Judd97 - Dec 6, 2009 10:44 pm Date Climbed: Dec 6, 2009
Snowy Summit
Picked a great time to check out Davis... fresh 5 inches of powder :)
xDoogiex - Nov 24, 2009 7:36 pm Date Climbed: Oct 24, 2009
HP# 5
Met Alpinist and his wife there. Didn't stay to long. slight rain and cloudy. 3rd cloudy HP in a row
skinnywhitecomic - Nov 23, 2009 12:39 pm Date Climbed: Nov 22, 2009
HP #23
The last of the Allegheny trifecta that I climbed. Climbing the tower was a bit more nerve racking than I had anticipated, but got some great pictures whilt up there.
Alpinist - Oct 25, 2009 3:58 pm Date Climbed: Oct 23, 2009
HP 32
Drove down from Pittsburgh with Sarah for a trifecta highpoint weekend. We hit Mt Davis and Backbone Mountain on Oct 23rd with fellow SPer xDoogiex. Sarah and I then hit Spruce Knob the following morning. We timed the autumn color change perfectly. Sadly, it was foggy on the 23rd and our visibility was pretty limited. Happily, we woke up the next morning to clear skies and were able to enjoy beautiful views on Spruce Knob.
pittbrownie - Oct 16, 2009 11:06 am Date Climbed: Oct 8, 2009
Mt. Davis
Easy hike from the picnic area. Very beautiful scenery. My third state highpoint!
kteichert - Oct 13, 2009 11:04 pm Date Climbed: Oct 13, 2009
State Highpoint #3
Did as a 3-peak series with Backbone, and Spruce Knob. Loved the pride PA puts in their highpoint with the exhibits of wild child, and brutal parents. Loved the tower, but especially loved the stake driven deep into the rock near the tower. The true high point. ha ha
Not much of a view from the summit but I enjoyed the view from the top of the observation tower. After leaving we drove without stopping for the night all the way back to Madison, WI. Adding to that excitement was having 2 young kids in the van. It was a nice stop on the way home.
As far as Mt. Davis is concerned, it is nice but rather underwhelming. It was quiet, and the tower offered a great view. The best view, however, was of the model-like super-hottie that was hiking around there with her two friends. WOW!
Joseph Claghorn - Jun 30, 2009 5:53 pm Date Climbed: Jun 23, 2009
HP #18
Did the +/- one mile walk-up from the picnic area on a relatively flat trail around dusk. The trail markers were a little confusing, but I was able to find the highpoint before all light was gone (no flashilight). Stargazing from the tower on a clear night with a new moon would be incredibly good.
osatrik - Jun 29, 2009 3:48 pm Date Climbed: May 23, 1987
SHP #18 in 1987
The only time I bagged 3 state highpoints in 2 days, and I suppose most highpointers do the same. Our family did this to summit number 18-20 in the 21st month of our highpoint quest. I finally completed my SHP quest at number 49 in June, 2009, and have no ambition to go to Alaska, having spent 40 hours at 20,320 feet (same elevation as Denali summit) on Aconcagua in 1997. If I do another 2-3 week climb someday, it will be in Nepal, not the USA.
dwhike - Jun 25, 2009 11:37 am Date Climbed: Jun 19, 2009
HP #13
Trail from the picnic area was quite wet from recent rain but hiking through the laurels was beautiful. Lovely part of the country.
bjyoder - May 25, 2009 12:20 am Date Climbed: May 23, 2009
Drenched to the Bone
My girlfriend and I did the 3 mile hiking loop up high point trail and then down shelter rock trl back to the picnic area. On the way down the shelter rock trl we got caught in a killer rainstorm and were drenched to the bone by the time we got to the car. As soon as we got to the car, of course, it quit raining and the sun came out:)
HP #2, Spruce Knob is next!
LMatallana - Apr 4, 2009 9:50 am Date Climbed: Mar 15, 2009
Amazing Race
Justin Boyle HP #9, Luis Matallana HP #10
6 of 6 HPs for the weekend.
Great weekend. Time to plan for the next HP.
Outdooraholic - Dec 1, 2008 9:41 pm Date Climbed: Dec 1, 2008
Highpoint #3
6-8 inches of snow along the trail, nice little winter hike.
Not much to write about concerning this Highpoint. The Tower was nice, especially for my 7 year old. A lot of knats on the trail leading to the summit.
Judd97 - Dec 6, 2009 10:44 pm Date Climbed: Dec 6, 2009
Snowy SummitPicked a great time to check out Davis... fresh 5 inches of powder :)
xDoogiex - Nov 24, 2009 7:36 pm Date Climbed: Oct 24, 2009
HP# 5Met Alpinist and his wife there. Didn't stay to long. slight rain and cloudy. 3rd cloudy HP in a row
skinnywhitecomic - Nov 23, 2009 12:39 pm Date Climbed: Nov 22, 2009
HP #23The last of the Allegheny trifecta that I climbed. Climbing the tower was a bit more nerve racking than I had anticipated, but got some great pictures whilt up there.
