What I did on my Winter Vacation

[Tom Rankin]

Laurie and I did just a little peakpagging on our days off from 12/21 - 1/2:

12/21 - Fir and Big Indian - 10 miles - 2500'
12/22 - Balsam, Haynes, Eagle - 9 miles - 3000'
12/24 - Sugarloaf and Plateau - 6 miles - 2700'
12/27 - Street and Nye - 10 miles - 3000'
12/28 - Whiteface and Esther - 12 miles - 3500'
12/31 - Goodnow fire tower - 4 miles - 1200'
1/1 - Bearden, Dial and Nippletop - 14 miles - 4800'
1/2 - Owl's Head fire tower - 6 miles - 1500'

8 hikes - 16 Peaks - 71 Miles - 22,200 Total feet of elevation gain!

Boy, are my legs tired!

 

[MichaelJ]

Ow! Get thee to a hot tub!

Very well done, a great accomplishment, indeed.

 

[sli74]

Wow, Tom !!! My legs are tired just reading that.

sli74

 

[PINPIN JUNIOR]

Good start Tom!!!

Happy New Tear Tom.

WOW 16 in 8 Do You start a trainning to make a fox for a rabbit (Junior)?

Thank You for your reports and the good job between Dial & Nippletop.

Pinpin Junior.

 

[Rick]

Tom - Sounds like you need some toddlers in your life to slow you down!!!!
Nice collection of peaks!!

 

[Tom Rankin]

Thanks everyone!

Rick, I've been-there-done-that on the kids thing, thanks!

Pinpin, I'm not sure all that work made me a faster hiker, just a sore hiker!

I need a vacation from my vacation!

I must say the weather cooperated pretty well the first 2 weeks of Winter. Not to mention all the people who broke trail for us as well! But we did manage to break about 12 miles ourself; sometimes just the 2 of us, and other times with larger groups.

It was a great way to spend a vacation!