2013 Trip Reports

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Date	Mountain(s)	Trails	Miles	Elevation Gain
12/10/13	Moosilauke	Glencliff Trail, Moosilauke Carriage Road	7.6	3,300 feet
12/8/13	North & South Hancock	Hancock Notch Trail, Cedar Brook Trail, Hancock Loop Trail	9.8	2,700 feet
12/7/13	Tecumseh	Mount Tecumseh Trail	5.0	2,200 feet
11/30/13	Lafayette, Lincoln, Cannon	Old Bridle Path, Greenleaf Trail, Franconia Ridge Trail, Falling Waters Trail, Kinsman ridge Trail	13.4	6,100 feet
11/29/13	Pierce & Jackson	Crawford Path, Webster Cliff Trail, Webster-Jackson Trail, Route 302	8.3	2,700 feet
11/16/13	Zealand, West Bond, Bond, Bondcliff	Zealand Trail, Twinway, Bondcliff Trail, West Bond Spur, Lincoln Woods Trail	19.7	4,000 feet
11/11/13	Waumbek	Starr King Trail	7.2	2,650 feet
11/10/13	South Carter & Middle Carter	Nineteen-Mile Brook Trail, Carter Dome Trail, Carter-Moriah Trail	12.6	3,750 feet
11/9/13	Redrock Ravine	Lincoln Woods Trail, Franconia Brook Trail, Bushwhack	17.2	2,250 feet
11/2/13	Mount Mitchell	Mount Mitchell Trail	12.0	3,700 feet
10/21/13	Whitney's Finish: Lafayette & Owl's Head	Old Bridle Path, Greenleaf Trail, Franconia Ridge Trail, Lincoln Slide Bushwhack, Lincoln Brook Trail, Owl's Head Path, Franconia Brook Trail, Lincoln Woods Trail	17.5	5,200 feet
10/20/13	West Scar	Brookway Ski Trail, Lower Walking Boss Ski Trail, Upper Walking Boss Ski Trail, Herd Path, Bushwhack	7.0	3,000 feet
10/13/13	Washington & Isolation	Tuckerman Ravine Trail, Crawford Path, Davis Path, Glen Boulder Trail, Direttissima	16.1	6,500 feet
10/12/13	Presidential Range Traverse: Madison, Adams, Jefferson, Washington, Monroe, Eisenhower, Pierce	Valley Way, Osgood Trail, Gulfside Trail, Airline, Lowe's Path, Crawford Path, Monroe Loop Trail, Eisenhower Loop Trail, Webster-Cliff Trail	20.0	8,400 feet
10/11/13	Cannon / Willard	Mittersill-Cannon Trail  /  Mount Willard Trail	8.2	3,400 feet
10/8/13	North Twin, South Twin, Galehead	North Twin Trail, North Twin Spur, Twinway, Frost Trail, Garfield Ridge Trail, Gale River Trail	12.1	3,650 feet
9/29/13	Carrigain	Zealand Trail, Ethan Pond Trail, Shoal Pond Trail, Carrigain Notch Trail, Desolation Trail, Signal Ridge Trail	17.0	3,250 feet
9/28/13	Lafayette, Owl's Head, Garfield, Lincoln	Old Bridle Path, Greenleaf Trail, Franconia Ridge Trail, Lincoln Slide / Bushwhack, Lincoln Brook Trail, Owl's Head Slide Path, Franconia Brook Trail, Garfield Ridge Trail, Falling Waters Trail	25.0	10,350 feet
9/23/13	North Hancock & South Hancock	Hancock Notch Trail, Cedar Brook Trail, Hancock Loop Trail	9.8	2,650 feet
9/22/13	Tecumseh / Welch - Dickey	Mount Tecumseh Trail  /  Welch-Dickey Loop	9.4	4,050 feet
9/21/13	Denise & Dusty's Finish: Zealand, West Bond, Bond, Bondcliff	Zealand Trail, Twinway, Bondcliff Trail, West Bond Spur, Lincoln Woods Trail	19.7	4,000 feet
9/20/13	Monroe & Washington	Ammonoosuc Ravine Trail, Monroe Loop Trail, Crawford Path, Gulfside Trail, Jewell Trail, Base Station Road	10.4	4,200 feet
