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...]
Throwback: Our First Family Hike
As I work through my Highpointing goal (to hike the highest point in each of the 50 states), my boys naturally want to come along... sometimes. If it's too long, steep, hot, humid, buggy, or generally hard, they back away from the idea pretty quickly :) I was pretty similar as a … [Read more...]
Hiking Hanging Rock & Wolf Rock Trails
Hike: Today (5/31) I went hiking with my dear friend SL at Hanging Rock State Park. We decided to do the 2.6 mile round trip, moderately difficult hike to Hanging Rock itself, then tack on whatever time we had left hiking Wolf Rock trail. Goal: Just to have a great time! I … [Read more...]
Hiking Brasstown Bald, Georgia
Hike: The highest point in Georgia, Brasstown Bald, is reachable by road (unless you go on a day where they randomly close the steep, windy, 3 mile approach road... like we did!). The upper parking lot is just 0.6 miles from the observation tower, on a paved path through the … [Read more...]
Hiking High Shoals Falls Trail {and Helen, Georgia}
Hike: High Shoals Falls Trail, north of Helen, GA (where we spent the night) and south of Macedonia, GA. This is a 2.3 mile moderate trail--unless the Hiwassee River is too high to drive over at Indian Grave Gap Road, then it's a 4.7 mile hike with 1,000 feet of elevation … [Read more...]