December Day on the Kinsmans

Summit: North Kinsman (4,293'), South Kinsman (4,358')
Trail route: Mt. Kinsman Trail, Kinsman Ridge Trail
Trail conditions: A mix of bare ground, ice and packed snow
Weather: Temps in the 20's, partly cloudy and sunshine
Total miles: 10
Total time: 7 hours

Hiking a White Sidewalk to Mount Eisenhower

Summit: Mount Eisenhower  (4,780')
Trail route: Crawford Path, Mt. Eisenhower Loop
Trail conditions: Solid, hard-packed snow
Weather: Temps in the 20's, no wind, sunshine
Total miles: 10
Total time: 5:15

Snowshoe Hike to Mount Field

Summit: Mount Field (4,340')
Trail route: Avalon Trail, Willey Range Trail
Trail conditions: Lower half of Avalon Trail was broke out with bare boot tracks, past the Mount Avalon spur trail there was several inches of loose unconsolidated snow with one set of bare boot tracks
Weather: Cold temps, high thin cloud cover with subdued sun
Total miles: 5.6
Total time: 4:30

One Hale of a Hike

Summit: Mount Hale (4,054')
Trail route: Zealand Road, Hale Brook Trail
Trail conditions: Zealand Road was semi-packed, Hale Brook Trail was recently broke out but had several inches of new soft unconsolidated snow for the last mile to the summit
Weather: Frigid to cold temps, sunshine
Total miles: 9.8
Total time: 5:30

Snowshoes on the Tripyramids

Summits: North Tripyramid (4,180'), Middle Tripyramid  (4,140')
Trail route: Pine Bend Brook Trail
Trail conditions: Crusty snow at lower elevations, approximately a foot of soft unconsolidated snow at higher elevations
Weather: A cold day with some light wind on Middle Tripyramid and sunny skies
Total miles: 9.6
Total time:  8:10 hours

A Long Cold Hike to Owl's Head

Summits: Owl's Head (4,025')
Trail route: Lincoln Woods Trail, Black Pond Trail, Black Pond Bushwhack, Lincoln Brook Trail, Brutus Bushwhack, Owl's Head Trail
Trail conditions: Snow with some soft muddy sections under the snow and a couple of icy water crossings
Weather: Unseasonably cold with some wind, blue sky with full sunshine
Total miles: 16
Total time:  9:25

Galehead in November Snow

Summit: Galehead Mountain (4,024')
Trail route: Gale River Trail, Garfield Ridge Trail, Frost Trail
Trail conditions: Snow with wet, muddy sections and some ice
Weather: Cold and cool, comfortable temps, clouds and partial sun
Total miles: 10.2
Total time:  6:25

A Hike to Ike in November

Summits: Mount Eisenhower (4,780')

Trail route: Edmands Path

Trail conditions: Dry, wet, muddy, icy 

Weather: Cool, comfortable temps, blue sky and full sunshine

Total miles: 6.6

Total time:  5 hours

Wet and Muddy Hike to the Hancocks

Summits: Hancock (4,420'), South Hancock (4,319')

Trail route: Hancock Notch Trail, Cedar Brook Trail, Hancock Loop

Trail conditions: Wet, muddy and slippery

Weather: Cool, comfortable temps, partly sunny

Total miles: 10

Total time:  6 hours

Mahoosuc Trail to Mount Hayes

Summits: Mount Hayes (2,555')
Trail route: Mahoosuc Trail
Trail conditions: Wet and wetter with muddy sections
Weather: Cloudy start with clearing skies and cool temps
Total miles: 7.5
Total time:  6 hours

Galehead via the Twins

Summits: North Twin Mountain (4,761'), South Twin Mountain (4,902'), Galehead Mountain (4,024')
Trail route: North Twin Trail, Twinway, Garfield Ridge Trail, Gale River Trail
Trail conditions: Wet and wetter with muddy sections
Weather: Cloudy start ascending into and between an undercast and overcast then clear and sunny
Total miles: 12
Total time:  8:15

Fall Hike to the Tripyramids

Summits: North Tripyramid (4,180'), Middle Tripyramid  (4,140')
Trail route: Pine Bend Brook Trail
Trail conditions: Mostly dry ground with some ice-coated rocks at higher elevations
Weather: Cool morning temps, clear blue sky and full sunshine
Total miles: 9.6
Total time:  6:30 hours

WFT Traverse

Summits: Mount Willey (4,285'), Mount Field (4,340'), Mount Tom (4,051')
Trail route: Ethan Pond Trail, Willey Range Trail, A-Z Trail, Mount Tom Spur, Avalon Trail
Trail conditions: Wet with muddy sections
Weather: Cool, crisp, partly cloudy to clear skies and sunshine
Total miles: 8.5
Total time:  6:55

