2014 Hiking Log
This year's distance hiked: 321.86 miles (8.05 miles average)
This year's elevation gained: 97871.00 feet (2446.78 feet average)
| Major peaks: | Liberty |
| Trails: | Liberty Springs, Franconia Ridge |
| Distance: | 8.46 miles |
| Elevation gain: | 3245 feet |
| People: | Kaitlyn, Rik |
| Major peaks: | Pack Monadnock |
| Trails: | Marion Davis, Wapack |
| Distance: | 2.8 miles |
| Elevation gain: | 900 feet |
| People: | Lon |
Nov 16, 2014 : 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, Tim |
Oct 25, 2014 - Oct 26, 2014 : Appalachian Trail
| Major peaks: | Holts Ledge, North Moose, South Moose, Velvet Rocks |
| Trails: | AT, Holts Ledge, Trapper John Shelter Spur, Holts Ledge, Moose Mountain, Moose Mountain Shelter Loop, Moose Mountain, Hanover Center, Velvet Rocks |
| Distance: | 21.1 miles |
| Elevation gain: | 4550 feet |
| People: | Chris, Katie, Lon |
Backpacking trip along the southernmost stretch of AT in NH.
| Trails: | Sawyer Pond, Rob Brook Road, Brunel, Sawyer Pond |
| Distance: | 9.26 miles |
| Elevation gain: | 1289 feet |
| People: | Sarah |
I think this is the longest day hike I’ve ever taken Sarah on.
| Trails: | Pemi East Side, Pine Island, Pemi East Side |
| Distance: | 5.7 miles |
| Elevation gain: | 381 feet |
| People: | Sarah |
| Major peaks: | Pack Monadnock |
| Trails: | Raymond |
| Distance: | 3.2 miles |
| Elevation gain: | 1150 feet |
| People: | Jay, Lon |
Very fast hike. First time on this trail.
Aug 30, 2014 : Flume Slide Loop
| Major peaks: | Flume, Liberty |
| Trails: | Liberty Springs, Flume Slide, Franconia Ridge, Liberty Springs |
| Distance: | 9.4 miles |
| Elevation gain: | 3764 feet |
Cruised through this one. The slide was a lot easier this time than it was way back in 2006. It’s thru-hiker season.
Aug 24, 2014 : Devils Postpile
| Distance: | 1.3 miles |
| Elevation gain: | 360 feet |
| People: | Sarah |
Hike from Devils Postpile to Reds Meadow Resort.
Aug 24, 2014 : Mammoth Mountain Summit
| Major peaks: | Mammoth Mountain |
| People: | Sarah |
Hike around the summit area of Mammoth Mountain after taking the gondola up.
| Distance: | 1.25 miles |
| Elevation gain: | 177 feet |
| People: | Sarah |
Hike to Inyo Craters
Aug 23, 2014 : Ansel Adams Wilderness
| Trails: | Pacific Crest Trail |
| Distance: | 5 miles |
| Elevation gain: | 880 feet |
| People: | Sarah |
The plan was to do a four day backpack, but we both got hit with serious altitude problems and turned back early.
| Major peaks: | Equinox |
| Trails: | Blue Summit Trail |
| Distance: | 5.4 miles |
| Elevation gain: | 2772 feet |
I did not enjoy this hike, but it’s a hundred highest and a VT county high point.
Aug 10, 2014 - Aug 11, 2014 : Ethan Pond
| Trails: | Zealand, Ethan Pond |
| Distance: | 10.32 miles |
| Elevation gain: | 1332 feet |
| People: | Sarah |
Backpacking trip with a stop at Ethan Pond Shelter. Sarah really enjoyed this trip. Thoreau Falls was very remote feeling.
| Major peaks: | Temple |
| Trails: | Wapack |
| Distance: | 2.75 miles |
| Elevation gain: | 732 feet |
| People: | Sarah |
Jul 20, 2014 : North Moat Loop
| Major peaks: | North Moat |
| Trails: | Moat Mountain, Red Ridge, Red Ridge Link, White Horse Ledge, Red Ridge Link, Red Ridge, Moat Mountain |
| Distance: | 11 miles |
| Elevation gain: | 3467 feet |
Rained on the way to the trailhead, but nothing ever happened while hiking.
| Major peaks: | Monadnock |
| Trails: | White Dot, Cascade Link, Red Spot, Pumpelley, White Dot |
| Distance: | 4.6 miles |
| Elevation gain: | 1800 feet |
| People: | Lon |
Did a lot of bouldering on cliffs off the Red Spot trail and especially just below the summit.
