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Trailbagger, Landing Camp Trail was not too bad and had a nice view of Cabot. In fact, I found most trails' conditions to be better than what I'd read online. It's so subjective and there are so many other factors at play (bugs, recent maintenance, weather, snow, etc.). The Scenic View Spur...

J, Half right... wrong direction. :D

Grafton Loop (western) and campsite spurs Date: Saturday, 11/22/14 Trails: Old Speck Trail, Grafton Loop, spur trails to Bull Brook, Slide Mtn, Sargent Brook and Bald Mtn campsites Trail conditions: Old Speck Trail was very icy, but we were able to bareboot it. Only real ice on the...

After pursuing redlining/trailbagging--or at least "keeping track" :D --for the past 25 years, punctuated by numerous fits and starts and a 6-year hiatus while living in California, I decided to finally tackle the last ~300 miles and ~200 trails in May of this year. My intention was never to...

Last two moose I've seen in Vermont were running across my lawn which just barely qualifies as being in the Northeast Kingdom. :D

Picked up a pair of these http://www.vasque.com/USD/product/mens-footwear/winter-hiking/snowburban-udry-400g-bel-gold-07804 on sale last winter. They worked marvelously on the Grafton Loop (Maine) this past Saturday and Great Brook-Red Rock-Miles Notch loop (Speckled Mtn. area of Maine) on...

Date: Thursday, 10/30/14 Trails/Route: Slippery Brook Road, Slippery Brook Trail, Eastman Mtn. Trail, bushwhack, Mountain Pond Loop Trail conditions: Slippery Brook Road is currently being repaired, at least the major washout 2 miles in from the locked gate. SBT was grassy road, then leafy...

Date: Tuesday, 10/28/14 Trails/Route: Hall’s Ledge Trail, Rt. 16, Hutmen’s Trail, Carter Notch Road, FR 233, Wildcat River Trail, Bog Brook Trail, Maggie’s Run Trail conditions: Slippery wet leaves were the order of the day, with a bit of mud thrown in for good measure Comments: This was...

My report from 2 years ago: http://www.vftt.org/forums/showthread.php?46113-A-new-long-one-The-Gorham-Loop&highlight=Gorham+loop If you scroll down, Jeff List figured 40.5 miles and a bit under 17,000 ft.

Again, congratulations to both of you! Think your dad got an FKT of his own - that of the NH48 for his age-group!! :) Thanks for posting your report.

It appears that Brianna Tidd has shaved another 16 minutes off the previous best women's NH48 time. See www.billtidd.com which is her father's site. He accompanied his daughter the entire way. Their final time (trailhead to trailhead) was 4 days, 19 hours, 40 min. They began their adventure...

Wow, that's really cool. Thanks for posting! Nice to see more women doing this stuff! Just checked the FKT site. Arlette plans to write up a trip report shortly... http://fastestknowntime.proboards.com/thread/42/new-hampshire-4000-footers-nh?page=2 She is an experienced long-distance hiker...

Schilling's is great. The setting is lovely, overlooking the Ammonoosuc River. They have a stromboli that is THE best I've ever had, and the pizza is very good. The beer is darn tootin' too :) (After trying out Schilling's, I thanked Tom R. for the shout out on VFTT. He said Chip is the...

Agree with Chris D. Finishing with 3.2 miles (Lonesome up and back) is a lot easier to deal with mentally than finishing with 7.8 miles (Carter up and back). I have done both and unequivocally recommend the former. This is actually much more of an issue, for me, than descending Madison Gulf...

Elmore Mtn. via Firetower and Ridge Trails - 9/03/14 This is a gem of a hike in Elmore State Park near Morrisville/Stowe, Vermont. :) Rising above beautiful Lake Elmore, Elmore Mtn. is not very high at 2608 feet but makes for a perfect 2-3 hour hike complete with a firetower which provides...

Thank you for the kind words. :) In the past I have stayed at Carter Notch Hut (or camped nearby) the night before. This time I didn't want to schlep the extra gear up there for what would likely prove to be a restless few hours of "sleep." In the context of the undertaking, what's another...

Early yesterday morning (8/30/14) I headed up 19 Mile Brook Trail with the intent of completing my 5th Hut Traverse in as many attempts. It had been 9 years since my last Traverse in 2005, when I went West to East in 20:10, and 19 years (!) since my first. The previous 3 were in the...

It seems the author is referring to the Hut traverse, which has been completed many times in under 24 hours. Then again, who really knows what they are talking about?? :rolleyes::confused:

No one else on Landing Camp Trail yesterday afternoon. :D ...Nor on Mill Brook Trail/Rogers Ledge. (Nice recent trail work on MBT!!)

(...although 'Floundering around Ferncroft' may be more accurate.) Goal: Do a long day and connect the redlining “dots” to complete (almost) Section 8 of WMG Route: Bickford, Bolles, up/down Beeline, Beeline Cutoff, Bolles, Old Paugus, Whitin Brook, Cabin, Lawrence, Oliverian Brook, Square...