Ian Carey
Student, Varsity Swimmer at Colorado College. Amateur Triathlete, and outdoor enthusiast. Allentown, PA is home.
Backpack the Gorge Lakes
Estes Park, Colorado
11.5 mi
/ 3200 ft gain
Start at the Rock Cut Parking Area. Head east on Trail Ridge Road 0.25 miles to a more gradual and bald western slope leading down into Forest Canyon. This bald is located between two creeks which merge before joining the Big Thompson River (a small creek in mid September). Use the creeks to navigate down to the river. Routefinding skills may be necessary as you dodge downed trees and steep ter...
Backpack Harriman State Park
Tuxedo Park, New York
4.5
18 mi
/ 1200 ft gain
While the first day is a bit longer and less exciting in terms of frequent landmarks, its a relaxing hike through rocky, wooded, forest among bountiful blueberry bushes and the occasional raspberry bush. Enjoy the isolation on this leg. The second day is packed with frequent and beautiful landmarks but it is a little more traveled.Begin parked at the Tuxedo Train station (where free parking is ...
Hike the Pinnacles and Pulpit Rock
Kempton, Pennsylvania
4.2
9 mi
/ 1200 ft gain
Park in the lot near the Hamburg Reservoir and hike around the barrier and up the gravel road. Shortly on your right the Appalachian Trail branches off the road. Follow the white blazes of the AT for around 2 miles to the Pulpit Rocks, just before the trail passes the Lehigh Valley Astronomical Society road.From the Pulpit Rocks you will get a glimpse of the sweeping grandeur the Pinnacles will...
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