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2010 Hiking Trip Logs

These are trail logs for my hikes in 2010. Here's the main trail log page.

Legend

Text in italics is trail names.
Text in bold italics is trail names for trails which are part of the Appalachian Trail.
Underlined text is mountain peak names.
Bold underlined text is mountain peak names for mountains which are on the Northeast 111 list.
Underlined blue text is mountain peak names for mountains which are on the New England Fifty Finest list.
Underlined green text is mountain peak names for mountains which are on the Catskill 35 list.
A bold U means a turnaround point.


Trips

Warning! Rocks on Top trip reports before February 2011 are probably dead links.


Kinsman Ridge - White Mountains, New Hampshire - 1-3 January 2010

Friday 1 January 2010
The Basin - Basin-Cascade Trail - Cascade Brook Trail - Fishin' Jimmy Trail - Lonesome Lake Hut

Saturday 2 January 2010
Lonesome Lake Hut - Fishin' Jimmy Trail - Kinsman Ridge Trail - North Kinsman Mountain - Kinsman Ridge Trail - South Kinsman Mountain U - Kinsman Ridge Trail - North Kinsman Mountain - Kinsman Ridge Trail - Fishin' Jimmy Trail - Lonesome Lake Hut

Sunday 3 January 2010
Lonesome Lake Hut - Around Lonesome Lake Trail U - Around Lonesome Lake Trail - Lonesome Lake Hut - Fishin' Jimmy Trail - Cascade Brook Trail - Basin-Cascade Trail - The Basin

An attempted repeat of trips I did one and three years ago.

On Friday I just hiked up to the hut.

On Saturday I did the Kinsmen. I ran into Tish, whom I'd met a couple years ago on North Kinsman.

On Sunday I was going to hike to Cannon, but breaking trail was too difficult, so I bailed, and just went back down to the basin.

I was on snowshoes almost the whole trip.

For a longer trip report see Rocks on Top.

You can see more pictures from this trip here.


Killington - Green Mountains, Vermont - 30 January 2010

Saturday 30 January 2010
Bucklin Trailhead - Bucklin Trail - Long Trail - Killington Spur - Killington Peak - unnamed trail - Killington Ski Resort cafeteria U - unnamed trail - Killington Peak - Killington Spur - Long Trail - Bucklin Trail - Bucklin Trailhead

My friend Poison Ivy and I summitted Killington on a cold but calm day. We had both been on Killington, but not Bucklin Trail, before.

For a longer trip report see Rocks on Top.

You can see more pictures from this trip here.


Camel's Hump - Green Mountains, Vermont - 6 March 2010

Saturday 6 March 2010
Burrow's Trailhead - Burrow's Trail - Long Trail - Camel's Hump U - Long Trail - Burrow's Trail - Burrow's Trailhead

My friend Poison Ivy and I returned to Vermont, to hike Camel's Hump on a vivid, and not very cold, winter's day.

For a longer trip report see Rocks on Top.

You can see more pictures from this trip here.


North-South Trail, Massachusetts & Rhode Island - 18 April 2010

Sunday 18 April 2010
Wallum Lake - Cedar Swamp Trail - Midstate Trail - North-South Trail - Washington Trail trailhead

The first section of a hike across Rhode Island on the North-South Trail.

For a longer trip report see Rocks on Top.

You can see more pictures from this trip here.


Second Annual Rocks on Top Low Altitude Cribbage Tournament - Hanover area, New Hampshire & Mount Ascutney, Southeast Vermont - 8-9 May 2010

Saturday 8 May 2010
Three Mile Road - Trail #26 - Trail #27 - Harris Cabin - Trail #27 - South Moose Mountain - Appalachian Trail - North Moose Mountain U - Appalachian Trail - some other trails around there - Harris Cabin (and out on Sunday)

Sunday 9 May 2010
Weathersfield Trailhead - Weathersfield Trail - Crystal Cascade U - Weathersfield Trail - Weathersfield Trailhead U - Weathersfield Trail - Crystal Cascade - Weathersfield Trail - West Peak Spur - Ascutney West Peak U - West Peak Spur - Weathersfield Trail - Mount Ascutney and tower U - Weathersfield Trail - Crystal Cascade - Weathersfield Trail - Weathersfield Trailhead

This was a weekend playing cribbage with some fellow hikers. I also got some hiking in. We stayed at the Dartmouth Outing Club's Harris Cabin.

