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2009 Journal Entries

 
Although winter began on December 21, January 1st marks my first winter hike of the season. I will be attempting to climb all forty-eight 4000 footers in the Whites between January 1st and the last day of winter, March 19th.

 
DateDescription
  January 1North and Middle Tripyramid in the White Mountains of N.H. (1 - 2)
  January 3Mount Isolation in the White Mountains of N.H. (3)
  January 4North and South Kinsman in the White Mountains of N.H. (4-5)
  January 6 Hike #1North and South Hancock in the White Mountains of N.H. (6-7)
  January 6 Hike #2Mount Tecumseh in the White Mountains of N.H. (8)
  January 10Mounts Lincoln, Lafayette, and Garfield in the White Mountains of N.H. (9-11)
  January 11Mount Cabot in the White Mountains of N.H. (12)
  January 17Mounts Jackson, Pierce, and Eisenhower in the White Mountains of N.H. (13-15)
  January 18North Twin, South Twin, and Galehead in the White Mountains of N.H. (16-18)
  January 19Mount Waumbek in the White Mountains of N.H. (19)
  January 23Owl's Head in the White Mountains of N.H. (20)
  January 24Mounts Whiteface and Passaconaway in the White Mountains of N.H. (21-22)
  January 25Mounts Liberty and Flume in the White Mountains of N.H. (23-24)
  January 31Wildcat D, Wildcat A, Carter Dome, South Carter, and Middle Carter in the White Mountains of N.H. (25-29)
  February 1Mount Moriah in the White Mountains of N.H. (30)
  February 7Mounts Tom, Field, and Willey in the White Mountains of N.H. (31-33)
  February 8Mount Carrigain in the White Mountains of N.H. (34)
  February 14East Osceola and Osceola in the White Mountains of N.H. (35-36)
  February 15Mounts Madison and Adams in the White Mountains of N.H. (37-38)
  February 16Mounts Jefferson, Washington, and Monroe in the White Mountains of N.H. (39-41)
  February 21Zealand, West Bond, Bond, Bondcliff in the White Mountains of N.H. (42-45)
  February 25Mount Moosilauke in the White Mountains of N.H. (46)
  February 28 Hike #1Mount Hale in the White Mountains of N.H. (47)
  February 28 Hike #2Mount Cannon in the White Mountains of N.H. (48)
  March 1Mounts Madison, Adams, and Jefferson in the White Mountains of N.H.
  March 7Zealand, West Bond, Bond, Bondcliff in the White Mountains of N.H.
  March 15Owl's Head in the White Mountains of N.H.
  March 16Streaked Mountain in Buckfield, Maine
  March 21Mount Isolation in the White Mountains of N.H.
  April 4Jeromith Hill - the highpoint of Rhode Island
  April 6A.T. Hike in North Carolina - Yellow Creek Gap to Wesser
  April 7A.T. Hike in North Carolina - Wayah Gap to Wesser
  April 8A.T. Hike in North Carolina - Mooney Gap to Wayah Gap
  April 9 Hike #1A.T. Hike in North Carolina - Mooney Gap to Deep Gap
  April 9 Hike #2Brasstown Bald - the highpoint of Georgia
  April 10A.T. Hike in N.C. and GA.- Deep Gap to Dicks Creek Gap
  April 11A.T. Hike in Georgia - Dicks Creek Gap to Unicoi Gap
  April 12A.T. Hike in Georgia - Unicoi Gap to Neels Gap
  April 13A.T. Hike in Georgia - Neels Gap to Gooch Gap
  April 14A.T. Hike in Georgia - Gooch Gap to Springer Mountain, the finish line
  April 16 Stop #1Sassafras Mountain - the highpoint of South Carolina
  April 16 Stop #2Mount Mitchell - the highpoint of North Carolina
  April 17Return to Mount Rogers
  April 18Ebright Azimuth - the highpoint of Delaware
  April 25The Carters and Mount Hight in the White Mountains of N.H.
  May 2 Hike #1Mount Moosilauke in the White Mountains of N.H.
  May 2 Hike #2Blueberry Mountain in the White Mountains of N.H.
  May 16Mounts Washington, Monroe, and Isolation in the White Mountains of N.H.
  May 19Black Cat Mountain near Poland, Maine
  May 21Noyes Mountain near Greenwood, Maine
  May 23Mounts Whiteface, Passaconaway, Hibbard, and Wonalancet in the White Mountains of N.H.
  May 24Pineland Farms 50k Ultramarathon in New Gloucester, Maine
  May 25 Mounts Jefferson, Adams, and Madison in the White Mountains of N.H.
  May 30 Mounts Tom, Field, Willey, Webster, Jackson, Pierce, & Eisenhower in the White Mountains of N.H.
  June 2Bald and Speckled Mountains near Peru, Maine
  June 6Lafayette, Lincoln, Artist's Bluff, and Bald in the White Mountains of N.H.
  June 7The Wildcats and Thompson Falls in the White Mountains of N.H.
  June 13Carter Dome, Mount Hight, South Carter, Middle Carter, North Carter, and Moriah via the Wild River Wilderness in the White Mountains of N.H.
  June 27Owls Head in the White Mountains of N.H. - also visited 13 Falls Tentsite and Franconia Falls
