50 US State Highpoint completer #270. 4/6 US Territorial Highpoints also completed. β°οΈπ₯ΎπΊπΈ Other interests include yoga, sports and travel. π§ββοΈπβοΈ
A few pics from my recent trip to the summit of Mount Lamlam, highpoint of Guam at 1,332 feet. April 6th and 8th, 2026. Despite the relatively low elevation, reaching the true highpoint requires a challenging bushwhack. My fourth of six US Territorial/Federal District highpoints. πΊπΈποΈπ
Pigeon Mountain, Fulton County for NY State COHP #22.
Found this southern Adirondacks peak to be remarkably similar in character to Tenant Mountain, Saratoga County β¦ from the low lying swampland to the bugs to the forest to the nearly identical summit elevations. Horse flies were biting.
Big difference is that the route to Pigeon Mountain is way more straight-forward. Took the County Line Lake Trail to about 2100β and then broke hard left (west) for a steep but simple bushwhack through open woods and several cliffy areas to the unmarked summit area. Never really needed my GPS but broke it out for extra practice during the off-trail part of the hike. Also nice to have confirmation of having reached the summit.
Bearpen North, Delaware County and the unnamed Schenectady County Highpoint yesterday for my 20th and 21st NY State County highpoints. About 11 total miles of hiking for the day. ποΈπ₯Ύ
Calm down, ladies. Thereβs enough for just my wife. Lucky her. π€£
Another fun one the other day on Pond Hill and Henry Hill at the top of Albany County, NY.
Bumps me up to 19/62 NY county highpoints. Not quite ready to commit to the bit but leaning more and more in that direction. π₯Ύ
Posted this over on one of the various highpointing community pages on FB (in this case, county highpointing), where all my real life friends reside. ποΈ
New York State Historical Newspapers. Oh my. π€¦ββοΈ
But of course, it does feel a bit like ancient history. A month shy of 30 years ago β¦
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Great time at the Michael movie today. Whether youβre old enough to remember his rise to fame (as I am) or not, this flick is most definitely worth a little over 2 hours of your day. ππ @michaelmovie
A few pics from my recent trip to the summit of Mount Lamlam, highpoint of Guam at 1,332 feet. April 6th and 8th, 2026. Despite the relatively low elevation, reaching the true highpoint requires a challenging bushwhack. My fourth of six US Territorial/Federal District highpoints. πΊπΈποΈπ
Also realizing that I never posted anything here from our awesome February ski trip to Heavenly Resort on Lake Tahoe. Epic snow conditions. Almost too much β¦ 58 inches in just three days! β·οΈπΏβοΈ