2010 Hiking Log
This year's distance hiked: 325.05 miles (10.16 miles average)
This year's elevation gained: 115878.00 feet (3621.19 feet average)
Dec 30, 2010 : Moriah
| Major peaks: | Surprise, Moriah |
| Trails: | Carter-Moriah |
| Distance: | 9.04 miles |
| Elevation gain: | 3596 feet |
| People: | Lon, Tim |
I didn’t think I would be able to make it, but on the next-to-last day of the year we got
up Moriah. The trail breaking was epic following a big storm but luckily there was another
group of five or six people that helped. This completes my single-year round.
Dec 18, 2010 : Carter Dome and Wildcats
| Major peaks: | Carter Dome, Wildcat A, Wildcat B, Wildcat C, Wildcat D |
| Trails: | Nineteen Mile Brook, Carter Dome, Carter-Moriah, Wildcat Ridge |
| Distance: | 11.9 miles |
| Elevation gain: | 5159 feet |
| People: | Tim |
Running out of time in the year. Because I hadn’t done Carter Dome back in the
winter, I had to do it today along with all the Wildcats. Going down and back up
the notch was tough, as were all the bumps along the Wildcat ridge. We came down
ski trails and then had to hike back along the road.
Dec 11, 2010 : Waumbek
| Major peaks: | Starr King, Waumbek |
| Trails: | Starr King |
| Distance: | 7.2 miles |
| Elevation gain: | 2917 feet |
Nov 25, 2010 : Mt. Moosilauke
| Major peaks: | Moosilauke |
| Trails: | Benton |
| Distance: | 7.2 miles |
| Elevation gain: | 3204 feet |
No snow until just before Beaver Brook jct. Another Thanksgiving Day hike while Sarah
was at work. Good thing I did this one, too, as Irene would make access to this trail
much harder the next year.
Nov 13, 2010 : Isolation
| Major peaks: | Slide Peak, North Isolation, Isolation |
| Trails: | Glen Boulder, Davis Path, Isolation, Rocky Branch |
| Distance: | 13.34 miles |
| Elevation gain: | 4265 feet |
| People: | Rik |
Oct 26, 2010 : Tuckerman Ravine
| Major peaks: | Washington, Boott Spur |
| Trails: | Tuckerman Ravine, Lion Head, Tuckerman Ravine, Crawford Path, Davis Path, Boott Spur, Tuckerman Ravine |
| Distance: | 9.83 miles |
| Elevation gain: | 4654 feet |
Sarah waited down at Pinkham Notch while I did this hike as quickly as I could. I wanted to
do a little extra redlining by hiking over to Raymond Path, but the river crossing on
Huntington Ravine was impassable.
Oct 17, 2010 : Mt. Cabot
| Major peaks: | Cabot, Bulge, Horn |
| Trails: | York Pond, Bunnell Notch, Kilkenny Ridge, Unknown Pond |
| Distance: | 11.4 miles |
| Elevation gain: | 3577 feet |
Saw first snow of the year near Cabot Cabin
Oct 09, 2010 : Galehead and Garfield
| Major peaks: | Galehead, Garfield |
| Trails: | Gale River, Garfield Ridge, Frost, Garfield Ridge, Garfield |
| Distance: | 13.96 miles |
| Elevation gain: | 4425 feet |
| People: | Tim |
Oct 03, 2010 : Mt. Potash
| Major peaks: | Potash |
| Trails: | Saco Lake, Crawford Path, Crawford Cliff Spur, Around-the-Lake, Red Bench, Downes Brook, Mt. Potash |
| Distance: | 7.36 miles |
| Elevation gain: | 2443 feet |
| People: | Sarah |
Photo album
Sep 26, 2010 : Pack Monadnock
| Major peaks: | Pack Monadnock |
| Trails: | Wapack, Marion Davis |
| Distance: | 2.8 miles |
| Elevation gain: | 900 feet |
| People: | Linda, Lon |
Sep 11, 2010 : Carrigain
| Major peaks: | Carrigain |
| Trails: | Signal Ridge |
| Distance: | 10 miles |
| Elevation gain: | 3642 feet |
| People: | Rik |
Sep 03, 2010 : Bonds and Zealand
| Major peaks: | Bondcliff, Bond, West Bond, Zealand |
| Trails: | Lincoln Woods, Wilderness, Bondcliff, West Bond Spur, Guyot Spur, Bondcliff, Twinway, Zealand |
| Distance: | 19.9 miles |
| Elevation gain: | 5576 feet |
| People: | Lon, Tim, Sarah B. |
Aug 21, 2010 : Mt. Jefferson
| Major peaks: | Jefferson |
| Trails: | Caps Ridge, Castle, The Link, Caps Ridge |
| Distance: | 5.6 miles |
| Elevation gain: | 2905 feet |
| People: | Rik |
This is a fun loop, though The Link is very rough.
Aug 14, 2010 : Owl's Head
| Major peaks: | Owl's Head |
| Trails: | Lincoln Woods, Franconia Brook, Lincoln Brook, Owl's Head Path |
| Distance: | 18.04 miles |
| Elevation gain: | 3368 feet |
Aug 08, 2010 : Madison and Adams
| Major peaks: | Madison, Adams |
| Trails: | Howker Ridge, Osgood, Gulfside, Airline, Gulfside, Lowe's Path, Israel Ridge Path, Gray Knob, Hinks, Spur, Randolph Path |
| Distance: | 12.52 miles |
| Elevation gain: | 5735 feet |
Got a late start, wanted to go for Jefferson too.
