I’M QUINCY KOETZ

An outdoorsman and Nurse Practitioner living in Northern California. When I first started this blog, I was an EMT living in Southern California and this blog has followed...

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Hiking Backbone Mountain (Hoye Crest), Maryland State High Pouint

Western Maryland is in stark contrast to the hills and lowlands of Baltimore and the Chesapeake Bay. Backbone Mountain is Maryland’s highest in a sea of sharp ridges and massive plateaus. The summit of Hoye Crest has panoramic views. Day 9 Miles: I don’t remember! State Highpoint #4! Traveling through Western Maryland has been quite...

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Hiking Mt Davis, Pennsylvania, State Highpoint

Mt Davis is the highest mountain in Pennsylvania. Although it doesn’t rise prominently above the landscape like other mountains in the state, it is a nice place to visit and has some nice short hiking. Viewpoint near the actual highpoint Day: 8 Miles: 1300? Back in the mountains again! I turned west from the Chesapeake...

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Hiking High Point, New Jersey (State Highpoint)

New Jersey isn’t known for tall summits like New York, New Hampshire, Vermont and Maine, however the Kittatinny Ridge and mountain contains many shorter summits worth hiking. High Point itself is a remarkable summit with an interesting obelisk monument at the summit. An unusual sight- highpoint of New Jersey Day: 5 Miles: 660 Continuing with....

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Hiking Mt Frissell, Connecticut’s Highest Mountain

You may have thought I would have rested my laurels on the accomplishment of hiking Rhode Island’s highest mountain. However as soon as my body recovered from that deadly ascent, I crossed the border and headed off to Mt Frissell, Connecticut… well actually it is in Massachusetts… Hiking Mt Frissell, Connecticut New England has a....

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Hiking Jerimoth Hill, Rhode Island High Point

I hiked the highest mountain in Rhode Island and have the photos to prove it… Jerimoth Hill, Rhode Island’s High Point High Pointing… what a ridiculous pursuit. In the grand scheme of lunatics who climb mountains and routes only to check things off on a tick-list, high-pointing is perhaps the most pointless lis...

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