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Winter Wonderland in the High Peaks – Hiking Phelps 12.8.18
Last week I got an invite from my friend Alicia to hike Phelps with her and our friend Francis. The weather was looking a bit cold, but I decided to join them since it had been a while since I’d hiked and was craving a long outdoor adventure. It had also been a while since I’d been on snowshoes (more like 2 years)! Alicia and I met at the exit 12 park and ride at 5:30am and drove up the Loj to meet Francis and his friend Mike. We arrived at the trailhead and the car’s thermometer read -14. Yikes! Thankfully we were all prepared with the appropriate cold weather…
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The Dix Range via Grace Slide – 8.11.18
Back in August I went up to the high peaks for some hiking! I have a few friends that are still working on completing the 46 high peaks, so anytime they invite me on a hike I’d like to re-do I try to make it happen. On this particular Saturday, they were planning on hiking the Dix Range. However they were not taking the traditional route up the Macomb Slide, they were going in via the Grace Slide. Now, I’m not an experienced slide-climber (this was my first slide climb if you don’t count Macomb), and we were hiking with a very experienced climber and someone that knows his way…
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Hike to Allen Interior and Madera Hammock Review
This weekend I joined my friend Skyler on his hike to Allen Mountain, one of the 46 high peaks. I hiked Allen back in 2014 and really enjoyed it so I tagged along with Skyler. We met at 4:30am at Exit 12, arrived at the Allen trailhead on Upper Works road around 6:15 am. We were hiking by 6:30. An early start is always good with Allen, as the total mileage is about 19 miles. There is a brand new suspension bridge over the Opalescent River. Three years ago we had to wade across! Most of the first 5.5 miles are on old logging / mining roads, which…
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Friends Big Slide 46er Finish – 7.23.17
I have not fallen off the face of the Earth. However, many things have happened in the past month since I’ve posted: -I got a new job as an entry level dietitian (registration eligible!) at a long term care facility! -I’m studying for the RD exam! -I stayed at the Johns Brook Lodge and hiked Mount Haystack for the 2nd time on the Fourth of July -I went to Norway for a 10 days (!) -I hiked Algonquin for the 2nd time -I hiked with 2 good friends for their 46er finish on Big Slide! We had a beautiful day in the high peaks for my friends’ Jenna and Marget’s…
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Sawteeth and Indian Head – 6.24.17
Yesterday Skyler and I wanted to hike something big. Originally we were going to hike part of the Dix Range, but with some rain the AM forecast, I didn’t want to hike up the Macomb Slide, so we changed our plan to Sawteeth from the Ausable Club. I first hiked Sawteeth back in December 2013 with Jona, so it had been a while since I’ve been on this high peak. We pulled into the lot a little before 7am and were on Lake Road by 7:15AM. It was drizzling the entire walk in, thankfully we both had our rain gear! As soon as we hit the bridge at Ausable Lake,…