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Historically, the old North Twin was at the end of Little River Road which is now "closed". I don't think the Beaver Brook option is particularly new, but I'm saying that it is viable given the current landowner temperature. And it's a little bit shorter than Haystack Road (which could...

I've been using the blue nitrile cleaning gloves under insulation for a long time. Thanks to the late Paradox (RIP John) for that idea... being a dentist and all. I don't need to bring 4 or 5 pairs of liners but I do have to deal with raising fingers and wet hands... Tim

Twins from Beaver Brook Ski Area isn't too bad. It's longer, of course, and there is an out-and-back to North Twin, but I've resorted to this route when solo. Tim

Bring a shovel! Tim

You have a small % in height and weight over me and I do fine with the Flex Alp XL (28") for deep snow/trail breaking. I will bring Evo Ascents (8x22) if I am likely to be carrying them a significant portion of the time, and unlikely to do any substantial trail breaking. I have the 6" tails...

Be warned that if your hands are cold already and you open the warmers, your hands will still be cold for about 10 minutes until the warmers get going. Putting them inside restricted oxygen environments will slow down the reaction and thus the heat output. I usually start a pair at the...

Not at all. I'm suggesting that the movie as presented is the "Facebook account" (only the highlights) of the experience, which, in my opinion, detracts from the accomplishment. They are shown flying up these mountains, and partying/drinking/smoking and enjoying themselves, which is not your...

Without a few snippets of hardships, it seemed way too easy. They climbed Kanchenjunga in a single push. Tim

We watched it last night and enjoyed it as well. I have to say, however, that either he had one fantastic stroke of luck after another or they simply didn't show the delays, hardships, or turn backs. It also seemed that (most of?) his crew was the same for the endeavor but the spoils are his...

Park at 7D for $10. Walk to nearly the end of the road and turn right over the wooden bridge and proceed to the snowmobile trail, not the old North Twin Trail. Highlighted in pink in this map: Tim

You cannot park at the end of the road, nor can you access the former North Twin Trail without crossing onto private property. That means you are likely parking at Seven Dwarves ($10) and walking down Little River Road, crossing the bridge, and heading to the snowmobile trail, or, you can find...

Yes, that graph was this morning, late November, on a cloudy day. Here is the % for all of 2020 (from: https://www.iso-ne.com/about/key-stats/resource-mix/). Any way you slice it, NE cannot survive on wind and solar alone at the current generation levels. Tim

8% of the current New England grid energy input is from renewables. 18% of the renewables comes from wind and <1% comes from solar. Gas is 53% and nuclear is 33% making 86% from gas + nuclear and 8% from wind + solar. Source: www.iso-ne.com/isoexpress Anecdotally I see Facebook posts from...

Even nicer! And you gotta love the "isoexpress" name :) Tim

This seems like a timely article (NHPR) Where does your power come from? We answered your questions about the N.H. energy system. Real time data for New England power generation (Snapshot below) Tim

https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=42716 lists 4 (as of February 2020) operating coal plants. It also graphs the decline of coal power over 2005-2019. ...will leave the region with only four operating coal-fired plants: the Merrimack plant (439 MW) and Schiller plant (138 MW)...

In my experience, Garmin does just short of the bare minimum when it comes to software. I have owned a few devices in my lifetime which have worked well, but have never been a "pleasure" to use. I am a software engineer and I see the shortcomings in all apps/applications. Tim

The Zoleo is very popular with backcountry canoe campers deep in the wilderness... where there isn't cell phone service within miles and miles. Tim

Another nice video, Seth, thanks for sharing it! Tim

Get well soon! And thanks for sharing! Tim