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This sounds like a lot of fun, and I wish you well. :) In 2003 I completed a similar feat on Mt Moosilauke dubbed "The Moose" (a Dartmouth Outing Club invention and naming IIRC). It was in the neighborhood of 40 miles, required summitting 3 times and a some trails done twice. Like Monadnock...

My husband Chris and I spent April 23-27 backpacking the North South Trail through western Rhode Island. We started Thursday evening and finished Monday morning. Our daily mileages were approximately 5, 25, 22 ½, 20, and 5. The North South Trail runs the length of the state, 77 miles from the...

Green Mountain Club statement: http://www.greenmountainclub.org/news.php?id=376

A thread resurrection... Just below the summit of Mt. Moosilauke but above treeline - midday, midweek - we witnessed a snowy owl being chased by a pair of crows. This was a first for me. Curious: Has anyone else on this board seen snowy owls in the Whites? At 4000+ foot elevation? It was...

Should have specified: must be human powered. ☺️ Much of what remains of the Bayley-Hazen Road is dirt so I'd like to incorporate segments of it in the mtn bike traverse. See http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bayley_Hazen_Military_Road Some fascinating history there!

2. Road bike - Route 5 or 100 most probably 3. Mountain bike - As much dirt/trail as possible. Working on route! 4. Thru-hike Long Trail again (#4) Still working on 5th mode... Thought about canoeing the Connecticut but am not much of a water person, and arguably it's not within Vermont. Dirt...

I've worn them on long flights as a precaution against DVT development (sitting is SO bad!). Have also worn them while running in tick-infested areas but do not wear them while hiking or running as a rule. They do keep your calves cleaner though!

Prior obligations prevailed and we couldn’t get back out there again until February 18. Up to this point each of the outings were day trips from home in the Northeast Kingdom. Toward the end of the day my fatigued, addled brain would often have difficulty trying to decipher the guidebook...

My Winter 2015 project was one I had been dreaming about for many years: to ski the length of Vermont on the Catamount Trail. That dream became reality on Monday, March 16, when after 25 days scattered within the past 2 months, I skied the final section from Camels Hump Road to Route 17. The...

In my neck of the woods, Kingdom Trails in East Burke, VT, designates specific trails for fat biking, skiing, and snowshoeing. They pack about 30k of trails for fat bikes. Some info and guidelines on their website: http://www.kingdomtrails.org/trails/winter-bike-trails/

I have noticed a connection between being dehydrated and excessively needing to clear my throat of a "phlegmi-ness" the day after a hike/ski, especially lately as I've been doing some long days and not drinking enough (bad, bad!). :rolleyes: So a possible solution may be as simple as trying to...

Sounds like you've never ventured into the High Sierra. :D It's about the most regulated area I've ever hiked (one could argue for good reason). While weaving through (grandfathered) grazing cattle in the La Garita Wilderness on a Colorado Trail thru hike, I wished for more "restriction."...

For those who don't know... Bierstadt's massive 'Domes of Yosemite' - 116 x 180" - is the centerpiece of St. Johnsbury Athenaeum and Gallery on Main Street in St. Johnsbury, Vermont. See http://www.stjathenaeum.org/gallery_images/domes_of_yosemite.htm

For starters I think it would be interesting to hike with all of the above mentioned guys' mothers. :rolleyes: Abigail Adams, Amelia Earhart, and Cleopatra would kick*ss. Lucille Ball would be a scream! :D

Totally agree with Raven. Last winter I attempted to do just that. While I didn't get all 48 done due to a family member's Illness, there were some pretty sweet hikes: Kinsmans from the south via Reel Brook, Wildcats via WRT out of Pinkham, Waumbek via a bushwhack, Cabot from Unknown Pond...

You can make your own version here: http://downfall.jfedor.org

A lot!! Somehow the list of things to do is always growing longer, not shorter. Currently am in the midst of a month-long "yoga immersion" of sorts, trying to get 30 classes (90 min each) in in 30 days. This is Day 9 and I feel great! :) Then there are all those other trails and mountains...

"Keep in mind that both of these boots are expensive to the point of absurdity." Crikey! They cost more than my first car! Admittedly, my first car would not start if it was raining... but still!

What are you planning to use them for? I used plastic double boots for general winter hiking (not ice climbing) for many years before knowing any better. They are expensive, heavy and clunky, and I once stress fractured my fibula on the blasted things. Now I am much happier with Vasque...

Thank you! It was A LOT of fun trying to complete this crazy list over the past 6 months. The joy is in the journey, of course, and I am kind of sad that it's over now. :( As mentioned in my last post in Trip Reports, really I have been redlining on and off for the past 25 years, with many...