All posts tagged as Mt Mansfield VT

08 Oct

Northeast Trip Highpoints #1-7 Complete, Only Katahdin Remains

In State Highpoints by Robert Danger Byrd / October 8, 2014 / 0 Comments

It has been a whirlwind trip with lots of hotels and driving, but highpoints number 1-7 of our Northeast 8 State Highpoints in 17 Days Trip are in the bag leaving only Katahdin, the highest mountain in Maine and a physically demanding climb.

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05 Oct

Mt Mansfield, VT – Highpoint #6 of 8 Complete

In State Highpoints by Robert Danger Byrd / October 5, 2014 / 0 Comments

It’s 2:31 PM October 5th and Susan and I are standing on the cold and windy summit of Mt Mansfield.

Mt Mansfeild, VT Summit Susan & Robert
Susan does not dig the weather, so we are taking a couple of summit photos and heading right back down. She did well taking only a single break on the way up.

The full trip report is posted here.

26 Sep

8 State Highpoints in 17 Days

In State Highpoints by Robert Danger Byrd / September 26, 2014 / 1 Comment

Susan and leave for the Northeastern part of America tomorrow and we plan to nail 8 state highpoints in 17 days while taking in the fall colors this area is famous for. Most of the highpoints in this part of the country are fairly easy, but it is a very ambitious travel schedule. I’m actually surprised that Susan agreed to it at all as she generally prefers a more leisurely pace, while I like to get things done. At any rate, we’ve been married 21 years and hopefully still will be when we get back.  

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