Wednesday, November 15, 2000
Saturday, November 11, 2000
Mount Rogers, Virginia (5,729)
11th High Point Visited
19th Highest State High Point
16th Most Difficult
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This was a Heman Woman Hater's weekend road trip taken with Mike, Dave, and Scott. We drove from Columbus leaving about 5:00 pm and arriving at Grayson Highlands State Park by 11:30pm. We had planned on winter camping. We knew it was going to be cold, but when we arrived the temperature was 24 degrees with major winds. It was a cold night, but after some warm oatmeal everyone was in good spirits for the 5 hour 8.5 mile roundtrip hike to the summit.
The trailhead
was close to the camp ground
and the trails seemed
clearly marked. We hiked
through a winter wonderland
of frozen trees. We passed
many hikers and back packers
along part of the
Appalachian trail we had to
take. We ended up taking the
horse trail for most of the
way that runs along the
Appalachian. Most of the
hiking was wide open until
the last half mile, which
was heavily wooded. There is
no view from the summit.
When we arrived we had lunch
and took a few photo's
before the trip home. We
found the Appalachian trail
on the way home more
beautiful and full of great
views. We were surprised on
the way up by the ponies on
the trail. We paused for
several photos with them. We
decided to go back to
Beckley, WV for the evening.
We had dinner at Outback and
cheered the Buckeye's to a
victory. Scott & I
camped Saturday night, but
Dave and Mike got a hotel.
We met in the morning at
Tamarack and headed home.
The weekend was fun,
especially since it was the
last weekend for the Z3! Mt.
Rogers (5,729) was my 2nd
highest peak, next to New
Hampshire, but since a train
was involved there, this is
the highest hike.
19th Highest State High Point
16th Most Difficult
summitpost.org
wikipedia.org
This was a Heman Woman Hater's weekend road trip taken with Mike, Dave, and Scott. We drove from Columbus leaving about 5:00 pm and arriving at Grayson Highlands State Park by 11:30pm. We had planned on winter camping. We knew it was going to be cold, but when we arrived the temperature was 24 degrees with major winds. It was a cold night, but after some warm oatmeal everyone was in good spirits for the 5 hour 8.5 mile roundtrip hike to the summit.
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| Mount Rogers (5,720), Virginia - State Highpoint #11 |
Sunday, October 22, 2000
Saturday, October 21, 2000
Ebright Azimuth, Delaware (448)
10th High Point Visited
49th Highest State High Point
49th Most Difficult
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1st high point with Homeyra as well as first out of Columbus road trip! Drove from Columbus to Wilmington, Delaware (470 miles) on Friday night leaving by 4:00pm, arriving at Bed & Breakfast called Darley Manor Inn Bed & Breakfast. We didn't arrive till after 11pm after driving 7 hours straight in the BMW Z3 which I had won as a sales promotion for the week from MOM. We had the top down from start till about 59 degrees half way through Pennsylvania. Lot's of cops, but dodged them with radar! We arrived and were amazed by the antiques about the place. The inn keeper invited us in and showed us to our room on the second floor. We awoke to a wonderful breakfast at 8:00am that we had ordered the night before. We were entertained by another couple that were guests and also the owner who was from North Carolina. We looked at the local maps and realized we were only a couple miles away from the HP, Ebright Azimuth, 448ft. This is the lowest HP in the states next only to Florida. Arriving at the sight was anti climatic. We found a sign on the corner of the road, no marker for this HP. We took several photos, and as we drove away Homeyra read about the history of the HP. On then to DC for the Marine Corps Marathon.
49th Highest State High Point
49th Most Difficult
summitpost.org
wikipedia.org
1st high point with Homeyra as well as first out of Columbus road trip! Drove from Columbus to Wilmington, Delaware (470 miles) on Friday night leaving by 4:00pm, arriving at Bed & Breakfast called Darley Manor Inn Bed & Breakfast. We didn't arrive till after 11pm after driving 7 hours straight in the BMW Z3 which I had won as a sales promotion for the week from MOM. We had the top down from start till about 59 degrees half way through Pennsylvania. Lot's of cops, but dodged them with radar! We arrived and were amazed by the antiques about the place. The inn keeper invited us in and showed us to our room on the second floor. We awoke to a wonderful breakfast at 8:00am that we had ordered the night before. We were entertained by another couple that were guests and also the owner who was from North Carolina. We looked at the local maps and realized we were only a couple miles away from the HP, Ebright Azimuth, 448ft. This is the lowest HP in the states next only to Florida. Arriving at the sight was anti climatic. We found a sign on the corner of the road, no marker for this HP. We took several photos, and as we drove away Homeyra read about the history of the HP. On then to DC for the Marine Corps Marathon.
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| Ebright Azimuth (448), Delaware - State Highpoint #10 |
Wednesday, September 20, 2000
Black Mountain, Kentucky (4,129)
9th High Point Visited
27th Highest State High Point
42nd Most Difficult
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After spending 3 days
with the MOM Columbus team
at Lake Cumberland, I chose
not to drive home, but
rather to journey across KY
to summit Black Mountain
(4,139). I took the trip
solo on my 95 VFR. The day
was beautiful, with threats
of rain all around, but I
managed to escape the rain.
The trip on the bike was a
couple hundred miles from
Cumberland, but I didn't
mind the drive because the
back roads that I chose were
splendid full of many
twists. I approached from
the KY side all the way up
the very winding road from
base to top.
The approach is mostly a drive up, turning right onto a private drive that is one lane paved road leading back to a FAA long range radar facility. I drove up the path, passed the radar, and spotted the stone trail up to the summit. I was very excited after all the trip to finally make it here. I was pressed for time to make it back to Ohio before dark, so didn't have much time. I didn't even take off my one piece motorcycle suit as I walked the .2 miles to the top.
I noticed an abandoned look out tower that had to be climbed, although it was difficult because it had to be scaled to get to the first level of stairs. I crawled up and held on for dear life. A storm was coming and it was very windy. I took a few pictures from the top and quickly came back down the rickety tower. Once on ground again I made a phone call or two to friends back home to tell about my adventure.
27th Highest State High Point
42nd Most Difficult
summitpost.org
wikipedia.org
The approach is mostly a drive up, turning right onto a private drive that is one lane paved road leading back to a FAA long range radar facility. I drove up the path, passed the radar, and spotted the stone trail up to the summit. I was very excited after all the trip to finally make it here. I was pressed for time to make it back to Ohio before dark, so didn't have much time. I didn't even take off my one piece motorcycle suit as I walked the .2 miles to the top.
I noticed an abandoned look out tower that had to be climbed, although it was difficult because it had to be scaled to get to the first level of stairs. I crawled up and held on for dear life. A storm was coming and it was very windy. I took a few pictures from the top and quickly came back down the rickety tower. Once on ground again I made a phone call or two to friends back home to tell about my adventure.
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| Black Mountain (4,129), Kentucky - State Highpoint #9 |
Tuesday, August 8, 2000
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