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• NH White Mountains – Mount Washington via Huntington Ravine

  Saturday, September 12, 2026 John and I both needed Mount Washington for our second Grid in September. We waited for a good forecast, and we weren’t disappointed. In fact, we couldn’t have asked for better weather to go up Washington, especially the route we wanted to take. It had been years since we’d hiked Washington…

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  September 13, 2026

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  4000 footers, Adventure, Boott Spur Trail, Hiking, Huntington Ravine, Huntington Ravine Trail, Lion’s Head Trail, mountains, Mt. Washington, nature, New Hampshire, travel, Tuckerman Ravine

• NH White Mountains – Mount Isolation via Ammonoosuc Ravine Trail

  Saturday, August 22, 2026 We needed a more interesting way to get to Mount Isolation. Typically, hikers will head up and down the Rocky Branch Trail. Some will take the Glen Boulder Trail for more elevation gain and a spectacular view above treeline. We chose to start at the Ammonoosuc Ravine Trail to avoid driving…

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  September 8, 2026

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  4000 footers, Adventure, Ammonoosuc Trail, Davis Path, Hiking, Mount Isolation, Mount Washington, mountains, nature, New Hampshire, travel

• Adirondacks – Whiteface & Esther

  Saturday, August 15, 2026 Since this was the third day in a row of hiking in the Adirondacks, we wanted a hike with less miles and decided on Whiteface and Esther. We went to bed Friday night with the plan of waking early to get a spot at the SUNY Atmospheric Sciences Research Center, where…

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  August 30, 2026

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  Adventure, Hiking, nature, travel

• Adirondacks – Algonquin, Iroquois & Wright

  Friday, August 14, 2026 We waited behind a car at the gate to the Adirondack LOJ lot. The attendant in the booth was on the walkie, and we were sure that we were out of luck. We were relieved when we drove up that there were still spaces available, though not in lot #1. It…

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  August 20, 2026

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  4000 footers, 46-ers, Adirondacks, Adventure, Algonquin, Hiking, Iroquois, mountains, nature, New York, outdoors, travel, Wright

• Adirondack Mountains – Colden

  Thursday, August 13, 2026 I’m nearing the end of my summer break, so John took a few days off for a trip to the Adirondacks. We’re SLOWLY working on the 46 mountains over 4,000 feet in New York. We started our trip with 6 under our belts. By the time we made our way home,…

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  August 18, 2026

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  4000 footers, Adirondacks, Adventure, Colden, Hiking, mountains, nature, New York, travel

• Wyoming 2026

  Four days in Wyoming with Aspen, exploring Grand Teton National Park and Yellowstone National Park. Day 1: Surprise and Amphitheater Lakes – Grand Teton National Park Wildlife Our original plan for the day was to ascend Disappointment Peak, accessed on the other side of Amphitheater Lake. We started going up the narrow gravel path until…

  melissaminery

  August 11, 2026

  Adventure, Hiking, National Parks, Travels, Uncategorized

  Amphitheater Lake, Blacktail Butte, Grand Teton National Park, Hiking, Lupine Meadows trail, National Parks, Surprise Lake, travel, wyoming, yellowstone, Yellowstone National Park

• NH White Mountains – N. & S. Kinsman & Cannon

  Saturday, August 1, 2026 John and I are ticking off 4,000-footers for our second GRID. Since I don’t need any for August, it was his choice. He decided on North and South Kinsman and Cannon by going over the Cannonballs. We easily got a spot in the southbound parking lot for the Basin at 8:45AM;…

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  August 5, 2026

  Adventure, Hiking, New Hampshire, Uncategorized

  4, 4000 footers, Adventure, backpacking, Cannon Mountain, Cannonballs, Hiking, mountains, nature, New Hampshire, North Kinsman, South Kinsman, travel, waterfalls, White mountains

• NH White Mountains: Adams and Madison via Great Gully

  Saturday, July 25, 2026 This was John and my first hike in the whites since returning from Colorado’s 14-ers, and we were curious to see how we’d do with more oxygen. The weather forecast was ideal for a hike in the northern presidentials: mostly sunny and light winds. Deciding on Adams and Madison was simple.…

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  July 30, 2026

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  4000 footers, Adventure, Airline Trail, Appalachian Trail, Great Gully Trail, Hiking, mountains, Mt. Adams, Mt. Madison, nature, New Hampshire, the “Subway”, travel, White mountains

• Colorado 14-ers – Mt. Bierstadt & Mt. Blue Sky

  Saturday, July 18, 2026 We knew this was going to be a hard day. It started with getting up at 3:15am. Since we stayed in Georgetown, the drive to the trailhead at the Guanella Pass was about 30 minutes. We went straight to the upper parking lot, not even looking to see if we could…

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  July 26, 2026

  14-ers, 14000 footers, Adventure, Colorado, Hiking, Mt. Bierstadt, Mt. Blue Sky, Sawtooth, Travels, Uncategorized, willows

  14000 footers, 14ers, Adventure, class-3 hiking, Colorado, Hiking, mountains, Mt. Bierstadt, Mt. Bluesky, nature, the Sawtooth, travel

• Colorado 13-ers: Father Dyer Peak- Crystal Peak -Peak 10

  Wednesday, July 15, 2026 Background: John and I are planning to hike as many of the 14,000 foot mountains in Colorado as we feel comfortable doing, knowing that we probably won’t be hiking Little Bear Peak, Pyramid Peak, and Capitol Peak – each of them class 4 – based on beta gleaned from books, blogs,…

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  July 22, 2026

  Adventure, Hiking, Travels, Uncategorized

  13ers, Adventure, Breckenridge, Colorado, Crystal Peak, Father Dyer Peak, Hiking, mountains, nature, Peak 10, travel