Gridding Out Madison and Adams

Summits: Mount Madison (5,367'), Mount Adams (5,774')

Trail route: Valley Way, Osgood Trail, Gulfside Trail, Air Line

Trail conditions: Combination of bare ground to start

Weather: Cool temps and breezy on the summits, sunshine above treeline with undercast below

Total miles: 10

Total time:  9:39

Santa Does Waumbek

Summits: Mount Starr King (3,907') and Mount Waumbek (4,006')

Trail route: Starr King Trail to Starr King and Waumbek

Trail conditions: Bare trail to start then icy mud and continual ice from the conifers and beyond

Weather: Cold with a breeze, sunny and blue sky

Total miles: 7.2 RT

Total time: 4:30

Madison and Adams Completes Round 11 of the 48 Four Thousand Footers

Summits: Mount Adams (5,774'), Mount Madison (5,367')

Trail route: Valley Way, Osgood Trail, Gulfside Trail

Trail conditions: A variety of Spring conditions with bare ground, mud, water, icy, narrow monorail, bare rocks above treeline

Weather: Cool temps to start then warm later, sun and blue sky 

Total miles: 10.4

Total time:  9:23

Jill Finishes "The Grid" on Cannon Mountain

Summit: Cannon Mountain (4,100')

Trail route: Kinsman Ridge Trail

Trail conditions: A variety of Spring conditions with ice, hard packed snow, hidden monorail, soft snow, slippery slush, bare rocks, with some mud and water

Weather: Clear sky and sunshine with warm temps, cool wind at the summit

Total miles: 4.2 RT

Total time:  5:00

A Cold Windy Hike to Mount Monroe

Summit: Mount Monroe (5,372')

Trail route: Ammonoosuc Ravine Trail, then straight up to the summit

Trail conditions: Trail was well packed with some soft areas above treeline

Weather: Cold temps and strong winds above treeline with sunshine and blue sky

Total miles: 5.0

Total time: 5:15

Gridding Out the Osceolas

Summits: East Osceola (4,156'), Mount Osceola (4,340')

Trail route: From the Kancamagus Highway via Greeley Ponds Trail, Mount Osceola Trail

Trail conditions: Firm base with soft top layer

Weather: Comfortably cold with sunshine and blue sky and increasing clouds

Total miles: 7.6

Total time:  5:45

Spring Hike to Pierce Before the Snowstorm

Summit: Mount Pierce (4,310')

Trail route: Crawford Path, Webster Cliff Trail

Trail conditions: Solid white sidewalk with a confusing trail from the junction to the summit

Weather: Sun showing through high cloud cover before an incoming snowstorm, cold and windy on the summit

Total miles: 7

Total time: 3:46

Gridding Out Mount Carrigain and February

Summit: Mount Carrigain (4,700')

Trail route: Sawyer River Road, Signal Ridge Trail

Trail conditions: Solid snowpack with a thin coating of new snow and minor drifting below Signal Ridge

Weather: Cold temps and cold wind on the summit, full sunshine to afternoon cloud cover

Total miles: 13.6

Total time:  7:25

Madison and Adams Completes Round 10 of the 48 Four Thousand Footers

Summits: Mount Adams (5,774'), Mount Madison (5,367')

Trail route: Valley Way, Osgood Trail, Gulfside Trail, Air Line

Trail conditions: Solid packed trail up Valley Way, some ice on Madison cone and solid snowpack up to Adams, rock and ice on Durand Ridge, soft snow on Air Line

Weather: Cool temps and wind on the summits, sun through high thin clouds 

Total miles: 10

Total time:  7:25

Winter Hike to Lafayette and Lincoln

Summits: Mount Lafayette (5,260'), Mount Lincoln (5,089')

Trail route: Old Bridle Path, Greenleaf Trail, Franconia Ridge Trail, Falling Waters Trail

Trail conditions: Hard packed snow with some ice along the ridge and soft snow on the way down

Weather: Sunshine with cold temps and windy across the ridge

Total miles: 8.8

Total time: 7:00

Osceolas in February

 

