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Excellent trip report with nice photos! Kudos to you for taking the path less followed and bringing us along with your perspectives! Very nice!;)

Can't wait! It's a date!:D

Mark, You asked about way points on this one two years ago. Its time to go out there and have some fun in one of the safest areas you could practice a bushwhack!;) The problem is once you're on the terrain and get familiar with it your traveling by recognition as much as you are by map &...

Photos #6 through #18 in this set give a good indication of the trees and the woods on this route. If you find yourself up in steeps and spruces at the north end your likely to be higher than you want. If your crossing boggy areas your likely too low. If you find yourself pushing through very...

Okay, Jacob! This one shows its ability to keep you dry on a rainy trip!;) Sorry Mike I have no coordinates. http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2423191480103244848gSujYl Cheers all! There are gemstones in the woods!;)

Mark and Mike, There have been many variations of the Black Pond Bushwhack over time and also threads on the forums regarding their location and heading. A set of coordinates is a location, not deemed "the location" because of the nature of it being a bushwhack. I don't travel by electronic...

I have Steiner Commanders from back when they were waterproof and very little compares to how nice these are. If weight while viewing is a concern you can usually improvise a "rest" even if its a bodypart. They are quite heavy and take up alot of pack space so they are only used on occasions...

I would be curious to see what we hear about the bear that was in the Whiteface/Passaconaway vicinity last year. Some folks I met above the Diceymill Trail had been followed quite a distance despite making noise and said it was fairly obvious it was lame. They had made noise with pots and pans...

First and foremost I would like to say, Julie, I am so glad that you are okay and hope that the uncomfortable part of this endeavor, resolving the litigation, goes well for you. It very well could affect the rest of us so if at a point we should start petitioning or organize a benefit, lets do...

Excellent Christine! Might follow along with "Balls & Sunshine" as well!

Glad you and Alex had such a nice adventure Trish! So sorry I was not up to it that day especially considering how beautiful it was out there last weekend! I had pretty much set myself up by only getting 3 hours sleep and then driving 3 more before the 4am start with Rick. Throw that on top of a...

And Thor is such a poser! He would be tough to live with if he became some sort of celebrity!;)

Interesting that you should mention that! My dad left an old loner that was around for quite a few years because we knew and trusted him and figured if we shot him others would move in to the area and test our limits! The devil you know versus the devil you don't! That would go for a pack that...

Here is a note I sent to my mother about the family farm and her response. It will show you some of the reality and also where I get my attitude in the woods from. She was and still is an inspiration on the trail!;) "Much debate about the coyotes on the hiking forum. There are folks that just...

I know this is not a lost and found site but good gear is hard to come by and though I have bitched about the bindings I will sorely miss my MSR snowshoes! Had them on my way out from Zealand and may have lost them off my pack while loading them into the back of a pickup in the parking lot at Rt...

Excellent pictures and trip report Earl! Now I know I am jealous as hell! Congratulations to Marty for your winter finish and Kevin on one of the best birthday outing a guy could have!;)

Well stated DSettahr and add to that the fact that the energy balance decision becomes more involved when it is a pack and a group decision. Ever been in a group where an individual throws caution to the wind and says "Hey let's try this!" If you go to a park or zoo where they have caged...

As far as buffalo, or livestock in general, 400 lb is not that big of an animal. With beef that is less than a yearling. Even fast fed veal calves are over 200 lb. Many of the instances that happen between farms and coyotes never hit the papers because it is just a fact you deal with. I grew up...

I had a pack follow me off Sugarloaves on Zealand Rd before. I had watched the sunset from the summit and they flanked me all the way to my Jeep. Some howling in the rear but the sentries up near me were quiet and off to each side. They are a cunning animal that is predatory not just curious!

Nice TR and excellent photos Tim!