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Thanks DougPaul. I just grabbed those manuals you posted links to. The insertion of the disk thing was more complicated than I thought. There is a tiny silver 'door' that I opened with my fingernail- heeding the cautions against using something like a pick mattock to open it. There is a little...

Thanks! I just grabbed the pdf that Trail Boss linked and I see that there's also a 'unlock toggle' step (step 3). I am not mechanically inclined, so I missed that. You can install a microSD memory card in the handheld device for additional storage or pre-loaded maps. 1 Turn the D-ring...

The GPS is here! The GPS IS HERE!! OMG, this is going to be so much fun to play with. Hey, I wonder how I'm supposed to put the card thingy in the slot... The directions that come with the unit are downright laughable. I'll check the online owner's manual. And, I'd better use up those...

A candid group shot of carriage riders... crossing a bridge... in Acadia NP... in fall... The photo below mine is of someone's kid on a 4K'r.

Ooooh! I wonder what the difference is between these maps and the 24 NE chip I bought. Any idea?

Thanks for all the reassurance and advice, Trail Boss, Brian, and Richard! And thanks for starting this thread, BISCUT. I hope you have a great trip to CO!

I am pretty much in the same position as BISCUT. I hiked with someone who owned a Garmin 60CSX for many years, but I never learned how to use it. The only thing I ever would use the GPS for was to answer the age-old question, "How much farther?" On the 60CSX, I could press a button and a...

So happy for you, Tahoma, and Rich! Congratulations!

Ooops! I didn't know what you meant by the zipper, so I checked my bag. Inferno/Furnace.... similar sounding names. My bag is actually a TNF Furnace which has a normal zipper and behaves as I outlined above. Sorry for the confusion.

I have a NorthFace Inferno that I got last year with my REI dividend. I like it. It seems very lightweight and not as puffy as a similar 20 degree Mtn Hardwear down that I once owned, but it holds up to its temperature rating. I sleep hot, so ymmv. I used it through the spring and fall shoulder...

I'm really bummed out about that shelter. It was in a nice quiet area with hardly any traffic.

I thought the rule was that you had to park with all 4 wheels off the blacktop, so I'm curious to know what's going on with parking on the Kanc. I severely sprained my ankle in mid-November, (solo on the Hammond Trail, but I hiked out okay and already re-upped my fishing license for 2016- just...

Only climbed 1 4K'r all year- Whiteface via McCrillis Trail :) But I hiked 100+ miles on 56 trails in the Whites that I had never been on before ;) Caribou-Speckled Mountain Wilderness... how long has that been there? :eek:

For example:

I spent about a week in JT in December 5 years ago. The weather was great (being from NH!). I had the whole park to myself! It was about 60 during the days. I would suspect that the weather would be similar in February. Carry a lot of water. If you haven't hiked in that part of the country, you...

Bubbles.... autumn at Acadia National Park

So sorry to hear about your granddaughter. My heart goes out to you and your beautiful family.

Great trip report! It sounds like a blast. I only ever tried and failed SW once from the Twinway. Kudos to you all!

Holy crap! Or at least go single file....?

Isolation west is in great shape, according to some friends who hiked it a couple weeks ago. Not sure of your route, but Dry River Shelter#3 is a lovely place to spend the evening. Take the Mt. Eisenhower Trail up to Crawford Path if your exit point is Crawford Notch. If your exit point is the...