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The purpose of this 8-mile round-trip hike was to visit the abandoned buildings of the now defunct Lyndonville Air Force Station which sits atop East Mountain. This base was commissioned in 1952 by the US Air Force, and was up and running by 1955. This facility saw most of its use during the...

This is a beautiful trail which is well-blazed and well-maintained. In addition to the attractive "Falls in the River" destination, this trail leads you past several gorgeous vistas of the Connecticut River. My BLOG has some photos.

This is a terrific destination with a beautiful trail that is well-blazed and well-maintained. The hiking distance is only 0.8 mile with 623 ft elevation gain. It's truly a huge bang for the buck! In addition to a stunning view over Little Averill Lake, a wide array of mountains can be seen...

Kinsman Ridge Trail (between Beaver Brook trailhead on Rt 112 and Mt. Wolf): The trail was in very good shape. Met several AT-thru hikers along the way. Gordon Pond Trail (from Kinsman Ridge Trail to Gordon Pond): This trail is lightly used and lightly maintained. For the segment that I...

Goose-Eye Mtn (main peak + East Peak) via Wright Trail & Mahoosuc Trail: 24-Aug-2012 The entire length of the Wright Trail (via the south branch of the trail) was in excellent condition. [See footnote at bottom.] (Toward the end of the trail as you approach the Mahooscuc Trail, there are a...

Mt Hunger + White Rock Mtn via Waterbury Trail & White Rock Mtn Trail: 21-Aug-2012 The Waterbury Trail is generally in good shape. However, somewhere at about the midway point of the trek, there is evidence that Tropical Storm Irene might have been responsible for deeply eroding some short...

The Monroe Trail, Long Trail, and Dean Trail were all in excellent condition. The term "easy-hiking" can be applied to both the Monroe Trail and Dean Trail. However, the term "moderately-challenging" comes to mind as an apt description for the segment of the Long Trail between the Camel's...

This morning (16-August) there was an interesting report on NHPR radio about the new bridge that is being constructed at the beaver ponds on the Zealand Trail. Below is a link to this broadcast. http://www.nhpr.org/post/almost-year-later-still-coping-irenes-damage

Although the hikes to Wheeler Mountain, Wheeler Pond and Gnome Stairs are short, the combination provides a modest-size "bang for the buck"! Photos are available at my BLOG. TRAIL CONDITONS: Wheeler Mountain: Did a loop involving the Red Trail and White Trail. Both trails were in good...

Becca, what an exceptionally interesting report! For sure, it must have been very disconcerting to have those "actively moving" boulders on your way up the Great Gulf Trail. Yikes!:eek: And regarding photos of Spaulding Lake, you're not alone in having difficulty with capturing the beauty...

It does not get much better than this! Awesome, wonderful, splendid are merely a few of the words that readily come to my mind.

Wildcat "E" + "D" Peaks via Lost Pond Trl; Wildcat Ridge Trl; Polecat Ski Trl: 07-Aug The Lost Pond Trail was in good shape. However, if you've ever been on this trail, then you know that it is not as mild-mannered as one might suppose it to be. There are several places where you need to...

Trail conditions were very good. It appears that some recent blowdown removal has been done on the upper portion of the Old Summer Club Trail. If you've never hiked in this area before, it's probably best that you bring a guidebook with you, or at least take time to familiarize yourself with...

Photos from this trek are at my BLOG. I only hiked the Nancy Pond Trail to the other side of the crossing of Nancy Brook at 1.6 miles from trailhead. That segment of trail was in great shape. However, Tropical Storm Irene in 2011 did some damage to the Nancy Brook crossing mentioned above. A...

Apologies for the delayed response. Just now logged in and read your message. Glad you liked the Whitewall report. Now that I've approached Whitewall from several different directions, I personally feel that the best approach is to launch a bushwhack from the Ethan Pond Trail (a few hundred...

This report is a few days late, but hopefully will still be of some value. Details of my trek + photos are at my BLOG. Regarding trail conditions, the Zealand Trail is overall in good shape. However, the north end of the Z-Bridge at the beaver ponds is still partially underwater, but easily...

Jim's comment pretty well says it all! Thanks Patrick for photographically capturing what we all know is out there, but rarely get to see in-person.

Phil, your trip reports and photos are terrific, regardless of what hike you do. This one was especially nice.:) Congratulations on doing this hike. It's a slog, regardless of when it's done! But the rewards are worth every bit of effort, as I'm sure you'd agree!

Route for loop beginning and ending a trailhead for Caps Ridge Trail: Jefferson Notch Road Boundary Line Trail Jewell Trail Gulfside Trail Jefferson Loop Trail Caps Ridge Trail Trail Conditions: All trails were in excellent shape! Photos from this hike are at my BLOG.

Trails Involved in Counterclockwise Loop: Ethan Pond Trail Arethusa-Ripley Falls Trail Frankenstein Cliff Trail Falcon Cliff Trail Dry River Connector Trail Saco River Trail Trail Conditons: Regarding blowdowns, there were several on the 1.2 mile segment of the Arethusa-Ripley Falls Trail...