9/14/13	Flume & Liberty	Flags on the 48: Lincoln Woods Trail, Osseo Trail, Franconia Ridge Trail	13.4	4,050 feet
9/7/13	Old Speck / Jefferson	Old Speck Trail, Eyebrow Trail  /  Caps Ridge trail	12.7	5,700 feet
9/6/13	Moriah	Carter-Moriah Trail	9.0	3,400 feet
9/5/13	Coe, South Brother, North Brother, Fort	Martson Trail, Mount Coe Trail	12.1	3,800 feet
9/4/13	Mount Katahdin	Helon Taylor Trail, Knife Edge, Saddle Trail, Northwest Basin Trail, Hamlin Ridge Trail, North Basin Trail, Chimney Pond Trail	11.0	4,150 feet
9/3/13	Little & Big Niagra Falls	Appalachian Trail	2.0	300 feet
9/1/13	Hawthorne Falls to Mount Garfield	Gale River Trail, Bushwhack, Garfield Ridge Trail, Garfield Trail, Ski mobile Trails, old logging roads, Gale River Loop Road	10.0	2,900 feet
8/31/13	Bondcliff, Bond, West Bond	Lincoln Woods Trail, Bondcliff Trail, West Bond Spur	22.8	4,800 feet
8/25/13	Galehead, South Twin, Bond, Bondcliff	Lincoln Woods Trail, Franconia Brook Trail, Twin Brook Trail, Frost Trail, Twinway, Bondcliff Trail	26.3	4,850 feet
8/14/13	Whitewall	Zealand Trail, Ethan Pond Trail, Bushwhack, Thoreau Falls Trail, East Side Trail	17.9	1,800 feet
8/10/13	MMD 50K: Madison, Jefferson, Adams	Pinkham Road B, Pine Link, Howker Ridge, Osgood, Madison Gulf, Great Gulf, Six Husbands, Jefferson Loop, Gulfside, Ariline Cutoff, Airline, Chemin Des Dames, King Ravine, Lowe's Path, Grey Knob, Hinks, Spur, Randolph, Great Gully, Star Lake, Great Gulf Link, Campground Roads	32.0	15,000 feet
8/9/13	Moosilauke	Asquam Ridge, Beaver Brook, Gorge	9.5	2,600 feet
8/3/13	Tom, Field, Willey	Avalon, A-Z, Mount Tom Spur, Willey Range	10.0	3,250 feet
8/2/13	East Osceola & Osceola	Greeley Ponds Trail, Mount Osceola Trail	7.6	3,300 feet
7/21/13	Double Presi Traverse: Pierce, Eisenhower, Franklin, Monroe, Washington, Clay, Jefferson, Adams, Madison	Crawford Path, Webster Cliff, Eisenhower Loop, Monroe Loop, Gulfside, Clay Loop, Jefferson Loop, Lowe's Path, Airline, Osgood	31.5	12,300 feet
7/14/13	Lafayette	Greenleaf, Garfield Ridge, Skookumchuck	8.9	3,500 feet
7/13/13	Beasts of the East: Washington, Adams, Jefferson	Tuckerman Ravine, Huntington Ravine, Nelson Crag, Great Gulf, Six Husbands, Buttress, Adams Slide, Star Lake, Lowe's Path, Gulfside, Jefferson Loop, Sphinx, Madison Gulf, Old Jackson Road	21.0	8,300 feet
7/6/13	Pemi Loop: Flume, Liberty, Lincoln, Lafayette, Garfield, South Twin, West Bond, Bond, Bondcliff	Lincoln Woods Trail, Osseo Trail, Franconia Ridge Trail, Garfield Ridge Trail, Twinway, West Bond Spur, Bondcliff Trail	32.5	9,500 feet
7/5/13	Middle Sister	Carter Ledge Trail, Middle Sister Trail	8.0	2,500 feet
7/4/13	Chocorua	Champney Falls Trail, Piper Trail, Liberty Trail, Brook Trail, Bee Line Trail, Bolles Trail	10.0	3,200 feet
7/1/13	North Hancock & South Hancock	Hancock Notch Trail, Cedar Brook Trail, Hancock Loop Trail	9.8	2,650 feet
6/23/13	Tom, Field, Willey	Avalon Trail, A-Z Trail, Mount Tom Spur, Willey Range Trail, Ethan Pond Trail, Kendron Flume Trail, Railroad Tracks	11.1	2,850 feet