Long Drive and Short Hike to Tecumseh

Summit: Mount Tecumseh (3,997')
Trail route: Mount Tecumseh Trail
Trail conditions: Dry
Weather: Warm start, warm and breezy on the summit, starting to get hot on the way down
Total miles: 5
Total time:  3:15

Lafayette and Lincoln and Little Haystack via Skookumchuck Trail

Summits: Mount Lafayette (5,260'), Mount Lincoln (5,089'), Little Haystack Mountain (4,780')
Trail route: Skookumchuck Trail, Garfield Ridge Trail, Franconia Ridge Trail, Falling Waters Trail
Trail conditions: A wet Skookumchuck Trail, dry Franconia Ridge Trail and a very slippery Falling Waters Trail
Weather: Cool morning with a cold wind blowing across Franconia Ridge then warm afternoon temps at lower elevations
Total miles: 10
Total time:  8.5

Mount Cabot in September

Summit: Mount Cabot (4,170')
Trail route: York Pond Trail, Bunnell Notch Trail, Kilkenny Ridge Trail
Trail conditions: Dry with some wet and muddy sections
Weather: Started cool, cool with a slight breeze on the summit, warm on the way down
Total miles: 10
Total time:  5:30

Mount Moriah in August

Summit: Mount Moriah (4,049')
Trail route: Carter-Moriah Trail
Trail conditions: Dry with some wet and muddy sections
Weather: Started cool, cool with a slight breeze on the summit, warm on the way down
Total miles: 9
Total time:  5:25

Hiking to the 3,995' Mount Tecumseh Summit

Summit: Mount Tecumseh (3,995')

Trail route: Mount Tecumseh Trail

Trail conditions: Dry

Weather: Started cool, cool and breezy on the summit, warm on the way down

Total miles: 5

Total time:  2:45

Morning Hike to Mount Jefferson

Summits: Mount Jefferson (5,712')
Trail route: Caps Ridge Trail
Trail conditions: Dry
Weather: Started cool, cool and windy on the summit, warm to hot on the way down
Total miles: 5
Total time:  4:35

Bushwhack to Northwest Hancock

Summits: Northwest Hancock (4,020'), Mount Hancock (4,420')
Trail route: Hancock Notch Trail, Cedar Brook Trail, Bushwhack to Northwest Hancock and Mount Hancock, Hancock Loop Trail
Trail conditions: Dry trails to wet trails with some muddy, lots of gnarly bushwhacking and a challenging slide
Weather: Warm, slightly humid temps, one downpour then sunshine and partly cloudy
Total miles: 12
Total time:  10:30

Sunday Morning on the Kinsmans

Summits: North Kinsman (4,293'), South Kinsman (4,358')
Trail route: Mt Kinsman Trail, Kinsman Ridge Trail
Trail conditions: Wet trail from recent rain, muddy areas and some dry sections
Weather: Cool to warm temps, clear blue sky with lots of sunshine
Total miles: 10
Total time:  05:59:42

Tom and Field and Avalon Before the Rain

Summit: Mount Tom (4,051'), Mount Field (4,340'), Mount Avalon (3,442')
Trail route: Avalon Trail, A-Z Trail, Mt Tom Spur, Willey Range Trail
Trail conditions: Wet and wetter trails with sections of mud
Weather: Cloudy, cool, humid, breezy on the summits
Total miles: 7.2
Total time:  4:15

Whiteface and Passaconaway and Bugs

Summit: Mount Whiteface (4,020'), Mount Passaconaway (4,043')
Trail route: Blueberry Ledge Trail, Rollins Trail, Dicey's Mill Trail, Walden Trail, East Loop
Trail conditions: Mostly dry trail with some wet and muddy sections
Weather: Warm start, breezy, sunny, hot finish
Total miles: 11.5
Total time:  7:34

Familiar Faces on a Hike to the Osceolas

Summit: Mount Osceola (4,340'), East Osceola (4,156')
Trail route: Mount Osceola Trail
Trail conditions: Dry with wet and muddy sections
Weather: Cool morning temps quickly warming up with sunshine and partly cloudy skies
Total miles: 8.4
Total time:  6:00

Up and Down Cannon via Kinsman Ridge Trail

Summits: Cannon Mountain (4,100')
Trail route: Kinsman Ridge Trail
Trail conditions: Mostly dry ground with just a few areas of running water and mud
Weather: Cool morning temps quickly warming up with full sunshine and lots of blue sky
Total miles: 4.2
Total time:  3:15

Tripyramids in June

Summits: North Tripyramid (4,180'), Middle Tripyramid  (4,140')
Trail route: Pine Bend Brook Trail
Trail conditions: Mostly dry ground with some areas of mud, short sections of monorail and ice on the north side of North Tripyramid
Weather: Cool morning temps, cloudy with some sprinkles, partial sunshine and warm on descent
Total miles: 9.6
Total time:  6:30 hours

