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Very sorry to hear about his death. Prayers to his family and friends. Julie

Perfect weather for a hike. Trail is easily followed and well maintained. It looked like someone cleared a tree from the path on the way to Gem Pool. The trail is mostly dry with a few muddy areas that can be avoided. The water crossings are fine, with some minor rock hopping. Amazing views...

Got a late start and started hiking after 2pm. Light rain turned into a steady downpour. Learned that REI rainjacket was no longer waterproof! Trail in good condition on the ascent. Loved walking through the woods, scrambling up the rocks, and arriving at the summit. Some views. Raingear...

Ed, Those are wonderful pictures of you and Lauky. I am so sorry to see you go. I always liked reading your trail reports.You and Lauky have been a fixture on VFFT. I was getting nervous with the title of your post, fearing that Lauky had died. You will be missed! Julie

The first 2 miles of Edmands were dry. Then the trail alternated between soft snow and some ice with dry stretches. Still a lot of snow on the sides but melting. No traction needed ascending-could walk on the side of the snow. I tried using microspikes on the descent but took them off and on 3...

The first half mile is dry. After that there are patches of snow. After 1.4 miles there is still lots of snow. People are hiking on a monorail and beside it. Still a few feet of snow. On the way down, snow softened with an increase in post holing. Light traction is helpful, particularly on the...

Trail is well packed down until a little past the ladder. I put on snowshoes when trail became choppy. Beautiful, sunny day to hike. I went up the tower at the summit, and it was very windy. Saw suprisingly few people today.

Most of the trail is well packed down, except for a few areas that are broken up by hikers barebooting. I used snowshoes throughout the hike which worked well. Beautiful hike with the snow lightly falling.

Hey, my name is Julie.

I'm the woman who got charged $7,000 for the rescue on Jackson almost 2 years ago. I was found negligent because I didn't have a compass or GPS on me and made the decision to hike when forecast for above treeline conditions was very cold and windy. I had enough clothes, etc. to spend the night...

We bushwacked on the way up and did the 3 water crossings on the way back. The second river crossing was a little dicey. Some of the rocks were submerged and others were coated with a thin layer of ice. I put on microspikes to cross, took a long leap, reached the rock, and then fell into the...

How beautiful and touching what you've writen.

This was the first time I'd hiked Gale River since the trail was rerouted. I miss the old trail with its wonderful views of the brook. The trail is covered with leaves the first mile or so. After that it becomes very muddy for at least a mile & a half. It's helpful to have hiking poles to get...

I only had your name!

Trail in good shape (thanks Fisher Cat) and easily followed. Ran into a couple of hikers who were returning a lost lab to her owner. Heard later that one of the men fell down one of the ladders while carrying the dog down. Dog reported to be okay. Hope the guy is okay. Gorgeous day to hike...

Sad story.

Trail is dry for the most part. Descending Stony Brook there are rocks wtih slippery moss that we carefully stepped over. Only equipment needed is sunscreen and a hat for protection from the hot sun. Gorgeous day, although hot and humid. This is a wonderful hike, with varied terrain...

Osceola Trail to the summit is quite rocky with roots sticking out. waiting to trip you. Trail is wet, with a number of pools of water in the trail, as well as running water. Trail is well marked. No view from summit of Osceola, completely fogged in. Descending the trail to East Peak, the sun...

I'm so glad they're okay! Great picture of the man carrying his dog through the water.

Trail is well marked, easy to follow. Rough footing climbing up the rocks. Hazy views from Middle Peak. Sunscreen and poles helpful. Very hot day with little breeze Descending North Peak the mosquitos and black flies were bad. Julie