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   48 x 12 Mary Ellen BaRoss 48 x 12   
  

Mary Ellen, known by many of her hiking friends as MEB, completed The Grid on March 27, 2010 on Mount Flume. She ascended the mountain via the Osseo Trail accompanied by her friends. As she reached the summit she was greeted by two groups that had come up from the Liberty Spring Trail to congratulate her.

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On the summit, Ed Hawkins presented MEB with her patch for completing the Grid. She was joined by 4 other Grid finishers. Left to right: Guy Jubinville (Finisher #7), MEB (Finisher #11), Ed Hawkins (Finisher #2), Jim Towle (Finisher #8) and Joe Comuzzi (Finisher #6)

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MEB's Comments on The Grid

My quest for the Grid finally ended on March 27, 2010 on the summit of Flume! I started my first “list” in November 2003 but I can not remember when it was that I learned what a Grid was and when I actually began keeping track of it….maybe sometime in 2006? It has been a most wonderful journey and I have made so many friends along the way....the memories of all my adventures will last a lifetime. There are a few who were instrumental in helping me reach this goal and I will always be forever grateful to you….its not that often you can find someone willing to hike Cabot four months in a row or head out to Isolation on a rainy April day. Trail Angels do exist! Thank you, thank you, thank you! -MEB

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Some of MEB's other hiking accomplishments and milestones:

  • New Hampshire 4000 Footers - finished on Moosilauke, November 6, 2004
  • New Hampshire 4000 Footers in one winter season - 05/06 - finished on Bondcliff, March 2006
  • New England 4000 Footers - finished on Old Speck, March 5, 2007
  • Vermont's Long Trail End to End - July 7 to July 26, 2009
  • The White Mountains Direttissima (all 48 peaks as one continuous hike) - August 2009 - attempted
  • Appalachian Trail thru hike - April 2 to September 5, 2010

Below, MEB completes the Appalachian Trail

To visit her long distance adventures at Trail Journals click here.

  
 

Profile last updated: October 11, 2010