Slide Mountain, 4180 Feet August 27, 2009 ~11 miles solo via Wittenberg-Cornell-Slide Trail from the west # 1 on the Catskills 3500 List # 68 on the Northeast 111 (115) List Unlike some climbs on the New England peak-bagging lists, I've never been to the Catskills before in my life. They're all new to me. I … [Read more...]
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Mount Madison
Mount Madison, 5,367 Feet August 24, 2002 #5 on New England Hundred Highest List #5 on NH 4000 Footer List #5 on New England 4000 Footer List [Note: these pictures are pictures of pictures since my scanner hasn't worked for about 5 years. They actually came out fairly well without my even trying.] So yeah, … [Read more...]
Catskills 3500 Club
The Catskills Mountains Eastern New York I'd never hiked in the Catskills before deciding to tackle this list of the 35 peaks there that are over 3,500 feet. On a good traffic day, I can get there in about 2.5 hours and some of the trails are truly beautiful. Heck, I think I can knock out this list over a series of … [Read more...]
Adirondack 46ers
Adirondack 46ers September 4, 2004 - I've absolutely loved the short times I've spent in the Adirondacks. Lake Placid is one of my favorite secret towns in America and the hugely expansive park is inspiring for a reason. And it's inspired another peak-bagging list - the 46 4,000 foot peaks of the ADK's. … [Read more...]
New England Hundred Highest (NEHH)
NEHH Includes NH48 and NE67 Another rather ambitious peak-bagging list that I'd love to complete, but I think real life will make this one difficult. There are a bunch of different peak-bagging lists 'round these parts, a few of which are inclusive to the New England Hundred Highest list below. It … [Read more...]
Florida: Britton Hill
An Epic 12-Hour Adventure Britton Hill, 345 feet July 5, 2005 50th on the US State Highpoint List (Me: 17/51; Hoang: 17/51) Let me state right up front that I don't like Florida. There, that was cathartic. Ever since I lived there when I was a little kid, I've held a grudge against the state for various … [Read more...]
Washington DC: Fort Reno
Bonus Highpoint! Fort Reno State Park, 429 feet November 23, 2004 [March 2009 Update: A new benchmark has been placed at the true highpoint here, a few yards from where we climbed to. This does not upset me. Too much. Nope... not at all. I swear.] The District of Columbia is one wacky little place. … [Read more...]
West Virginia: Spruce Knob
Highpoint # 16 Spruce Knob, 4,861 feet (24th highest) November 22, 2004 West Virginia is an odd state. It has a terrible rap for being backwards and poor. It was a Democratic stronghold until 2000, and then voted for Bush. Twice. It's famous for a John Denver song, coalmines, and being so lame that Virginia … [Read more...]
Maryland: Backbone Mountain
Highpoint # 15 Backbone Mountain, 3,360 feet (32nd highest) November 21, 2004 BANG! BANG! "What's that sound?" Hoang asked. "Um, shotgun blasts." "Oh... Are we going to get shot?" "I hope not, baby. Let's hike!" My wife, having grown up in Hard Hittin' New Britain, Connecticut, had never really … [Read more...]
Pennsylvania: Mount Davis
Highpoint # 14 Mount Davis, 3,213 feet (33rd highest) November 20, 2004 Drizzle, fog, coalmines, steel mills, mud, barren winterscapes and Amish people do not usually make for an exciting road trip. But in the case of bagging Pennsylvania's (as well as Maryland's and West Virginia's) highpoint, it … [Read more...]