2012 Hiking Log
This year's distance hiked: 307.15 miles (10.24 miles average)
This year's elevation gained: 101000.00 feet (3366.67 feet average)
Dec 23, 2012 : Owl's Head
| Major peaks: | Owl's Head |
| Trails: | Lincoln Woods, Franconia Brook, Brutus bushwhack, Owl's Head Path, Franconia Brook, Black Pond bushwhack, Black |
| Distance: | 17 miles |
| Elevation gain: | 3102 feet |
| People: | Tim |
Used microspikes the whole day. Won’t go back to Owl’s Head (probably).
Nov 22, 2012 : Mt. Adams
| Major peaks: | Adams, Abigail Adams |
| Trails: | Valley Way, Scar, Air Line, Lowe's Path, Gray Knob, Spur, Randolph Path, Short Line, Air Line |
| Distance: | 10.45 miles |
| Elevation gain: | 4726 feet |
| People: | Aiyana, Erik |
Trails on the way down were very icy but aside from that most trails were surprisingly clear.
Nov 10, 2012 : Mt. Belknap and Piper
| Major peaks: | Belknap, Piper |
| Trails: | Belknap Carriage Road, Green, White, Old Piper, Piper Mountain |
| Distance: | 4.1 miles |
| Elevation gain: | 1600 feet |
First hike with significant snow.
Oct 21, 2012 : Baldface Ridge
| Major peaks: | South Baldface, North Baldface, Eagle Crag, Mt. Meader |
| Trails: | Baldface Circle, Meader Ridge, Basin |
| Distance: | 11.8 miles |
| Elevation gain: | 4289 feet |
| People: | Tim |
The Baldfaces (along with the Moats) are one of the best hikes in the White Mountains. I should
have done this years ago, in place of yet another hike up Zealand or Hale. If only it weren’t
such a long drive.
Oct 17, 2012 : Mt. Killington
| Major peaks: | Killington, Pico |
| Trails: | Sherburne, Long Trail, Killington Spur, Long Trail, Pico Spur |
| Distance: | 12 miles |
| Elevation gain: | 2650 feet |
Oct 06, 2012 : Monadnock
| Major peaks: | Monadnock |
| Trails: | Parker, Lost Farm, Cliff Walk, Smith Connecting, Amphitheater, White Arrow, White Dot, White Cross, White Arrow |
| Distance: | 4.5 miles |
| Elevation gain: | 1932 feet |
| People: | Aiyana, Erik |
Sep 22, 2012 : Mt. Abraham and Ellen
| Major peaks: | Abraham, Ellen |
| Trails: | Long Trail |
| Distance: | 12.6 miles |
| Elevation gain: | 3500 feet |
Sep 08, 2012 : Osceolas
| Major peaks: | Osceola, East Osceola |
| Trails: | Mt. Osceola |
| Distance: | 8.4 miles |
| Elevation gain: | 3186 feet |
| People: | Aiyana, Erik |
Explored cliffs just off trail near chimney between peaks.
Sep 02, 2012 - Sep 03, 2012 : Wild River Wilderness
| Major peaks: | Eagle Crag |
| Trails: | Wild River, Eagle Link, Spruce Brook Tentsite Spur |
| Distance: | 15.2 miles |
| Elevation gain: | 2659 feet |
| People: | Aiyana, Erik, Sarah |
Backpack to Spruce Brook tent site. Lots of wash outs along Wild River. Tent site has three
pads suitable for a three man tent, up on a bluff above the river. No latrine.
Aug 26, 2012 : Madison Gulf
| Major peaks: | Madison |
| Trails: | Great Gulf, Madison Gulf, Parapet, Star Lake, Osgood, Osgood Cutoff, Great Gulf |
| Distance: | 12.11 miles |
| Elevation gain: | 4401 feet |
Madison Gulf is a very wild trail that benefits from knowing how to use your hands. One tent site
on the left side of the trail about 0.5 miles from GG, before first stream crossing.
Aug 18, 2012 : Mt. Mansfield
| Major peaks: | Mansfield, Adams Apple |
| Trails: | Long Trail, Adams Apple Trail, Long Trail, Haselton |
| Distance: | 6.7 miles |
| Elevation gain: | 2900 feet |
| People: | Aiyana, Erik |
Jul 28, 2012 : Charleston Peak
| Major peaks: | Charleston Peak |
| Trails: | South Loop |
| Distance: | 16.6 miles |
| Elevation gain: | 4500 feet |
Much harder than I thought it be, probably due to elevation change and altitude
Jul 22, 2012 : Pack Monadnock
| Major peaks: | Pack Monadnock |
| Trails: | Wapack, Marion Davis |
| Distance: | 2.8 miles |
| Elevation gain: | 900 feet |
| People: | Aiyana |
Jul 14, 2012 : Mt. Washington
| Major peaks: | Nelson Crag, Ball Crag, Washington |
| Trails: | Old Jackson Road, Nelson Crag, Crawford Path, Davis Path, Southside, Tuckerman Ravine |
| Distance: | 10.24 miles |
| Elevation gain: | 4617 feet |
| People: | Sarah |
Met Sarah at the summit and hiked down with her
Jun 30, 2012 : Pemi Loop Attempt
| Major peaks: | Flume, Liberty, Little Haystack, Lincoln, Lafayette, North Lafayette, Garfield |
| Trails: | Osseo, Franconia Ridge, Garfield Ridge, Gale River |
| Distance: | 20.7 miles |
| Elevation gain: | 7213 feet |
2/3 of a Pemi loop attempt. I bailed at the Gale River Trail due to having gone from
Lafayette all the way to Garfield without any water. Even after refilling at the pond,
it was too late and I didn’t have the energy to continue.