Alpinist - Oct 25, 2009 3:58 pm Date Climbed: Oct 23, 2009
HP 32Drove down from Pittsburgh with Sarah for a trifecta highpoint weekend. We hit Mt Davis and Backbone Mountain on Oct 23rd with fellow SPer xDoogiex. Sarah and I then hit Spruce Knob the following morning. We timed the autumn color change perfectly. Sadly, it was foggy on the 23rd and our visibility was pretty limited. Happily, we woke up the next morning to clear skies and were able to enjoy beautiful views on Spruce Knob.
pittbrownie - Oct 16, 2009 11:06 am Date Climbed: Oct 8, 2009
Mt. DavisEasy hike from the picnic area. Very beautiful scenery. My third state highpoint!
kteichert - Oct 13, 2009 11:04 pm Date Climbed: Oct 13, 2009
State Highpoint #3Did as a 3-peak series with Backbone, and Spruce Knob. Loved the pride PA puts in their highpoint with the exhibits of wild child, and brutal parents. Loved the tower, but especially loved the stake driven deep into the rock near the tower. The true high point. ha ha
Hotoven - Sep 13, 2009 5:49 pm Date Climbed: Sep 12, 2009
foggy dayBeen here twice, good view the first time, but the secound time, it was mega foggy.
BadgerSummitSeeker - Aug 27, 2009 7:09 pm Date Climbed: Aug 31, 2008
HP # 11Not much of a view from the summit but I enjoyed the view from the top of the observation tower. After leaving we drove without stopping for the night all the way back to Madison, WI. Adding to that excitement was having 2 young kids in the van. It was a nice stop on the way home.
mlandau3 - Jul 19, 2009 12:22 pm Date Climbed: Jul 3, 2009
A Well Done SummitThe plaques about the history of the area were really quite interesting.
Ilafan - Jul 12, 2009 4:23 pm Date Climbed: Jul 7, 2009
Mt. Davis & one UBER-HOT girl!!As far as Mt. Davis is concerned, it is nice but rather underwhelming. It was quiet, and the tower offered a great view. The best view, however, was of the model-like super-hottie that was hiking around there with her two friends. WOW!
Joseph Claghorn - Jun 30, 2009 5:53 pm Date Climbed: Jun 23, 2009
HP #18Did the +/- one mile walk-up from the picnic area on a relatively flat trail around dusk. The trail markers were a little confusing, but I was able to find the highpoint before all light was gone (no flashilight). Stargazing from the tower on a clear night with a new moon would be incredibly good.
osatrik - Jun 29, 2009 3:48 pm Date Climbed: May 23, 1987
SHP #18 in 1987The only time I bagged 3 state highpoints in 2 days, and I suppose most highpointers do the same. Our family did this to summit number 18-20 in the 21st month of our highpoint quest. I finally completed my SHP quest at number 49 in June, 2009, and have no ambition to go to Alaska, having spent 40 hours at 20,320 feet (same elevation as Denali summit) on Aconcagua in 1997. If I do another 2-3 week climb someday, it will be in Nepal, not the USA.
dwhike - Jun 25, 2009 11:37 am Date Climbed: Jun 19, 2009
HP #13Trail from the picnic area was quite wet from recent rain but hiking through the laurels was beautiful. Lovely part of the country.
bjyoder - May 25, 2009 12:20 am Date Climbed: May 23, 2009
Drenched to the BoneMy girlfriend and I did the 3 mile hiking loop up high point trail and then down shelter rock trl back to the picnic area. On the way down the shelter rock trl we got caught in a killer rainstorm and were drenched to the bone by the time we got to the car. As soon as we got to the car, of course, it quit raining and the sun came out:)
HP #2, Spruce Knob is next!
LMatallana - Apr 4, 2009 9:50 am Date Climbed: Mar 15, 2009
Amazing RaceJustin Boyle HP #9, Luis Matallana HP #10
6 of 6 HPs for the weekend.
Great weekend. Time to plan for the next HP.
Outdooraholic - Dec 1, 2008 9:41 pm Date Climbed: Dec 1, 2008
Highpoint #36-8 inches of snow along the trail, nice little winter hike.
Avenger2354 - Oct 21, 2008 9:18 pm
HP #2Not much to write about concerning this Highpoint. The Tower was nice, especially for my 7 year old. A lot of knats on the trail leading to the summit.
maddie77777 - Sep 20, 2008 5:44 pm Date Climbed: Sep 18, 2008
# 15Didn't climb the tower to see the views, but that whole area of PA is nice.
BCJ - Aug 30, 2008 8:11 pm Date Climbed: Oct 9, 2007
#10Summited at about 1am.
kavak - Aug 25, 2008 10:17 am Date Climbed: May 14, 1998
Drive up from Summit MillsThis was the third state highpoint for the day (Maryland and West Virginia earlier). Amazingly there was nobody around on the summit area.