tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1610194828184106097.post6385942943358984524..comments2022-03-27T02:46:20.208-04:00Comments on Adventures in New England: Monadnock Sunapee Greenway in a Day - 6/9/2013Adam Wilcoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13987969125268981297noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1610194828184106097.post-33070481977917152212014-01-21T05:50:14.674-05:002014-01-21T05:50:14.674-05:00Thanks, Ben. I walked up a service road for the sk...Thanks, Ben. I walked up a service road for the ski area. You can drive about halfway up, where there's a campground. <br /><br />Solitude to Sunapee is probably the best, most fun section. It's technical, but not as rough as the Whites. There's nice open ledges on the Sunapee ridge and some rocky little ravines that you go through, as well as fast singletrack in open hardwoods. A few sections can be wet. should be no trouble following it.<br /><br />I like the Southbound direction because Monadnock sticks out much more prominently on the horizon, so you can see where you're going. There's also slightly less cumulative elevation gain that way.<br /><br />And yeah... running to me is like taking a different route up a mountain. It's a different experience. Does taking Huntington Ravine up Mount Washington deprive you of experiencing the Crawford Path? In a way, yes, but I plan to keep coming back for a very long time.Adam Wilcoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13987969125268981297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1610194828184106097.post-81171181267462485312014-01-20T16:43:34.485-05:002014-01-20T16:43:34.485-05:00Very cool write-up! Just curious, how'd you yo...Very cool write-up! Just curious, how'd you you get to the top of the chairlift at Sunapee? Straight up a ski trail? <br /><br />Another question: what are the 14 or so miles like between Lake Solitude and Washington? <br /><br />Last question: Any thoughts on which direction would make the most fun run of this trail, north-to-south or south-to-north?<br /><br />Also, nicely worded aside about scales of appreciation and the absurdity of assuming that one person can't manage both. I usually just roll my eyes and assume they mean well but aren't thinking outside a narrow little box at the moment. I get it sometimes when trail running, but mostly when I'm out somewhere cool taking photos. <br /><br />An apropos XKCD cartoon: http://xkcd.com/1314/Ben Kimballhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11253696012552194569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1610194828184106097.post-89773513082806234232013-11-18T17:24:39.531-05:002013-11-18T17:24:39.531-05:00Good stuff right there. Ive run the lower part of ...Good stuff right there. Ive run the lower part of the trail from Pitcher Mt south and its a great time. Im thinking running the whole thing will be in my not so distant future!Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04751769499836011473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1610194828184106097.post-45010250593879346602013-06-11T13:17:59.584-04:002013-06-11T13:17:59.584-04:00Nice job on the FKT! That looks like a great trail...Nice job on the FKT! That looks like a great trail, I'd like to run it someday. Great photos and recap.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12491821023009467417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1610194828184106097.post-87218443481237034112013-06-11T13:15:45.314-04:002013-06-11T13:15:45.314-04:00Adam, one of my favorite trails for sure. Deb and ...Adam, one of my favorite trails for sure. Deb and I have done this several times and have even gone back to do an out and back from Washington to Sunapee several times. The remoteness of this trail was what kept calling us back.<br />One year we did this with Sue Johnston and Greg Loomis and we still call it the death run.<br />We started at Monadnock this time and by the time we left Washington, it was freezing rain. Several miles later, we were crawling along rocks that were covered in sheets of ice. Barely making it to Sunapee in daylight (we didn't), we were in a white out blizzard on the summit and couldn't find the trail down. We took a guess and made the right choice...it was awesome running across the parking lot towards Sue's Golf screaming like little kids :-)Steve Perohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06233567281691642089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1610194828184106097.post-4659869018164585472013-06-11T12:13:10.752-04:002013-06-11T12:13:10.752-04:00An inspiration for sure - checking in with you is ...An inspiration for sure - checking in with you is like finding a list of all the cool things I want to do! Nice run.Josh Katzmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15364444315420035343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1610194828184106097.post-38159894583689829402013-06-11T08:49:37.959-04:002013-06-11T08:49:37.959-04:00Well done Adam! I too have explored the outdoors w...Well done Adam! I too have explored the outdoors with my little people lately. It is a joy to show them all the things we see, just a wee bit slower!! Justinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01047966435139152969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1610194828184106097.post-89849020897859341042013-06-11T08:08:18.293-04:002013-06-11T08:08:18.293-04:00Victor - Thanks for following along. :) Hostility ...Victor - Thanks for following along. :) Hostility is a fairly uncommon and I usually try to ignore it, but I felt like putting some of my own thoughts out there.<br /><br />Greg - Thanks, man. I was hoping to give you a little courtesy email before the run but I didn't find your contact info. Much respect for what you guys did (and continue to do).Adam Wilcoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13987969125268981297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1610194828184106097.post-43800904411528361262013-06-11T06:08:52.422-04:002013-06-11T06:08:52.422-04:00Adam, congrats on the fkt! It was neat to read abo...Adam, congrats on the fkt! It was neat to read about your experience on the MSG. I love the pictures also. It brought back memories from when Josh and I ran it in 2008. I remember getting to Pitcher and being shocked at how far away Monadnock looked. I also thought Lovewell Mtn was brutal. Josh and I aren't really ultra<br />runners so we were blown away by the epicness of the run. You sound so nonchalant, like no big deal, just another training run! Awesome stuff. Good luck in any upcoming races.<br /><br />-Greg HammettGreghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11489747812514700567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1610194828184106097.post-40565051613304717922013-06-11T00:43:23.662-04:002013-06-11T00:43:23.662-04:00Hi Adam,
I've been subscribed to your blog fo...Hi Adam,<br /><br />I've been subscribed to your blog for maybe 6-9 months, but this is the first post I felt like commenting...<br /><br />First of all, let me just say that I would love to be able to do what you do, and some day I believe I will. But mainly...<br /><br />I believe different rates of traversing the ground provide different experiences. Take my neck of the woods, the Blue Ridge Parkway, as an example. I have driven, ridden on a bike, ran, and hiked sections of that road, and I can say for sure that I've had a moments each time that where amazing in their own right. It's a quantum superpositioning of experience, really. You don't get to say what experience you get until you are actually experiencing it.<br /><br />One last thing, I have a 6 and a 7 year olds, and I took them backpacking with me (son last year, daughter this year) on an overnighter in Virginia's Grayson Highlands. We had a blast both times. It is super rewarding to share the outdoors with them and to see just how receptive they are to being out there.<br /><br />Take care!<br />-VictorVictorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06377063946189359421noreply@blogger.com