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October 19, 2013: Moosilauke & Tecumseh – Double Hit & Run Trails: Moosilauke: Beaver Brook Trail Tecumseh: Mt. Tecumseh Trail Summits: Moosilauke, Tecumseh Hikers: Solo Moosilauke I arrived to the Beaver Brook Trailhead at Kinsman Notch generally ready to go. All I needed to do was put...

October 18, 2013: Pierce – Jackson Loop & Hale Trails: Pierce-Jackson: Crawford Path, Webster Cliff Trail, Webster-Jackson Trail Hale: Hale Brook Trail Summits: Pierce, Jackson, Hale Hikers: Solo Pierce & Jackson Loop After seeing a very nice improvement in the forecast on Thursday, my...

October 11, 2013: Northern Presidentials Loop Trails: Valley Way, Gulfside, Jefferson Loop, Lowes Path, Airline, Osgood Trail Summits: Madison, Adams, and Jefferson Hikers: Solo I had a tough time deciding my hike plan for the day. I had five different options being considered; a couple...

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

October 4, 2013: Franconia Ridge Traverse, South-North Trails: Franconia Notch Recreation Trail, Liberty Spring Trail, Flume Slide Trail, Franconia Ridge Trail, Greenleaf Trail, Old Bridle Path Summits: Flume, Liberty, Lincoln, Lafayette (plus a couple speed bumps: Little Haystack and Truman)...

I’ve posted some pictures from the day. BIGEarl's Pictures Straight to the slideshow :) Yeah, a fun day for sure. Good memories too! I've got a couple more in mind that should be pretty good. First, I need to do the math. ;)

September 27, 2013: Crawford Notch Loop - CCW Trails: Avalon Trail, A-Z Trail, Mt. Tom Spur, Willey Range Trail, Ethan Pond Trail, Webster Cliff Trail, Webster-Jackson Trail Summits: Mt. Tom, Mt. Field, Mt. Willey, Mt. Webster Hikers: Sue (Trail Trotter) and me. Even though we have done it...

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

I recall your comments in a hike report from possibly last year about the changes. When we came to the trail junction on the way out there was no indication of the closed trail. I don't recall seeing anything at the spring either. Finishing on private property wasn't a surprise since that's...

September 20, 2013: Ice Gulch Loop - CCW Trails: Ice Gulch Path, Cook Path, Boothman Spring Cutoff Hikers: Trail Trotter (Sue) and me I don’t know the history of the trail but I’m pretty sure the person that decided to run a trail through Ice Gulch must have had an interesting sense of...

Hey Kevin, thanks. I’m sure we’re both referring to the same place. Had we run into it ~12 hours earlier things would have most likely been different. As it stood, we had been getting our butts kicked for the better part of ~24 hours (not complaining, I wanted to do it); endless sections of...

That's a little confusing. The trail route as described in the White Mountain Guide 27th edition is the trail route that existed on my last visit back in September 2009. Now, there is a pretty good section that is a re-route a short distance below the turn to the switchbacks. Currently, the...

Thanks, Clay. Fisher Cat, Thank you. I am not suggesting something has been done in the past few months regarding a re-route. In checking my records, the last time we hiked Osseo Trail was September 12, 2009. At that time, the trail below the switchbacks exited the switchbacks and stayed...

In case it wasn't noticed....... I’ve posted some pictures from the day. The slideshow and gallery include pictures from both of us – Thanks Sue. BIGEarl's Pictures Straight to the slideshow :) Thanks Marty, Every once in a while I zone out for a little daydreaming. Often it involves...

Thanks Chris. Me too! :D Nearly all of this is personal opinion and point of view. I’d say the section of Garfield Ridge Trail that’s the toughest is between Gale River Trail and Garfield summit. The PUDs, mud, and wet slabs will work to really ruin your day. On the other hand, in this...

Part #2........... Soon, we made our way up the wet slabs leading to Lafayette, sent the hike update, and started our end-to-end hike of the Franconia Ridge Trail. As it turns out, conditions since Garfield have been pretty wet and the cameras have remained generally packed away to stay dry...

August 31, 2013: Pemi Loop – CCW Dayhike Trails: Wilderness Trail, Bondcliff Trail (end-to-end), Twinway, Garfield Ridge Trail (end-to-end), Franconia Ridge Trail (end-to-end), and Osseo Trail Summits: Bondcliff, Bond, Guyot, S. Twin, Garfield, Lafayette, Truman, Lincoln, Little Haystack...

Ditto, on both points.

I’ve posted some pictures from the day. BIGEarl's Pictures Straight to the slideshow :cool: Thanks Marty, I really appreciate the positive comments. My energy isn't endless. I'm sure the end of it isn't far off. I'll just do as much as I can for as long as I can, enjoying every day -...

I’ve posted some pictures from the day. BIGEarl's Pictures Straight to the slideshow :cool: Thanks Ed, I'm pretty sure the woman you met was the same person I met on Field. We visited for a while and she talked about hiking Willey from the south and having a great deal of trouble with the...