Hiking and backpacking are probably my greatest outdoor passions. I have hiked throughout the US from California to Maine. I grew up just a few miles from the AT in Pennsylvania and fell in love with hiking.
Some of my more ambitious backpacking trips include a 2,200 mile Appalachian Trail Thru Hike in 1999, the 500 mile Colorado Trail, the 311 mile Allegheny Trail in West Virginia, a 160+ mile Thru Hike of the Cohos Trail in northern New Hampshire, the 140 mile Northville-Placid Trail in the Adirondacks, Colorado’s 160 mile Collegiate Loop, and completing Vermont’s Long Trail in two separate trips.
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| Rattlesnake Arch near Fruita, Colorado |
I enjoy a good day hike when not backpacking, whether it’s climbing a summit, visiting a scenic overlook, enjoying a mountain stream, waterfall, or just unwinding in the forest. I have hiked to countless summits over the years throughout the US. Over the years I have climbed all the peaks on the Northeast 115, which includes all of the 4,000’ mountains in New England and New York. I have climbed dozens of mountains over 13,000’, including numerous 14ers in Colorado. I’ve also visited countless peaks of all size’s throughout the US.
As of the spring of 2024 I am located in the Mountain State- West Virginia. Prior to that I lived in the Adirondack Mountains of New York for five years. With 2,000 miles of trails, there is no shortage of places to visit in the Adirondacks.
Prior to the Adirondacks, I lived at the base of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains in Colorado, not too far from the mountain town of Salida, for five years. The Salida area is surrounded by mountains and was a great place to call home with the Sangre de Cristo and Sawatch Ranges nearby and unlimited alpine peaks to explore.
Before moving to Colorado I lived in Maine for eight years and my favorite spots to hike were Baxter State Park in Maine (particularly Katahdin- Maine's highest peak), Acadia National Park, and the Presidential Range in New Hampshire.
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Above the clouds on Algonquin Peak
Avalanche Lake and Pass
Along the crest of the Great Range
Prior to the Adirondacks, I lived at the base of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains in Colorado, not too far from the mountain town of Salida, for five years. The Salida area is surrounded by mountains and was a great place to call home with the Sangre de Cristo and Sawatch Ranges nearby and unlimited alpine peaks to explore.
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| Mt Adams with Crestones beyond in the Sangre de Cristo Range |
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| View from Mt Yale |
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| Mountain goats on Mt Antero |
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| On the Summit of Quandary Peak |
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| Upper Stout Lake below the Twin Sisters in the northern Sangre de Cristos |
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| Bighorn Sheep in the northern Sangre de Cristos |
Looking towards Avery Peak in Bigelow Range
Approaching Doubletop Mtn. in Baxter State Park
The Knife Edge of Katahdin
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