On Sunday I climbed Ascutney. I got turned around at Crystal Cascade and didn't figure out what happened until I got back to the trailhead, so I ended up climbing the mountain one and a half times.

For a longer trip report see Rocks on Top.

You can see more pictures from this trip here.


Pemi Grand Loop - White Mountains, New Hampshire - 28-31 May 2010

Friday 28 May 2010
Lincoln Woods - Lincoln Woods Trail - Osseo Trail - Franconia Ridge Trail - Mt. Flume - Franconia Ridge Trail - Mt. Liberty - Franconia Ridge Trail - Franconia Ridge Trail - Little Haystack Mountain - Franconia Ridge Trail - Mt. Lincoln - Franconia Ridge Trail - North Lincoln Mountain, a.k.a. Little Lincoln Mountain, a.k.a. Mt. Truman - Franconia Ridge Trail - Mt. Lafayette - Greenleaf Trail - Greenleaf Hut

Saturday 29 May 2010
Greenleaf Hut - Greenleaf Trail - Mt. Lafayette - Garfield Ridge Trail - North Layfayette Mountain - Garfield Ridge Trail - Mt. Garfield - Garfield Ridge Trail - Galehead Hut - Twinway Trail - South Twin Mountain - Twinway Trail - Bondcliff Trail - possibly Mt. Guyot - Bondcliff Trail - Guyot Shelter

Sunday 30 May 2010
Guyot Shelter - Bondcliff Trail - possibly Mt. Guyot - Bondcliff Trail - Twinway Trail - another possible Mt. Guyot - Twinway Trail - Zealand Spur Trail - Zealand Mountain - Zealand Spur Trail - Twinway Trail - Zealand Falls Hut Twinway Trail - Ethan Pond Trail - Ethan Pond Shelter

Monday 31 May 2010
Ethan Pond Shelter - Ethan Pond Trail - Thoreau Falls Trail - Thoreau Falls - Thoreau Falls Trail - Wilderness Trail - Cedar Brook Trail - Pemi East Side Trail - Lincoln Woods

This was a four day backpack around the Pemigewasset Wilderness.

For a longer trip report see Rocks on Top.

You can see more pictures from this trip here.


Camel's Hump - Green Mountains, Vermont & Dorset - Taconic Range, Vermont - 12-13 June 2010

Saturday 12 June 2010
Duxbury Road - Long Trail - Camel's Hump U - Long Trail - Bamforth Ridge Shelter (and out by LT to Duxbury Road Sunday)

Sunday 13 June 2010
Tower Road - a bunch of dirt roads and snowmobile trails - trail to South Dorset - South Dorset - a trail along the ridge of Dorset - Doorknob Junction - a trail along the ridge of Dorset - North Dorset U - a trail along the ridge of Dorset - Doorknob Junction - a trail along the ridge of Dorset - South Dorset - trail to South Dorset - a bunch of dirt roads and snowmobile trails - Tower Road

On Saturday I climbed Camel's Hump, for the fourth consecutive season.

On Sunday I climbed Dorset Peak, and odd mountain in Southwest Vermont.

For a longer trip report see Rocks on Top.

You can see more pictures from the Camel's Hump hike here.

You can see more pictures from the Dorset hike here.


Greylock - Berkshire Mountains, Massachusetts - 3 July 2010

Saturday 3 July 2010
Gould Trailhead - Gould Trail - Appalachian Trail - Mt. Greylock - Overlook Trail - Cheshire Harbor Trail - I'm not sure what trail. - Gould Trailhead

My friend Tanya and I summitted Greylock on a perfect hiking day.

For a longer trip report see Rocks on Top.

You can see more pictures from this trip here.


Big Slide and the Lower Range - Adirondack Mountains, New York - 24-25 July 2010

Saturday 24 July 2010
The Garden - Trail 15 (Brothers Trail?) - The Brothers - Trail 15 (Brothers Trail?) - Trail 14 - Big Slide Mtn. - Trail 14 - Yard Mtn. - Trail 14 - Trail 12 - Johns Brook Lodge - Trail 12 - Trail 8 - Ore Bed Brook Leanto

Sunday 25 July 2010
Ore Bed Brook Leanto - Trail 8 - Trail 4 - Gothics - Trail 4 - Armstrong Mtn. - Trail 4 - Upper Wolf Jaw Mtn. - Trail 4 - Trail 5 - Lower Wolf Jaw Mtn. U - Trail 5 - Trail 4 - Trail 3 - The Garden

This was my first hike among the Adirondack peaks. I'll be going back.

