Category: Hikes & Climbs

Trip reports from hikes and climbs and mountaineering expeditions across the United States.

Black Cat Mountain Loop Hike, Baxter State Park, Maine

Black Cat Mountain Loop Hike, Maine

Maine's Baxter State Park has a loop hike so cool that it has multiple names. The Black Cat Mountain Loop, also known as the South Branch Mountain Loop, is worthy no matter what ...

Traveler Mountain Loop Hike, Baxter State Park, Maine

Traveler Mountain Loop Hike, Maine

I had heard such tremendous things about Maine's Baxter State Park and the Traveler Mountain Loop hike, that I really had no choice but head up north and see for myself. The short ...

Jerimoth Hill, Rhode Island Highpoint

Jerimoth Hill, Rhode Island Highpoint

Rhode Island's highpoint, Jerimoth Hill, was long considered to be on the most difficult highpoints to stand atop, but my journey to the smallest state in the northeast was as easy as a ...

Mount Washington, NH, Ice Axe

Mount Washington, March 2015

The first time I visited New Hampshire's Mount Washington in the winter and attempted to visit its infamously windy and icy summit, I made a vow to go back each and every winter ...

Jordan Pond, Acadia, Maine

Jordan Pond Trail, Acadia, Maine

Maine's Acadia National Park is known for its wide array of natural beauty - crystal clear waters, ocean views from mountain peaks, rolling beaches and more. Jordan Pond fits the bill in more ...