Entries in the ‘Hiking’ Category:
filed in Blogging, Hiking on Mar.11, 2010
Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing.
-Benjamin Franklin
I’m not exactly sure where I am as far as this quote goes, but I suppose that’s ok. As far as I’m concerned, I’ve been doing things worth writing about. I’m still riding high on the sense of accomplishment from climbing those four mountains last [...]
Tags: Hiking, Lauren Flax, The Naked Redhead
filed in Hiking on Mar.08, 2010
Well, I did it: I climbed Friday, Balsam Cap, Rocky and Lone in one day. In the snow. It was a long day. I hit the trail around 10:30 and got back to the car around 9:30. Yes, in the Post Meridian. That’s 11 hours of hiking, dear reader: pretty much all of which [...]
Tags: Balsam Cap, Catskill 3500 Club, Catskill 3500 Club winter patch, Friday, Lone, Rocky
filed in Dreams, Hiking on Mar.06, 2010
My dreams have been haunted of late, dear reader. As I’m sure I’ve mentioned in the past, I don’t dream so much in colors and shapes and things said as I do in feelings, emotions and events. I suppose the overriding feeling that has pervaded my dreams in the past week or so has been [...]
filed in Hiking on Mar.01, 2010
Fuck me, but I’m tired. Saturday’s hike was a fucking nightmare. Fucking. Night. Mare. It took me almost 7 hours to go 5.95 miles. I had to fight for every step. There were about four or five feet of snow on the mountain. Even with my snowshoes, I was sinking in up to my knees. [...]
Tags: Catskill Winter Peaks, Vly Mountain
filed in Hiking on Feb.26, 2010
In the past couple of weeks, at least two people have told me directly that they’re “living vicariously through” me – specifically with respect to the photos posted on facebook of my winter peakbagging extravaganza. I can’t tell you how cool that is; how good that makes me feel.
Well, I’m considering dialing that vicarious experience [...]
Tags: Catskill 3500 Club, Catskill Winter Peaks
filed in Hiking, Uncategorized on Feb.20, 2010
The opthamologist said that my eye is healing well. I have a final appointment with him next Friday. My vision is still a bit blurry, though today I finished the novel I started on Wednesday. Driving is ok, but not great – I’m still a bit apprehensive. I think the hardest part of this hike [...]
Tags: Catskill 3500 Club winter patch, Catskill Winter Peaks, Windham High Peak
filed in Hiking, Philosophy, Uncategorized on Feb.18, 2010
Yes, I know it’s been nearly a week since my last post, but I have a good excuse:
I’ve only had the use of my left eye since Saturday, and until yesterday, my right eye was in quite a lot of pain.
(Skip to around 1:23, please.)
Saturday’s hike was Doubletop and Graham mountains – both bushwhacks, though [...]
Tags: Bushwack, Catskill Winter Peaks, Doubletop Mountain, Graham Mountain
filed in Hiking on Feb.07, 2010
I’ve been feeling a bit strange all weekend, dear reader. And I’m not exactly sure from what it stems. But more on that later. Maybe.
I’ve some interesting things I’d like to relate first:
I climbed Big Indian and Fir mountains this Saturday. Got to the trailhead around 11, which is WAY late for me, even though [...]
filed in Hiking, Uncategorized on Feb.05, 2010
Well, my apartment’s just received a good cleaning – sans any assistance, thankyouverymuch. One more thing to take care of…
And it’s not blogging.
I sent out my first invoice today as a freelance copywriter – or rather, I sent out my first invoice today to my client: not someone else’s. Yay? The day job is still [...]
filed in Hiking on Jan.16, 2010
Today I’ll be hiking Cornell and Wittenberg mountains. They’ll be numbers 18 and 19 of my 35 Catskill winter peaks. I have 10 trips left and 10 weekends before March 22d.
I’m off on Monday for MLK Day, so I’ll be able to get a bit ahead of schedule, I hope.
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Tags: Catskill 3500 Club, Catskill Winter Peaks, Cornell Mountain, Wittenberg Mountain