Mount Marcy – New York (Highpoint) Mount Marcy is the highest point in the state of New York at a whopping 5344’. Cold and clear day. Lots of ice on the trail. We opted not to take micro-spikes and did…
Mount Marcy – New York (Highpoint) 10-28-22
Brothers Peak Loop…Maine (Baxter State Park) 10-21-22
Brothers Peak Loop…Maine (Baxter State Park) This loop will take us to the summit of Mount Coe (3795’), South Brother (3970’), and the North Brother (4151’). We had reserved a camp spot in the Baxter State Park campground so we…
Big Moose Mountain 10-20-22
Big Moose Mountain… Unfortunately, no big Moose sighting on this hike ☹. But we did get great views of Moosehead Lake. Nice short hike to an awesome view point. Fir ground cover… Abandoned structure… Lot of others have been here……
North Dakota Badlands – Bennett Trail to China Wall then Cross-Country 10-9-22
Badlands of North Dakota… Camped at Bennett Camp. Took the Bennett Trail to the China Wall, then went off-trail cross-country through some very beautiful terrain back to Bennett camp. Not much elevation gain but got some good cross-country mileage through…
White Butte 10-8-22
White Butte, ND… White Butte is the highest point in North Dakota at 3506’, the trailhead is at 3156’… so this was a short hike only to tag the highpoint of ND. Nice morning to do this hike. The views…
Black Elk Peak 10-5-22
Black Elk Peak… Black Elk Peak, South Dakota’s Highpoint at 7242’ and the highest point in the Black Elk Wilderness. This is a beautiful area to wander amongst the garden of rocks. While we were taking a break at the…
Devils Tower – Mount Rushmore – Crazy Horse Memorial 10-3/4-22
Devils Tower, Mount Rushmore, and Crazy Horse Memorial…South Dakota… Devils Tower has a hike around trail. Saw some climbers gearing up at the bottom. With binoculars we could see the old ladder that was used to climb the tower in…