My 50 Project is one of standing atop the high point of each state and DC AND of hiking or running a minimum of 50 trail miles in each of the 50 states before I turn 50.
Update: Completed on the Big Island of Hawaii, November 2015 !!
HP = High point, first date climbed
Northeast
Vermont
- HP Mt. Mansfield - 8/23/88
- Long Trail x 4 (272 miles)
- Vermont 100 x 4
- Vermont 50 x 11 (mtn. bike x 2)
- Appalachian Trail (146 miles)
- Catamount Trail (325 miles) - SKI
New Hampshire
- HP Mt. Washington - 7/30/88
- White Mtn. Hut traverse (50+ miles) x 5
- Monadnock-Sunapee Greenway Trail (50+ miles) x 4
- Appalachian Trail (161 miles)
- 48 NH 4000 footers multiple times (literally thousands of miles)
- Pisgah 50k x 3
- Cohos Trail (~175 miles)
Maine
- HP Mt. Katahdin - 9/11/90
- Appalachian Trail (281 miles)
- Grafton Loop (38 miles)
Massachusetts
- HP Mt. Greylock - 7/06/94
- Appalachian Trail (90 miles)
Connecticut
- HP Mt. Frissell - 4/28/06
- Appalachian Trail (52 miles) x 2
Rhode Island
- HP Jerimoth Hill - 4/27/06
- North South Trail - (77 miles)
Mid-Atlantic
New York
- HP Mt. Marcy - 2/05/05
- Finger Lakes 50
- Appalachian Trail (88 miles)
New Jersey
- HP High Point - Done but ?? Date !!
- Appalachian Trail (74 miles)
Pennsylvania
- HP Mt. Davis 6/12/06
- Laurel Highlands 70 x 3
- Tuscarora Trail
- Appalachian Trail (232 miles)
Maryland
- HP Backbone Mtn - 6/12/06
- JFK 50 x 12
- Appalachian Trail (41 miles) x 2
Delaware
- HP Elbright Azimuth - 6/11/06
- Lums Pond State Park (15 miles)
- White Clay Creek State Park (35 miles)
District of Columbia (50ish miles over several trips to DC)
- HP Fort Reno - 10/08/06
- Rock Creek Park
- Glover Archibald Park
- Palisades/Battery Kimble Parks
- Whitehaven, Dumbarton Oaks, Melvin C. Hazen Parks
- Theodore Roosevelt Island
- The Mall (it's dirt!)
South
Virginia
- HP Mt. Rogers - 4/29/94
- Massanutten 100 x 7
- Wild Oak Trail 50, 100 km, 100 mile
- Mountain Masochist 50
- Appalachian Trail (544 miles)
- Tuscarora Trail
- AT thru SNP (96 miles)
West Virginia
- HP Spruce Knob - 3/18/02
- Tuscarora Trail
- Appalachian Trail
Kentucky
- HP Black Mtn - 10/09/06
- North-South Trail: Vickers Bay to North Station (46 miles)
- Honker Trail (4 miles)
Tennessee
- HP Clingmans Dome - 4/09/94
- Barkley Fun Run x 2 (60 and 70 miles)
- Appalachian Trail (288 miles, incl. TN border miles)
North Carolina
- HP Mt. Mitchell - 10/09/06
- Smoky Mtn. Adventure Run x 2 (70 miles - runs along NC-TN border)
- Appalachian Trail (96 miles, not incl. TN border miles)
Deep South
South Carolina
- HP Sassafras Mtn - 10/10/06
- Foothills Trail (50 miles)
Georgia
- HP Brasstown Bald - 10/10/06
- Duncan Ridge/BMT/AT loop (54 miles)
- Appalachian Trail (76 miles)
Alabama
- HP Cheaha Mtn - 10/11/06
- Pinhoti Trail (50 miles)
Florida
- HP Lakewood Park - 9/21/07
- Hanna Park (5 miles)
- Florida Trail (45 miles)
Mississippi
- HP Woodall Mtn - 10/11/06
- Black Creek Trail (41 miles)
- Tuxachanie Trail (9 miles)
Louisiana
- HP Driskill Mtn - 10/11/06
- Cajun Coyote 100 km
Arkansas
- HP Magazine Mtn - 10/12/06
- Ouachita Trail (177 miles)
- 3 Days of Syllamo (50 km, 50 mile, 20 km)
Texas
- HP Guadalupe Peak - 10/17/06
- Rocky Racoon 100 x 2
Mid-West
Indiana
- HP Hoosier High Point - 8/14/06
- Knobstone Trail (50+ miles)
