Trip Report

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High Divide/Seven Lakes Basin July 2021 Trip Report

A beautiful hike on a "partly sunny" day in Washington

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Glacier National Park March 2021 Trip Report

March 5th, 2021 Glacier National Park was the final park we visited on our road trip from New York to Seattle! It was also the most logistically difficult, given the seasonally closed roads. So much of the park was closed due to COVID and winter, but with some planning, we

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Yellowstone National Park March 2021 Trip Report

On Day 5 of our road trip from Troy, New York to Seattle, Washington, we took a day off to hike Yellowstone National Park!

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Badlands National Park March 2021 Trip Report

March 1, 2021 On Day 3 of our move from New York to Seattle, Washington, we took a day off from driving to hike Badlands National Park! It was my favorite day of our cross country road trip. We stopped at an overlook soon after entering the park. The Badlands

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Galentine's Day Hike (Sawteeth Mountain Trip Report)

A trip up Sawteeth Mountain in the Adirondacks with Jenn and Lachlan

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Algonquin Peak Trip Report

January 2020

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Sunset on Cascade Mountain in the Adirondacks

January 2021 trip report

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Rainbow Falls Trip Report

Another iconic ADK location off the bucket list!

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Local Biking

I've been exploring the local bike paths around Troy, since it seems wrong to put my bike in the car to go biking somewhere else. Unless that else has see-saws, jumps, and berms! One of my favorite trails so far is the Uncle Sam Bike Path, since it

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Giant's Nubble

I had wanted to visit this lookout for years, but never managed to fit it into a Giant trip before.

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Soda Range

The Soda Range had been on my list for a while, so it was exciting to finally get it done!

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Jay Mountain Foliage Hike

A fall foliage hike.

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The Cold River Loop: Fastest Known Time

The Cold River Loop is a popular backpacking trip but there was nothing online about anyone ever doing it in a single day!

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A Quiet Labor Day Weekend Backpacking Trip

A holiday weekend trip to Siamese Ponds Wilderness.

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French Louie Loop Trip Report

This trail is located in a beautiful and remote area of the park, and it follows one of my favorite sections of the NPT. I was excited to return and show it to Greg!

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Dickinson Hill Fire Tower

I've been to Dickinson Hill Fire Tower near Grafton State Park twice recently after work. It's a nice place to go to watch the sunset, look at the changing leaves, and get a 360 degree view of Rensselaer county and the surrounding area. You can even

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Avalanche Lake Trail Run

An Adirondack classic!

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Solo Hiking: Whiteface Mountain Trip Report

My first solo high peak!

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I'm a 46er!

A Haystack, Basin, Saddleback 46er finish trip report!!!

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Spruce Mountain Fire Tower Sunset

This peak is only about ~45 minutes from Troy which is nice.

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Hadley Mountain Sunset

A summer sunset trip report from a fire tower in the Southern Adirondacks.

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Peaked Mountain Trip Report

My first time in the Siamese Ponds Wilderness did not disappoint!

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Returning to the NPT

Trip Report: Cedar Lake Out & Back From Sled Harbor

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Russian Ridge Open Space Preserve

I went out for another solo hike to Russian Ridge OSP on a midday Saturday. I was feeling cooped up in the house, but didn't want to drive far. It was so nice to get out and hike! I parked at the lot on the corner of Alpine

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Mount Adams Fire Tower

Big views on a quiet trail.