"...a charming, uplifting account...a keen feminist fable for brave girls." -- Publishers Weekly

"As someone who has struggled to keep up with Alex on a pair of New Hampshire 4,000ers in winter, I can testify first- hand to what a remarkable hiker and person she is. Patricia Ellis Herr's charming memoir distills the lessons she learned on the trail with her precocious daughter. UP offers a welcome corrective to the Tiger Mother syndrome."--David Roberts, author of Finding Everett Ruess: The Life and Unsolved Disappearance of a Legendary Wilderness Explorer

"I love this mother-daughter tale of sharing something beautiful and profound together and building upon those shared experiences. It's what every family should emulate. The delightful stories put a smile on my face as they brought back memories of my daughter when she was Alex's age." — Erik Weihenmayer, World Class Adventurer, First and Only Blind Man to Climb Everest, and Star of ABC's 2011 "Expedition Impossible."

TRISH, ALEX and SAGE

This blog documents the ongoing adventures of 9-year-old Alex and 6-year-old Sage.

Alex's earliest hikes, including my original trip reports for the hikes chronicled in UP, can be found at Trish and Alex Hike the 4000 Foot Whites.

Sage's earliest hikes, including many for the New Hampshire Four Thousand Footer list, can be found at Sage Dylan Herr On the Trails of New Hampshire.

Highpointing

Highpointing is the act of standing on the highest point of every state.  See Highpointers Club for information about each of the 50 peaks.

This list has a unique rule -- one is allowed to ascend and descend by any method.  Hiking, biking, driving, being carried...it all counts.  This is a novelty for us; for every other other list we've pursued, hiking on one's own two feet has been an absolute requirement.

Here's a list of the highpoints.  We've linked the peaks we've already done to the appropriate trip reports.

Alabama -- Cheaha Mountain -- 2407 ft

Alaska -- Mount McKinley/Denali -- 20320 ft

Arizona -- Humphreys Peak -- 12633 ft

Arkansas -- Mt Magazine/Signal Hill -- 2753 ft

California -- Mount Whitney -- 14494 ft

Colorado -- Mount Elbert -- 14433 ft

Connecticut -- Mt Frissell/South Slope -- 2380 ft

Delaware -- Ebright Azimuth -- 448 ft

Florida --  Britton Hill -- 345 ft

Georgia -- Brasstown Bald -- 4784 ft

Hawaii -- Mauna Kea -- 13796 ft

Idaho -- Borah Peak -- 12662 ft

Illinois -- Charles Mound -- 1235 ft

Indiana -- Hoosier High Point -- 1257 ft

Iowa -- Hawkeye Point -- 1670 ft

Kansas -- Mount Sunflower -- 4039 ft

Kentucky -- Black Mountain -- 4039 ft

Louisiana -- Driskill Mountain -- 535 ft

Maine -- Katahdin -- 5268 ft

Maryland -- Backbone Mountain -- 3360 ft

Massachusetts -- Mount Greylock -- 3491 ft

Michigan -- Mount Arvon  - 1979 ft

Minnesota -- Eagle Mountain -- 2301 ft

Mississippi  -- Woodall Mountain -- 806 ft

Missouri  -- Taum Sauk -- 1772 ft

Montana --  Granite Peak -- 12799 ft

Nebraska -- Panorama Point -- 5424 ft

Nevada  -- Boundary Peak  -- 13140 ft

New Hampshire --  Mount Washington -- 6288 ft

New Jersey  --  High Point -- 1803 ft

New Mexico -- Wheeler Peak -- 13161 ft

New York  -- Mount Marcy -- 5344 ft

North Carolina -- Mount Mitchell -- 6684 ft

North Dakota -- White Butte -- 3506 ft

Ohio--  Campbell Hill -- 1550 ft

Oklahoma -- Black Mesa -- 4973 ft

Oregon  -- Mount Hood -- 11239 ft

Pennsylvania -- Mount Davis -- 3213 ft

Rhode Island --  Jerimoth Hill --  812 ft

South Carolina -- Sassafras Mountain -- 3560 ft

South Dakota -- Harney Peak -- 7242 ft

Tennessee -- Clingmans Dome -- 6643 ft

Texas --  Guadalupe Peak --  8749 ft

Utah  --  Kings Peak -- 13528 ft

Vermont  --  Mount Mansfield -- 4393 ft

Virginia --  Mount Rogers --  5729 ft

Washington --  Mount Rainier -- 14411 ft

West Virginia  --  Spruce Knob --  4863 ft

Wisconsin --  Timms Hill  --  1951 ft

Wyoming  -- Gannett Peak -- 13804 ft
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