by Paty | Aug 31, 2020 | Midwest, US High Points
Order of Visit: High Point #21 Date Visited: August 30, 2020 Route Taken: Black Elk Peak Trail #9 from parking area at Sylvan Lake – 6.4 miles (round-trip) Type of Terrain: Well-graded, wide dirt trail with some larger rocks near the summit....
by Paty | Aug 25, 2020 | Midwest, US High Points
Order of Visit: High Point #20 Date Visited: August 24, 2020 Route Taken: Fence line trail (along private property owned by the Dennis Family) – 3.3 miles round-trip Type of Terrain: Easy two-track road across a field for one mile, then steeper climbing up a sandy...
by Paty | Jun 13, 2020 | Southwest US, US High Points
Order of Visit: High Point #19 Date Visited: June 11, 2020 Route Taken: Humphreys Trail (No. 151) from the Arizona Snowbowl – 10.7 miles round-trip Type of Terrain: A challenging, rocky trail with more than 3,600 feet of elevation gain over...
by Paty | Mar 9, 2020 | Southwest US, US High Points
Order of Visit: High Point #18 Date Visited: March 9, 2020 Route Taken: Guadalupe Peak Trail from Pine Springs Campground – 8.4 miles roundtrip Type of Terrain: A challenging, but well-defined trail that gains 3,000 feet in 4.2 miles. The...
by Paty | Oct 11, 2019 | Southwest US, US High Points
Order of Visit: High Point #17 Date Visited: October 8, 2019 Route Taken: Williams Lake Trail & Wheeler Peak Trail from Taos Valley Ski Resort – 8 miles roundtrip Type of Terrain: A challenging steep trail that gains 3,000 feet over 4...
by Paty | Sep 18, 2019 | Northeast, US High Points
Order of Visit: High Point #16 Date Visited: September 9, 2019 Route Taken: Trail from parking area on Highway 101 (0.3 miles round-trip) Type of Terrain: Easy, flat dirt trail Elevation: 812 feet Ancestral Lands: Nahaganset, Narragansett,...