A lot of the trails were not named on the map or signs, even though people there referred to them by name.

For a longer trip report see Rocks on Top.

You can see more pictures from this trip here.


Stratton Mountain/Pond - Green Mountains, Vermont - 1 August 2010

Sunday 1 August 2010
Stratton Pond Trailhead - Stratton-Arlington Road roadwalk - Long Trail - Stratton Mountain - Long Trail - Lye Brook Trail - North Shore Trail - Long Trail - Stratton Pond Shelter - Stratton Pond Trail - Stratton Pond Trailhead

Tanya and I climbed Stratton Mountain and circumambulated Stratton Pond on a calm summer's day.

For a longer trip report see Rocks on Top.

You can see more pictures from this trip here.


Upper Range, Dial Range, and Colvin Range - Adirondack Mountains, New York - 10-13 August 2010

Tuesday 10 August 2010
Elk Lake Trailhead - Trail 118 - Marcy Swamp - Trail 118 - Panther Gorge Leanto

Wednesday 11 August 2010
Panther Gorge Leanto - Trail 118/Trail 58 connector - Trail 58 - Mt. Haystack - Trail 10 - Little Haystack - Trail 10? Trail 9? - Basin Mtn. - Trail 9 - Saddleback Mtn. - Trail 9 - Trail 8 - Trail 6 - Wolf Jaws Leanto

Thursday 12 August 2010
Wolf Jaws Leanto - Trail 6 - Trail 33 - Trail 28 - Canyon Bridge - short road walk - Trail 42 - Bear Den Mtn. - Trail 42 - Dial Mtn. - Trail 42 - Nippletop Spur - Nippletop U - Nippletop Spur - Trail 41 - Elk Pass

Friday 13 August 2010
Elk Pass - Trail 41 - Trail 40 - Mt. Colvin - Trail 55 - Trail 56 - Blake Peak - Trail 60 - Trail 118 - Elk Lake Trailhead

A return to the Adirondacks. The summit of Mt. Haystack is now one of my favorite places.

For a longer trip report see Rocks on Top.

You can see more pictures from this trip here.


North-South Trail, Rhode Island & Connecticut - 15 August 2010

Sunday 15 August 2010
Washington Trail trailhead - North-South Trail - Ponaganset Reservoir - North-South Trail - [Old] Snake Hill - North-South Trail - Killingly Pond - North-South Trail - Shady Acres Restaurant

The second section of a hike across Rhode Island on the North-South Trail.

For a longer trip report see Rocks on Top.

You can see more pictures from this trip here.


Mount Cabot - White Mountains, New Hampshire - 21 August 2010

Saturday 21 August 2010
York Pond Trailhead - York Pond Trail - Bunnell Notch Trail - Kilkenny Ridge Trail - Cabot Cabin - Kilkenny Ridge Trail - Mount Cabot U - Kilkenny Ridge Trail - Cabot Cabin - Kilkenny Ridge Trail - Bunnell Notch Trail - York Pond Trail - York Pond Trailhead

This was my friend Diamond Ridge's 48th and final New Hampshire 4000 footer.

For a longer trip report see Rocks on Top.

You can see more pictures from this trip here.


Old Speck - White Mountains, Maine - 23 August 2010

Monday 23 August 2010
Grafton Notch - Old Speck Trail - Old Speck Trail - Old Speck Mountain U - Old Speck Trail - Old Speck Trail - Grafton Notch

This was a solo hike into a cloud in Maine, just over the border from N.H.

For a longer trip report see Rocks on Top.

You can see more pictures from this trip here.


Seven Sisters - Holyoke Range, Massachusetts - 28 August 2010

Saturday 28 August 2010
Vistor's Center - Metacomet-Monadnock Trail - Bare Mountain - Metacomet-Monadnock Trail - Hitchcock Mountain - Metacomet-Monadnock Trail - Mount Holyoke - Devil's Football Trail - Devil's Football Two Forest Trail - Two Forest Trailhead

A hike over the Seven Sisters with Tanya and her boyfriend, Adam.