6/22/13	South Carter, Middle Carter, Carter Dome, Wildcat A Peak, Wildcat D Peak	Route 16, Camp Dodge Cutoff, Imp Trail, North Carter Trail, Carter-Moriah Trail, Wildcat Ridge Trail, Ski Slopes	17.8	6,500 feet
6/16/13	Jefferson, Clay, Washington, Monroe, Franklin, Eisenhower, Pierce, Jackson, Webster	Caps Ridge Trail, Jefferson Loop, Gulfside Trail, Clay Loop, Crawford Path, Monroe Loop, Eisenhower Loop, Webster Cliff Trail, Webster-Jackson Trail, Route 302, Mount Clinton Road, Jefferson Notch Road	25.0	7,000 feet
6/9/13	Moosilauke	Asquam-Ridge Trail, Beaver Brook Trail, Bushwhack, Moosilauke Carriage Road, Snapper Trail, Gorge Brook Trail	9.6	2,600 feet
6/2/13	Garfield	Garfield Trail, Garfield Ridge Trail	10.0	3,000 feet
5/31/13	North Tripyramid, Middle Tripyramid	Livermore Trail, Mount Tripyramid Trail	11.1	3,000 feet
5/30/13	Bondcliff, Bond, West Bond	Lincoln Woods Trail, Bondcliff Trail, West Bond Spur	22.8	4,800 feet
5/27/13	North Twin, South Twin, Zealand, Hale	North Twin Trail, Bushwhack, North Twin Spur, Twinway, Lend-a-Hand Trail, Fire Warden's Trail	18.0	5,300 feet
5/18/13	Cole's first 4,00 Footer: Huntington Ravine	Tuckerman Ravine Trail, Huntington Ravine Trail, Alpine Garden Trail, Lion Head Trail	8.2	3,500 feet
5/12/13	Cole's first Hike: Mount Major	Mount Major Trail, Major-Straightback Link, Brook Trail	4.1	1,150 feet
4/28/13	Bondcliff, Bond, West Bond	Lincoln Woods Trail, Bondcliff Trail, West Bond Spur	22.8	4,800 feet
4/27/13	Lafayette, Lincoln, Liberty, Flume	Old Bridle Path, Greenleaf Trail, Franconia Ridge Trail, Osseo Trail	14.5	4,750 feet
4/21/13	Lafayette & Lincoln	Old Bridle Path, Greenleaf Trail, Franconia Ridge Trail, Falling Waters Trail	8.9	3,900 feet
4/7/13	East Osceola & Osceola	Greeley Ponds Trail, Mount Osceola Trail	7.6	3,300 feet
4/6/13	Cannon, North Kinsman, South Kinsman	Kinsman Ridge Trail, Fishin' Juimmy Trail, Lonesome Lake Trail, Dodge Cutoff, Hi-Cannon Trail, Franconia Notch Recreational Trail	14.8	5,150 feet
3/9/13	Presidential Range Traverse: Madison, Adams, Jefferson, Clay, Washington, Monroe, Franklin, Eisenhower, Pierce, Jackson	Valley Way, Osgood Trail, Gulfside Trail, Lowe's Path, Jefferson Loop Trail, Snow-whack, Clay Loop Trail, Crawford Path, Monroe Loop Trail, Franklin Spur, Eisenhower Loop Trail, Webster Cliff Trail, Webster-Jackson Trail	22.5	8,660 feet
2/26/13	Madison & Adams	Valley Way, Osgood Trail, Gulside Trail, Airline	10.4	5,050 feet
2/17/13	Hancock Notch (no report)	Hancock Notch Trail, Cedar Brook Trail, Hancock Loop Trail	7.2	1,200 feet
2/16/13	Liberty and Flume	Bike Path, Basin Bushwhack, Liberty Springs Trail, Franconia Ridge Trail	10.0	4,050 feet
1/27/13	Owl's Head	Lincoln Woods Trail, Black Pond Trail, Black Pond Bushwhack, Lincoln Brook Trail, Brutus Bushwhack, Owl's Head Path	17.0	3,250 feet
1/26/13	Tom, Field, Willey	Avalon Trail, A-Z trail, Mount Tom Spur, Willey Range Trail	10.0	3,250 feet
1/19/13	Hale	Logging Roads, North Twin Trail, Mount Hale Fire Warden's Trail, Hale Brook Trail, Zealand Road, Route 302	10.0	2,000 feet
-	-	141 'Official' 4,000 footers	879.9	281,200 feet

