Tag: Hiking
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La Plata Peak – Colorado
Northwest Ridge Tuesday, July 8, 2025 La Plata Peak is the fifth tallest mountain in Colorado and is located in the Sawatch Range, not too far from Mt. Elbert. The weather forecast was ideal: no chance of rain/thunderstorms; in fact, there were no clouds in the sky, and it was a bluebird day. I thought…
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Huron Peak – Colorado
Northwest Slope Sunday, July 6, 2025 Oh my goodness, this was one of the prettiest hikes I’ve ever done. The forecast was perfect, so we slept in; no 4 AM wake-up for us! Actually, we went to bed not knowing if we were going to hike at all on this day because it would be…
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Mt. Elbert – Colorado
Northeast Ridge Saturday, July 5, 2025 Mt. Elbert is the highest mountain in Colorado at 14,438′. We hiked this with friends on a gorgeous Saturday with an ideal weather forecast. They stayed at Mt. Elbert campground; we had an hour-an-a-half drive, so we left at 4:30 AM to meet them at 6:00 AM. It was…
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Mt. Sherman – Colorado
Southwest Ridge July 4, 2025 This was a type-2 fun day… Mt. Sherman is part of the Mosquito Range in central-ish Colorado about 10 miles west of Fairplay. We decided on this mountain because we needed something relatively short and easy to get us acclimated to the altitude. Plus, we were hiking Mt. Elbert the…
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White Mountains, NH
Owl’s Head– via Black Pond “bushwhack,” up the slide and down Brutus bushwhack Owl’s Head is number 43/48 of the 4,000 footers in the white mountains of NH. It’s not a favorite of many; I can’t think of a single person. But, for those working on a list, ya gotta do it. Here’s one option…
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White Mountains, NH
Wildcat D, Wildcat, Carter Dome, South Carter, and Middle Carter Saturday, June 21, 2025 Finally, a nice Saturday in New Hampshire! John and I wanted these five mountains but didn’t want to take two cars to spot, ride our bikes on Route 16, try to hitchhike, or do a 3-mile road walk. Instead, I dropped…
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Adirondack Mountains
Phelps Mountain and Table Top Mountain When John and I booked our accommodations for a trip to the Adirondacks (staying in Lake Placid) for Memorial Day weekend 2025, it was abnormally hot in New Hampshire. Turns out that for our 3-day weekend, we’d be dealing with a nor’easter bringing needed rain, but annoying hiking conditions.…
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Adventuring with Mel and John 