Yeah, I Promised Myself I’d Never Do This Eight Pseudo-County Highpoints in Connecticut You read that title correctly. But here I am, writing the introductory page of the list of the 8 Connecticut County highpoints. Heck, I have all sorts of dumb lists that I’m doing, and this one isn’t even the worst. … [Read more...]
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State Highpointing Intro
Why State Highpointing?
Peakbagging Tallies
Highpointing and Peak-Bagging Intro
Blackhead Mountain (Winter)
Blackhead Mountain, 3940 Feet March 19, 2015 4.4 miles solo via Black Dome Range and Blackhead Mountain Trails #5 on the Catskills 3500 List Finally. Finally, with my fourth and last required Catskills winter summit, I hiked in ideal winter conditions. This doesn't mean, of course, I'll never hike the Cats … [Read more...]
Sherrill Mountain
Sherrill Mountain, 3,549 Feet October 6, 2014 ~6 miles solo from the Route 42 D.E.C. Lot at Shaft Road #31 on the Catskills 3500 List The time had come. My first Catskill bushwhack. There are bunch I must do to become a Catskill 35er, so I figured I should get going with them at some point. I’ve never been … [Read more...]
Balsam Mountain
Balsam Mountain, 3,610 Feet October 6, 2014 5.2 miles solo from Rider Hollow parking lot #28 on the Catskills 3500 List I would guess that the majority of Cat35ers probably like to climb the 4 mountains that require two ascents differently each time. Not me... not this time anyway. Although I had “just” … [Read more...]
CT17ers & 10 Highest Peaks in Connecticut
"Because They're There" CT17ers & 10 Highest Peaks in Connecticut I have considered this page way, way more than you'd care to imagine. I have engaged in lengthy email chains with similarly concerned peakbaggers and I have consulted dozens of maps. All to come to the conclusion (for now, in 2020) that it will be a … [Read more...]
28b. Balsam Mountain (Winter)
Balsam Mountain, 3,610 Feet February 21, 2014 5.2 miles solo from Rider Hollow parking lot. #28 on the Catskills 3500 List Having completed my hike up and down Slide Mountain, I drove over to continue my day of snow-shoeing the Cats. I missed the turn off of route 28 initially and wasted a good 20 minutes … [Read more...]
Slide Mountain (Winter)
Slide Mountain, 4180 Feet February 21, 2014 5.4 miles solo via Pheonecia East Branch and W-C-S Trails # 1 on the Catskills 3500 List # 68 on the Northeast 111 (115) List I made the decision years ago to not go crazy with the writing on my Catskills pages. And when I write up the four required winter climbs (of … [Read more...]
State Highpointing Intro
I started documenting our highpointing trips back in early 2002 after we summitted our first state, Rhode Island. Back then, I wrote trip reports on a PC, printed them off, and inserted pictures like a 6th grade book report. I did this solely for myself, even though I felt all-the-while that I'd be transferring these … [Read more...]
Panther Mountain (Winter)
18a. Panther Mountain, 3,720 feet (Winter) March 8, 2012 6.3 miles solo via Phoenicia-East Branch Trail and Giant Ledge - Panther Mountain Trail # 18 on the Catskills 3500 List One of the unique things about the Catskills 3500 Club is that it requires completers to summit four of the climbs twice; with one hike … [Read more...]
Colorado
Highpoint #21 Mt. Elbert, 14,433 feet (3rd highest in US) July 2, 2012 They said I couldn’t do it. Kansas, Oklahoma and Colorado highpoints starting and ending at the Denver airport; 1400 miles of driving between 3PM on a Saturday and ending with my flight at 4PM on Monday? “No way,” they told me. After … [Read more...]
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