Louisiana: Driskill Mountain (535 feet)
Louisiana’s high point is deceptive in the effort required to get there. Maybe it was all of the time in the car, or the five drive up/little-effort summits that preceded it on the deep...
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Arkansas: Magazine Mountain (2,753 feet)
We visited Arkansas’ high point during a sleet storm with 40 mph winds. Our entire way up, we fought off sleet pelting our faces. Luckily, it’s only about 1 mile RT. The HP rewarded...
Missouri: Taum Sauk Mountain (1,772 feet)
Leaving Mississippi, we headed north to Missouri. Several grueling hours later we arrived at Missouri’s HP. Along the way, we passed a farm with what appeared to be kangaroos on it. Seriously. Kangaroos. We...
Mississippi: Woodall Mountain (806 feet)
Day 2, we left AL, swinging first into MS, then up to MO. Mississippi found us driving up a gravel road to the summit that sometimes had us questioning our judgment. Maybe it was...
Florida: Lakewood Park (345 feet)
Florida was the first of six high points in an intense five-day road trip of the deep south. Alabama, Mississippi, Missouri, Arkansas, and Louisiana would follow respectively. Sorry, Missouri, I’m assured that you are...
Slap Dash Mt. Washington Fitness Plan
I’ve been preparing for our summer hike of Mt. Washington by googleing terms like Mt. Washington + shoes or Mt. Washington + snacks. Somewhere along the way I ran across the Mt. Washington Observatory...
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