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It sounds like heat management is your main problem. Are you wearing glove liners? I always wear glove liners under my gloves so that if I have to take my gloves off to gear up, my hands don't get so cold. If it's really cold out I wear mittens over the gloves liners instead of gloves...

I have an EMS down-filled jacket that I only carry in the winter as emergency gear - or I might consider pulling it out if I'm on a summit for an extended time and getting cold. I can't imagine hiking in it, I would get too hot. What I usually wear in the winter is a base layer polypro...

Does anyone know if Iron Mountain Road in Jackson is closed?

TJsName - so true! I did that loop last year with JustJoe, and it was one of those trails that made me temporarily hate hiking. ;) Roadtripper - great list, thanks for posting

Looks like you had a nice day. I'm 1-for-3 on views from North Moat. Just can't seem to repeat the first fabulous trip (a Moat Range traverse) from a few years ago. My last attempt was North Moat via Red Ridge trail on a blistering summer day, where it promptly started raining as I summitted...

I can't go out this weekend but thanks for the offer. As for the tides, I use an app on my phone called 'US Tides' which I believe uses the same data sources as the mainharbors.com web site. Great Bay is indeed a hidden gem, I've lived in New England all my life but didn't realize how nice...

Thanks for the comments. Spider, do you know the time difference for high tide/low tide at the Exeter landing vs. the times at the Squamscott River Railroad bridge? This is the closest point to get tide info as far as I can tell, and not knowing how much time to add for the Exeter end is one...

Just wanted to post a quick report on some paddling trips I did this year with my wife Sandra. We got a couple of Wilderness Systems Pungo 120 kayaks in May and have enjoyed several trips over the spring and summer. First trip paddling on the Lamprey River in May- we have an apartment in...

Just an update, in case anyone cares. I installed Yakima racks on my Scion Tc's roof using Yakima Q Towers, 48-inch crossbars, and two sets of Yakima Hullraiser kayak carriers. The Yakima site said that these won't fit on my car, but they fit just fine. The kayaks don't stick out over the...

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Thanks Jay...when I got home I actually discovered there was a Yakima application that I could use for my Scion after all. I'd rather put racks on that car than the Caddy anyway.

Well I should have stopped at EMS before posting. I did so on the way home from work tonight, and the book they had in store said that the 400XT footing system will fit on the Cadillac (the book says 'No fit' for the Scion). I think it's a discontinued product which is why it doesn't show as a...

I just bought two Pungo 120s and would like to get some kind of rack system. My wife and I brought them home on the top of her 2002 Cadillac DeVille using a foam block and strap system, but it's a pain to strap them on like that. When I go to the sites of the major rack manufacturers like...

White Mountain Cupcakery in North Conway. And yes, cupcakes can be a main course if you order enough of them.

I'd strongly recommend bringing crampons along, just in case, since there is some question of whether or not you'll need them. So why worry? The extra weight isn't that much. If you do have to turn around, and you're in Microspikes, you might find that they provided enough traction to go up...

Great news Bobby!

Congratulations Earl and Sue! What an incredible accomplishment. I wish I'd had a chance to hike with both of you more recently but there are some great memories still. Sue was in the group I went with on my first 4K - Mt. Jefferson. I remember being amazed at how fast she hiked, which is...

I went there about 10 years ago with a friend, and we took our kids, who were pretty young at the time. It's not a tough hike at all, in fact it can barely be called a hike, just an easy walk through the woods. We didn't go to the summit, just walked around looking at debris. As Lost Dad...

8K vertical? That's hardcore...

Yes, I'll be doing some winter hiking, starting with Lincoln and Lafayette this Saturday if the weather is good. Plan B is still a bit up in the air, maybe Waumbek if it's not a Franconia Ridge kind of day.