6 Wildernesses TRAVERSE- The Finale

Get caught up:Intro and Day 1Days 2-3Days 4-6Days 7-9 Day 10 (Thursday)- Wildcat River Trail, Wild River Trail, Wild River Wilderness, Eagle Link Trail, leaving the Wild River Wilderness, Baldface Circle Trail (north), Route 113- 15 miles One consequence of my time off trail was that this day ended up being longer mileage than originally […]

6 Wildernesses TRAVERSE Days 7-9

Get caught up:Intro and Day 1Days 2-3Days 4-6 Day 7 (Monday)- Presidential-Dry River Wilderness, Isolation Trail to Davis Path to Glen Boulder Trail to Direttissima Trail to Pinkham Notch- 6.0 miles This is where things started to get spicy and my weather-luck was running out. On day 5, I knew the forecast overnight from day […]

6 Wildernesses Traverse Day 4-6

Get caught up on day 1-3:Intro and Day 1Day 2-3 Day 4- Carrigan Notch Trail to Swiftwater Junction to Shoal Pond Trail, side trip to Thoreau Falls, leaving the Pemigewassett Wilderness, Appalachian Trail to Ethan Pond- 7.8 miles I woke up with a pep in my step; excited for a mellower day, excited to see […]

6 Wildernesses Traverse Days 2-3

Get Caught Up:Intro and Day 1 Day 2- Down Mt. Passaconaway, over Square Ledge, out of the Sandwich Range Wilderness and onward across the Kancamangus Highway to Sawyer Pond- 11.1 miles Despite feeling lively at bedtime the night before, I woke up feeling a little stiff. The fact that I had purchased new trail runners […]

WMNF 6 Wildernesses Traverse

Are you looking for:Day 2-3Day 4-6Day 7-9Day 10-11 The Finale Intro and Day 1: On Tuesday, June 20th, 2023, I set off into the woods with a goal- hike to, from, between, and within all 6 federally-designated “big W” Wilderness Areas of the White Mountain National Forest (WMNF). This idea had been percolating for several […]