In New Hampshire, peak baggers try to summit all 48 of the peaks over 4,000 feet, often “bagging”several in one day. We bagged our first on Moosilauke, and two more yesterday on Kinsman. Today we bagged 3 peaks: Mount Lincoln (5089), Mount Lafayette (5263), and Mount Garfield (4458). As we travelled along the Franconia Ridge, … Read More “Day 153: Peak Bagging” »
Month: August 2016
Today we started the day with a 2,000 foot climb up Kinsman Mountain, which has 2 peaks, both over 4,000 feet in elevation. The climb up was the most technical section we have experienced on the trail so far, and the route down was similar. We dropped back down to 1,400 feet elevation only to … Read More “Day 152: Kinsman Mountain” »
Only 380 miles to go! Today we hit the trail with loaded packs and went over Wolf Mountain. This terrain is rough! All day we were negotiating with boulders, mud fields (I think this is where Atreyu’s horse died in The Never Ending Story), exposed tree roots, and abrupt ups and downs. Our place has … Read More “Day 151: 1800 Miles” »
It was supposed to rain in the night and early morning, but we lucked out a little bit. We got up early and packed up while it was still dry out. It began to drizzle as we were finishing breakfast, around 7am. We had a long climb up the mountain and it rained most of … Read More “Day 150: Mount Moosilauke” »
We shared the summit last night with 2 stray Great Danes, who seemed to be running up and down the trail. They turned out to be lost, there was a sign a few miles north, so we eventually got in touch with the owners to let them know their dogs are OK and where we … Read More “Day 149: White Mountain National Forest” »
The great weather has continued today, and we got some great views. The first half of the day we climbed 2400 feet up Smarts Mountain. There was a fire tower at the summit, and we enjoyed the views and ate lunch before heading down that mountain and up the next one: Mount Cube. This one … Read More “Day 148: Mount Cube” »
We woke up early this morning and Johnny drove us back to Hanover, where we got a croissant from the bakery before finishing the walk through town and heading back to the woods. We walked just under 17 miles today, and felt every bit of it after four days off. Luckily the weather was nice … Read More “Day 147: Moose Mountain” »
What an awesome time we’ve had the past few days in Silver Lake, New Hampshire. On Friday, my Dad and his friend Johnny picked us up in Hanover and took us to Johnny’s cabin, a summer home built in the late 1800s that has been in his wife’s family for several generations. Aside from plenty … Read More “Days 143-146: Mount Washington Valley” »
This morning we entered state #13! We’re excited but cautious as my knee still needs rest, but it seems to have slightly improved so I’m still optimistic. We’re staying here tonight and tomorrow morning my Dad is coming to meet us while we have a couple rest days. Our friends will hike on without us, … Read More “Day 142: Hanover” »
The scenery has already begun to change as we leave the Green Mountains. We passed what is supposed to be the last on-trail deli, meaning we are headed for more remote scenery. We stopped at a trail angel’s house in the evening and were fed pasta and soda before going another 5 miles to the … Read More “Day 141: Last Day in Vermont” »