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Took a hike last week up the West Kennebago Trail to the summit of West Kennebago, elevation 3700 or 3705. Had done this fairly easy 4.5 mile hike about 9 years ago. Got to the summit and found that it was gone and that something new was being built up there. There was a tower that was...

Lots of great advice here. All I can add are: Angels Landing is not for someone with a fear of heights. Observation Point is not for someone with a significant fear of heights. My wife, for example, had a problem on a certain switchback on the upper half of the Observation Point hike. It...

I fell in that stream, too, doing Vose Spur in July of 2008 :o Great TR, Blaze! Marty

That's pretty funny! In prior days, I would have sent you a greenie for that.... My wife and I were in Rangeley last week. The deer flies were out, but only part of the time. They were only horrific on Monday, July 16, where I suffered multiple wounds on my back when mountain biking. Those...

Excellent advice. The only thing I have to add is that I found the Hermit Trail to be a much quieter, wilder and more scenic alternative to descending from the S. Rim than Bright Angel or S. Kaibab. Have a great time, Alan! Marty

Hi all, just wanted to mention that the third annual Saddleback Mountain Bluegrass Festival is being held on Friday 10 through Saturday, August 11, at the base of the mountain. There is a good chance that they will not let anyone enter this area without charging them admission. I was...

Hi Bill, You must have been the Tundra on 16 that I was wondering about. I took the main trail up and back that morning. I skipped on the loop, figuring that Firewarden's was obliterated by logging. It sounds like you came out exactly where you should on 16. Nice job! Thanks for scaring...

Wow, lots of great information and some sales info, too! Much appreciated everyone. :D Marty

Hi all, Need to buy a new base layer for warm weather hiking and am considering merino wool for the first time. Just wondering if you could share you impressions on how lightweight merino wool stacks up vs. polypro for summer hiking. Some major considerations are wicking, drying time and...

Wow. I missed this report completely and started commenting on Sabrina's thread. Typical of me:rolleyes::o Anyway, it was great hiking with you once again, Clarke. No question that it has some fun scrambling, diverse terrain and great views. It definitely takes a toll on the knees, though...

Ahh! We were wondering who was parked there with PA plates, since we saw nobody on the trail. Little did we know it was you and the pups! Regards, Marty

Sabrina, so glad that you found your way out. Ridgewalker and I hiked Algonquin to Sandwich Dome yesterday. We were the silver Tacoma parked next to the trailhead. Did you walk the road from Guinea Pond Trail to Algonquin perhaps? Ridgewalker and I were having trouble identifying ponds from...

Nicely done, Jim. What an amazing accomplishment. Hope you are not done doing all these obscure Maine peaks. I enjoyed reading about each and every one of them, especially those in the Rangeley area and in BSP. Congratulations to you. Good choice with the Clash, by the way :) Regards, Marty

It would be nice to know if this product also alleviates the strong menthol or wintergreen odor, which is prevalent with Icy Hot, Ben Gay, Flexall, Vics Vaporub, Atomic Balm and other products of this type. It would be a big selling point in my book.

Trail Conditions: Trailhead unmarked on route 156, 4.5 miles south of Weld. There is a shoulder parking area for several cars and a path that is actually the trail, that becomes more defined after a somewhat challenging stream crossing. Lower part of trail is eroded and unmarked. Upper trail...

I love to visit our camp in Rangeley in June! Everything is lush The lupines are in full bloom Strawberries become abundant later in the month Moose and eagles are active Days are long Hiking early in the AM beats the black flies, who seem to sleep in up there until about 11 am or so. I...

Maddy, Since you've been given a whole bunch of useful websites, I figured that I would add another. Here is the Gear Forum for Whiteblaze: http://www.whiteblaze.net/forum/forumdisplay.php?59-Gear-Forums The General Gear Talk and the Ultralight Forum have some good discussions and...

Maddy, First of all, everything that Nartreb stated was right on target. After reviewing the Hikesafe link that you attached, there are several items that you should consider that can shave ounces, which lead to pounds: Clothing - make sure that what you take is lightweight, but functional...

There is only one thing to do about this: Get Down Tonight! :rolleyes:

Jim wrestles the alligator, while I hide in the bush. WE GOT HIM! HAHAHAHAHA! Jim Fowler indeed! Welcome to the "I survived a Goshawk Attack" club. Great photo! Did you take it while it was dive-bombing you? :eek: After enduring two attacks, I get just a wee bit fearful when I see large...