| Hiking Log
"Rise free from care before dawn, and seek adventures." |
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| Date | Mountain | Location | Eleva | Weather | Comments |
| 05/30/09 | Mt. Moosilauke | Woodstock, NH | 4802 | Partly Cloudy, Passing sprinkles, 70s base 40s summit | Gorge Brook Trail to summit, Carriage Trail to Snapper Trail. |
| 8/08/08 | Crocker South Crocker |
Bigelow, ME | 4228 4050 | Overcast, intermittent rain, 60s | Caribou Valley Rd to Appalachian Trail |
| 8/02/08 | Whiteface East Sleeper |
Waterville Valley, NH | 4020 3840 | Mostly Cloudy, Humid, 80s | Blueberry Ledge to Kate Sleeper return via Blueberry Ledge Cutoff |
| 6/21/08 | Lafayette Lincoln |
Franconia, NH | 5260 5089 | Partly Cloudy, 50s at Summit. | Falling Waters Trail to Ridge Trail return via Old Bridle Path. |
| 6/8/08 | Scar Ridge West Scar Ridge Mid |
Lincoln, NH | 3774 3500 |
Hazy, hot, humid, 90s, no wind | Little East Pond Tr. to Little East Pond then Bushwhack |
| 10/21/07 | Mt. Moosilauke | Woodstock, NH | 4802 | Crystal Clear, 30 MPH at summit, high 60s base, 40s summit | Beaver Brook Trail to Benton Trail to summit and return. |
| 7/22/07 | Morgan Percival |
Holderness, NH |
2220 2212 |
Sunny 80's | Up Morgan across via Crawford-Ridgepole and down Percival. |
| 6/16/07 | Mansfield | Stowe, VT | 4393 | Sunny 80's | Hell Brook to Long, Subway, South Link and Haselton. |
| 5/5/07 | Old Speck | Grafton, ME | 4170 | Sunny, partly cloudy, 10-15 mph summit | Eyebrow Trail to Old Speck Trail, return via Old Speck Trail. |
| 3/31/07 | Abraham | Lincoln, VT | 4006 | Sunny, clear, calm, 30's | Lincoln Gap Road to Long Trail North and return. |
| 3/25/07 | Ellen | Bristol, VT | 4083 | Sunny, clear, calm, 30's | Jerusalem Trail to Long Trail and back. |
| 3/10/07 | Killington | Rutland, VT | 4241 | Mostly cloudy, 30's, freezing rain on summit | Bucklin Trail up and back. |
| 11/25/06 | Camel's Hump | Waterbury, VT | 4083 | Sunny, 30's, 10-15 mph wind on summit | Monroe to Dean to Long Trail, over summit to Alpine, return via Monroe. |
| 10/14/06 | Washington Monroe |
Sargents Purchase, NH | 6288 5372 |
Sunny, 30's base, 20's and some wind on summits. | Ammonoosuc Ravine Trail to Crawford Path to Clay Loop to Jewel Trail. |
| 9/30/06 | Adams Madison |
Randolph, NH | 5774 5367 |
Partly cloudy, 50's base in AM. low 30s with 5-10 mph breeze on summits. | Valley Way to Scar Trail to Air Line, Gulfside to Madison, return via Valley Way and Brookside Trail. |
| 9/16/06 | Jefferson | North Presidential Range, NH | 5712 | 60's Overcast AM, 70's and clear summit | Caps Ridge Trail and return. |
| 9/10/06 | Isolation | Cutts Grant Township | 4004 | 60s, calm AM, thunderstorms PM | Glen Boulder Trail to Davis Path, return via Isolation trail to Rocky Branch Trail. |
| 9/05/06 | Waumbek Star King |
Jefferson, NH | 4006 3904? |
60s, summit in clouds. | Round Trip via Star King Trail. |
| 9/04/06 | Cannon NE Cannon Ball North Kinsman South Kinsman |
Franconia, NH | 4100 3769 4293 4358 |
Off and on drizzle, low 50's summits | Pemi Trail from Lafayette Camp Ground to Kinsman Ridge Trail, return via Fishin' Jimmy Trail. |
| 8/26/06 | Flume Liberty |
Lincoln, NH | 4328 4459 |
70's base 60s summit, calm, mostly sunny | Flume Slide Trail to Franconia Ridge Trail, return via Liberty Springs Trail. |
| 8/19/06 | Cabot The Bulge |
Kilkenny, NH | 4170 3950 |
Overcast 60s calm | Unknown Pond Trail to Kilkenny Ridge and return. |
| 7/29/06 | Carrigain | Lincoln, NH | 4700 | Sunny, 80s Humid | Signal Ridge Trail, up and back. |
| 7/22/06 | Middle Carter South Carter Carter Dome Wildcat Wildcat D |
Bean's Purchase Township, NH Jackson, NH |
4610 4430 4832 4422 4070 |
Overcast 70's in AM, rain afternoon | North Imp to Carter-Moriah Trail. Wildcat Ridge Trail to Polecat Ski Trail. |