Jul 24, 2010 : Whiteface and Passaconaway
| Major peaks: | Whiteface, Passaconaway |
| Trails: | Dicey's Mill, Tom Wiggin, Blueberry Ledge, Rollins, Dicey's Mill |
| Distance: | 11.7 miles |
| Elevation gain: | 4242 feet |
| People: | Rik |
Jul 15, 2010 : Willey Range
| Major peaks: | Willey, Field, Tom |
| Trails: | Ethan Pond, Willey Range, Mt. Tom Spur, A-Z, Avalon, Beecher Pearl Cascades Loop, Avalon |
| Distance: | 8.55 miles |
| Elevation gain: | 3783 feet |
Lots of ladders on Willey Range south of Willey
Jul 03, 2010 : Pierce, Jackson, and Webster
| Major peaks: | Pierce, Jackson, Webster |
| Trails: | Webster Cliff, Saco River, Dry River, Mt. Clinton, Webster Cliff |
| Distance: | 15.3 miles |
| Elevation gain: | 5056 feet |
| People: | Lon |
Mt. Clinton trail is slow, wild, and interesting.
Jun 19, 2010 : Kinsmans
| Major peaks: | North Kinsman, South Kinsman |
| Trails: | Whitehouse, Cascade Brook, Kinsman Pond, Kinsman Ridge, Fishin' Jimmy, Cascade Brook, Basin Cascades, Whitehouse |
| Distance: | 14.32 miles |
| Elevation gain: | 3967 feet |
It was very humid, especially down in the forest along Cascade Brook and Kinsman Pond.
May 29, 2010 : Osceolas
| Major peaks: | Osceola, East Osceola |
| Trails: | Mt. Osceola |
| Distance: | 8.4 miles |
| Elevation gain: | 3186 feet |
| People: | Jay, Rik |
May 22, 2010 : Southern Presidentials
| Major peaks: | Little Monroe, Monroe, Franklin, Eisenhower |
| Trails: | Edmands Path, Crawford Path, Mt. Monroe Loop, Crawford Path, Mt. Eisenhower Loop, Crawford Path, Edmands Path |
| Distance: | 11.34 miles |
| Elevation gain: | 4448 feet |
| People: | Rik |
May 09, 2010 : Pack Monadnock
| Major peaks: | Pack Monadnock |
| Trails: | Wapack, Marion Davis |
| Distance: | 2.8 miles |
| Elevation gain: | 900 feet |
| People: | Linda, Lon, Rik, Sarah |
May 01, 2010 : Mt. Liberty
| Major peaks: | Liberty |
| Trails: | Whitehouse, Liberty Spring, Franconia Ridge |
| Distance: | 7.86 miles |
| Elevation gain: | 3238 feet |
Last snow of the year
Apr 24, 2010 : Hancocks Loop
| Major peaks: | Hancock, South Hancock |
| Trails: | Hancock Notch, Cedar Brook, Hancock Loop |
| Distance: | 9.6 miles |
| Elevation gain: | 3601 feet |
| People: | Rik |
Apr 11, 2010 : Tripyramids
| Major peaks: | North Tripyramid, Middle Tripyramid |
| Trails: | Pine Bend Brook, Mt. Tripyramid |
| Distance: | 9.6 miles |
| Elevation gain: | 3483 feet |
| People: | Lon |
Lots of snow still on the Pine Bend Brook Trail, which gets very steep as it goes up
into its ravine.
Mar 27, 2010 : Mt. Hale
| Major peaks: | Hale |
| Trails: | North Twin, Firewarden's |
| Distance: | 9 miles |
| Elevation gain: | 2550 feet |
| People: | Rik |
Firewarden’s Trail is a little tough to follow around the bump north of Hale
Mar 13, 2010 : Carters
| Major peaks: | South Carter, Middle Carter, Lethe, North Carter |
| Trails: | Nineteen Mile Brook, Carter Dome, Carter-Moriah, North Carter, Imp |
| Distance: | 13.32 miles |
| Elevation gain: | 4591 feet |
| People: | Tim |
At the ridge, Tim turned right for Carter Dome and I turned left for South and Middle Carter.
The trail was unbroken much of the way which made it pretty hard to follow. I went all the
way to North Carter, saw the giant drop, and turned around. I found the trail down on the
way back and waited for Tim. Skipping Carter Dome would make for a much harder hike later
in the year.
Mar 06, 2010 : Franconia Ridge Loop
| Major peaks: | Little Haystack, Lincoln, Lafayette |
| Trails: | Falling Waters, Franconia Ridge, Greenleaf, Old Bridle Path |
| Distance: | 8.9 miles |
| Elevation gain: | 4154 feet |
| People: | Lon, Rik |
Feb 28, 2010 : Mt. Flume
| Major peaks: | Flume |
| Trails: | Lincoln Woods, Osseo, Franconia Ridge |
| Distance: | 11.16 miles |
| Elevation gain: | 3415 feet |
| People: | Tim |
Cold and lots of trail breaking today. I was really not into this hike.
Feb 06, 2010 : Twins
| Major peaks: | North Twin, South Twin |
| Trails: | North Twin, North Twin Spur |
| Distance: | 11.2 miles |
| Elevation gain: | 3860 feet |
| People: | Tim |
Jan 31, 2010 : Cannon
| Major peaks: | Cannon |
| Trails: | Lonesome Lake, Dodge Cutoff, Hi-Cannon |
| Distance: | 5.88 miles |
| Elevation gain: | 2585 feet |
Jan 17, 2010 : Mt. Tecumseh
| Major peaks: | Tecumseh |
| Trails: | Mt. Tecumseh, Sosman |
| Distance: | 6.03 miles |
| Elevation gain: | 2453 feet |
My first hike in my effort to climb all 4000’ers in a single year.