Spring hiking 2023
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10M ago
And just like that, it was spring! Sort of. April 8th Eric and I ventured to the Franconia area for the weekend to celebrate his birthday (late!) We had procrastinated since we were both sick, and assumed that by this time we would be well over it.  Ha Ha. Eric was still suffering from a lingering cough (remember. at this point it had been literal WEEKS since coming down sick. I had taken 6 covid tests by this time, and Eric his fair share as well- all negative. So we were not spreading the plague around.) And while Eric was ill, I won the award by coming down with a gross sinus infectio ..read more
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Fall/early winter hiking recap
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1y ago
I'm running a little behind (and since this is round 3, we probably don't need a full blown report for each peak! (unless something is especially exciting)) My sister visited for Thanksgiving, and (briefly) so did winter! We enjoyed a true winter day on Pierce and had a great time showing her one of our favorite 4000 footers.  We tagged Waumbek the second weekend of December and there was a noticeable lack of snow for the majority of the hike. Back to fall conditions, frozen ground, ice, kind of junky. I managed to hook my microspike in my boot badly during this hike and I took a fal ..read more
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And winter returns. #5 Mt. Willey
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1y ago
UGH, after a glorious run, Winter arrived.  The photo gives it away. We decided to tackle Willey for the Fall season. Last winter we tried to do it from this side and the ladders were an icy death waterfall of doom, so we bailed. They were fine this time, the trail was essentially ok (except for the fact that it's one of those trails that nobody talks about, but a good part of it is a steep little skank.) The biggest issue with this day was the COLD. Like real full blown winter bullshit. 24 at the base, 17 at the top. Big winds scheduled for the day so we made it a one peak day, and w ..read more
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And... We begin again. 1-4 of round 3 of the NH48
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1y ago
Why not jump right back into it?? Eric, Ellie and I spent a fabulous weekend in Lincoln, NH for my early birthday. My only requests were a nice airbnb (check) lots of hiking (check) and a trip to White Mountain Wanderer to buy a couple books (check!) We also ate some really adequate tacos (I think the place was called Nachos and it had pretty terrible yelp reviews, but we took a chance and it was absolutely fine. NOT special but it was 65 degrees out, we sat outdoors, and enjoyed our overpriced Mexican, hahah.) We also ate some EXCELLENT coffee and bagels from White Mountain Bagel. Now that w ..read more
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And that's a wrap- #46-48 of round 2 of the NH48, West Bond, Bond and Bondcliffe
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1y ago
Well, we did it!  October 29th was the day and the Bonds were the place to wrap up round 2 of the 48 4000 footers. It was a fabulous day for so many reasons. -PERFECT weather (yes, it was 27 at the start but it was well into the 60's for the majority of the hike, bluebird skies, and NOT a puff of wind!) -Evan joined in -We got to catch a ride with Marlene, who is a fucking legend -We saw people dressed as those blue dudes from Avatar, and (upon seeing their costumes) we could not remember what a "loin cloth" was called, and the phrase "DICK SKIRT" was coined. We fell down laughing ..read more
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Tuckerman's Ravine and Boott Spur with Ellie
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1y ago
Way back this summer, on August 14th, Eric was taking a Wilderness first Aid class at Pinkham Notch. Ellie and I were feeling like it was a good day for a hike, and decided to take a day to hike on the path less traveled.  The plan:  -Tuckerman's Ravine, but only to the ravine. I had never been there, and was curious to stand at the base of it and take a look around.  -then, take the Boott Spur Link -summit Boott Spur -return on the Boott Spur Trail Big Big adventure. We arrived pretty early at a packed Pinkham Notch Visitor's Center, and I was somewhat carsick because Eric h ..read more
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Passaconaway and Whiteface. On two different days. #43 & 44
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1y ago
For whatever reason, we did not feel like cracking out Passaconaway and Whiteface in one fell swoop this time around (probably because it's not really a terrific hike.) (or because we want to see an occasional new trail) (or other, who knows) So, as we do, we headed out for two separate hikes (one for 10 miles, one for 7) instead of just cutting to the chase and grinding out the whole mess in one 11 miler. Logic.  We hiked Passaconaway on the hot and toasty July 4th, came across a wildfire (really) and saw hardly another soul on the trail.  It should be noted that we did not find a ..read more
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The Adams Family
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1y ago
We had the chance to hike with Evan on July 3rd, and instead of dragging him along to slog Owl's head (or similar) we opted for an above treeline adventure on the path less traveled.  The weather was projected to be amazing (yes) and it was a holiday weekend (a big one) so we knew it could be wild if we went with a standard choice.  Appalachia was already jam packed when we drove by, but barely anyone had parked at Lowe's Store. In fact, we only saw one descending hiker until we made it to Thunderstorm Junction.  So for those of you who don't know- The Adams 5 consists of the ..read more
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Mt Washington #42 for round 2 of the NH48
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1y ago
On June 25th we headed off to tag Washington, since it (and Ellie's feet) had eluded us earlier in the season.  As it turned out, it was Race the Cog day- where a few intrepid and crazy fools race the train up the hill.  Basically, we did the same thing. We headed up the Jewell Trail with the hopes of catching the lead pack as they made their way up the crappy cog trail.  It was a lovely day. Warmer than expected (actually hitting 70!) with very little wind.  Surprisingly, we saw no other hikers while making the climb.  Much to our delight- we were indeed a ..read more
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North & Middle Tripyramid: 40 & 41 for round 2 of the NH48
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1y ago
The Tripyramids are a couple hills that don't offer a high bang for your buck value. There is a great deal of work getting to the top, and neither summit is particularly delightful.  This being said, we have hiked these monsters several times. so something keeps us coming back, but who knows what it is.  The majority of this hike, on June 12, may have been one of our better trips up these two dumb mountains. Not the whole hike, but some of it was decent.  I'll admit, it was a nice day and pleasant to be out and about.  We went up Pine Bend Brook trail, as we avoid the ..read more
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