Review: Cross Breeze Frame Pack
Dimensions: 20.9 in W x 12.2 in H x 9.3 in D / 1,362 cu in For my first test hike, I loaded this bag as though I was embarking on a 22 mile...
Author: Raina
New Mexico, Wheeler Peak (13,161 feet)
Date of hike: September 28, 2014 Distance: 6.2 miles (7 miles, including trek from parking lot) Route: Williams Lake Trail Elevation gain: 3,250 feet Time on trail: 5 hours As we drove into Taos...
Oklahoma, Black Mesa (4,973 feet)
Date of hike: September 27, 2014 Distance: 8.4 miles Elevation gain: 775 feet Time on Trail: Just under 3 hours Pre-Black Mesa Jitters Nearly every source I read about hiking Black Mesa cautions...
Kansas, Mount Sunflower (4,039 feet)
Date: September 26, 2014 Distance: Drive-up Mount Sunflower is a fantastic drive-up highpoint. For starters, you’re greeted with a TEN FOOT tall iron sunflower, which I understand to be made of railroad spikes. What a...
Rhode Island, Jerimoth Hill (812 feet)
Mt. Frissell, South slope (CT) – Day 1 Mt. Greylock (MA) – Day 1 Mt. Mansfield (VT) – Day 2 Mt. Washington (NH) – Day 3 Jerimoth Hill (RI) – Day 3 Date of...
New Hampshire, Mt. Washington (6,288 feet)
Mt. Frissell, South slope (CT) – Day 1 Mt. Greylock (MA) – Day 1 Mt. Mansfield (VT) – Day 2 Mt. Washington (NH) – Day 3 Jerimoth Hill (RI) – Day 3 Date of...
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)...
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...
