I rebuilt my peakbagging list by encoding all the peak information in a Ruby script and then using another Ruby script to generate the HTML that WordPress’ editor is supposed to handle.  It’s not perfect.  It’s missing the statistics and I’m not completely happy with the layout.  But it’ll do for now.
I did add some […]

On Saturday, July 26th, Chuck Rowe and I hiked up Mount Osceola via the Mount Osceola Trail. Well, officially, it’s the Mount Osceola Trail. On this particular day, it was the Osceola Brook Trail.
Last week’s rains left the trail a wet mess, especially the lower sections. There were quite a few mud pools in the […]

I updated my peakbagging list at right. It now includes the mountains of the Wapack Range.

This year’s Father’s Day was the best ever. Because of the Sunday’s nasty weather, it wound up being a full Father’s Day weekend, which probably requires some explanation.
A couple of weeks ago, my wife asked me what I wanted for Father’s Day. Now, I’m not a “Hallmark Holiday” kind of guy, so after […]

Yesterday saw the Boston area’s first snowfall. While it did accumulate, it didn’t last long as the temps warmed up just enough to turn the snow to a light misty rain and obliterate what little had accumulated.
Still, I took advantage of that small window of opportunity by leaving work for an early lunchtime hike […]

I updated my peakbagging list. My goal is to hike all those mountains by my 50th birthday. That gives me 8 years. Considering the sheer number of peaks on that list, it’s an ambitious goal.

I went for another hike in the Middlesex Fells Reservation today. This was my second hike from the Lost Pond parking area. My route went from the parking area to Molly’s Spring Road to the Skyline Trail to the Reservoir Trail and back to Molly’s Spring Road. The loop was roughly 1.8 […]

Summits: Galehead Mountain (4024′) and South Twin Mountain (4902′)
Trails: Gale River Trail, Garfield Ridge Trail, Frost Trail, Twinway
Total Elevation Gain: 3302′
Total Miles Hiked: 11.8
I woke up at 4am to meet Gary at his house at 5am. As he had a multi-week parking pass, we decided to take his car.
When prepping and packing for a […]

There’s been little progress on Crucible since my last post. Most of this is due to the fact that I was busy hiking in the White Mountains. To whit:

Mount Osceola, East Peak
Mount Jackson
Galehead Mountain & South Twin Mountain

The Mount Jackson hike was done as a part of the Flags on the 48 9/11 […]

Gray Braxten and I are going to embark on a hooky hike sometime this month. We’re going to try Ice Gulch in northern New Hampshire. It won’t be a long hike, God knows my body isn’t up to tackling a 4000-footer right now, but it should be an enjoyable day off from work.
If […]