Loop Hike Over Jefferson Washington and Monroe

Summits: Mount Jefferson (5,716'), Mount Washington (6,288'), Mount Monroe (5,372')
Trail route: Jewel Trail, Boundary Line Trail, Jefferson Notch Road, Caps Ridge Trail, Gulfside Trail, Crawford Path, Ammonoosuc Ravine Trail, Base Road
Trail conditions: Mostly dry ground but with avariety of mud, wet, unstable monorail and deep soft snow along the way
Weather: Cool morning temps warming up with sunshine to cool gray overcast once past the wilderness boundary then back to sunshine and warm temps on the way out
Total miles: 12.7
Total time:  11 hours

Mount Isolation Attempt

Summits: Mount Isolation (4,003')
Trail route: Rocky Branch Trail
Trail conditions: Bare, dry ground to mud, very wet with unstable monorail and deep soft snow
Weather: Cool morning temps warming up with early sunshine to cool gray overcast once past the wilderness boundary then back to sunshine and warm temps on the way out
Total miles: 8
Total time:  6:25

May on Moriah

Summits: Mount Moriah (4,049')
Trail route: Carter-Moriah Trail
Trail conditions: Bare ground, wet, mud, firm monorail and unstable monorail with deep snow off the side of the monorail
Weather: Cool morning temps warming up in the afternoon, light rain showers to snow flurries, cloudy to partly cloudy with late sunshine
Total miles: 9
Total time:  6:45

Meandering Monorails to Liberty and Flume

Summits: Mount Liberty (4,459'), Mount Flume (4,328')
Trail route: Basin Bushwhack, Liberty Spring Trail, Franconia Ridge Trail
Trail conditions: Bare ground, wet, mud, firm monorail and unconsolidated monorail with deep snow off the side of the monorail
Weather: Cool to Warm temps, cloudy to partly cloudy with a good dose of sunshine
Total miles: 8.8
Total time:  8:30

Winter in April on Mount Washington

Summits: Mount Washington (6,288')
Trail route: Up and down beside the cog railway
Trail conditions: Several inches of fresh soft snow with mud and water at lower elevations
Weather: Overcast sky with low cloud cover at Marshfield Station and in the clouds at the summit with howling wind and subzero windchill
Total miles: 6
Total time:  6:30

Spring Conditions Across the Carters

Summit: Middle Carter (4,670'), South Carter (4,430')
Trail route: Dodge Camp cut-off, Imp Trail, North Carter Trail, Carter-Moriah Trail, Carter Dome Trail, Nineteen Mile Brook Trail
Trail conditions: Solid trail with loose unconsolidated snow and don't step off the trail
Weather: Cool, comfortable temps, partly sunny to cloudy with some brief light rain showers
Total miles: 10.7
Total time:  7:30

Deep Snow on the Hancocks

Summit: Hancock (4,420'), South Hancock (4,319')
Trail route: Hancock Notch Trail, Cedar Brook Trail, Hancock Loop
Trail conditions: Solid trail with some loose unconsolidated snow and don't step off the trail
Weather: Cool, comfortable temps, cloudy to partly sunny
Total miles: 10
Total time:  5:45

Wednesday on the Wildcats

Summit: Wildcat D (4,062'), Wildcat A (4,422')

Trail route: Polecat Ski Trail, Wildcat Ridge Trail, Nineteen Mile Brook Trail

Trail conditions: Groomed ski trail, loosely packed soft snow across the ridge, solid to soft snow on 19MBT  

Weather: Cool, comfortable temps, sunshine and a cloudless deep blue sky

Total miles: 9.2

Total time:  7:15

Whiteface But Not Passaconaway

Summit: Mount Whiteface (4,020')
Trail route: Blueberry Ledge Trail, Rollins Trail, Dicey's Mill Trail
Trail conditions: A couple inches of fresh snow to over a foot plus of unbroken snow at higher elevations
Weather: Cold temps to start and wind at higher elevations to warm afternoon temps
Total miles: 10
Total time:  7:52

Lafayette and Lincoln to Complete the Winter 48

Summit: Mount Lafayette (5,260'), Mount Lincoln (5,089')
Trail route: Old Bridle Path, Greenleaf Trail, Franconia Ridge Trail, Falling Waters Trail
Trail conditions: Soft packed snow to unconsolidated snow
Weather: Cold temps and windy, frigid windchills across the ridge
Total miles: 8.8
Total time: 6:45

A Hike to Zealand for Winter #46

Summit: Zealand Mountain (4,260')

Trail route: Zealand Road, Zealand Trail, Twinway

Trail conditions: Soft packed snow to unconsolidated snow 

Weather: Cold temps to start then warming into the 30's, sunshine early with afternoon thin cloud cover

