by Paty | Jun 27, 2022 | Mid-Atlantic, US High Points
Date Visited: June 13, 2022 Route Taken: Walk from Tenleytown Metro Station – 1 mile (round-trip) Type of Terrain: Urban park with a paved path Elevation: 409 feet Ancestral Lands: Nacotchank (Anacostan) WHAT’S IN A NAME? After the First Battle...
by Paty | May 22, 2022 | US High Points, West Coast
Order of Visit: High Point # 44 Date Visited: May 20, 2022 Route Taken: Hogsback/Pearly Gates – beginning from top of the Palmer ski lift and back down to Timberline Lodge – 6 miles round-trip Type of Terrain: Mt. Hood is a strata-volcano...
by Paty | Sep 4, 2021 | Rockies, US High Points
Order of Visit: High Point #43 Date Visited: September 2, 2021 Route Taken: North Elbert Trail – 8.8 miles miles round-trip from the trailhead. (NOTE: The trailhead was closed for construction when I visited in September 2021, so I had to park near...
by Paty | Aug 18, 2021 | Northeast, US High Points
Order of Visit: High Point #42 Date Visited: August 17, 2021 Route Taken: Van Hoevenberg Trail from the ADK Loj/High Peaks Info Center – 15.8 miles (round-trip) Type of Terrain: Forested trail with lots of rocks, roots, and boulders. The final 0.6...
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...
