"I took the Long Trail from Rt. 108 past Taft Lodge to Eagle Pass then did a quick up & down of the Adam's Apple. The wind on top was brutal & visibility nonexistent. However, once back in the trees the skies cleared a bit & the Chin was in full view. Had lunch @ the lodge & retraced my steps back to the car. This was number eleven in the Stowe Challenge with Spruce Peak being my only one left." — billsussdorff • Mar 11, 2020

"Attempted White Rock last month from the Waterbury trail, but had to turn back because of snow. This time, I accessed it from the Middlesex side & conditions were much better. The Skyline & Bob Kemp trails were totally packed down & the going was easy. Skies were overcast so the views were limited, but Mt. Hunger was front & center. " — billsussdorff • Feb 25, 2020

"A mountain I'd looked at for years & finally decided to do. The first two miles were pretty easy following old quarry roads, but the last .8 was untouched & I proceeded to post hole my way to the summit. The bat cave was definitely cool & no I didn't go in to disturb them like some people had as evidenced by their tracks. Nice views of both Bromley & Stratton just above the cave." — billsussdorff • Feb 5, 2020

"Hiked the blue trail past the Gettysburg Quarry to Gilbert's Lookout & then bushwhacked to the wooded summit of Owl's Head. I thought I might continue on to Mt. Aeolus, but decided against it. I'll try to access Aeolus from the other direction at some point. " — billsussdorff • Jan 29, 2020

"I'd wanted to do Herrick for quite some time, but wasn't sure how to access it. I recently read a blog about two guys who bushwhacked both Herrick & Birdseye(which I've done) & I used some of that intel to help my cause. From the end of Birdseye Rd., I followed old logging roads for awhile until I got below the west ridge of Herrick's northern summit. From here, I bushwhacked up the ridge which was quite steep until I reached the height of land. I soon discovered that there was an access road leading to the northern summit & a trail leading past that to the real summit with a sign-in cannister. Great views from the first summit(cell tower) of Birdseye & the High Peaks in N.Y. beyond. The true summit is wooded with only limited views. I followed the road back down to the field where my car was parked. Note: The last section of Birdseye Rd. is not plowed, but can be driven if snow is not too deep. " — billsussdorff • Jan 24, 2020