Summits: East Osceola (4,156'), Mount Osceola (4,340')
Trail route: From the Kancamagus Highway via Greeley Ponds Trail, Mount Osceola Trail
Trail conditions: Solid frozen base with a top layer of semi-firm snow
Weather: Comfortably cold with sunshine and blue sky
Total miles: 7.6
Total time:  6:00

Gridding Out Zealand Mountain

Summit: Zealand Mountain (4,260')
Trail route: Zealand Road, Zealand Trail, Twinway
Trail conditions: Frozen base with a thin coating of new snow
Weather: Cold to start then warming into the low 20's, sunshine early with afternoon thin cloud cover
Total miles: 18.8
Total time: 9:45

Gridding Out Whiteface/Passaconaway and December

Summits: Mount Whiteface (4,020'), Mount Passaconaway (4,043')

Trail route: Blueberry Ledge Trail, Rollins Trail, Dicey's Mill Trail

Trail conditions: A coating of snow to start with several inches at higher elevations, mostly snow on the Whiteface ledges with some areas of ice, more ice on the trails at higher elevations 

Weather: A cold wind, full sunshine

Total miles: 11.9

Total time:  7:18

Gridding Out Mount Jefferson

Summits: Mount Jefferson (5,712')

Trail route: Jewel Trail, Gulfside Trail

Trail conditions: Coating of snow to start, frozen snow and ice at higher elevations with a lot of exposed rocks and ledges

Weather: Cold start, cold and breezy above treeline with lots of sunshine

Total miles: 9.8

Total time: 7:50

Gridding Out the Twins and Galehead

Summits: North Twin (4,761'), South Twin (4,902'), Galehead (4,024')

Trail route: North Twin Trail, North Twin Spur, Twinway, Frost Trail, Garfield Ridge Trail, Gale River Trail

Trail conditions: Dusting of snow at the start with some occasional ice up to six inches of snow at higher elevations

Weather: Cool, sunshine with lots of blue sky

Total miles: 12

Total time: 8:30

Wintry Loop Hike to Jackson and Webster

Summits: Mount Jackson (4,052'), Mount Webster (3,910')

Trail route: Webster-Jackson Trail, Jackson Brook Trail, Webster Cliff Trail, Webster Brook Trail

Trail conditions: Snow, a couple inches to start and several inches at higher elevations with occasional ice underneath

Weather: Cold with sunshine

Total miles: 6.5

Total time: 6:00

Hiking to a Wintry Mount Pierce

Summits: Mount Pierce (4,310')

Trail route: Crawford Path, Webster Cliff Trail

Trail conditions: Lots of ice on the trail

Weather: Sunshine to high clouds with cool temps

Total miles: 6.4

Total time: 5:00

A Zealand/Bonds Traverse to Grid Out July

Summits:  Zealand (4,260'), Guyot (4,580'), West Bond (4,540'), Mount Bond (4,698'), Bondcliff (4,265') 

Trail route:  Zealand Trail, Twinway, Zeacliff Spur, Zealand Spur, Bondcliff Trail, West Bond Spur, Lincoln Woods Trail 

Trail conditions: Mostly dry with a few patches of mud and wetness 

Weather: Cool start warming up with comfortable temps throughout the hike with lots of blue sky and sunshine

Total miles: 19.5

Total time:  11:00

Lafayette and Lincoln on a Holiday Weekend

Summit: Mount Lafayette (5,260'), Mount Lincoln (5,089')

Trail route: Old Bridle Path, Greenleaf Trail, Franconia Ridge Trail, Falling Waters Trail

Trail conditions: Dry trails with minor wet areas

Weather: Warm sunshine, cool and windy on the summits

Total miles: 8.8

Total time: 6:34

Mark Completes The Grid

Summits: Mount Washington (6,288')

Trail route: Ammonoosuc Ravine Trail, Crawford Path, cog access road 

Trail conditions: Dry with some wet and muddy section, cog access road has very loose rocks and dirt  

Weather: Warm start, cool breeze at the summit and hot on descent with sunshine and passing clouds

Total miles: 6.6

Total time:  6:00