Hike: Black Elk Peak, the highest point in South Dakota at 7,244 feet (#15 of the 50 United States, and our highest peak thus far--beating out #16 Mt Mitchell by 560 feet). This lies in the Black Elk Wilderness, in the Black Hills National Forest. This peak was formerly known as … [Read more...]
Crater Lake + Bend, Oregon
Whew, it's only taken me a year to finish this trip report! I've had it in draft since September 2019 :( Flashback Friday to Thursday August 8th, 2019: After our 4th and final day on the PCT, Joel and I headed north, to one of the top destinations in Oregon: Crater … [Read more...]
Hiking Mount Mansfield, Vermont
Hike: The highest point in Vermont, Mount Mansfield, stands at 4,393 feet, and is part of a ridgeline that resembles an elongated human face--we didn't get to see the face at all, since it was rainy/cloudy. The link shows the "face" about two minutes into the video. We chose … [Read more...]
Hiking out of the Adirondacks
On Monday, 6/29, my brother and I made our hike out of the Adirondacks--this post is day 2 of our trip. The night prior, we climbed to the summit of Mount Marcy, the highest peak in New York... and gotten lost on the way back. We went to bed late (for hikers), around 10 PM, … [Read more...]
Hiking Mount Marcy, New York
Hike: The highest point in New York state, Mount Marcy is queen of the Adirondack Mountains and High Peaks Wilderness area, looming tall at 5,344 feet. We chose the "path less traveled," the Mount Marcy trail (link is to AllTrails, and isn't the exact route we took, but close), … [Read more...]
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