Galehead, South Twin, North Twin (5-7-2019)

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Last Sunday, Mom, Alex, and I did a wonderful hike of Galehead, South Twin, and North Twin. We had to wear snowshoes most of the way, and I postholed often even while wearing them.  Here is the link to the YouTube Video!

Mount Cabot via Bunnell Notch Trail, April 13th, 2019

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Here is the link to our YouTube video documenting today's hike of Mount Cabot.  In the video, we review Colorado Aromatics Foot Butter.  I really liked it for relaxing my feet after a hike!  It smells amazing, and feels very nice on my skin.

YouTube Channel! Also, April Tripyramids 2019

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We now have a YouTube Channel -- Alex and Sage Hike the 4Ks.  Alex and I feel this might be a more time-efficient way for us to document our hikes from now on.  We are both so busy with schoolwork and other extracurriculars, that we worry we might fall behind if we stick to just blogging.  We will both still post to our blogs though, even if sometimes it is just to post the YouTube link to our latest hike.

Also, don't forget we have an Instagram account (alexsagehike4ks) and a Facebook page (Sisters Hiking).

Here is our recent Tripyramids report, filmed by Alex (I will film the next one).

Moriah. March 16, 2019

Stony Brook and Carter-Moriah Trails.  10 miles roundtrip with 3074 feet of elevation gain.

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Mom, Alex, and I started in daylight.  The trails were relatively soft, so we had to use snowshoes the whole way.  It was surprisingly warm on the lower half of the trail.  It was, too me, the warmest it has been on a hike all winter. 

We headed up...

Alex and I covered in snow...

Photo by Trish Herr

Photo by Trish Herr

When we got farther up, and we started getting closer to the summit, Mom, Alex, and I were above the trees sometimes, as the snowpack was so high.

After a while, we got to the summit!  It was cold, so we went down a little bit before having a snack.

There weren't any views, but we thought it was beautiful anyway.

Mom and Alex on the summit...

Selfie!

We headed all the way back down, and then drove home.  It was a relatively fast, but enjoyable, hike.

Garfield. February 19, 2019

Road walk, Garfield Trail,  11 miles round trip with around 3150 feet of elevation gain.

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This week I am a stretched for time with my schoolwork, so I am just going to write a summary paragraph of the hike and then include the pictures.

Mom, Alex, and I started after sunrise at the start of the road leading to the Garfield Trail trailhead.  After walking a mile, we started up the trail.  We were wearing snowshoes, as the snow was still soft.   All of us wore snowshoes for the entire hike.  We got to the halfway point, then to the switchbacks, and then to the intersection.  There, we layered up, then continued to the exposed summit.  On our way, we accidentally took a wrong turn and went up the wrong side of the summit cone.  We had to wade through deep snow and get through some tricky bits, but we eventually made it to the summit and the old hotel structure.  Alex, Mom, and I got a snack and then headed down. 

Photo by Trish Herr

Jackson. February 6, 2019

Jackson-Webster Trail, 5.2 miles, 2,150 feet of elevation gain

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We started in the daylight, and went up with the intention of finishing relatively soon, as Jackson is a short peak.  Alex was not with us, as she and Mom had hiked Pierce and Eisenhower earlier in the week. Also, Mom and I ended up not using our snowshoes for the first time all winter!  We didn't put them on for the entire hike.

We moved more slowly than usual, but we still made it to the first intersection before long.

Mom and I started up the steepest part of the hike...

When we were almost to the top, we started to see Grey Jays!  There were two flying around us.

A closer look...

Looking back at the view...

Eventually we made it to the summit! It was a beautiful day, and Mom and I could see the summit buildings on Mount Washington.

Photo by Trish Herr

The summit cairn...

Me on the summit...

Photo by Trish Herr

Mom on the summit...

The Gray Jays followed us to the top!  They hovered around us.

We had a snack while watching the birds.

Here are some more pictures of the surrounding views:

We headed down after a bit.  A little while later, we stopped to look at this extremely deep posthole somebody left on the trail.  It was one of the deepest I have ever seen!  

Mom and I got to the intersection, drank some water, and then continued down.  Before we knew it, we were at our car.  It was a fast, but beautiful, hike.