| 7/16/06 | Owl's Head | Lincoln, NH | 4025 | Sunny, 80's, 80% Humidty | Lincoln Woods Trail to Lincoln Brook Trail to Owl'd Head slide and return. |
| 7/09/06 | Moriah | Gorham, NH | 4049 | Sunny, 80s at Summit. Hot, humid. | Carter-Moriah Trail to summit and return. |
| 7/1/06 7/2/06 |
Garfield Galehead South Twin North Twin Mt. Guyout Mt. Bond Bondcliff West Bond |
Lincoln, NH Franconia, NH Franconia, NH Bethlemhem, NH Lincoln, NH |
4500 4024 4902 4761 4580 4698 4265 4540 |
Sunny with clouds AM, Rain on South Twin, clearing later, foggy AM. | Gale River Trail to Garfield Ridge Trail to N. Twin Spur and back to Twinway to Bondcliff Trail. Overnite at Guyout Campsite. Return same way. |
| 6/25/06 | Hale Zealand |
Bethlehem, NH Lincoln, NH |
4054 4260 | Sunny AM, Cloudy PM, 70s, some sprinkles. | Hale Brook Trail to Lend-A-Hand. From the Hut up and back via Twinway, return via Zealand Trail. |
| 6/18/06 | Lafayette Lincoln |
Franconia, NH | 5260 5089 | Mostly Sunny, 80s at Summit. Hazy, hot, humid. | Falling Waters Trail to Ridge Trail return via Old Bridle Path. |
| 6/11/06 | N. Tripyramid M. Tripyramid |
Watterville V., NH | 4180 4140 |
Mostly Cloudy, Low 60s base, Summits above ceiling, 40s. Light Breeze | Livermore Trail to North Slide (very steep and slippery) Down South Slide (very loose). |
| 5/28/06 | Mt Hancock South Hancock |
Lincoln, NH | 4420 4319 | Clear, calm, high 70's | Hancock Notch to the loop. Very steep. Crowded. |
| 5/6/06 | Mt. Tom Mt. Field Mt. Willey Mt. Avalon |
Bethlehem, NH | 4051 4340 4285 3442 |
Mostly cloudy, 50's - 60's, light breeze, rain at end | Avalon Trail to A-Z Trail to Mt. Tom. Then Willey Ridge trail to Mt. Field and Mt. Willey. Return via Avalon trail to Mt. Avalon. Great views on Willey. Underwear man at A-Z/Avalon intersection. |
| 4/29/06 | Mt. Tecumseh Osceola East Osceola |
Watterville Valley, NH | 4003 4340 4156 |
Sunny + Clear, 50's - 60's Calm | Start Watterville Valley Ski Area, over Tecumseh and down to Tripoli Road. Walk to Osceola Trailhead. Up Osceola and over to East O. Descending East O very icey. |
| 4/22/06 | Mt. Webster Mt. Jackson Mt. Pierce Mt. Eisenhower |
Crawford Notch | 3910 4052 4310 4780 | Partly Cloudy, 50's at base 30' Summit. Very Windy on Summits. | Webster Jackson Trail to Summit of Webster, then Webster Cliff Trail across to Jackson and Pierce, Crawford Path to Eisenhower. Return by Edmands path and Mt. Clinton Road. |
| 4/16/06 | Mt. Whiteface Passaconaway |
Waterville Valley, NH | 4020 4043 | Sunny, 50's at trailhead. Snow squals and 30's at Summit | Blueberry Ledge Trail to Whiteface Summit, Rollins to Dicey Mill Trail to Passaconaway Summit. Return via Dicey Mills Trail. |
| 4/9/06 | Mt. Moosilauke | Woodstock, NH | 4802 | Crystal Clear, 20 MPH at summit, high 40s base, 20s summit | Ravine Rd closed, Started at 118, Took Gorge Brook Trail after Lodge, Carriage Trail to South Peak then to Snapper. |
| 4/1/06 | Mt. Monadnock | Jaffrey, NH | 3165 | Mostly Cloudy, 10-15, Mid Forties | Visitor Center, up White Cross to Smith Connecting to Amphitheater (great views) to Summit Trail, Return via Red Spot Trail (very steep). |
| 3/24/06 | Mt. Greylock | Pittsfield, MA | 3491 | Mostly Cloudy, Calm, Low Thirties | Visitor Center to Northrup Trail, up Jones Nose to Appalachian Trail to Summit, return via Rockwell Road. |
| 3/18/06 | Blue Hills | Milton, MA | 635 | Partly Cloudy, Light winds, Mid forties | Trailside Museum to Border Path, Jefferies Trail to Hancock Hill, to Skyline Trail to Tucker Hill and back to Great Blue Hill. |
| All photos before 01JUL06 taken with a Canon Powershot G2. All photos taken from 09JUL06 to 21OCT07 taken with a Canon Powershot SD700 IS. All photos taken from 21JUN08 to present taken with a Canon Powershot SD890 IS. |
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