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Very nice TR and excellent photos Phil! They did your adventure justice and it looks like you got some peak Pemi foliage on your trip. I find the long Lincoln Woods exit actually goes better with the headlamp so you don't look down that long tunnel. It also helps to have someone along to talk to...

Love your candor and freestyle of hiking Patrick! My first trip to Owl's Head was on a New year's Eve weekend as a 3-day backpack solo with nothing more than a summer tent and a zest for adventure! A previous group had broken to the base of the slide so I headed out during a storm using the...

Oh come on Mike there is some beautiful weather in April! Those nice wet smooching spruces miss you already!;) Besides I know a "shortcut" over Franconia Ridge where you can miss most of the crossings!:D

Perhaps before I retire! Love all the seasons including spring especially if there is still snow so it's a great year-round fitness program. So far the bones don't creak too bad and if I keep things down to one or two trips and multiple peaks per month I don't feel I am over doing it. Hiking...

Grats Wu! Don't know if I would say we are blood kin after seeing you in action on Owlie! Definitely was fun doing some time on the trail with you! Also sorry I missed meeting your dad by minutes on Greylock, I'm sure he would have liked to be up on top for your finish. Somehow I can't picture...

Congratulations to Becca for an amazing accomplishment and having fun every step of the way! Way to finish in style, I consider the Northern Presis tough peaks because my knees don't tolerate the rocks. Just thinking about how much more you gridders endure is so unbelievable!:D Patrick, Love...

Billski, Good for you to get out of that one humbled but whole! I climbed up Whiteface by Blueberry Ledge today with my Norwegian Elkhound, Thor. After we went over to Passaconaway and on the way out some folks camping invited me for tea, seriously, and it was good. During our discussion they...

That would make me feel like showing someone how to "paddle hard enough!" Splinter his damn pride right in two since its already got a crack!;)

Excellent photos and trip report Leaf! Thanks for keeping us all in on the adventures you and Jeff are sharing! I thought grade III meant half a day! So do you mean 7am to 7pm is a half day?;)

Chip I actually do light a fire on ice or snow with a layer of wood as a base. Haven't you ever been to a nice bonfire on a lake?;) Never underestimate the power of fate on the trail to require you to use your head and survival skills. Once on a Thanksgiving weekend my sister-in-law and I were...

Not in favor of Northern Pass as propsed but also worthy of mentioning is that part of the existing supply comes from wood burning plants. They can burn up to about a truckload of wood chips in an hour and have promoted some rather reckless clear-cutting. Earlier discussion in this thread...

One thing I gleaned from the Scott Mason account where the young eagle scout was down in Great Gulf with a sprained ankle was his clever use of antibacterial lotion for fire starter. He was able to start fires right on top of snow with it on twigs and branches because of its alcohol content. I...

Thanks for sharing Ed! Love the unique pieces of wood on the shelter entrance! Nice pictures of Lauky on Garfield too!

Sue where is the like button when you need it! Did you name it that because of your beasts of burden or the company you kept?;) Keep all the pictures and tr's coming, they make me jealous as heel but long for a trip out west someday!

It sounds like she was using the Rocky Branch Trail because she had left her sleeping bag at Rocky Branch 2 shelter and kept going to the summit with a bivy and tarp on board up Isolation Trial. This section to Davis Path has plenty of vague portions and herd paths that could run someone around...

Happy birthday Maddy! Hope you got to hike!

You may find that as you gradually hike more populated trails your dog will start to socialize better. With my own dog I started with trails that were not very busy and then did some transition. I personally would not try to leave the trail because I feel once much of the training passes your...

Jay you sure it wasn't just the paparrazi?;)

Tim, Me thinks Joe one-upped you on the Blackhawk.;) He didn't just get the tail number~I believe he got the serial number and capacity plate! Excellent shots all of you!

Thanks Roy, I'm sure it would be an interesting read! It would be nice to have a few more gauge stations in the north country for places like Little River and Gale River but all that comes at a cost. Still is well appreciated when others share info and pics in trip reports or threads.