Counting down the days now for the trip. Spent the weekend readying gear. Look at my home away from home for the two weeks -
I have an air mattress so I can get some sleep. My backpack tent is ready as well. A couple of my climbs might need an overnight pit-stop.
Climbs on the list so far:
Panorama Point, Nebraska - 5,429 feet - highest point in Nebraska and mainly a drive up, but hey it is 4,000 feet taller than the Indiana highpoint.
Borah Peak, Idaho -12,662 feet - highest point in Idaho. An all day climb and maybe then some. One of the toughest I will face.
Reynolds Mountain, Montana (Glacier NP)- 9,125 feet - may not seem like much but look at it:
Triple Divide Peak, Montana (Glacier NP) - 8,022 feet - again may not seem like much but she looks like a pain in the ass:
This one will be a bit more since the total round trip hike is 15.5 miles. Now that may not seem like much, but in the mountains that is a trip. Plus add in the bear factor and it is an adventure! The biggest reason I want to be on top of this mountain is due to its uniqueness. It is one of only a handful of places on the earth where water from its top will travel in three directions. The west side goes to the Pacific, the east side goes to the Atlantic via the Gulf of Mexico and the northeast side goes to the Hudson Bay, which you can argue enters into the Arctic Ocean (that is up for debate though).
I will add to the climbs in North Dakota and South Dakota - their high-points - 3,508 feet and 7,242 feet respectively. Plus I am thinking about Devil's Tower as a late add on. Not sure on that. I will have to pay for someone to help me climb it.
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