Recent content by The Sikes

Was nervous about doing these 3 but decided yesterday was the best chance. We did an out and back from Lincoln Woods. Trail started out fine. We wore spikes just because I didn't want to carry them. Then as the day warmed we had to switch to snowshoes. Snow was getting really soft. Water...

Hiked Adams and Madison on 12/26/19 up Airline over to Adams. Airline started out packed snow but as you got higher there was lots of large ice to get around. Once we broke treeline, there was a mixture of bare rock and ice patches. We tried to go without spikes but then you would run into...

Went up Isolation Mountain 11/17/19. Took Rocky Branch to Engine Hill Bushwhack and then the Iso Express. Trail started off hard granular. We didn't put our spikes on immediately but eventually did. It was easier for me as I climbed. When the trail flattens out, we started to see...

re isolation do you still have this track. The hyperlink is no longer. :)

Owl's Head via Black Pond Bushwhack and Brutus Bushwhack. Trails had a light dusting lower and more as you went up. They were hard mud but when you thought you were safe to step you sunk in some pretty deep. Worse in the afternoon. We wore gaiters which really helped with the mud issues...

7/19/19 We went up the Osceola Trail from Tripoli road and started our bushwhack at the last switchback that curves to the right before you hit the summit of Osceola. When we did Middle Osceola on Monday, there was a cairn, but today there was not. It is obvious if you look, you will see a...

7/22/19 Went up Burnt Mill Brook Trail. Trail doesn't seem to be used much. You could tell there was a trail but in some places you had to pay attention. Lots of downed branches and trees. Bugs were awful. The deer fly and black flies kept pestering us. We put on bug hats. There was no...

Went up and hit Tom first. Water crossing were OK but you do get your toes wet. The snow was mostly gone all the way to Tom. Just lots of running water and mud on the trail. From Tom to Field the was very wet....the river was running through it. It slowed as we got closer to Field. From...

Tail Conditions: Started out clear then turned to small monorail, more snow. Going over the ridge more snow and tiny monorail with a mixture of sometimes no snow. Water crossing on way out has a large tree you can walk across or the river was rock hop able. Special Equipment required...

We headed out to hike Carrigain mountain figuring we would have to break trail. Wrong. Parking lot was plowed but glad I didn't take my corolla. Road walk was OK on way in but very soft on way out. Water crossing was OK...the water was low. We tried to stay on rocks but I ended up just...

Headed up to get these today. Water crossings were bridged. There were a few sketchy icy spots going up Falling Waters. I wanted to put my crampons on but we managed to get up with just spikes. The trail in the morning was packed with a few areas with snow drifts. The higher we got, we ran...

From the Kang...first part of trail was soft packed. Water crossings were snowbridged. As you start to climb the trail starts to deteriorate. Snow was very sticky and sticking to everything. Trail had lots of not quite postholes but it was a mess. Butt sledding from previous trips made it...

Today our goal was Galehead for our 1/2 winter 48. We met a nice man down at the 5 country corner parking area that told us if we drove to the picnic area and started there, it would cut off some of the road walk. I was nervous because I was unfamiliar with this but after we got ready, we...

Started at 19 Mile Brook Trail up to the junction going to the AMC Hut. We then climbed up the steep .7 to the summit of Wildcat A. The trail here was not in the best of shapes...lots of post holes, ice and just thin in areas. It took us an hour to get up this section. There was one area...

I have 21 peaks left to finish the winter 48 and most of them make me a little nervous. I have been researching but would like more feed back on: Jefferson, Adams and Madison (I have always done these together in other season but winter is very different) Are they doable to do all three or is...