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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, for New England, is mountain peak names for mountains with an elevation of at least 4000 ft. and a prominence of at least 200 ft.
Bold underlined text, for the Adirondacks, is mountain peak names for mountains which are on the ADK46 list.
A bold U means a turnaround point.


Trips


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 a lot 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 some 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 some 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 a lot 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 a lot 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 a lot 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 some more pictures from the Camel's Hump hike here.

You can see some 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 some 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 some 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 a lot 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 some 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 a lot 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 400 footer.

For a longer trip report see Rocks on Top.

You can see a lot 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 a lot 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 a lot more pictures from this trip here.


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