Kent Land Trust Kent, Cornwall, Warren, & New York Everyone loves Kent, right? It has it all: funky little downtown with bistros and art galleries, winding backroads to nowhere, and natural beauty that is tough to beat anywhere in Connecticut. In fact, Yankee Magazine chose Kent as “New England’s Ultimate Fall … [Read more...]
Blackhead Mountain (Winter)
Blackhead Mountain, 3940 Feet March 19, 2015 4.4 miles solo via Black Dome Range and Blackhead Mountain Trails #5 on the Catskills 3500 List Finally. Finally, with my fourth and last required Catskills winter summit, I hiked in ideal winter conditions. This doesn't mean, of course, I'll never hike the Cats … [Read more...]
Sherrill Mountain
Sherrill Mountain, 3,549 Feet October 6, 2014 ~6 miles solo from the Route 42 D.E.C. Lot at Shaft Road #31 on the Catskills 3500 List The time had come. My first Catskill bushwhack. There are bunch I must do to become a Catskill 35er, so I figured I should get going with them at some point. I’ve never been … [Read more...]
Balsam Mountain
Balsam Mountain, 3,610 Feet October 6, 2014 5.2 miles solo from Rider Hollow parking lot #28 on the Catskills 3500 List I would guess that the majority of Cat35ers probably like to climb the 4 mountains that require two ascents differently each time. Not me... not this time anyway. Although I had “just” … [Read more...]
28b. Balsam Mountain (Winter)
Balsam Mountain, 3,610 Feet February 21, 2014 5.2 miles solo from Rider Hollow parking lot. #28 on the Catskills 3500 List Having completed my hike up and down Slide Mountain, I drove over to continue my day of snow-shoeing the Cats. I missed the turn off of route 28 initially and wasted a good 20 minutes … [Read more...]
Slide Mountain (Winter)
Slide Mountain, 4180 Feet February 21, 2014 5.4 miles solo via Pheonecia East Branch and W-C-S Trails # 1 on the Catskills 3500 List # 68 on the Northeast 111 (115) List I made the decision years ago to not go crazy with the writing on my Catskills pages. And when I write up the four required winter climbs (of … [Read more...]
Panther Mountain (Winter)
18a. Panther Mountain, 3,720 feet (Winter) March 8, 2012 6.3 miles solo via Phoenicia-East Branch Trail and Giant Ledge - Panther Mountain Trail # 18 on the Catskills 3500 List One of the unique things about the Catskills 3500 Club is that it requires completers to summit four of the climbs twice; with one hike … [Read more...]
CT-NY-MA Tri-Point
Top O’The Oblong To Ya CT-NY-MA Tri-Point Salisbury [This incredible geographical point was visited in Dagobah-like humidity during the Connecticut Extreme Geo-Tour 2012 with the most excellent Tom from Twelve-Mile Circle and the equally excellent Scott from The Scenic Drive. The were the extremely generous … [Read more...]
Thomas Cole Mountain
Thomas Cole Mountain, 3940 Feet October 9, 2010 9.8 miles solo via Black Dome Range and Blackhead Mountain Trails #4 on the Catskills 3500 List Many mountains in many lands are named for the profile they cut (Sleeping Giant, Indian Head), the contrasting conifers on the summit (Blackhead, Black Dome), their … [Read more...]
Black Dome Mountain
Black Dome Mountain, 3980 Feet October 9, 2010 9.8 miles solo via Black Dome Range and Blackhead Mountain Trails #3 on the Catskills 3500 List Less than 1.5 miles of hiking to summit a 35’er? Well, yeah, if you’re coming over from Blackhead like I was (CTMQ hike here). There are, of course, other ways to … [Read more...]