 

'The Gateway' - Topping out of King Ravine (August 10th)

The Knife Edge of Mount Katahdin (September 4th)

Hawthorne Falls (September 1st)

 Bear Pond in Redrock Ravine (November 9th)

Sunset along the Gulfside Trail (September 20th)

 

 Madison Springs Hut and Mount Madison (March 9th)

Cannon Mountain, North and South Kinsman above Lonesome Lake as seen from Old Bridle Path (November 30th)

Summit of Mount Mitchell (November 2nd)

Mittersill-Cannon Trail (October 11th)

Mount Eisenhower, Monroe, and Washington (July 21st)

Undercast flowing over the col between Mount Pierce and Eisenhower (October 12th)

Denise and Dusty finish the 48th, 4000 footer on Bondcliff (September 21st)

Webster Cliff Trail northern terminus just below the summit of Mount Pierce (November 29th)

Denise, Smantha, and Whitney charging up the Starr King Trail to Mount Waumbek (November 11)

Huntington Ravine: The Fan, Pinnacle and Central Gully (May 18th)

 Lincoln / Truman Slides (September 28th)

Pemigewasset Wilderness: Shoal Pond Brook Valley to Zealand Notch (September 29th)

Isis says hello, cookie please! Carter Dome Trail (November 10th)

Tuckerman Ravine (October 13th)

The open ledges on Welch Mountain (September 22nd)

Leading Cole down the 'Chimney' in the Osceola / East Osceola Col (August 2nd)

Seahorse and Witch Slide from Coe Mountain (September 5th)

The Cog Train on the northern slopes of Mount Washington with Mount Jefferson behind it (July 13th)

Whitney kissing the Owl's Head summit cairn, her 48th and final 4,000 footer! Photo is Whitney's(October 21st)

Flume Mountain Summit, Flags on the 48 (September 14th)

West Bond from Mount Guyot (July 6th)

Lakes of the Clouds Hut and Mount Monroe (June 16th)

West Scar (October 20th)

Cedar Brook Trail (September 23rd)

Mount Guyot from the Twinway (May 27th)

Cole on the Whitewall Slide (August 14th) 

Liberty / Brook Trail Junction (July 4th)

Greenleaf Hut and Mount Lafayette (April 21st)

 Owl's Head as seen from Black Pond (January 27th)

Diaz scrambling up the North Slide of North Tripyramid (May 31st)

 Franconia Ridge as seen from Lonesome Lake (April 6th)

 

 Zealand Road (January 19th)

Cole and Murphy playing at the Hale Brook Trailhead (August 18th)

Franconia Ridge Trail, descending from Mount Liberty's Summit (February 16th)

Alton glissading down a small slide below East Osceola (April 7th)

 Mount Tom Summit Area (January 27th)

Weather Warning sign on the Valley Way Trail (February 26th)

Mount Liberty and Flume Mountain from the Franconia Ridge Trail (April 27th)

Bondcliff Trail heading south toward Mount Bond (April 28th)

Beaver Pond off the Franconia Brook Trail (August 25th)

Alton helping Cole cross a small brook (Mount Major, May 12th)

Clouds rushing in over Bondcliff (August 31st)

Cole getting up close and personal on the Garfield Trail (June 2nd)

 Bondcliff as seen from Mount Bond (May 30th)

Franconia Brook Valley with Mount Garfield (far right)  Mount Lafayette and Lincoln (left side, right to left) November 16th

Moosilauke Carriage Road (A.T.) from the summit of Mount Moosilauke (June 9th)

 Carter Notch Hut System as seen from The Carter-Moriah Trail (June 22nd)

Mount Webster from across Crawford Notch at the site of the old Mount Willard Section House (June 23rd)

 North Branch of the Hancock Brook on the Cedar Brook Trail (July 3rd)

Cole cooling off  in Hobbs Brook (July 5th)

The Garfield Ridge Trail just north of Mount Lafayette (July 14th)

Dion makes a friend at the Avalon / Willey Range Trail Junction (August 3rd)

Baker River on the Asquam-Ridge Trail (August 9th)

 Old Speck Summit (September 7th)

Lower section of the North Twin Trail (October 8th)

 Carter-Moriah Trail (September 6th)

Lenticular clouds above Monitcello Lawn (September 7th)

Mount Tecumseh Trail (December 7th)

 Moosilauke Carriage Road (December 10th)

Amy navigating an icy brook crossing on the Hancock Notch Trail