Total miles: 18.8

Total time: 9:45

A Perfect Winter Hike to Mount Moosilauke

Summit: Mount Moosilauke (4,802')
Trail route: Ravine Lodge Road, Gorge Brook Trail, Carriage Road, Snapper Trail
Trail conditions: Ravine Lodge Road is plowed but gate is closed, hard packed trail and loose packed trail, wind blown above treeline with some rock exposure at summit
Weather: Cold with some wind below treeline to a steady wind at the summit, clear blue cloudless sky with lots of sunshine
Total miles: 10.5
Total time: 6:44

Winter Hike to Owl's Head for W45

Summit: Owl's Head (4,025')
Trail route: Lincoln Woods Trail, Black Pond Trail, Black Pond Bushwhack, Lincoln Brook Trail, Brutus Bushwhack
Trail conditions: packed firm snow and packed loose snow
Weather: Cloudy to partly sunny with snow flurries and temps in the 20's
Total miles: ~16.6
Total time: 9:40

Mount Jefferson on a Beautiful Winter Day

Summit: Mount Jefferson (5,712')
Trail route: Up beside the Cog Railway, Gulfside Trail and back down Jewel Trail
Trail conditions: Up beside the Cog was loose snow, packed snow, crust and ice while the Gulfside Trail included loose snow, thin cover exposed rocks, crust and ice then very loose and sections of deep snow on the Jewel Trail
Weather: Cold and no wind below treeline to a cold biting wind above treeline with sunshine, blue sky and wispy high clouds
Total miles: 9.3
Total time: 7:54

Winter Hike to Mount Garfield

Summits: Mount Garfield (4,500')
Trail route: Gale River Loop Road, Garfield Trail, Garfield Ridge Trail
Trail conditions: Hard packed and soft packed trail with an unbroken section to the summit
Weather: High, thin cloud cover and cold temps
Total miles: 12.4 RT
Total time:  6:25

Epic Winter Hike to Mount Eisenhower

Summits: Mount Pierce (4,310'), Mount Eisenhower (4,780')
Trail route: Crawford Path
Trail conditions: Hard packed and soft packed trail
Weather: Clear sky and sunshine with cold temps, calm wind, slight wind below the summit and no wind on the summit of Mount Eisenhower
Total miles: 9.5
Total time:  6:34

Cold and Windy on Cannon Mountain

Summit: Cannon Mountain (4,100')
Trail route: Kinsman Ridge Trail
Trail conditions: Hard packed, frozen, solid trail
Weather: Clear sky and sunshine with cold temps, calm wind to start and steady, frigid wind at the summit
Total miles: 4.2 RT
Total time:  2:49

Back to WTF for February

Summits: Willey (4,285'), Tom (4,051'), Field (4,340')
Trail route: Avalon Trail, A-Z Trail, Mt. Tom Spur, Willey Range Trail
Trail conditions: Packed trails with a couple inches of fresh overnight snow
Weather: Cold temps, calm wind, cloudy with snow
Total miles: 10
Total time:  7:25

Cold and Windy On WTF

Summits: Willey (4,285'), Tom (4,051'), Field (4,340')
Trail route: Avalon Trail, A-Z Trail, Mt. Tom Spur, Willey Range Trail
Trail conditions: Packed trails to Mount Field then blown in snow and drifting to Mount Willey
Weather: Cold temps, wind, cloudy with snow flurries to steady light snow
Total miles: 10
Total time:  6:04

Cold Across the Carters

Summits: South Carter (4,430'), Middle Carter (4,610')
Trail route: Nineteen Mile Brook Trail, Carter Dome Trail, Carter-Moriah Trail, North Carter Trail, Imp Trail, Herd Path to Dodge Camp, Road walk back to parking lot
Trail conditions: Well packed Nineteen Mile Brook Trail then loose, soft snow from the Carter Dome Trail onward
Weather: Cold temps, high overcast sky
Total miles: 10.8
Total time:  7:30

Gridding Out Jackson

Summit: Mount Jackson
Trail route: Webster-Jackson Trail and Jackson Branch
Trail conditions: Well packed trail to the summit from snowshoes, chewed up trail on the way down from groups in microspikes coming up but no postholing
Weather: Frigid temps, bright blue sky and sunshine
Total miles: 5.2 RT
Total time:  3:34

First Hike of 2019 to Mount Jefferson

Summit: Mount Jefferson (5,712')
Trail route: Jewel Trail, Gulfside Trail, Mt. Jefferson Loop
Trail conditions: There was loose, unconsolidated snow on the lower section of the Jewel Trail with mostly hard pack above treeline and occasional ice and rocks
Weather: Cool temps, calm to light winds, high cloud cover
Total miles: 11
Total time: 8:45