Another New England highpoint done, one more to go before this Summer Segment of State Highpoints comes to an end. What a great day on the Appalachian Trail to this tallest hill in Massachusetts. Full trip report coming soon…
Connecticut’s Rain Forest
Plans didn’t work out to do Wyoming’s tallest peak in August, so I went with plan B and did three good peaks back east with my brother-in-law. First up was on the south slope of Mt. Frissell where Connecticut meets Massachusetts. Full trip report coming soon…
The Highpoint Point in Ohio
The next segment of my Summer Series of State Highpoints continues in Ohio with Campbell Hill. This is 15/50 for me and 5/35 for my wife. Full trip report coming soon…
Mount Whitney: The Approach to Iceberg Lake
DAY 3 – Backpack to Iceberg Lake, Set up camp After breakfast, we packed up, checked out, and headed for the Whitney Portal Trailhead, knowing we had roughly 4 miles and 4,000 feet of climbing to reach Iceberg Lake and get camp set up before dark. The first mile follows the main Whitney Trail before…
From One Extreme to the Other in the Lower 48
From the lowest, hottest place in the lower 48… …to the highest peak in the lower 48, for my second time, this time up the Mountaineers Route. DAY 1 – Drive to Vegas This adventure started for me last Tuesday after lunch, as I jumped in my car and drove off to Vegas. The plan…
Woo hoo, got Elbert too!!
Woo hoo, got Elbert too!! Gorgeous day here in Leadville to touch the top of Colorado (also the 2nd tallest peak in the lower 48). Went up one way, came down another to make it a loop back to the car. Blue skies, not much wind, no issues with snow. Turned out to be a…
I tagged Wheeeeeeeler, New Mexico’s tallest peak!
I tagged Wheeeeeeeler, New Mexico’s tallest peak! …and the second of my Summer Series of State Highpoints for 2021 Did a big loop for a total of 13 miles and 4,034′ of elevation. So stoked!! Bull of the Woods Trail Up I wanted to see as much of this mountain as possible. So instead of…
Success on Oklahoma’s Black Mesa
After getting denied in Kansas, I found success on Oklahoma’s Black Mesa, which became the official first summit of my 2021 Summer Series of State Highpoints. This hike is not hard, but getting to it could be. More on that later. The weather had finally cleared up after a several days of record rain. In…
Denied Mt. Sunflower
The first of my Summer Series of State Highpoints for 2021 turned out to be unsuccessful attempt of Mt. Sunflower. After having done much harder highpoints with relative ease (CA, MT, UT, ID, NH), I never thought I’d be denied this one! Our 4-state Highpoints loop started in Denver on Memorial Day with Kansas to…
White Baldy from the Kirkham Route
Still pretty new to mountaineering, I jumped all over an opportunity to get more crampon experience from a Spring ascent of White Baldy. This invite also allowed me to knock off another Wasatch 11er, so I was super stoked to do this! Our adventure started from the Silver Lake Trailhead above Tibble Fork. The first…