A Hike to North Isolation and Mount Isolation

Summits: North Isolation (4,293')Mount Isolation (4,003')

Trail route: Glen Boulder Trail, Davis Path, Mt Isolation spur, Isolation Trail, Rocky Branch Trail

Trail conditions: Dry trail, wet trail, muddy sections and couple of insignificant patches of snow

Weather: Cool morning temps with sub-freezing wind chills above treeline, cloudy with periods of sun showing through the cloud cover

Total miles: 13.2

Total time:  9:34

Monday Morning on the Tripyramids

Summits: North Tripyramid (4,180'), Middle Tripyramid  (4,140')

Trail route: Pine Bend Brook Trail

Trail conditions: Dry, some occasional mud

Weather: Cool morning temps, clear blue sky and full sunshine

Total miles: 9.6

Total time:  6:08

Gridding Out Tom and Field

Summits: Mount Tom (4,051'), Mount Field (4,340'), Mount Willey (4,285')

Trail route: Avalon Trail, A-Z Trail, Mount Tom Spur, Willey Range Trail

Trail conditions: Dry, wet and a variety of deteriorating monorails at higher elevations

Weather: Cool to start then warm and sunny

Total miles: 9.5

Total time:  7:12

Owl's Head to Complete Round 7 of the 48 4000 Footers

Summit: 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: Variety of dry, wet, muddy at lower elevations then some ice, monorail and snow along the ridge

Weather: Cool start then warm with sunshine

Total miles: 16

Total time:  9:12

Gridding Out the Kinsmans

Summit: North Kinsman (4,293'), South Kinsman (4,358')

Trail route: Mt. Kinsman Trail, Kinsman Ridge Trail

Trail conditions: Bare ground to start then a coating of fresh snow, deteriorating monorail and slushy snow

Weather: Cool, damp, cloudy with breaking clouds and sunshine toward the end of the hike

Total miles: 10

Total time:  6:20

Gridding Out the Hancocks

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

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

Trail conditions: A variety of dry, wet, muddy, snow, ice, slush

Weather: Cool, comfortable temps with a cloudy sky

Total miles: 10

Total time:  6:37

Wildcat Traverse and Gridding Out Wildcat D

Summits: Wildcat A Peak, B Peak, C Peak, Wildcat D Peak

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

Trail conditions: A variety of trail conditions, dry trail, wet, muddy, monorail, solid snowpack

Weather: Cool with a high cloud cover, toward the end of the hike there was snow flurries, sleet, mixed precipitation and light drizzle

Total miles: 9.1

Total time: 6:09