by Paty | Jun 10, 2021 | Oregon Coast Trail, Trail Journals, West Coast
Wed. June 9, 2021 Start: Fort Stevens State Park (Northern Terminus)End: Hiker Camp on Tillamook HeadDaily Distance: 24.4 milesCumulative OCT Mileage: 24.4 miles I’m finally beginning my SOBO thru-hike of the Oregon Coast Trail!! It’s probably worth noting...
by Paty | Jun 6, 2021 | Great Lakes, US High Points
Order of Visit: High Point #41 Date Visited: June 5, 2021 Route Taken: Single lane dirt road from the property’s entrance – 2.5 miles round-trip Type of Terrain: Open farmland and rolling hills Elevation: 1,235 feet Ancestral Lands:...
by Paty | Jun 5, 2021 | Great Lakes, US High Points
Order of Visit: High Point #40 Date Visited: June 4, 2021 Route Taken: Walk from parking lot – 1/4 mile loop through exhibits Type of Terrain: Corn fields and prairie Elevation: 1,670 feet Ancestral Lands: Yankton What’s in a name? For...
by Paty | Jun 4, 2021 | Great Lakes, US High Points
Order of Visit: High Point #39 Date Visited: June 3, 2021 Route Taken: Eagle Mountain Trail from the Eagle Mountain Trailhead (Forest Road 170) – 6.5 miles round-trip Type of Terrain: Minnesota’s Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness is...
by Paty | Jun 3, 2021 | Great Lakes, US High Points
Order of Visit: High Point #38 Date Visited: June 2, 2021 Route Taken: Tower Trail – 600 yards roundtrip Type of Terrain: Heavily forested, but the path to the summit is wide and well groomed. Elevation: 1,951 feet Ancestral Lands: ...
by Paty | Jun 2, 2021 | Great Lakes, US High Points
Order of Visit: High Point #37 Date Visited: June 2, 2021 Route Taken: Arvon Hiking Trail to the summit and logging road back down to the trailhead – 3.6 miles round-trip Type of Terrain: The trail is a single track trail through the woods from...
by Paty | May 27, 2021 | Gear, Mt. Whitney
Trying to summit Mt. Whitney right in the middle of May can be a rough time of the year for an adventure. Lucky for me, the Sierras had below average snowfall this past winter, which meant less ice and snow to deal with above 10,000′. Consequently, I was able to...
by Paty | May 21, 2021 | Mt. Whitney, Trail Journals, West Coast
Start Point: Whitney Portal Trailhead, CAEnd Point: Eugene, ORTotal Distance: 698 miles Starting/Ending Elevation: 8,374′ to 430′ May 20, 2021 I’d just made it back to my car at Whitney Portal when I left off yesterday. I was...
by Paty | May 21, 2021 | Mt. Whitney, West Coast
Although this was a super short adventure, it was a novel one because it took me to the highest point in the continental United States. No other American Mountain (other than Denali) surpasses Mt. Whitney’s height. And yet, it’s not a technical...
by Paty | May 20, 2021 | US High Points, West Coast
Order of Visit: High Point #36 Date Visited: May 19, 2021 Route Taken: Mt. Whitney Trail – 22 miles round-trip from Whitney Portal Type of Terrain: Mt. Whitney is the highest peak in the lower 48 and is a strenuous hike to the summit. This...
