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Spencer- I met you last March when I was with ARm's group for the Slide climb. I just called Baxter to see if anyone has been up the Slide yet this year. They told me someone was just rescued. I couldn't find anything in the news. Did you hear anything about this? THe woman at Baxter had no...

Hi, Tom! The answer is a resounding NO! A colleague at work gave me the flu 5 days before I went with Arm's group last March for Baxter and Hamlin. I made the attempt but I bailed partly en route up the slide. I had no strength. The day could not have been better except for the wind...

Hi, there, ADK88! I've seen your posts many times- nice to "meet" you! I am not sure who Jim is. Do you know where he is from? By the way, who is Ranger Gord? Happy Trails- maybe ours will cross soon. Thanks for giving me a positive mystery today!

Many thanks to your group, Ed H's group and the others for the fine trail plowing you all did. I enjoyed a cake walk to Owl's Head yesterday, thanks to all of you.

Great to meet you, Docross, after seeing you on here for many years. So nice to see Bill Dotchin again, too! What a lovely day up there with no wind and great visibility.

Hey, there, Bob! You're a bit of a hiking glutton, aren't you?! Let's see, Carrigain, followed by Owl's Head, followed by Whiteface, Passaconway... in 4 days?! It was really nice meeting you Saturday. The group was a lot of fun. I'll be looking for you out there! Take care, Lucky L.

Followed bare boot tracks to Loop trail, meeting up with father and young son? Steam crossings were manageable with plastic boots and poles- can easily bushwack around 2 (~5th crossing was deepest) by staying on east side of stream for 100 yards or so. At Loop trail, no tracks to North...

Nice article about a Syracuse couple (ADKers, too) who ventured out in adverse conditions on the newly re-established Cranberry Lake Trail http://blog.syracuse.com/outdoors/2009/10/central_new_york_couple_master.html

Oliverian Brook Trail, Passaconway Cut-off in good condition. Snowline began around Square Ledge Trail but nothing serious. On Walden Tr to Passaconway summit, there was hard ice covering many rocks but it was manageable without traction. Rollins Tr- light snow all the way to Whiteface, and...

Way to go, Tom and Laurie! What a climactic finish!

Bring your bike! I lock mine up all the time at the higher elevation trailhead. One of the most lucrative is locking it at Pinkham and riding all the way downhill to Gorham after hiking the Carter-Cat Ridges.

Giggy- You have great writing skills in addition to the great experiences to write about it. Loved reading about your trip and glad you all made it back safely!

Posting this because there is a large difference right now between the Airline Trail and Valley Way. Airline has no snow worth mentioning. Easy and efficient way to get to Adams, Madison and Jefferson. Took the Valley Way down, which was another story. Deep rotting snow stretched from hut...

Nice photos, Giggy. Liked the one of Spencer doing the bat pose off the summit sign... and of course Frodo's Yankee Cap! Great trip report!

Congratulations to all of you! Your photos were great. Bravo!

LOVE your trip reports! Your attitudes make every one of your hikes a success.

Set off early from Beaver ski area and cut over to Gale River road. Snowshoes needed up Gale River trail, which was well packed to the ridge. (No signs of tracks heading toward East and West Garfield). Wind scoured area around Galehead Hut hid most tracks in the col to Galehead summit. With...

Nice to meet all four of you, especially after reading your posts for years!

Delightful story! What a hardy bunch! -Lucky Laura

Donna- I didn't know the two other guys you mentioned. But there were 2 Mass guys you made a big impression on: a skinny guy named Harry Hip Speak? who was hiking with Tom ( he worked the cranberry bogs sometimes). Tom was called Rebel at one time. Don't remember if that was his first or 2nd...