  July 3 - Hike #1The Wildcats in the White Mountains of N.H.
  July 3 - Hike #2Triple Falls in the White Mountains of N.H.
  July 3 - Hike #3Mounts Starr King and Waumbek in the White Mountains of N.H.
  July 4Owls Head in the White Mountains of N.H.
  July 18North Twin, South Twin, Guyot, Zealand, and Hale in the White Mountains of N.H.
  July 19Vose Spur and Carrigain in the White Mountains of N.H.
  July 26North and South Kinsman in the White Mountains of N.H.
  August 8Osceolas and Tecumseh in the White Mountains of N.H.
  August 9Mount Isolation in the White Mountains of N.H.
  August 16The Bonds in the White Mountains of N.H.
  August 20Albany Mountain in the White Mountains of Maine
  August 29 Hike #1The Kinsmans in the White Mountains of New Hampshire
  August 29 Hike #2Coppermine Trail and Bridal Veil Falls in the White Mountains of New Hampshire
  August 30The Tripyramids in the White Mountains of New Hampshire
  September 3Mount Katahdin in Baxter State Park, Maine
  September 4South Turner in Baxter State Park, Maine
  September 5 Hike #1Mount Cabot, The Bulge, and The Horn in the White Mountains of New Hampshire
  September 5 Hike #2Pine Mountain in the White Mountains of New Hampshire
  September 6 Hike #1Mount Pemigewasset in the White Mountains of New Hampshire
  September 6 Hike #2Cannon Mountain and the Kinsmans in the White Mountains of New Hampshire
  September 7Whiteface and Passaconaway in the White Mountains of New Hampshire
  September 12Galehead, Owl's Head, and Garfield in the White Mountains of New Hampshire
  September 13South and Middle Carter in the White Mountains of New Hampshire
  September 19Mounts Willey, Field, and Tom in the White Mountains of New Hampshire
  September 26Mount Ascutney near Brownsville, Vermont
  September 27Vermont 50 Ultramarathon near Brownsville, Vermont
  October 3Owl's Head in the White Mountains of New Hampshire
  October 4Shelburne Moriah and Moriah in the White Mountains of New Hampshire
  October 5Kayaking on Thompson Lake in Oxford, Maine (northern end)
  October 10Carter Dome and the Wildcats in the White Mountains of New Hampshire
  October 12Galehead, Garfield, Lafayette, and Lincoln in the White Mountains of New Hampshire
  October 29Mounts Jefferson, Adams, and Madison in the White Mountains of New Hampshire - Madison, my dog, completes her 4000 footers
  November 7Sayre Peak, Mount Jim, and Mount Moosilauke in the White Mountains of New Hampshire
  November 11 Hike #1The Osceolas in the White Mountains of New Hampshire
  November 11 Hike #2Little Haystack, Lincoln, and Lafayette in the White Mountains of New Hampshire
  November 15Madison, Adams, Jefferson, Clay, Washington, and Monroe in the White Mountains of New Hampshire
  November 22 Hike #1Eisenhower, Pierce, and Crawford Cliff in the White Mountains of New Hampshire
  November 22 Hike #2Mount Willard and Elephant Head in the White Mountains of New Hampshire
  November 26Whiteface, Passaconaway, and Square Ledge in the White Mountains of New Hampshire
  November 28Mount Moriah in the White Mountains of New Hampshire
  November 29Mount Chocorua in the White Mountains of New Hampshire
  December 5 Hike #1Mount Carrigain in the White Mountains of New Hampshire
  December 5 Hike #2Mounts Tom, Field, and Willey in the White Mountains of New Hampshire
  December 6Mount Isolation in the White Mountains of New Hampshire
  December 8Mount Moosilauke in the White Mountains of New Hampshire
  December 12North and South Kinsman in the White Mountains of New Hampshire
  December 13 Hike #1Mount Cabot in the White Mountains of New Hampshire
  December 13 Hike #2Mount Surprise in the White Mountains of New Hampshire
  December 18North Twin, South Twin, and Galehead Mountain in the White Mountains of New Hampshire
  December 19Mounts Madison, Adams, and Jefferson in the White Mountains of New Hampshire
  December 20North and Middle Tripyramid in the White Mountains of New Hampshire
  December 25Bonds-Zealand Traverse in the White Mountains of New Hampshire
  December 26 - No entryMount Garfield in the White Mountains of New Hampshire
  December 28 - No entryThe Hancocks and Osceolas in the White Mountains of New Hampshire
  December 29Mount Hale in the White Mountains of New Hampshire
  December 30The Wildcats in the White Mountains of New Hampshire
  December 31Mounts Washington, Monroe, Eisenhower, and Pierce in the White Mountains of New Hampshire

 

 

 

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