Dirtybox Peak, January 30, 2016 Eric Gilbertson I hiked solo up to Mailbox Peak on Saturday morning, then left the trail and continued east along the narrow rocky ridge. I had to downclimb in several places, then donned snowshoes for the quick ascent up Dirtybox Peak. The return trip offered… Continue reading
Low Mountain, January 23, 2016 Eric Gilbertson I drove to the trailhead and was surprised to see 20 other cars parked along the side of the narrow snowy road! I hadn’t realized this was the same trailhead as Franklin Falls, a waterfall a short hike in. I was, unsurprisingly, the… Continue reading
Pratt Mountain, January 17-18, 2016 Eric and Katie We hiked up to Lake Olallie off I-90 and pitched camp on the frozen lake shore. I built a nice snow wall to shelter us from the wind. The next morning we hiked up to Pratt Mountain and had great views of… Continue reading
Mount Teneriffe – January 15, 2016 Eric Gilbertson I hiked up the trailhead at Little Si to link up with the Mt Si trail. Just below the summit of Mt Si I traversed east along the ridge, eventually cutting through some trees to the small exposed summit of Teneriffe. On… Continue reading
Granite Mountain – January 10, 2016 Katie and Eric We ascended the steep south face of Granite Mountain and were met with spectacular views of Rainier and Adams to the south. We descended the summer route to avoid the icy steep bits of the mountain.
Winter Semi-Pemi Loop, Dec 25-26, 2015 Matthew and Eric Gilbertson There was amazingly basically no snow in the Whites the day after Christmas, so we decided to bag a bunch of peaks in the Pemi wilderness. We biked in the wilderness trail from Lincoln Woods on Saturday morning in warm… Continue reading
Cuyahoga Valley Highpoint (1,170ft) Highpoint of Cuyahoga Valley National Park Eric and Katie, December 28, 2015 I was visiting Ohio for Christmas break and Katie and I decided to drive around Cuyahoga Valley National Park near her house. It was raining all day, though we went for a short hike… Continue reading
Adirondack 46ers, December 21-24, 2016 Eric and Matthew Gilbertson I flew to Albany, NY on December 21, rendezvoused with Matthew, and we drove to the High Peaks area of the Adirondacks. With only a few hours of light left in the day and 35F pouring rain we hiked up Nye… Continue reading
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