Missouri (70'ish miles in/near Kansas City)
- HP Taum Sauk Mtn - 6/14/06
- Swope Park
- BURP trails
- Landahl Park
- Smithville Lake
Illinois
- HP Charles Mound - 7/06/08
- River to River Trail: Camp Cadiz to Herod (16 miles)
and High Knob to Tecumseh Lake (17 miles)
- Tunnel Hill Trail (11 miles)
- Pounds Escarpment, Rim Rock, Jackson Falls, Bell Smith Springs (7 mile)
Ohio
- HP Campbell Hill - 8/14/06
- Mohican State Park (7 miles)
- Oak Openings Park, Scout, Blue, Red, Grey and Yellow Trails (26 miles)
- Highbanks Metropark (3.5 miles)
- Alum Creek State Park (13.5 miles)
Iowa
- HP Hawkeye Point - 6/13/05
- Effigy Mounds National Monument (5 miles)
- Pikes Peak State Park (20 miles)
- Decorah trails (15 miles)
- Backbone State Park (10 miles)
Michigan
- HP Mt. Arvon - 6/12/05
- Holly Recreation Area, Lakeshore, Wilderness, and West Loop Trails (14 miles)
- Hell Creek Ranch/Pinkney Recreation Area (17 miles)
- Potawatomi and Losee Lake Trails (19 miles)
Wisconsin
- HP Timms Hill - 6/12/05
- Kettle Morraine State Park (19 miles)
- Blue Mound State Park (17 miles)
- Gov. Dodge State Park (15 miles)
Minnesota
- HP Eagle Mtn - 9/15/08
- Superior Trail 100
Great Plains
North Dakota
- HP White Butte (2 miles) - 8/07/09
- Fort Ransom State Park (25 miles)
- Jamestown trails: Pipestem (8 miles), North Ridge (10 miles), and Overlook (5 miles)
South Dakota
- HP Harney Peak - 6/14/05
- Centennial Trail (52 miles)
Nebraska
- HP Panorama Point - 7/12/05
- Chadron State Park (7 miles)
- Pine Ridge (12 miles)
- Fort Robinson (18)
- Agate Fossil Beds Nat. Monument (4 miles)
- Scott's Bluff (9 miles)
Kansas
- HP Mt. Sunflower - 8/11/06
- Heartland 100 x 2
Oklahoma
- HP Black Mesa - 6/15/06
- Ouachita Trail (46.3 miles)
- Black Mesa (8.4 miles)
Rocky Mountains
Montana
- HP Granite Peak - 8/11/09
- Granite Peak (~28 miles)
- Missoula trails (~82 miles)
Wyoming
- HP Gannett Peak - 8/02/09
- Gannett Peak (~36 miles)
- Bighorn 50 km
Colorado
- HP Mt. Elbert - 6/22/00
- Colorado Trail (470 miles)
- Hardrock 100 x 3
- Leadville 100
- 54 14ers (hundreds of miles)
New Mexico
- HP Wheeler Peak - 6/22/99
- Jemez 50
Idaho
- HP Borah Peak - 9/09/08
- White Cloud Peaks (~30 miles)
- Sawtooth Mtns. (~22 miles)
- Borah Peak (6 miles)
Utah
- HP Kings Peak - 9/06/08
- Wasatch 100
- Bear 100
- Moab Trails (~115 miles)
Nevada
- HP Boundary Peak - 8/16/07
- Tahoe Rim Trail (50 miles)
- Mts. Charleston (18 miles
- Wheeler Peak (8 miles)
Arizona
- HP Humphreys Peak - 5/01/07
- Zane Grey 50 miler
- Arizona Trail (~100 miles done)
- Grand Canyon R2R2R x 4
Pacific
Alaska
- HP Denali/McKinley - 6/02/08 (to ~19,800 ft)
- Denali (~40 miles) CLOSE ENOUGH!
Washington
- HP Mt. Rainier - 7/29/08
- Cascade Crest 100
- Wonderland Trail (93 miles)
- Tiger/Cougar Mtns. (~75 miles)
Oregon
- HP Mt. Hood - 6/25/07
- Forest Park/Wildwood (~73 miles)
- Hagg Lake (~14 miles)
- Mt. Hood (~6 miles)
California
- HP Mt. Whitney - 7/29/07
- John Muir Trail x 2 (211 miles)
- High Sierra Trail (72 miles)
- Evolution Valley "100k"
- Backbone Trail (68 miles)
- Angeles Crest 100
- Western States 100
- Point Mugu State Park (lots of miles)
- Ojai trails (lots)
Hawaii
- HP Mauna Kea - 11/10/09
- Mauna Loa (12 miles)
- Volcanoes National Park (39 miles)
- Waipi'o Valley (5 miles)