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Date of Hike: May 4, 2013 Trail Conditions: Been hiking smaller stuff recently, but it was time for some 4k love again. Despite the recent reports, I decided to keep the Hancocks on my Meetup schedule and led a group up there today. It was so warm and beautiful I figured tough going aside, it'd...

Date of Hike: Apr. 29, 2013 Trail Conditions: I haven't been on Lowes Path since I was 17ish and on a date and I felt the time was right to try it again. I was glad I did, it's an awesome trail and we had an awesome time. There was a vertically stuck-in-the-trail tree limb and a major 'whack...

Trails: Skoocumchuck Trail, Garfield Ridge Trail, Franconia Ridge Trail, Flume Slide Bushwhack, Flume Slide Trail, etc... Date of Hike: Apr. 27, 2013 Trail Conditions: Ascent started on the Skoocumchuck Trail which was mostly dry with bit of mud here and there. The crossing was easy. As we...

Date of Hike: Apr. 18, 2013 Trail Conditions: Been a while me. Thankfully I have a bike. Today I hiked two of the 52WAV peaks: Potash and Hedgehog, in that order. We first went up Mt Potash via the Mt Potash Trail. It was a mix of rocks, roots, running water, still mostly hardpacked snow, soft...

Date of Hike: Apr. 6, 2013 Trail Conditions: The Jackson Branch of the Webster-Jackson Trail was completely broken out and packed down, the advantage of getting a late start I guess. I say that because other hikers we ran into noted that the trail, especially upper and connector sections were...

Date of Hike: Apr. 4, 2013 Trail Conditions: The first third of the Mt Kinsman Trail was a mix of frozen dirt and ice with next to no snow. The frozen dirt was mud in the afternoon. The second third (and the Bald Peak Spur) was a mix of ice and thin snow, crusty in the morning, soft in the...

Date of Hike: Apr. 1, 2013 Trail Conditions: Not including Lincoln Woods Trail, this was a snowshoe hike from end to end. In fact, they were needed mostly from just past the swamp and small hump next to it near the beginning of the Black Pond Trail to the Owl's Head summit. Due to the rain we...

Like the title says, I found a water bottle on the Ammonoosuc Ravine Trail. Tell me about it and where you lost it to show it's yours and I'll find a way to get it back to you. Offer valid for thirty days! =] If a member here, use site mail to get in touch, otherwise please use the contact form...

Date of Hike: Mar. 30, 2013 Trail Conditions: General conditions for all trails noted were loosely consolidated powder on top of hard pack on trail. Post holes possible if off trail but otherwise fairly firm. Areas above treeline were denser due to wind compaction, but it was all basically the...

I wonder if more pelagic species with visit if we had oil rigs in the Gulf of Maine. Not saying I want that (I don't!), just wondering if that was a possibility. I suspect the rigs would attract more bait higher up in the water column in the vicinity of the structures.

Wicked cool. Way to go!

It looks like we were a half hour behind you. We did go up to the north peak first because it was broken, and the south side wasn't yet, though that was our plan anyway. We wore snowshoes the entire hike and being last in line we probably helped pack things down. I think there was one person...

What time did you hit the trail? I ask because I was up there with a friend but we left late... and I think we were the last ones headed up. The trail was full of divots by the time we were on it so I'm thinking you were really early. If you were the one's who make tracks on the ridge, great...

Date of Hike: Mar. 23, 2013 Trail Conditions: Someone on the trail said it was their first winter hike. I mentioned it was actually spring. We both looked around in the windy, snowy, blizzard-like conditions and laughed. Spring... yeah, right. The trails were all in rough shape due to people...

Date of Hike: Mar. 21, 2013 Trail Conditions: The weather sure said spring, though a little chilly, and with all the snow and trail breaking, well, the lines sure can be blurred in the mountains because in a way it was still quite wintery. We started out on Drakes Brook Trail, breaking out...

Trails: Ammonoosuc Ravine Trail, Crawford Path, Webster Cliff Trail, Jackson-Webster Trail (Jackson Branch) Date of Hike: Mar. 18, 2013 Trail Conditions: A pretty nice way to end the winter season, though I'd prefer 48/48 instead of 42/48 for my single season attempt. But oh, well, it was a...

Date of Hike: Mar. 15, 2013 Trail Conditions: A great day for Owl's Head, and since all of trails were well broken, well packed, and very solid underfoot, it was a great day to give the snowshoes a rest for a change. Now some specifics: Lincoln Woods Trail started off a little icy but it was...

Nice meeting you guys today. Surprised to see so many out there slaying the Owl on a weekday!

Date of Hike: Mar. 13, 2013 Trail Conditions: The primary concerns today were that the only significant crossing was going to no longer be securely bridged and that water levels would be too high to allow an easy crossing. As it turned out, neither concern proved to be an issue. The snow bridge...

Wow, I'm blown away. Must have been flying right along. Congrats!