Outdoors & Misc
Started at about 0530. The plan was to do Moosilauke & south peak out and back, come to the junction and take the asquam trail out to waternomee. This is a bushwack i have never done before. Because i have been hiking almost every other day during this october vacation i have taken, i was…
Started around 0600. It was fairly warm compared to other time i have been in the cog parking lot. The forcast for the summit was a high of low 40s. I dont remember the low but i recall it being nominal with skin covered. When i do washington, which i do frequently i just make…
Started from Ferncroft at a bit past 0730 with my partner. Started a bit later knowing that there would be precipitation overnight into the early morning, & that the skies were not supposed to clear until around 11am or 12pm. Carried traction as it is now wintery at, above, or around 4000 feet. Going up…
Started this hike around 0545. Wasnt sure about traction so it took a ride. The forcast indicated rain the night before and then a forcast at ~3500ft in the area was 34(F). To me this means ice at high summits. This would end up being correct but not as cut and dry as yes or…
The night prior to this event we stayed at Notch Hostel in Lincoln. Unfortunately there was a person who was a heavy snorer. I had swimmer’s ear plugs in as well as a fan directly next to me. It didnt matter. The next morning we started at 0530. The temperature was 37(F). The small group…
Decided to car camp at Wildwood campground the night before. Total number of hours in bed was enough, quality of sleep was trash. I went to bed too early as it was raining when i arrived and felt trapped in the car with rain. The hike started just before 0500 and the trail was thoroughly…
Started from 19 mile brook at 0630 after sleeping in a car camping setup the night before at Barnes Field Campground (poorly). My partner & I were leading an AMC NH Chapter young member’s event there. The weather forecast for the weekend was unstable at best in terms of precipitation predicted for the area due…
Stayed in Gorham the night before. It got down to just about 40 overnight, & as the morning continued it continued to drop to about 38. Perfect summer day in my opinion. Headed up airline just before 0500. This was uneventful in the dark. Not having hiked in about two weeks i felt clumsy compared…
Stayed in Littleton as i was feeling less than motivated. Heading up & staying in the area the night before is a sure way to make sure i fulfill my goal sometimes. It also shaves a great deal of time off of my hike day, is safer driving wise, etc. Started the hike just before…
Started the hike just before 0600 after a 2 hour and change drive. Prior to this hike we had completed acclimating at around 8000 feet by staying three nights in Mammoth Lakes CA. This would prove to have been an excellent choice. We had done hikes before this up to 12400 & 13400 feet &…
I think we started this hike just before 6am. The drive was just under 40 minutes from Mammoth Lakes. We relocated to that area because it sits around 8000 feet (my garmin indicates where we are staying on the mountain is at 8227 feet). This would end up massively helping with the altitude sickness symptoms…
My partner and i started this hike a bit after 530 (dont remember exactly). This hike was right outside of Bishop CA where we stayed. The starting elevation was around 9300 feet. Unlike the hike we did before the trail on this hike was of excellent quality all the way up to the base of…
Left Reno around 530 am to get to Mono Village parking lot with my partner. The drive took about 2.5 hours. This would end up being a very long day. My brain is still a bit fried, but we started at about 0800. The start of the hike was great with easy switchbacks. Eventually we…
Woke up around 3am local to drive the 1.5 hours to the trailhead. Reports were that the forest service road to the trailhead had such a bad road right at the start that only vehicles with great clearance would be able to make it. This was very true. This would be the worst part of…
Had a rough air travel experience that resulted in me having a 25 hour day of travel then sleeping like piss at a questionable hotel. I think saying i got four hours of sleep would be generous. Anyway…. this hike was 30ish minutes from where i am staying in Reno. I noticed the trail reports…
Woke up just after 0300 & headed to cumberland farms for hot water to prep my tea for the morning. I was staying with friends that were starting a hike later so i left the motel we were staying at with all my crap & got myself ready for the morning in my vehicle. My…
Started from Joe Dodge Lodge parking lot at 0445 after a short drive from Conway. As the sun came up the bugs came out & it became humid. No other people in the ravine aside from two climbers taking a climbing route. At one point the vegetation covered blazes for the ravine trail route. I…
Slept poorly and woke up early enough to leave southern NH around 3am. Arrived and was moving by 0500 at cog hiker parking area. Got up to Jefferson over clay in short order though my calves and achilles began to get pretty tight. Hit some vitamin I & slowed my pace a bit. After tagging…
Woke up after not sleeping well multiple nights in a row, but had all my gear packed & food prepared for my planned effort & already took the day off from work. Unfortnately The whole day i ended up feeling off after not fully recovering from a presidential traverse last weekend (achilles/knees/feet), sleeping poorly, etc.…
Friday night stayed in Gorham at Top Notch Inn. Made the reservation Wednesday night after watching the weather forecast stabilize a bit. Even the morning of the traverse the winds were predicted by MWOBS/NOAA to be 45 MPH sustained on Washington with gusts up to 55 MPH. This was wrong, i dont know what the…