2016-03-19 18:53
Another Highpoint challenge: Granite Peak, Montana. Sometimes I question my decision to complete the easier climbs first, and the harder ones last. I figured I would get stronge… Read More
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2016-03-19 18:53
I'm composing this post over a year after the trip - busy at work, couldn't get motivated, etc, etc.So, I asked my business associate and EO (www.eonetwork.org) forum mate, Robert (Danger) B… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
As I do more highpoints, I'm finding that (a) every climb is different and (b), the weather can be a huge factor in making the summit. Now this is the third peak I wasn't able to summi… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
Just so I don't appear to be a single faceted adventurer, here are a few photos of my trip in May, 2010 to West Texas. My nephew (will he ever learn?) Eric agreed to go along with me… Read More
2010-07-18 05:58
Mt. Hood, approached from Hood River, Or.Forgive my long windedness, and change of format. This was written very shortly after the summit trip, while vivid details remained in my mind.For fi… Read More
2009-12-21 03:28
The Chatooga river forms the border between South Carolina and Georgia. It's a beautiful, natural, protected river. You won't see any houses ordevelopment on this part of the river.Abo… Read More
2009-12-21 02:47
I talked my pal Dave into joining me for a northwestern dash. The plan was to fly up to St. Paul, rent a car, and knock out the Minnesota hightpoint. We would then drive ov… Read More
2009-11-28 08:34
One day after topping Mt. Marcy, the NY highpoint, we pressed forward to Mt. Mansfield. The drive there was perfect. We ferried across Lake Champlain at Burlington, enjoyed a gre… Read More
2009-11-28 01:09
The final hiking day of our 4 summit New England trip. Note: we are still stiff from Marcy, and can barely extricate ourselves from the car to go into a restaraunt for a meal! We… Read More
2009-11-25 01:31
This trip is day one of a three day - four highpoint jaunt.Since the Mt. Greylock Mass highpoint is a driveup, and didn't involve an actual hike, I'll focus on Mt. Marcy New York in this pos… Read More
2009-11-25 01:31
This trip is day one of a three day - four highpoint jaunt.Since the Mt. Greylock Mass highpoint is a driveup, and didn't involve an actual hike, I'll focus on Mt. Marcy New York in this pos… Read More
2008-12-07 20:44
A great climb to end the 2008 "season". This turned out to be much more difficult than I expected. After leaving Houston, Hurricane Ike, and over two weeks with no electricity behind, Hurric… Read More
2008-12-07 20:43
This place is amazing. A great getaway dayhike. The next time you're in Vegas, drive up to Zion National Park in Utah. It's less than 3 hours! Spend two days here, and one in Vegas. Above i… Read More
2008-08-27 01:01
Margarita Gonzales, born April, 1915, died today. She was my son's grandma, and is missed and was loved by many.Grandma prayed more than any person I've ever personally known. I feel that… Read More
2008-08-27 00:44
Most of my Highpoint trips begin with a trip to the airport; a flight to a city near the highpoint, a rental car (which sometimes gets thrashed a little) an overnite in a nearby hotel, or, c… Read More
2008-05-01 05:24
Eva got her wings today.My sister-in-law Eva, left this world today. She was sixty nine. I only knew Eva for about half of her life. She was nice, soft spoken, god-fearing, faith filled a… Read More
2007-12-18 00:53
This was the next to last trip the Timberline guides offered this season. Because it was warm, just around freezing when we departed at 1AM. We left early in the AM as it's more difficult to… Read More
2007-12-13 07:21
Here's my trip report for the Boundry Peak climb. I figured the first week in October would be a good time to beat the heat and attempt this peak. That was ONE of my mistakes that day. We dr… Read More
2007-12-13 05:57
A small part of the starting field for the ride shown above.(L to R) Deanna, Rhonda, Rick, Kris, Jermaine, Melonie, John.We did the local Toys for Tots run, second year for the club, first y… Read More
2007-08-19 02:03
This may take a while. I loved this freaking mountain. I really wasn't expecting much. After climbing Whitney, I figured everything else would be anti climatic. Wrong. This is a special moun… Read More
2007-08-18 23:54
If you only do one peak in your life, do this one. (Have I said that before? If so, this overrides the previous statement.) 360 degrees of surround beauty from the trailhead to the top. It a… Read More
2007-08-18 05:17
So, the same day Eric and I climbed Humphrey in Az, we drove over to the Canyon that afternoon. We were tired, but we did manage to poke around some at the rim before retiring to the hotel… Read More
2007-08-17 22:56
The most striking part of visiting this highpoint isn't the highpoint itself, but the trip to get to it.I drove up from Black Mesa, Oklahoma, after doing that highpoint the day before. I hig… Read More
2006-07-27 02:06
Black Mesa got it's name from the color of the lava rock found on top.This is an easy hike, but long enough to tire you out, at 8.5 miles round trip. The climb is very short. Most of your ti… Read More
2006-06-11 15:28
This view shows the cloud that dominated about half of the climb. It doesn't look like it's 12,633 from here, does it? The elevation here is about 8,500, so it just looks like another littl… Read More
2006-05-18 18:39
I've still got to post a couple of trip reports, but right now all I can think about are this years climbs: Mt. Whitney in July, Mt. Katahdin in June, and hopefully Black Mesa and Sunflower… Read More
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