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Thanks everybody for your positive comments and support. All of it is really appreciated.

February 16, 2013: Adams & Madison Trails: Valley Way, Gulfside Trail, Air Line Trail, Osgood Trail Summits: Adams, Madison Hikers: Trail Trotter (Sue), Peakbagger (Dennis), and me We have been watching the weather reports and waiting for suitable conditions for a day above the treeline in...

According to the SANYO - Eneloop website, the "2nd generation" Eneloops have dark grey end caps. The previous generation were white. From the SANYO website: "1500 times rechargeable eneloop battery (2nd generation) has a dark gray cover around the positive electrode and a crown logo on the...

Not everything is always grey, sometimes it is clearly a black and white issue. I have also learned there is a big difference in cells from the same manufacturer. Duracell (definitely not a no-name brand) has this problem. They have at least two different AA cells from different manufacturing...

Do you have any experience with the new generation Eneloops? The information I have seen seems to indicate they hold a charge much longer and have better tolerance for cold conditions. I'm thinking about ordering a few to give them a try. The ones I'm really interested in are the 2500 mAh cells...

Thanks Pete, There are no secrets. I don't use a warmer, or anything else. The batteries are usually good for at least six outings. My camera has a flip LCD and I usually keep it turned off. This helps extend battery life a lot. Plus, in many situations, the optical viewfinder is easier for me...

I’ve posted some pictures from the day. BIGEarl's Pictures Straight to the slideshow :)

January 26, 2013: Willey Range Trails: Avalon Trail, Willey Range Trail, Mt. Tom Spur, A-Z Trail Summits: Mount Field, Mount Willey, Mount Tom Hikers: Trail Trotter (Sue) and me It’s been over a year since our last visit to the Willey Range. Considering the weather forecast we decided this...

I’ve posted some pictures from the day. BIGEarl's Pictures Straight to the slideshow :cool:

Thanks Chris, The Fire Warden's Trail is found by taking the herd path bypass that avoids the first two crossings of Little River by the North Twin Trail. It's a little over a mile in from the summer trail head at the end of Haystack Road, between the first and second crossing. This route...

January 12, 2013: Hale Trails: North Twin Trail, Fire Warden’s Trail, and a couple herd paths. Summits: Hale Hikers: Trail Trotter (Sue) and me After digging through my hiking records I zeroed in on some target hikes for the month. For various reasons Hale looked like a good one to start...

When we were there on Sunday the Carter-Moriah Trail from Bangor Street wasn't broken out; there was no sign of traffic at all. We left the summit area around 1:30 pm and there certainly could have been traffic there since that time. I hope you enjoy the hike.

Hey Chris & Mark, Thanks for your positive comments. We're getting there. ;)

Christopher, I believe I owe you an apology. In a thread focused on hiking in the White Mountains to Mount Moriah, you initially asked two questions: 1. “in loose or semi-packed powder, how much of a difference do snow shoes make, as against boots with spikes?” and 2. “Is it a night-and-day...

Hey Summerset, I just paid a visit to your blog - very nice write-up! You're right, the day could have been much worse. What we had was still fun! The overcast gray conditions make the above-the-treeline landscape seem like we must be in a world a million miles away. Then, a few miles downhill...

Thanks Summerset, It was nice to get the month finished with a day to spare. We did have a reasonable weather day. Fortunately, the conditions were generally in-line with the predictions by the National Weather Service. I rely on the various NWS sites for hike planning more than any other...

It’s interesting that you have decided to edit as much out of your initial response. Nobody bit your head off as you had stated in your unedited response. Nobody, other than yourself engaged in multiple personal attacks as you did in your unedited response. And now, after the fact, you’re...

Chris, Yeah. I guess the key point here is this….. If you’re looking for support of a particular opinion on snowshoe use, just do a couple quick searches and you’ll find people on all sides of the issue. And, when the topic concerning snowshoe use comes up every year the same old arguments are...

Bare booting a trail like the one we had yesterday to Moriah would probably be upsetting to some members of the hiking community. That's a great trail right now but it needs some care. Everybody hiking Stony Brook Trail should be on snowshoes. Snowshoes make it easier to hike on soft...

Hmmm.... I thought you were hitting patches of ice, or something similar. I was also concerned you might hurt yourself. Had I known these falls were self-inflicted my approach would have been a little different. Next time...... ;)