Nine years ago, in 2015, Erik and I had our first backpacking trip in Wyoming’s south Wind River Range. We hit all the highlights – Wind River Peak, Lonesome Lake and Cirque of the Towers, Shadow Lake, Washakie Pass, and our favorite – the Lizard Head Trail. Since then we’ve been to the north WindsContinue reading “A Return to the South Winds: East Temple Peak, Texas Pass, and Throne Peak”
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Backpacking the Adirondacks + Day Hiking Mount Mansfield
Soon after moving to upstate New York, my husband and I learned about the 46ers – the 46 peaks above 4,000 feet in the Adirondacks. Technically, it’s the 46 peaks initially deemed to be above 4,000 feet. Subsequently three have been to be found just under 4,000 feet (but these still count) and one additionalContinue reading “Backpacking the Adirondacks + Day Hiking Mount Mansfield”
The First One: Day Hiking New York’s Mount Marcy
When I was eight, my cousins moved from Minnesota to Colorado. They talked up the mountains and when I saw pictures of them, I wanted to be there, on top of one, to feel the wind whipping in my face, to look down on the world. I began looking at maps, specifically the Kids RandContinue reading “The First One: Day Hiking New York’s Mount Marcy”
Elspeth Ronnander 