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It is an age old question..to snowshoe or not to snowshoe Certainly there is no better winter hike than a nice packed out snowshoe track with a half a foot of new snow on it gliding along with snowshoes on.. Fun! I also get that a hard packed frozen trail with microspikes rocks totally and is...

apparently part of the story not told in paper. Hikers became separated from the main group at Upper blueberry ledge/ cut off jct. While the group continued on Blueberry ledge some hikers descended blueberry ledge cut off..realized they were apart from group and re ascended the steep section...

some times the bugs on the trails are annoying..i find by wearing sunglasses and keeping them out of my eyes i am okay as i am one of those %$#holes that bugs dont bite.. my worse bug experiences are for sure on Madison and Adams where the hybrid mutant bugs up there are down right scary some...

On a nice hiking day with good weather it is worth doing Glen Boulder "up" at least then out the same way or Rocky Branch. Great views and a nice above treeline section. Most times though I use a combination of bushwhacks along Engine Hill and avoid the brook "trail" and the muddy sections on...

keeping them strong keeps them good..or at least it helps having strong muscles to speed surgical recoveries...nothing good comes from sitting on the couch

Hey Capt, John and cold feet John..the Boston docs are the best,,work it..sounds like you got a raw deal an update on my situation since 2/2009 tkr successfully managed 4 single season w48 rounds 7 peaks left on white mountain grid ..460 since knee thing i know which knee had the...

Mount Madison has some very decent rooms and I like the fact that the owners are on site and take pride in their business...I usually dont sleep that late on a hike day so occasional truck noise at the corner has never been a problem at the Royalty the rooms down towards the ends in motel...

always a pleasure to run into you along the way Ed..most recently at LRiz's finish...enjoy the southerns..pretty nice groomed trails down there!!!

what bryan said..a couple of minor wet spots just off the ski trail but not a difficult ascent..on descent easy to get sucked off towards the kanc but trust your bearing

I would guess there would be no issue taking the glades/bushwack route up on the north side of polecat either..no need to go anywhere near the constructions work

Sawyer River Road was closed as of 11:00 am this morning

Agreed with the Eye in the Sky..I think they do the best job. But also checking the Obs, Wunderground, and the Noaa site. Winds are the toughest thing and the Eye in the Sky elevation winds seems to work pretty well. Also have the weather radio on every morning

excellent pictures Patrick..nice to run into you..though in the sweltering sun..along the way..a fine above treeline day though we were just as happy to have the sun at our backs...

Congrats to Earl and Sue!! Have enjoyed running into you along the trails and seeing the many snowpeople along the way!!

after much cutting by several groups of many blowdown nests for sure the ascent from the Notch is open..was there a couple of weeks ago and friends there last weekend. The amount of blowdowns on the Carter Notch side is incredible...thankfully most off trail but there are some bigs ones to deal...

My first Komperdell Titanal Contour poles lasted for years and they were fantastic. Finally the tips wore down and I treated myself to some new poles last year. I have not had good luck since then smashing up one set of Black Diamonds basic flick lock, went back to Komperdells (twist lock) and...

Way to go Bill... Great job on what looked like a perfect day!!!

agreed...that says it pretty well

I picked up a couple of copies at the Mountain Wanderer today..

which goes to show that we all have our own opinions. Last few times we did this route it was counterclockwize..wetness and a couple of crossings out of the way on Unknown Pond which is a nice ascent. A little steep on Cabot approach for abit but nothing taxing. Horn summit the same either way...