Howie is famous

Howie and I hiked Basin and Saddleback mountains in the Adirondack high peaks. It was a strenuous hike with some steep climbs. A group that we passed recognized us from our hike a few weeks ago up Cliff and Redfield (mainly because of Howie). They were doing the same hike as well (what a coincidence!). We had a sunny day with blue skies for this trek which took us a little under 10 hours.

Summit Elevation: Basin 4824 ft, Saddleback 4526 ft
Round-trip Distance: 16.5 mi
Elevation Change: 4000 ft












Looking at Saddleback and rest of Range from Basin












Howie on Saddleback (with Basin in background)

Bubble Boy

Another hike we did in Acadia National Park was South Bubble. It was an easy climb to the summit from the parking area. There was a large boulder just below the top, Bubble Rock, which is a glacial erratic. The hike back down to Jordan pond was very steep and rocky - much better to ascend this way than to descend.

Summit Elevation: South Bubble 766 ft
Round-trip Distance: ~2.0 mi
Elevation Change: 500 ft












On the summit with North Bubble in the background

Watch your step

I took a trip to Maine with my sister. We visited Acadia National Park. On the first day, Acadia mountain was our destination. It was a short climb up to the summit from the trailhead. There were good views from the rocky summit. The hike down the other side toward Somes Sound was steeper and my sister twisted her ankle. We returned via the fire road.

Summit Elevation: Acadia 655 ft
Round-trip Distance: ~3.0 mi
Elevation Change: 600 ft












On the Summit

Hello ..... Hello again

Howie and I hiked Cliff and Redfield mountains in the Adirondack high peaks. It was another tough day hike.

Started at the Upper Works trailhead around 7:45 AM. Took the Calamity Brook trail to Flowed Lands and then the trail to Lake Arnold. From there, we followed Opalescent trail to Uphill Lean-to and the start of the two herd paths. On the routes to the two summits, we kept bumping into the same groups of people. Many people were impressed with Howie's hiking ability - though he had a little trouble negotiating the steep rock ledges on Cliff.

We arrived back at the car around 7:30 PM - nearly 12 hours of hiking (including rests). A picture perfect day for hiking.

Summit Elevations: Cliff 3960 ft, Redfield 4606 ft
Round-trip Distance: 19 mi
Elevation Change: 3600+ ft


Mount Colden reflecting on Lake Arnold


Proof that I climbed Cliff


View from Uphill Brook


View from Redfield