Category: Hiking

• Nelson Rocks: Via Ferrata

  April 11, 2019—West Virginia Nelson Rocks is a rock formation owned and operated by NROCKS Outdoor Adventures. John and I chose to do the Via Ferrata adventure; neither of us had done anything like this before. For the nerds out there: (1) Via Ferrata is Italian for “iron path.” They were created in the Dolomites…

  melissaminery

  July 23, 2022

  Adventure, Hiking

  double fins, Nelson Rocks, NROCKS Outdoor Adventures, via ferrata, West Virginia

• Maine 4,000-footers- Mount Katahdin

  July 4, 2019 This would at once be one of the best and one of the worst hikes of my life up to this point for one simple reason: no-see-ums, a family of flies that gets right in your face and can literally make you want to jump off the mountain. John and I stayed…

  melissaminery

  July 22, 2022

  Adventure, Hiking, Uncategorized

  Baxter Peak, Hamlin Peak, Hamlin Ridge Trail, Helon Taylor Trail, Katahdin, Knife Edge, Northwest Basin Trail, Pamola Peak, Roaring Brook Campground, Saddle Trail

• NH White Mountains – Six Husbands & Sphinx

  July 16, 2022 To finish the Terrifying 25 list, John and I decided to backpack into the Great Gulf Wilderness to camp, ascend Six Husbands trail, summit Mt. Jefferson, and descend the Sphinx trail. The designated site we chose was about three miles into the Great Gulf Wilderness. I was very happy to drop my…

  melissaminery

  July 18, 2022

  Adventure, Hiking

  caves, Great Gulf Wilderness, ladders, Mount Jefferson, Mt. Jefferson Loop, Six Hsbands Trail, Sphinx Trail, talus, Terrifying 25 list