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If you happen to be in the Chocorua area, the millpond right on Rte. 16 in Chocorua Village is a spot where they're often seen in winter. Also in the Conway area, on Rte. 113 in Madison is Upper Peqwacket Pond; I see them on the ice there every winter. Can't think of a place where I've seen...

This is the first I'm seeing this, but I'm not sure I can be of more help. Without seeing the entire mushroom, all I can say is that it is genus Boletus, but it doesn't appear to be one of the most common of them, Boletus edulis (the cep) which typically has a thicker stalk all the way from top...

Nice pics, thanks for posting! The bluebird sighting is not so uncommon. Like robins, this species sometimes overwinters, perhaps moreso now than in the past, getting by with eating berries mainly. Even in northern N.E., many Christmas Bird Counts see them yearly, sometimes one or two, and...

White Birch in North Conway keeps selling out, and Tom and Atti autograph and pawtograph new batches every few weeks or so. The store is doing whopping business of late on orders to the store and out to international buyers who want the insribed copies specifically. Nice for both Tom (and Atti...

Bean hand warmers When I last worked at LLBean part-time, we're talking about 2007, I bought boxes and boxes of their own brand hand-warmers, on their end-of-season sale, for which I ended up paying about 5 cents each. I still have a box and a half, and they STILL work!!!! :cool:

I hate to tell you all this, but those of you who think lynx have ear tufts and bobcats do not are not quite correct. Bobcats absolutely have them, though they are often less obvious. In fact, one of the cats shown in this thread and referred to as a lynx is almost certainly a bobcat. I...

Damariscotta, Rockport or Rockland. The midcoast is wonderful in so many ways. I don't live there, yet, but I hope to soon. Rockland still has affordable housing options, Damariscotta a bit less so. But, there's lots of cool towns just inland: Union, Hope, Appleton, etc. I've spent quite a...

RE: Snowy owl pic Gahhhhh!!! So jealous of the quality of this (and lots of others here, too). I've stopped hiking with my only decent camera because I killed my last one hiking and because it's just a bit too big to drag along in the pack. I can't afford a particularly good one anyway...

SPNHF needs to raise $850,000 in the next 4 weeks. They are a seriously worthy organization, one that does an incredible amount of work in and for the state. A friend of mine has worked tirelessly at SPNHF for over 20 years, but even if this weren't the case, I'd still be giving for this...

Kevin, I'm so very sorry for your loss. May your many wonderful memories comfort you in this saddest of times. Even a stranger knows a good dog when she sees one, even from afar. I'm not sure people go to heaven, but I KNOW that the vast majority of dogs do. Brutie is there. Sending healing...

I was on North Hancock in the summer of 2005 when I was confronted by a snarling, lunging, mastiff. Its people were lounging on the summit and not bothering to supervise their dog when he saw me and was likely being protective of them. I don't blame the dog, but it scared the bejesus out of...

I'm going to have to wait until next winter to finish the Winter48 (I have Franconia Ridge plus Adams and a few random summits left), what with going back to school in January. Doesn't everyone need 2 Masters degrees??? :confused: As it stands, next winter I'll have to do it on breaks from...

I saw them repeatedly one winter during the late 90s when I was going to grad school in SW New Hampshire. Many of us in the ES program at Antioch slept outside when possible at the Harris Center in Hancock. I recall seeing the comet that was visible in our sky for a time, incredible full...

Skinks are lizards and there are absolutely NO lizards in NH. Ony small parts of New England have skinks, but we're talking western Connectict pretty much. Could it have been a salamander Wu??? They aren't know to move terribly quickly, but I've seen redbacks move fast trying to get away from...

Earl --- intense is an incredibly kind word for it :D

More than a little insanity; I could write a damn book. Though on the whole hikers are probably no less "crazy" than the rest of the population. Now climbers, that's a whole other story!! And semi-pro mountain bikers ..... Man I've clearly gotta get some different hobbies! :o:rolleyes:

Haven't taken it here yet, but last time I did, for a grad class I was taking, I was INFJ, too, like Sabrina. I felt at the time it described me well. I'm guessing there may be minor changes, but it'll be interesting to see if I'm right. Unstrung Harp: I'll be missing you by a day. I'll be...

Great report and pics on a wonderful hike to one of my very favorite summits. This is the first trip report I've read in a LONG time as they generally bore me with details ad nauseum that I couldn't give a rat's A@$ about. Thanks for sharing; fantastic!

Not only can I not keep it down, but I've had some very adverse reactions the only 2 times I've tried it. I understand others have had similar issues. I recall something in the news recently about related health concerns, perhaps having to do with folks with allergies unknown to them, though I...

Here's another vote for Waumbek .... or Hale. I love Waumbek anytime though, so I'm a bit biased :).