Day Nine – June 4th, 2021 11:54 Pacific Time Absolutely shot from today, but well worth it. We headed towards Olympic National Park to hike Mount Storm King, see the Pacific at Ruby Beach, and see the mossy rainforest. Along the way, we drove through Port Angeles, which was a small harbor town. We also …
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Day Six – June 1, 2021: 11:25 PM mountain Time We hit Yellowstone National Park today. We came in through the South Entrance. I brought Tom and Alex to Lower Falls, Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, Mammoth Springs, Lamar Valley, Fountain Paint Pots, and The Grand Prismatic. The highlights of the day for me was …
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Day Five – May 31, 2021 10:33 Mountain Time Today my body took a beating in Grand Teton National Park, and it was a blast. We left our hotel in Pinedale around 5:30 AM and arrived at the Lupine Meadows Trailhead in Grand Teton around 7:30 AM. We began our hike up to Delta Lake …
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Day Three – May 29, 2021 9:38 Mountain Time Started the day at 4:00 AM today to beat the permit system in Rocky Mountain National Park. A lot was done today including: hiking to Nymph Lake, Dream Lake, Emerald Lake, Bear Lake, Alberta Falls, and then driving to Moraine Park to capture more images of …
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Day Two – May 28, 2021: 9:28 PM Mountain Time Today was packed. We couldn’t get into Rocky Mountain National Park, so we started the day by topping out on Mount Olympus. We bushwhacked most of the way up, sporadically getting back on trail. We started at 7:45 AM and reached the summit around 9:45 …
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A Lovely Day Hike in the Adirondacks What up Road Trip Warriors!? We have a new hike for you located in Keene Valley, New York. The hike is to the summit of Hopkins Mountain, a lower trafficked hike in the area with phenomenal views of the High Peaks, particularly the Great Range. There are plenty …
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Hiking Up Mount Adams What up Road Trip Warriors!? Another new mountain down and it was through two/three feet of snow! Mount Adams is a relatively short hike in the Adirondacks, but it makes up for the short trek in elevation gain. The hike is steep, and when it is covered in snow, it is …
Lake placid 9er challenge What up Road Trip Warriors!? This is the final part of the three part series on the Lake Placid 9er challenge up in the Adirondacks. The three mountains included in this post are a little more difficult than the others. Catamount Mountain, Mount Van Hoevenberg, and Bear Den Mountain all have …
tHE LAKE PLACID 9ER cHALLENGE What up Road Trip Warriors!? I wanted to share some information on a fun hiking challenge based in the Adirondacks of Northern New York State. There are nine mountains around the Lake Placid region that make up this challenge. Once you have hiked all of them you can fill out …
A Rough Trek for One High Peak What up Road Trip Warriors!? This was my 34th Adirondack High Peak and it was a longer day than expected! This was by no means the hardest hike I have done in a day, but I didn’t expect it to be as physically challenging as it was. For …
