Tag: nature
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Colorado 14-ers – Grays Peak & Torreys Peak-
Monday, July 13, 2026 John and I had read enough about the road conditions up to the Grays Peak Trailhead that we knew would be parking in the lower lot and walking the 3 miles up the 4×4 road. We woke up at 3:45am, and were out the door by 4:20, at the lower lot…
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Adventuring with Mel and John 