Jun 09, 2012 : Southern Presidentials
| Major peaks: | Eisenhower, Pierce, Jackson |
| Trails: | Edmands Path, Mt. Eisenhower Loop, Crawford Path, Webster Cliff, Webster-Jackson |
| Distance: | 10.07 miles |
| Elevation gain: | 4004 feet |
| People: | Aiyana, Erik, Ezra, Rik |
25% grid completion on Pierce
May 26, 2012 - May 28, 2012 : Monadnock-Sunapee Greenway
| Trails: | Monadnock-Sunapee Greenway |
| Distance: | 21.4 miles |
| Elevation gain: | 4666 feet |
| People: | Alex, Catherine, Linda, Lon, Sarah |
Backpack from Sunapee to Adventist Church. Bugs were bad. We never learn.
May 13, 2012 : Franconia Ridge Loop
| Major peaks: | Lafayette, Lincoln, Little Haystack |
| Trails: | Old Bridle Path, Greenleaf, Franconia Ridge, Falling Waters |
| Distance: | 8.9 miles |
| Elevation gain: | 4154 feet |
| People: | Aiyana, Erik |
Apr 28, 2012 : Mt. Greylock
| Major peaks: | Greylock |
| Trails: | Cheshire Harbor, AT, Gould, Peck's Brook Loop, Cheshire Harbor |
| Distance: | 6.6 miles |
| Elevation gain: | 2100 feet |
| People: | Alex, Catherine, Lon |
Apr 14, 2012 : Chocorua
| Major peaks: | Chocorua |
| Trails: | Piper, Liberty, Hammond, Weetamoo, Piper |
| Distance: | 8.66 miles |
| Elevation gain: | 3055 feet |
| People: | Aiyana, Erik |
This is a very scenic route up Chocorua. Weetamoo Rock is huge.
Apr 06, 2012 : Monadnock
Finished redlining Monadnock, did not go to summit
Mar 17, 2012 : Mt. Jefferson
| Major peaks: | Jefferson, Clay |
| Trails: | Jewell, Gulfside, Mt. Jefferson Loop, Gulfside, Mt. Clay Loop, Gulfside, Jewell |
| Distance: | 9.68 miles |
| Elevation gain: | 4256 feet |
Trails very slushy by afternoon. Great end of winter hike.
Mar 12, 2012 : Wildcats
| Major peaks: | Wildcat A, Wildcat B, Wildcat C, Wildcat D |
| Trails: | Nineteen Mile Brook, Wildcat Ridge |
| Distance: | 9.15 miles |
| Elevation gain: | 3556 feet |
First notice of bug activity for the year
Mar 04, 2012 : Carter Dome
| Major peaks: | Carter Dome |
| Trails: | Nineteen Mile Brook, Carter Dome, Carter-Moriah, Nineteen Mile Brook |
| Distance: | 9.95 miles |
| Elevation gain: | 3665 feet |
| People: | Rik, Tim |
Feb 29, 2012 : Mt. Passaconaway
| Major peaks: | Passaconaway |
| Trails: | Dicey's Mill |
| Distance: | 9.2 miles |
| Elevation gain: | 3008 feet |
Very fast hike, had to beat the storm.
Feb 18, 2012 : Mt. Isolation
| Major peaks: | Isolation |
| Trails: | Rocky Branch, Isolation, Davis Path |
| Distance: | 14.54 miles |
| Elevation gain: | 3921 feet |
| People: | Rik, Tim |
Terrible bushwhack from above last crossing on Isolation Trail to Davis Path. I don’t
know why we went that way. The trails were in very fast condition.
Feb 04, 2012 : Mt. Moosilauke
| Major peaks: | South Moosilauke, Moosilauke |
| Trails: | Glencliff, Spur, Moosilauke Carriage Road, Glencliff |
| Distance: | 8.2 miles |
| Elevation gain: | 3466 feet |
| People: | Tim |
Jan 30, 2012 : Mt. Jackson
| Major peaks: | Jackson |
| Trails: | Webster-Jackson |
| Distance: | 5.2 miles |
| Elevation gain: | 2547 feet |
This was an early morning hike on a weekend where Sarah and I were staying at Crawford
Notch just for something to do.
Jan 21, 2012 : Tripyramids
| Major peaks: | North Tripyramid, Middle Tripyramid |
| Trails: | Livermore, Scaur Ridge, Pine Bend Brook, Mt. Tripyramid |
| Distance: | 13.2 miles |
| Elevation gain: | 3510 feet |
| People: | Rik |
Jan 07, 2012 : Waumbek
| Major peaks: | Starr King, Waumbek |
| Trails: | Starr King |
| Distance: | 7.2 miles |
| Elevation gain: | 2917 feet |
| People: | Lon, Rik |