Massachusetts, Mount Greylock (3,491 feet)
Trip Schedule After we survived Connecticut, we hopped in the car en route to Mt. Greylock. Mt. Frissell, South slope (CT) Day 1 Mt. Greylock (MA) Day 1 Mt. Mansfield (VT) Day 2 Mt....
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Connecticut, Mt. Frissell S. Slope (2,380 feet)
Trip Schedule Connecticut’s highpoint kicked off another jam-packed road trip. In order, we visited: Mt. Frissell, South slope (CT) Day 1 Mt. Greylock (MA) Day 1 Mt. Mansfield (VT) Day 2 Mt. Washington (NH)...
Mary’s Rock – Shenandoah National Park
A few years ago I bought a book called Best Easy Day Hikes Shenandoah National Park. Was it stupid to assume that the hikes in the book would be easy, which means to me...
Nauset Marsh Trail, Cape Cod National Sea Shore
When it rained on our beach vacation this year, we used the opportunity to fit in a hike along the Cape Cod National Sea Shore. We all enjoyed a pleasant morning walking along the Nauset Marsh...
Shearman’s Mill Trail – Sky Meadows State Park, VA
Sky Meadows is a nice get away from DC – it’s only about a 45 minute drive, is located right off the highway, and is close to some peach picking farms. It’s everything you need right?...
California: Badwater Basin (282 Feet BELOW SEA LEVEL)
Date of hike: March 2006 A long, long time ago (before kids) we went to a wedding in San Diego and made the puzzling decision to spend the rest of our week’s vacation in...
Kentucky: Black Mountain (4,139 feet)
Date: April 2014 Jill, followed by Raina a few days later Elevation: 4,139 feet Distance: Drive up via a sketchy dirt road Bathrooms: None Jill’s Take I love driving on I-81. I love...
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...
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...
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