Mt Isolation 11-05-06 FINAL NH48 hooray!

[MarcHowes]

Date(s) Hiked: 11-5-06

Trails(s) Hiked: Rocky Branch, Isolation, Davis

Total Distance: 14.6

Difficulty: Ardous

Conditions: Very muddy and wet in places, deep snow near the Isolation/Davis junction.

Special Required Equipment: Nothing really…

Trip Report:

This was my FINAL NH48 PEAK! Hooray! Long and wet is a nice description of this hike. It was necessary to do some bushwhacking to avoid a few of the nastier crossings. Also I tried some bushwhacking near the Isolation-Davis junction which did not turn out so well. I did however fall through the snow to my waist at one point (that’s 4 feet of snow) It was not this deep everywhere but it was in a few spots. There were some sections along the trail which were 2 feet deep! Quite a sight to see in early November!

More details and pictures here: http://hoosactunnel.net/nonhoosac/NH/Isolation061105

 

[thetrailboss]

Congrats. Now get some sleep and much needed rest :wink:

 

[MichaelJ]

Congratulations!

Now feed the obsessive-compulsive side with the NE67 4K's...

 

[MarcHowes]

hehehe yes already on it Old speck was my gateway hike to the Maine Peaks

Progress can be monitored here: http://hoosactunnel.net/adventure/ne100.php

Im not hitting any peaks in Maine any time soon, however I have all my hikes all planned out already hehe

 

[ski_resort_observer]

Enjoy all your TR's! What's your next challenge?

 

[MarcHowes]

Ooooo thats a good question. I do want to hit the Sugarloaf vicinity in Maine sometime but that wont be soon I think. I may just stick to some of the smaller peaks for a bit. I do have a hike or two planned down in the catskills but I don't know when I will follow through with it. There is a possibility that I will next weekend!

I guess I am feeling that effect now when you finally finish a major hurdle and stand there and think "gee, now what?" except its a bit more like I have some ideas, just not sure which path to go down right away.

 

[MichaelJ]

Recommendations...

Backpack the Bigelows, staying in Avery col. Watch the sunset or sunrise from up there. Grab South Horn while you're up there for your NE100. Bee-yoo-tiful!
http://www.saletnik.org/gallery/bigelows

Day hike the Crockers and Redington. Yawn.

Spend 3 days backpacking the whole range of Saddleback, Horn, Abraham (side trail), Spaulding (side trail) and Sugarloaf (side trail). A night at Poplar Ridge Shelter and a night at Spaulding Shelter split the trip up nicely. One of the best backpacks I've ever done.
http://www.saletnik.org/gallery/carrabassett

 

[MarcHowes]

thanks for the heads up. I do not know if I will attempt this soon, or wait until spring. I am leaning towards spring. I did some research on the Bigelows a few days ago, looks like a real cool place In my current peak bagging plans I did infact integrate the NE100 peaks! I dont want to have to make more 200 mile trips than I have to

 

[Mike P.]

Congratulations, What's next? NE67, NE 100, Northeast 115, Catskill 35, 52 with a view, Trailwrights, NE 3000 Or make up your own list or a variation of someone elses.

The Saddleback Sugarloaf Backpack is a classic, While many people pick the Bigelows (they are nice) as the best Maine peaks outside BSP, I prefer Saddleback. I liked Reddington when I did it following the old roads & not the bushwhack.

If you are planning the five 4K's in VT remember from roughly May 1st Through Memorial Day, Camel's Hump & Mansfield are closed.

 

[MarcHowes]

Ah, I already did the VT 5's actually before the NH48 finished that in August! I can't wait to do that whole section in Maine my thoughts revolve around taking a 4 day weekend or so, and bagging them all in one drive.


BSP is another story, that I am not doing until April-May or whenever.