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Attached is a PDF of the road loop. If you had turned NE then N at the top of the loop, you would have gone up the E side of the pond and cross the bridge at the CVR. The blue route is my bushwhack attempt at shortening the loop. It was extremely thick new growth in places and not worth the...

The plan for my second trip in my tour of the White Mountain 4000 footers was similar to my previous trip, drive/hike on days 1 and 4 and hike on days 2 and 3. It worked and I lucked out with great weather, if only a little too warm and humid. Aug. 5. South Twin, North Twin, Galehead, Garfield...

It is likely chemical degradation of the interior waterproof coating. If you stored the tent in moderate conditions of heat, moisture, and light then it is not your fault, it is a bad coating. I doubt that tent manufacturers or fabric supplies do much in the way of stability studies on their...

I have a plan for this summer; don't know if I'll finish it or not. Regardless, it's fun to get out. I like to set the bar a little higher each time, but of course a limit will eventually be reached, as time catches up with all of us. A current goal is to do the NH 4000 footers in eleven...

Oh, I've gotten the views before, with almost two non-W rounds and a W round last season. With the mild weather last winter, most of the views were great. With my hiking style, I prefer to stay indoors and get a good night's sleep. This time I stayed in the Riverbank Motel--not showy, but a...

My wife advised me not to write a report on this trip. I usually follow her advice without exception, but this time I am going to provide a brief summary. You decide who was right. I had not climbed a peak in the Whites in four months. I planned a four day trip to the Lincoln, NH, area with...

340 deg based on true north from where the herdpath from Black Pond dies out. It doesn't really matter since you have to hit the Lincoln Brook trail. Coming back, 160 deg of course, but it can be a little tricky knowing when to leave the trail.

Hey, are you guys following me? I visited Abe and Ellen from the gap on Thursday along with a couple of more. Ridge got a little boring just to see the little cairn on Ellen.

I took the EH BW last winter to cut over from the Rocky Branch trail to the Isolation trail. Is there a problem doing it in summer, such as wet or bushy? Would it save time as a summer shortcut or maybe just break even?

I did this long loop hike of the "Caribou Valley Six" for the second time after a visit two years ago. It is still a great way to get all six peaks in one day trip (22 miles, 7200 feet ascent). I followed the herdpath down from the AT/Abraham junction but took a chance on bushwhacking N/NW...

My favorite summer shirt is the Mammut All Year Shirt. Part of the shirt (front/shoulders) is 22/78 merino wool/polyester while other parts are 100% polyester (sides/back). I have been wearing this shirt for 3-4 years (eventually bought another). It is close-fitting, comfortable even when...

Rabies is always a possibility with an animal which acts strangely like this.

The light weight of these is impressive, but the question would be durability and strength compared to conventional pole designs. I have been using B D Alpine Carbon Cork poles for almost three years. They are fantastic and weight about 1 pound. The clamp system never fails and the poles...

Actually, Panther Gorge is a beautiful place and well worth visiting. It's getting out of Panther Gorge which is hard. At 3250 ft, it is 500 ft below the junction on Bartlett Ridge for the Haystack trail, so the loss was not as bad as it seemed. It was the climbing to come (more than 2000 ft...

I have also used Nikwax TX Direct, but have not been impressed--not sure what the active ingredient is. "Waterproofing" is probably too strong a word. Most of these materials simply increase the surface tension so that water forms droplets and falls off, rather than soaking in. In my...

My mother had Parkinson's disease beginning when she was in her mid 50's in the 1960s. Her first symptoms were problems with equilibrium and balance, and they first thought she had an inner ear problem. Later the tremor started and the diagnosis was made. Back then, L-dopa was just becoming...

On March 7, I had just returned to the Stony Brook trailhead after hiking Moriah and saw something flying around the parking area (time was about 4 p.m.). It was a bat, probably not likely to survive long without food, even though this was one of those unusual warm days.

Yes, there is no hiking club meeting more enjoyable than the Catskill 3500 Club! :)

Tell me the color and the brand and I will send it back to you. Send PM to me on this site or email: joe dot adks at gmail dot com

As a SSWR finisher this season, I think logistics are very important, especially for minimizing the number of trips when one lives 150-200 miles away. Getting the most out of every trip minimizes the total number of days away from home (and the associated cost). The most important...