2008 Hiking Log
This year's distance hiked: 218.86 miles (9.12 miles average)
This year's elevation gained: 75738.00 feet (3155.75 feet average)
Dec 06, 2008 : Mt. Moosilauke
| Major peaks: | Moosilauke |
| Trails: | Beaver Brook |
| Distance: | 7.6 miles |
| Elevation gain: | 3274 feet |
| People: | Tim |
Nov 22, 2008 : Mt. Cabot
| Major peaks: | Cabot, Bulge, Horn |
| Trails: | Unknown Pond, Kilkenny Ridge, Horn Side Trail |
| Distance: | 10.36 miles |
| Elevation gain: | 3636 feet |
| People: | Jon, Lon, Tim |
Getting to this hike sure did involve a lot of driving, and then there was a lot more
snow than I was expecting. I did not really enjoy this one.
Oct 04, 2008 - Oct 05, 2008 : Isolation
| Major peaks: | Isolation, Boott Spur, Slide Peak |
| Trails: | Rocky Branch, Isolation, Dry River, Crawford Path, Camel, Davis Path, Glen Boulder |
| Distance: | 20.9 miles |
| Elevation gain: | 7259 feet |
| People: | Tim |
We camped overnight at the shelter far up the Dry River Trail, having hiked over Isolation
earlier in the day. The next day, we went up through Oakes Gulf to Lakes of the Clouds
and then down Glen Boulder. Tim ended up having to run back to get the car.
Sep 20, 2008 : Twins and Guyot
| Major peaks: | North Twin, South Twin, Guyot |
| Trails: | North Twin, North Twin Spur, Twinway |
| Distance: | 15.2 miles |
| Elevation gain: | 4803 feet |
Photo album
Aug 31, 2008 : Carrigain
| Major peaks: | Carrigain |
| Trails: | Signal Ridge, Desolation, Carrigain Notch |
| Distance: | 13.53 miles |
| Elevation gain: | 4137 feet |
Aug 23, 2008 : Jefferson and Adams
| Major peaks: | Jefferson, Adams, Sam Adams, Abigail Adams, Adams 5 |
| Trails: | Castle, Mt. Jefferson Loop, Gulfside, Lowe's Path, Gulfside, Israel Ridge, Perch Path, Israel Ridge, Castle |
| Distance: | 13.35 miles |
| Elevation gain: | 5468 feet |
Photo album
Aug 05, 2008 : Whiteface and Passaconaway
| Major peaks: | Whiteface, Passaconaway |
| Trails: | Blueberry Ledge, Rollins, Dicey's Mill, East Loop, Walden, Dicey's Mill |
| Distance: | 11.7 miles |
| Elevation gain: | 4412 feet |
I came back for the summits I didn’t make only a few days ago. This time I brought bug
spray and more water. It rained most of the day, too.
Photo album
Aug 02, 2008 : Blueberry Ledge
| Trails: | Blueberry Ledge, Blueberry Ledge Cutoff, Blueberry Ledge |
| Distance: | 3.4 miles |
| Elevation gain: | 1010 feet |
It was also very buggy and I didn’t bring bug spray, so I turned around. I also drank
almost all my water just going as far as I did.
Jul 13, 2008 : Owl's Head
| Major peaks: | Owl's Head |
| Trails: | Lincoln Woods, Black Pond, Lincoln Brook, Owl's Head Path, Lincoln Brook, Franconia Brook, Lincoln Woods |
| Distance: | 18.04 miles |
| Elevation gain: | 3368 feet |
| People: | Lon |
Photo album
Jul 12, 2008 : Pack Monadnock
| Major peaks: | Pack Monadnock |
| Trails: | Wapack, Marion Davis |
| Distance: | 2.8 miles |
| Elevation gain: | 900 feet |
Jun 28, 2008 : Northern Presidentials
| Major peaks: | Madison, Jefferson, Clay, Washington |
| Trails: | Valley Way, Brookside, Watson Path, Osgood, Gulfside, Mt. Jefferson Loop, Gulfside, Mt. Clay Loop, Gulfside, Tuckerman Ravine, Lion Head, Tuckerman Ravine |
| Distance: | 14.91 miles |
| Elevation gain: | 7471 feet |
| People: | Jon, Lon, Tim |
I attempted a Presidential Traverse, but was unable to finish due to weather and trying to
make sure other people didn’t get lost. I skipped Adams to catch up, but that only helped
for a little bit. Predicted weather made us have to bail at Washington.
Jun 14, 2008 : Franconia Ridge Complete
| Major peaks: | Flume, Liberty, Little Haystack, Lincoln, Lafayette |
| Trails: | Pemi, Liberty Springs, Flume Slide, Franconia Ridge, Greenleaf, Pemi |
| Distance: | 17.58 miles |
| Elevation gain: | 5803 feet |
| People: | Lon |
May 26, 2008 : Wildcats
| Major peaks: | Wildcat E, Wildcat D, Wildcat C, Wildcat B, Wildcat A |
| Trails: | Lost Pond, Wildcat Ridge, Nineteen Mile Brook |
| Distance: | 9.3 miles |
| Elevation gain: | 3408 feet |
| People: | Andrew, Jon, Tim |
May 10, 2008 : Bonds
| Major peaks: | Bondcliff, Bond, West Bond |
| Trails: | Lincoln Woods, Wilderness, Bondcliff, West Bond Spur |
| Distance: | 22.64 miles |
| Elevation gain: | 5550 feet |
| People: | Joel, Lon, Tim |
Fast out & back to West Bond. There was still plenty of snow in places but it was
all icy or monorail. Snowshoes would not have helped at all.
Mar 22, 2008 : Madison
| Major peaks: | Madison |
| Trails: | Valley Way, Osgood |
| Distance: | 8.67 miles |
| Elevation gain: | 4244 feet |
| People: | Tim |
Very windy and overcast. All other parties turned back at hut. This was another summit
done in winter conditions but just outside of actual winter.
Mar 15, 2008 : Willey Range
| Major peaks: | Field |
| Trails: | Avalon, Willey Range |
| Distance: | 6.8 miles |
| Elevation gain: | 2576 feet |
I turned around just short of the Willey summit due to being solo, having somewhere
to be later in the day, and not being able to find the route in the untracked snow.
Feb 24, 2008 : Osceolas
| Major peaks: | East Osceola, Osceola |
| Trails: | Greely Ponds, Mt. Osceola |
| Distance: | 7.6 miles |
| Elevation gain: | 3232 feet |
| People: | Lon, Tim |
Feb 02, 2008 : Carter Notch Hut
| Trails: | Nineteen Mile Brook |
| Distance: | 7.48 miles |
| Elevation gain: | 2144 feet |
| People: | Lon |
We hiked with a bunch of other people to Carter Notch Hut, where they were
spending the night. Lon and I intended to hike to either Carter Dome or
Wildcat, but we got such a late start and the group was so slow that we
didn’t have time. We ended up running out to the car to beat the sun.
Jan 27, 2008 : Monroe
| Major peaks: | Monroe |
| Trails: | Ammonoosuc Ravine, Crawford Path, Mt. Monroe Loop |
| Distance: | 7 miles |
| Elevation gain: | 3043 feet |
| People: | Lon |
Very fast - beat summer book time