Mountains of New Hampshire began earlier than I would have liked. Seemed like I was looking at my watch all night, awake. Then my sleep app informed me of very high sleep quality. Didn't seem possible but when I thought... Continue Reading →
May 27, 2021 It had been several weeks since my last 4000 footer hike and I was getting itchy. A good friend of mine had mentioned car camping in the past, I never gave it much thought previously. I decided to take a couple days off and do an overnight. Initially, I was thinking I'd... Continue Reading →
At the junction of A-Z and Mt Tom spur The previous weekend I had planned to do this hike. My weather watching indicated that the winds would average 45 up top and 20 down lower. Coupled with cold air, the wind chills likely didn't leave the negative teens. I've done it before in that weather... Continue Reading →
MSR Revo Explore As I am sure you have gathered I am relatively new to advanced winter hiking. I resisted snowshoes for a long time. I kept reading on Facebook how annoyed hikers were with people not having them and using them. I found this attitude really annoying and still do. For various reasons, including... Continue Reading →
From Pierce, Looking toward Eisenhower Revisit! I attempted this on 2/13/21 and was met with -16 degree air temperatures and post-holing to Eisenhower from Pierce. This time I returned with MSR Reve Explore snowshows. This was my second ascent of Mt Pierce in 2 weeks. I knew what to expect, I thought. I met a... Continue Reading →
Mountain Mike 