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There must be an interesting story behind this. On 14-Jan-2012, my friend Marty were hiking along the Martha's Mile trail. We spotted a rope that was hanging from a tree branch which was I'd guesstimate was about 25 ft off the ground. Hanging from the end of this rope was a hand mirror. Go...

Mt Martha + Owl's Head (Cherry Mtn) via CherryMtn Trail & Martha's Mile Trail: 14-Jan 14-Jan-2011 Hurray! Snowshoes were appropriate footwear from trailhead to summit. Perhaps winter has finally arrived! Unlike many winters, it was easy to access the Rt 115 trailhead parking lot for the...

@--M: I also don't know the source of the term "rock pile". However, there was a guy named Lee Vincent, who back in the late 1960s (I think) published a weekly column in the Berlin Reporter about his experiences on Mt. Washington. His column was entitled “From the Rock Pile”. I don't know...

I began the hike with Microspikes and kept them on for the entire trek. This type of traction device was perfect for the trail conditions which generally consisted of an underlayment of ice with a few inches of compacted snow on top. There were no blowdowns. All water crossings were...

Thanks for the "green" Chris! The cartoon drawings in the snow that I photographed on the Crawford Path last year were very entertaining. I couldn't wait to turn the next bend to see what was next! Don't know how the "artist" was. Probably never will! John

Thanks Sabrina and Marty for the nice comments about my choo-choo photo! Good equipment + the person behind the camera all help . . . but oftentimes it’s simply hard to go wrong when the scene in front of the camera is so photogenic!;)

I stopped by the Fourth Iron Bridge to witness the "Steam in the Snow" train as it passed by. There were tons of folks not only at Fourth Iron, but at many other spots along the route. Most had tripods and nearly all had very professional-appearing cameras. So, you'll probably be seeing some...

Very mixed conditions. Used Microspikes 100% of time, but only really needed them for about 50% of trip. There were some sections of trail that were very icy, and other sections that were completely ice-free. As part of this trek, I also did a very short bushwhack to the small pond on the south...

Roy: Thank you for your thoughts . . . much appreciated! Until you mentioned it, I never considered the metal band-like material as possibly being a sled runner. That could well be it! It really didn't closely resemble a barrel hoop, but that was the only thing I could think of. And...

Chugach001; Ridgewalker; Becca M: Thanks for posting your thoughts about the objects in my photos. Yes, I know exactly what you mean about NOT disturbing relics that are found in the woods. To answer your question, I don't know specifically if the object in the second photo had a bottom to...

A few days ago, I did some purposeful poking around on the west bank of the Zealand River on a segment located a few tenths of a mile south of the Ammonoosuc River. This was the northern end of the corridor for the old Zealand Valley Railroad. A few artifacts were spotted, as seen in the...

Excellent adventure, Karl! One of my favorite adages states that given the choice, I'd rather fail at an attempt of doing something new rather than succeed in repeating something I've already done. I love doing new things and reading about new things done by others. Thanks for sharing!

Terrific report, and awesome axe-work, Chris! And by the way, trailwork is addictive, it's true! However, unlike some addictions, it's NOT hazardous to your health. Actually, the side-effects are generally beneficial rather than harmful.;):D

I have a copy of AMC's manual entitled "The Complete Guide to Trail Building and Maintenance". My copy is the 3rd Edition, but most likely any newer edition would contain the same or similar statement about bog bridges. Here's the statement from page 151 of the book: "The gap between...

Wow Sabrina! Talk about timing, and poor at that! If we had tried to synchronize something so perfectly, it never would have happened! Oh well! It was nice to almost run into you guys. At least we shared the same mountain on the same day, and what a truly awesome one it was! John

Some photos of my Christmas Eve trek to Cannon are at my BLOG. With a snow depth of generally less than 6 inches, snowshoes were unnecessary. However, there were icy conditions underlying the light snow cover. I used Kahtoola KTS crampons for the entire hike (from trailhead to summit) and had...

Hi Raymond, Thanks for the green-square! Glad you also appreciated the cartoon artwork that someone with a sense of humor did while ascending/descending the Crawford Path. Maybe he/she will do an encore performance on some trail this winter (if we ever get enough snow!:rolleyes::D) John

Thanks Doug. I respect your opinion and will follow Isidor Buchmann's recommendations.

I very much respect the advice and opinions provided on this forum. Regarding this discussion about battery-life for Li-ion batteries, I need some further clarification. I think I'm misunderstanding something!:confused: Am I correctly understanding that Li-ion batteries will last longest if...

I liked the cartoon artwork that I saw along the Crawford Path while hiking to Mt. Pierce in March 2011. It made a fun-hike even more fun!