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All hail the F&G officers, AV Search & Rescue, RMC caretaker, and AMC S&R, I certainly hope the man involved does so.

Thanks Raven, and I appreciate your kind words!

Thanks Jason, lots of thoughts and still managed to pay attention during class!

I agree, time to remember, RIP Old Man. I still haven't looked up from any viewing angle since it happened. I just keep driving through the Notch with my eyes on the road, which is a good idea anyway.

few pics... A link to a few pics, I realize know my essay should have been titled "A Man Taken Too Soon....30 Years and Counting", ah but that is hindsight. Enjoy! http://fishercat.smugmug.com/Other/WFA/22728327_cj8B6L#!i=1822251288&k=tsbpXVp

Nice hike on a great day! Trail in good shape, no troubles at water crossings. Some mud, trail wet in places, and a little ice of both the crushable type for the first 2/3rds, and just two spots of the slippery kind once near the top. Stinkin Johnnies and Trout Lilies beginning to bloom. Few...

30 Years and Counting....(Part 2) In the end, most of the families of rescuers were fortunate. For many, friends and family members were strewn wide and far across the rescue net and were not in the area, save for one. There was one more fatality than there ever should have been, Albert Dow...

It is no secret that northern NH, "above the Notches", is one of the best places to raise one's children. At once they have a sense of self and of community. It is with this ultimate background in life that one can teach their children about their own role in life in a precious environment, to...

Thank you marty, you too! Planning is half the fun, and that Ultimate series is the best guides for Islands!

We will, its our 4th trip to the Big Island, and it is our favorite of 'em all!

Kauai = mud, mud, and mud. But I do concur that the Na Pali Coast Kalalau Trail (entire length) was awesome. We have worn all types of footwear, low-ride hikers, trail runners, and Teva's. All have been useful for varying reasons. Wear trail runners, carry Teva's. If you do the Kalalau Trail...

We have done extensive backcountry hiking on multiple trips to Hawai'i, Kauai, and Maui, and can vouch to the fact that some of these areas are HEAVILY forested and jungle growth is profusive, ledges, steeps, crevices come up on you quick. Its the equivalent of close-in brush fighting. If...

Aha! Welcome to VFTT! I could not help notice that you are in Randolph, I am a Jefferson native (RMC member too!) now living out of state! Enjoy and I look fowrad to your posts from back home.

In the late 70's and into the 80's there were slides they made along the Israel River in Jefferson. Never saw them at work and play, but certainly would have loved to.

I worked as an instructor at Cannon and Patrol and instructor at Bretton Woods, granted this was mid-late 80's and early 90's. Though that was some time ago, it was still common to encounter snowshoers and a few Nordic skiers heading uphill and using the trails. Back then the unofficial policy...

Lest we forget, Wildcat now has new owners. Gone are the days of private ownership, which was a bit more friendly and hospitable. New ownership often means new policies.

Hey c'mon, the haul over Rt 2, the "main west - east artery" from where I used to live in Jefferson, isn't too bad now that there aren't as many pulp trucks to get stuck behind!:D

THANK YOU, whoever you may be! A thanks to the 2 new Adopters who took trails in the Franconia South Region. I do not know if you are members of VFTT, but if you are or not, we are grateful! And since 2012 is soon arriving, what better time to make a resolution to give back by being a...

my fave Forester Jake took this shot of me with all my Historical circa 1740'sTrekking gear atop Garfield for my wife's 48 Finish:

A magnificient companion, and what beautiful relationships. I know how you feel with the loss of family, there is never a good time for it, but what a life fulfilled.