Jul 05, 2014 - Jul 06, 2014 : Long Trail
| Major peaks: | Bald Mountain |
| Trails: | Long Trail, West Ridge, Bear Hollow |
| Distance: | 20 miles |
| Elevation gain: | 2400 feet |
| People: | Katie, Linda, Lon, Matt |
Everyone else started a day earlier, but I caught up to them at a campsite just below the summit of Bald Mountain.
| Major peaks: | Monadnock |
| Trails: | Dublin |
| Distance: | 4.4 miles |
| Elevation gain: | 1766 feet |
| People: | Dad |
Jun 28, 2014 : Presidential Traverse
| Major peaks: | Madison, Adams, Jefferson, Clay, Washington, Monroe, Franklin, Eisenhower, Pierce, Jackson, Webster |
| Trails: | Air Line, Valley Way, Osgood, Gulfside, Air Line, Lowe's Path, Israel Ridge Path, Gulfside, Mt. Jefferson Loop, Gulfside, Mt. Clay Loop, Gulfside, Trinity Heights Connector, Crawford Path, Mt. Monroe Loop, Crawford Path, Mt. Eisenhower Loop, Crawford Path, Webster Cliff, Webster-Jackson |
| Distance: | 23.24 miles |
| Elevation gain: | 9915 feet |
| People: | Lon, Rik, Tim |
Complete Presidential Traverse in 15 hours 9 minutes. Felt good afterwards.
Jun 22, 2014 : Henderson Ridge
| Major peaks: | Nelson Crag |
| Trails: | Tuckerman Ravine, Huntington Ravine, Nelson Crag, Alpine Garden, Lion Head, Tuckerman Ravine |
| Distance: | 8.8 miles |
| Elevation gain: | 3892 feet |
| People: | Lon |
Climb of Huntington Ravine via Henderson Ridge (5.4). Easy, fun climb but terrible bushwhack from the top to Nelson Crag.
| Major peaks: | The Beehive |
| Trails: | Bowl, Beehive, Bowl |
| Distance: | 1.5 miles |
| Elevation gain: | 450 feet |
| Major peaks: | Cadillac Mountain |
| Trails: | Cadillac West Face, Cadillac South Ridge |
| Distance: | 1.4 miles |
| Elevation gain: | 1475 feet |
Wet, steep, and slabby
| Major peaks: | Moosilauke, South Moosilauke |
| Trails: | Glencliff, Hurricane, Moosilauke Carriage Road, South Peak Spur, Glencliff |
| Distance: | 11.5 miles |
| Elevation gain: | 4392 feet |
May 24, 2014 - May 25, 2014 : Monadnock-Sunapee Greenway
| Trails: | Monadnock-Sunapee Greenway |
| Distance: | 28.9 miles |
| Elevation gain: | 5850 feet |
| People: | Lon, Sarah B., Tim |
Backpack from NH 123 to Sunapee. I now only have the part between Nelson and 123 left for a complete north-bound through hike. I’d still like to do it all in one push, though.
| Major peaks: | Adams |
| Trails: | Valley Way, Sylvan Way, The Link, Lowes Path, Air Line |
| Distance: | 10.19 miles |
| Elevation gain: | 4644 feet |
| People: | Tim |
Trails were almost completely clear. Saw people coming up ravine trails, so those must be clear too.
| Major peaks: | Chocorua, Middle Sister |
| Trails: | Piper, Nickerson Ledge, Carter Ledge, Middle Sister, Piper, Westside, Piper, Champney Falls, Middle Sister Cutoff, Middle Sister, Carter Ledge |
| Distance: | 11.28 miles |
| Elevation gain: | 3873 feet |
No bugs yet. Very little ice or snow on south-facing trails, but the brief part of Champney Falls I was on was completely iced over. This was yet another great redlining loop on Chocorua. There’s a whole lot of scenic trails on this mountain.