For a longer trip report see Rocks on Top.

You can see more pictures from this trip here.


Middle (and North) Tripyramid for Flags on the 48 - White Mountains, New Hampshire - 11 September 2010

Saturday 11 September 2010
Pine Bend Brook Trailhead - Pine Bend Brook Trail - Mt. Tripyramid Trail - North Tripyramid Mtn. Mt. Tripyramid Trail - Middle Tripyramid Mtn. U - Mt. Tripyramid Trail - North Tripyramid Mtn. Mt. Tripyramid Trail - Pine Bend Brook Trail - Pine Bend Brook Trailhead

Every year hikers fly the American flag from each of the 4000 foot peaks in New Hampshire in remembrance of the victims of the theocratic attacks of September 2001. This year, as last, I raised the flag on Middle Tripyramid, this time with some volunteers whom I'd never met before who'd signed up at the Flags on the 48 site.

For a longer trip report see Rocks on Top.

You can see more pictures from this trip here.

And here is the official Flags on the 48 site.


Eisenhower and Monroe - White Mountains, New Hampshire - 12 September 2010

Sunday 12 September 2010
Edmands Path Trailhead - Edmands Path - Mt. Eisenhower Loop - Mt. Eisenhower U - Mt. Eisenhower Loop - Crawford Path - Mt. Monroe Loop - Mt. Monroe - Mt. Monroe Loop - Crawford Path - Lakes of the Clouds Hut U - Crawford Path - Mt. Eisenhower Loop - Edmands Path - Edmands Path Trailhead

This was, believe it or not, my first hike in the Presidentials in three years.

For a longer trip report see Rocks on Top.

You can see more pictures from this trip here.


Rangeley/Stratton Region, Maine - 19-25 September 2010

Sunday 19 September 2010
the AT at Rte. 4 - Appalachian Trail - Saddleback Mountain - Appalachian Trail - The Horn - Appalachian Trail - Redington Spring Tentsite

Monday 20 September 2010
Redington Spring Tentsite - Appalachian Trail - Saddleback Junior Mountain - Appalachian Trail - Spaulding Mountain Leanto

Tuesday 21 September 2010
Spaulding Mountain Leanto - Appalachian Trail - Mt. Abraham Side Trail - Mt. Abraham U - Mt. Abraham Side Trail - Appalachian Trail - Spaulding Mountain Leanto

Wednesday 22 September 2010
Spaulding Mountain Leanto - Appalachian Trail - Spaulding Mountain Spur Trail - Spaulding Mountain U - Spaulding Mountain Spur Trail - Appalachian Trail - Sugarloaf Mountain Spur Trail - Sugarloaf Mountain U - Sugarloaf Mountain Spur Trail - Appalachian Trail - Crocker Cirque Tentsite

Thursday 23 September 2010
Crocker Cirque Tentsite - Appalachian Trail - South Crocker Mountain Spur Trail - South Crocker Mountain - bushwhack - Mt. Redington U - bushwhack - South Crocker Mountain - South Crocker Mountain Spur Trail - Appalachian Trail - North Crocker Mountain - Appalachian Trail - the AT at Rte. 27 - Appalachian Trail - Cranberry Stream Tentsite

Friday 24 September 2010
Cranberry Stream Tentsite - Appalachian Trail - Horns Pond Leantos

Saturday 25 September 2010
Horns Pond Leantos - Appalachian Trail - South Horn - Appalachian Trail - Bigelow Mountain - West Peak - Appalachian Trail - Bigelow Mountain - Avery Peak U - Appalachian Trail - Fire Warden's Trail - Appalachian Trail - the AT at Rte. 27

This was a seven day backpack mostly along the Appalachian Trail during which I summited the final ten of the 67 4000 foot peaks in New England.

For a longer trip report see Rocks on Top.

You can see more pictures from this trip here.


