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The gate at Clear Pond on the Elk Lake road (and public access from the Elk Lake trailhead) closes on October 22 at the beginning of Northern Zone big game hunting season. After December 4, the trailhead is open to the public from Clear Pond. Get your Dixes in early. :)

Here is another option for you, if you're comfortable with a short bushwhack: Instead of out-and-back after Abraham, at the junction of the Abraham trail and AT, go west downhill following a herdpath which will take you down to an old logging road. Follow the road west, then north, then east...

According to the ADK trail guide, the Blueberry LT is 4.5 miles from the TH, and Ward Brook LT is 5.4 miles. You can figure your time by dividing by your miles per hour pace (this is an almost-flat easy trail). Some 60 year olds are faster than some 50 years olds, or even some 20-40 year olds...

For the more recent Flex-tex gaiters, they switched from shoe laces underfoot (user replaceable) to heavy plastic-coated straps. The new straps are indestructible, but stiff and not really good for trail runners which generally don't have much recess space under the arch. Still--I use them all...

reminds me of the old joke of someone to his companion . . . I don't need to outrun the bear, I just need to outrun YOU . . .

Take a face mask, or you'll come back with black lung from the pollution.

The trail to Owl Head Lookout on the Rt 9N-Giant mountain trail is a easy trail, and close by. It is 5.2 miles in/out. You could extend it by going to High Bank with a great view of Giant and RPR. Big Crow (and Little Crow) are small mountains in Keene with great views of the High Peaks. If...

Although we can't change how the GPS does its calculations, we can (within limits) change how it collects data. On the Tracks page, hit Setup, and you can choose between Distance, Time, or Auto in the "Record Method" box. The minimum distance which can be entered in 0.01 (miles or km; about...

There is really no point in trying to drive beyond the steel bridge. You can walk to the AT crossing in about 10 minutes. The tricky part is crossing the earlier bridges with planks(sometimes) across them.

Here is an article today with the latest information

The SE slide on Mt Colden rises about 1200 feet, with a length of about 3700 ft (0.7 mile), estimated from NG TOPO! Its width is variable and area would be difficult to estimate. The Porter houses near the trail you refer to are much higher on the mountain (about 2100 ft) than the affected...

One of the affected houses is now in the process of being moved to another location on the homeowner's lot. They hope to anchor to bedrock. There are lots of trees in the area; it has not been clear-cut like many urban subdivisions.

If you are staying in KV, there are some 4k hike out-hike in options such as Lower Wolf Jaw via the Roostercomb trail (beginning of the Great Range), or even LWJ and Big Slide, returning by the Brothers trail and down the road from the Garden. Another good 4k combo, from the Ausable Club...

You may think this is a broken record, but I LOVE my Marmot Driclime Windshirt. Althought it is light in weight (8-9 ounces) the Driclime lining makes it very warm for this time of year, unless you are standing around on a windy summit. The fabric is light but reasonable durable. As mentioned...

Even though it is my backyard, I must say, the views that day were outstanding--simply breathtaking.

Sounds to me like he has an axe to grind. (or maybe it needs grinding)

No, I didn’t get lost climbing the Herbert Brook boulevard—that would really be embarrassing. There is another herdpath SW from the Iroquois Pass (aka Cold Brook Pass) between Iroquois and a bump of Marshall. I didn’t take that herdpath either. In late winter, this herdpath gets so filled with...

Congratulations!!! :) We all admire your accomplishment! Joe

That was a mere waypoint on the journey to his 46X100--a record unlikely to ever be broken. A giant of the mountains . . . .

I didn't see a report of #9, but I think I know who it is. HERE is a thread about my finish in Dec. '09. Further down in it is discussion of the previous finishers. In the next couple of years, we will see the number probably double.