Apr 26, 2014 : Complete Wapack
| Major peaks: | North Pack Monadnock, Pack Monadnock, Holt, Burton, Barrett, New Ipswich, Pratt, Watatic |
| Trails: | Wapack |
| Distance: | 21.6 miles |
| Elevation gain: | 4800 feet |
| People: | Lon, Rik, Tim |
North to south through hike of the Wapack on a day where it rained almost the whole time. 11 hours. No snow.
| Major peaks: | Monadnock |
| Trails: | White Dot, Cascade Link, Red Spot, Pumpelley, White Dot, White Cross, White Dot |
| Distance: | 4.8 miles |
| Elevation gain: | 1800 feet |
| People: | Linda, Lon |
| Major peaks: | Temple |
| Trails: | Wapack |
| Distance: | 3.8 miles |
| Elevation gain: | 700 feet |
Still a fair bit of snow on north-facing slopes.
Apr 06, 2014 : North Pack Monadnock
| Major peaks: | North Pack Monadnock |
| Trails: | Ted's, Cliff, Carolyn's, Ted's |
| Distance: | 5.9 miles |
| Elevation gain: | 1350 feet |
Still lots of snow on the Wapack
| Major peaks: | East Osceola, Osceola |
| Trails: | Greely Ponds, Mt. Osceola |
| Distance: | 7.6 miles |
| Elevation gain: | 3232 feet |
| People: | Rik, Tim |
Great sliding again this time
| Major peaks: | Tom, Field, Willey |
| Trails: | Avalon, A-Z, Mt. Tom Spur, Willey Range |
| Distance: | 10.5 miles |
| Elevation gain: | 3766 feet |
| People: | Rik |
| Major peaks: | Wildcat A, Wildcat B, Wilcat C, Wildcat D |
| Trails: | Nineteen Mile Brook, Wildcat Ridge |
| Distance: | 9.15 miles |
| Elevation gain: | 3556 feet |
| People: | Lon, Rik |
Lon walked up and snowboarded down while Rik and I had to hike down the ski trails.
Feb 16, 2014 : Mt. Moriah Attempt
| Trails: | Stony Brook |
| Distance: | 7.2 miles |
| Elevation gain: | 2200 feet |
| People: | Jakob, Tegan, Rik |
Did not summit Moriah due to having to do a lot of trail breaking, but did make it to the ridge. This was Rik’s second failed attempt on Moriah.
| Trails: | Tuckerman Ravine, Old Jackson Road, George's Gorge, Crew Cut, Liebskind's Loop, Lila's Ledge Spur |
| Distance: | 2.2 miles |
| Elevation gain: | 510 feet |
| People: | Sarah |
Did some more redlining. Made it to Lila’s Ledge and turned around.
| Trails: | Direttissima, Glen Ellis Falls, Wildcat Ridge |
| Distance: | 2.58 miles |
| Elevation gain: | 716 feet |
| People: | Sarah |
Did a little redlining around Pinkham Notch. Direttissima was completely unbroken, which was fine until the very steep and rocky part by the cliffs. Sarah didn’t like the look of that part (I can’t blame her) so she waited for me to finish.
| Major peaks: | Pack Monadnock |
| Trails: | Wapack |
| Distance: | 2.8 miles |
| Elevation gain: | 900 feet |
| People: | Linda, Lon |
| Major peaks: | Monadnock |
| Trails: | White Dot, Cascade Link, Pumpelley, White Arrow, Pt. Surprise, Cliff Walk, Lost Farm, Parker |
| Distance: | 6.2 miles |
| Elevation gain: | 2213 feet |
| People: | Tim |
Very little snow or ice on this hike. Tim was skeptical about doing a good hike on Monadnock, but I think this one showed him it’s possible. We also managed to avoid most of the people.
| Major peaks: | Cannon |
| Trails: | Lonesome Lake, Hi-Cannon, Kinsman Ridge, Lonesome Lake |
| Distance: | 5.88 miles |
| Elevation gain: | 2518 feet |
| People: | Erik, Lon |