This year in hiking, well, gosh. I should get una_dogger to write up hers ... 45 of the ADK 46 in just a month or two, plus numerous NH48 peaks. But I can't take any credit there, this was not my biggest hiking year. We did a bunch of peaks in Jan-Mar, introducing her to winter peaks, but I was skiing a lot and then come springtime we both bought bikes and started spending our weekends cycling around everywhere.
So to be honest, not a lot of major hiking, though the trips I did, such as winter on
Carrigain, a
Southern Presie traverse,
Franconia Ridge,
Washington, a
Wildcat traverse ... they weren't slouches. I also had an awesome trip to
Baxter State Park, which never ceases to amaze me with its beauty.
The big event of the year was backpacking in the Maroon Bells Wilderness in Colorado. Five days and four nights above 10,000', including going over four passes each around 12,500', in beautiful weather conditions, with spectacular scenery, wildflowers in bloom, a nearly-full moon each night, and the single most amazing campsite I've ever had. I'll post a TR when I finally finish going through our almost-1,000 photos.
This winter I'm again trying to find balance between skiing and hiking, and I know next summer we'll be alternating hiking and bicycling, plus some kayaking, but hopefully we can fit some long-distance backpacking in again, maybe the Lakeville-Placid trail, another trip to Baxter, me getting me my last 9 of the New England Hundred Highest, and of course una_dogger's last of the ADK 46.