Descriptors given were “17 Miles of Bliss” and “Technicolor Dream Boat” and based on the photos of this Appalachian Trail (AT) Section in Vermont, they’re pretty apt. Leading a returning guest on this backpack was Redline Guide Arlette Laan. Here are the photos she took: Looks like you guys had fun! Nice lead, Arlette, and to our guest, thanks for adventuring with Redline Guiding!
The title identifies the objectives of our oft-returning guest working on his GRID (hiking all those 4ks every month of the year), but the order differs in that Redline Guide Chase Hall and guest started with North Twin. They then traversed over to South Twin before dropping down the Devil’s Staircase (yeah, we just made up that name) to go for the much shorter Galehead. This […]
The fall is one of the best times of the year to get out and learn the ins and outs of backpacking. For those new to this activity, doing it during the best time of year helps sell the sport by providing the best memories. Redline Guide Arlette Laan knows this well. She loves teaching this class throughout the season but doing it in the fall […]
Three mountains — major summits in the Northern Presidentials — make up what is known as the “JAM.” The summits being Jefferson, Adams, and Madison. It is these three summits that one oft-returning guest wanted and completed with Redline Guide Chase Hall. Though “wanted” may not be the word this Gridder actually used. When hiking all of the 48 4000-footers in every month, the spoken word […]
