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It's true that those of us on this board have seen more striking photos of the ridge, but I'd still want to pack a picnic and go there from the photo in the link. I just don't think I would be prepared for the nature of the walk to get there. (And, did you notice the first comment from a reader...

Bob, just info. And maybe a little commentary on media coverage/ignorance.

Right, Tim. I missed that.

Cabot/Horn: http://www.unionleader.com/article/20140112/NEWS07/140119823. The story doesn't mention Milo, Tom's dog, at all! The "girlfriend friend who went in and helped find Tom, had actually never met either one of them but the reporter didn't know that. I watched the events unfold on...

I just looked at the writer's Linked In page and from what I saw, he should have been well-qualified to write a better piece than that. As an occasional free-lancer myself, I don't like to second guess another writer, but in this case, I can only imagine that he was really pressed for time/money...

I'd suggest that one has to be very careful about what they discuss with any reporter. Unless you have final say of the copy, you never know what the writer will decide is most interesting.

I thought that was a strange article. I mean, number two?

Am pretty sure most of us here on VFTT have hiked solo and gone off trail. I've done that all of my life and won't stop any time soon, I hope. I liked the point about hunters, and those who fish, too, I should add, going off trail and being solo. Another thing I just realized is that it is...

Loving the information and ideas. I have put my tape on an old credit-type card in the past, and before that an old plastic bobbin/spool that sewing thread came on. I think I prefer putting my tape inside my pack in a bag I carry for gear repair, which includes an old cloth diaper safety pin...

Once again, I've seen the advice of putting duct tape on a water bottle or trekking pole to use when needed. Has anyone ever successfully used Duct Tape from those sources? I have, and the stuff wouldn't pry apart. Rather than struggling with that again, I have purchased one of those very small...

On a New Boston, NH Facebook page today I saw a photo of a mountain lion that was supposedly in Greenfield, NH, looking into a bus. A comment below stated that some years ago the a few mountain lions were released in NH to help control deer population...

There are goggles made especially to fit over glasses.

So, a new form of "research" seems to be asking questions of others through online social networks. I've seen people posing questions on Facebook pages, and then arguing the answers. Discussion is certainly a worthwhile form of education, better than pure lecture and better than just book...

I don't know about Saturday, but I do know that the Cog has been running. They have limited trips to tree line with Santa. I know because my family was there on Sunday for a ride.

Day Trip - I totally agree with your comments above. If there is a recent thread, that is one thing. But if this comes up a year apart, I think it is worthy of a new thread with fresh thinking. Another way to handle this, I suppose, would be to just do a Google search, but I find I like the good...

I was at Kittery Trading Post last weekend and saw a new (to me) product called Orthaheel. I've always gone with the Green Superfeet, but wonder if anyone has tried these. The cost is a little less than Superfeet. their brochure says "Now recommended by the American Podiatric Medical...

I am still upset that "the woman on Jackson" had been asked to pay reimbursement, especially when I don't know about requests to ask for money to any of the others who have needed rescue. For me, it would be helpful to know who else has been asked to pay, how much, and what the circumstances...

At Dunkin Donuts I usually pick up an apple fritter, which I try to stay away from except in winter because I love them so much. Also, cut my sandwiches in thirds (Nutella is great!) for ease of holding and stuffing. Oreos, fig newtons, oranges that have been pre-peeled and sectioned at home

Becca is so right about this area needing a good trail a) because of the numbers of people who get blown off into that direction. Isn't it considered the "Bermuda Triangle" of the Presis? and b) what a wild area. (I know, the costs are prohibitive, manpower is short, etc.) Additionally, I was...

Why? I thought the adze pointed uphill?