Bonds Traverse (11/3/2019)

Please check out Alex's video of this hike here.  Thank you!

Bonds Traverse (10-26-2019)

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Yesterday we did an amazing Bonds Traverse! It was tiring, but we got some beautiful views and great memories! It was also my Trailwrights 72 finish! Here is the link to the YouTube video!

Sage's Post of Adams and Madison Hike

We went on an epic hike last week!  Check out Sage's blog post on her blog, Sage's White Mountain Treks, here.

Night Hike of South Carter and Carter Dome, 9/8/2019

South Carter and Carter Dome

9/8/2019

11.6 miles round trip

Around 4000 feet of elevation gain

Hey there, everyone!  I know it's been a while since I have posted a standard blog post with pictures and comments.  I would like to start doing that again in addition to the YouTube videos because I enjoy writing up these reports and I missed regularly making them.

When we can, we night hike on the weekend now, which is helpful since I have so much work this year already.  I was excited to start but also nervous thinking about the possibility of getting out too late; I had this image in my head of us arriving at the second summit while the sky was pitch black.  This did not happen, though, and we reached Carter Dome (our second and final summit for the day) around the time of sunset.  Unfortunately, it was cloudy, so we didn't see as much as we expected.  I hope the view is better next time, but I still enjoyed the hike and how adventurous it felt.

Sage and me on South Carter!

Carter Dome pics ahead!

Pumpkin-flavored Whoopie Pies are truly heaven...

Coming down in headlamps the whole way was an experience!  We have hiked in the dark before, though, so we are used to it by now.  Occasionally I think I see Slenderman in the woods, but I guess my imagination will never turn off when I have to be somewhere dark.

The bright moon through the trees...

The pond by the hut looking mysterious at night... 

Done!

A car was passing by...

I had a great time on the hike!  We got back to the car at 10:30 pm.

Sage's Blog: Table Rock

Sage posted about our short hike of Table Rock (on the Terrifying 25).  The ascent was very steep but brief.  In only three tenths of a mile, we were at the top.  The views from the top were gorgeous!  We took a longer route on the way down.  Check out her blog post here.

Sage's New Post: Moriah

As a reminder, Sage and I are taking turns posting about our hikes.  This means I am now publishing blog posts every other week.  We hiked Moriah last Wednesday!  Please check out Sage's corresponding blog post.

Sage is Back! Waumbek on February 26, 2018

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Mt. Waumbek

3/13/2017

Starr King Trail

 7.2 miles round-trip

2,650 feet of elevation gain

This was Sage's first hike after having had pneumonia.  We took it slowly on the way up; she had trouble at first (her chest hurt), but after the first mile and a half she felt much better.

We got an early start to give Sage plenty of time and to beat the storm that was coming.

I will let the photos do most of the talking for this trip report, as I have a major exam soon and must study!

Sage on Starr King!

Summit of Waumbek...

It started snowing as we went down, but the storm didn't hit full force until we were in the car on the way home.

It is good to have Sage with us again!

Snowy North and Middle Tripyramid, 1/4/2018

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North and Middle Tripyramid

1/4/2018

Pine Bend Brook Trail, Mt. Tripyramid Trail

9.6 miles round-trip

3,450 feet of elevation gain

Happy New Year!  We hiked the Tripyramids, starting our hike at 5:15 am to avoid the snowstorm that was predicted to occur later in the day.  There were no negative temperatures today, so that made the cold easier to deal with.  As usual, we put on our headlamps and began our ascent!

Please note: my phone went from 100% to 0% to 10% to 95% battery because of the cold, so Mom and I both took pictures just in case my phone would never be reliable.  Thankfully, though, it adjusted to the cold temperatures and started working properly.

Photo by Trish Herr

 Me looking crazy!

Photo by Trish Herr

Trailhead:

Yes, it was dark...

Sage and I, wearing headlamps, hiking up the trail, with me navigating in front:

Photo by Trish Herr

 When the sun came up, I could see the beauty of the trail.  The plus side to hiking in the winter is the snow covers everything, and this makes all of a hiker's natural surroundings even more appealing.  A little later, it started snowing.

Then, Sage took the lead:

After what seemed like an endless incline, we saw the flat summit top of North Tripyramid!  Summit pictures:

Photo by Trish Herr

After drinking some delicious light eggnog, we hiked to the second summit...

On Middle Tripyramid, there were still no views, just clouds, but the forest was beautiful and everything was white.

Photo by Trish Herr

A beautiful view of nothing:

Photo by Trish Herr

By now, it had snowed for a while, so we all had a little bit of snow in our hair.  The density of the snowfall increased as we continued our hike.

Heading back to North Tripyramid...

Gray sky...

Once we got back to North Tripyramid, we had a really fun time on the way down!  We haven't been able to butt slide down peaks in a while because either the snowfall was too light or the incline was too slight.  Today, though, the conditions were perfect for some sliding.  Mom took the picture below of me whizzing away...

Photo by Trish Herr

Once butt sliding became impossible, Sage and Mom put on their snowshoes (I just carried mine), and we walked the last mile or so back to our car.

Photo by Trish Herr

Photo by Trish Herr

Back at the parking lot...

Celebrating our snow-covered selves!  The hike was so fun today, and the peaks were lovely to visit as always.

I hope everyone is enjoying the snow!  I definitely am.