Hawksbill (4,050ft) – Shenandoah National Park Highpoint Eric and Matthew Gilbertson November 28, 2015 Matthew and I had hiked the Appalachian Trail in 2007, but unfortunately weren’t yet working on National Park Highpoints then. If we were, we would have realized that the trail passes within a quarter mile of… Continue reading
Pilot Rock (6,234ft) – Highpoint of Petrified Forest National Park Eric Gilbertson October 22, 2015 Pilot Rock is not a highpoint that gets climbed very often. It’s the highest point in Petrified Forest National Park, but there are no trails leading to it and no petrified fossils near it. The… Continue reading
Matthew and Eric Gilbertson Oct 14-28 (Eric), Oct 23-28 (Matthew), 2015 12 national park high points, 2 state high points summitted Including 54 miles/11kft elev gain hiked in 18.5 hours in the Grand Canyon (rim to rim to rim) We flew to Vegas for a road trip to climb some… Continue reading
Redwoods National Park Highpoint (3,262 ft) Eric and Katie November 1, 2015 I had just flown in to Monterray, California, to meet up with Katie for her Bat conference, and we then needed to drive back to Seattle. We decided to take the scenic Route 101 up the California coast… Continue reading