Letchworth State Park, Western New York State - 10 October 2010

Sunday 10 October 2010
St. Helena Picnic Area - Gorge Trail - St. Helena Trail - St. Helena Trailhead (whoops) U - St. Helena Trail - Gorge Trail - Eastern Gorge Trailhead U - Gorge Trail - St. Helena Picnic Area - Gorge Trail - Tea Table Outlook - Gorge Trail - Lower Falls Outlook - Gorge Trail - Inspiration Point - Gorge Trail - Middle Falls - Gorge Trail - Upper Falls - Gorge Trail - Western Gorge Trailhead

For the second year in a row, I hiked along the Genesee River in Letchworth Park during Columbus Day Weekend.

For a longer trip report see Rocks on Top.

You can see more pictures from this trip here.


Hunter Mountain, Catskills, New York - 17 October 2010

Sunday 17 October 2010
Spruceton Trailhead - Spruceton Road roadwalk - West Kill Trail - West Kill Falls - Devil's Path - Hunter Mountain Trail - Hunter Mountain - Spruceton Trail - John Robb Spur Trail - John Robb Leanto - John Robb Spur Trail - Spruceton Trail - Spruceton Trailhead

Tanya and I climbed Hunter Mountain in the Catskills. This was the first trip for to the Catskills for either of us.

For a longer trip report see Rocks on Top.

You can see more pictures from this trip here.


The Sleeping Giant - Connecticut - 13 November 2010

Saturday 13 November 2010
Parking Area near Quinnipiac - Blue Trail spur - Quinnipiac (Blue) Trail - castle - Quinnipiac (Blue) Trail - Hezekiah's Knob - Quinnipiac (Blue) Trail - Orange Trail - Parking Area near Quinnipiac

A return to the Sleeping Giant, with Tanya this time.

For a longer trip report see Rocks on Top.

You can see more pictures from this trip here.


North-South Trail, Rhode Island & Connecticut - 20 November 2010

Sunday 20 November 2010
Shady Acres Restaurant - North-South Trail - Newport Road Trailhead

The third section of a hike across Rhode Island on the North-South Trail.

For a longer trip report see Rocks on Top.

You can see more pictures from this trip here.


Midstate Trail, Massachusetts - 18 December 2010

Saturday 18 December 2010
Rte. 20 - Midstate Trail - Rte. 9

Some friends of mine are section hiking the Midstate Trail. I joined them for one of the sections.

For a longer trip report see Rocks on Top.

You can see more pictures from this trip here.


White Mountains, New Hampshire - 30 December 2010 - 2 January 2011

Thursday 30 December 2010
Crawford Depot - Avalon Trail - AZ Trail - Mt. Tom Spur Trail - Mt. Tom U - Mt. Tom Spur Trail - AZ Trail - Willey Ridge Trail - Mt. Field U - Mt. Tom Spur - Avalon Trail - Mt. Avalon Spur Trail - Mt. Avalon U - Mt. Avalon Spur Trail - Avalon Trail - Crawford Depot

Friday 31 December 2010
Flume Trailhead - Pemi Trail - Whitehouse Trail - Whitehouse Trail - Liberty Spring Trail - Franconia Ridge Trail - Mt. Liberty U - Franconia Ridge Trail - Liberty Spring Trail - Whitehouse Trail - Whitehouse Trail - Pemi Trail - Flume Trailhead

Saturday 1 January 2011
Seven Dwarves Trailhead - connector trail - North Twin Summer Trailhead - North Twin Trail - North Twin Mountain U - North Twin Trail - North Twin Summer Trailhead - connector trail - Seven Dwarves Trailhead

Sunday 2 January 2011
York Pond Trailhead - York Pond Trail - Bunnell Notch Trail - Kilkenny Ridge Trail - Cabot Cabin - Kilkenny Ridge Trail - Mount Cabot U - Kilkenny Ridge Trail - Cabot Cabin - Kilkenny Ridge Trail - Bunnell Notch Trail - York Pond Trail - York Pond Trailhead

I spent the end and beginning of the years in the Whites with Laura. We stayed in a motel and I took day hikes up into the mountains while she stayed in the valleys.

For a longer trip reports see the Rocks on Top threads for The Willey Range (Thu.), Liberty (Fri.), North Twin (Sat.), and Mt. Cabot (Sun.).

I also have picture galleries for The Willey Range (Thu.), Liberty (Fri.), North Twin (Sat.), and Mt. Cabot (Sun.).


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