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Hi Joe I suspected you had power problems. With your message I'm also assuming you're back to normal. The coin is safely stashed in my cachin' bag and I'll probably secretly drop it off my next trip to the Deerfield area. I'll send you a e-mail whit details when that happens. I'm...

According to the US Naval Observatory winter officially starts at 12:04 PM Universal Time on the 21st of December. I'm assuming universal time is equal to GMT. Converting this to EST (GMT -5) equates to 7:04 AM EST and confirms the official winter start time on the amc4000footer.org website...

Date of Hike: Saturday 12/6/08 Trail Conditions: Parked at the Tuftonboro / Moultonboro town line and enjoyed a peaceful, snowless climb to Bald Knob. Snow line started just North of Bald Knob with 1" of hard, crusty snow. Bushwhacked directly to Turtleback. The snow cover thickened...

Such as the N Slope of Sandwich Dome is listed as the Carroll County highpoint but probably the 4th highest point in the county... ...Or Waumbek East (might) be higher than Waumbek.. Personally I believe the elevations are within inches of each other and way too close to judge with primitive...

Rock #2 is a Glacial Striae formation. As a glacier moves / melts it carries within its ice materials of all sizes. They range from huge boulders to small particles of clay sediment. Some of this material stuck in the bottom of the ice scrapes away soil and carves grooves into rock. The bottom...

I agree with the Monadnock expert. The 'turkey tracks' are silimanite. It's a mineral in the rock that has a hardness greater than the other minerals it was once mixed in with it.

Date of Hike: Sat 25, Oct Trail Conditions: Parked on Reservation Rd at the North Mountain trailhead (junction #12) on the Pawtuckaway S.P. map. and hiked up and over North Mountain to the "Devil's den" (the devil appears to be a porcupine) then to the Boulder field which was peppered with rock...

I summited Willey on an up and back Via Ethan Pond / Willey Range in Dec 03, The trail was unbroken and snow was knee deep. Snowshoes were essential. I'd recommend crampons or at least some sort of stabilizer. As you know the last mile is steep however in winter the ladders were buried and...

Date of Hike: 03/Oct/2008 Trail Conditions: Trails, what trails? Hiked Zealand trail to A-Z trail to a logging road aka mud pit shown on the Crawford Notch Quadrangle 7.5 minute series. Bushwhacked approx 0.9 miles to the summit. Very wet today. With the dropping temps, rain and occassional...

Date of Hike:20 Sept 08 Trail Conditions: Pristine - Dartmouth does a great job with maintenance. Special Equipment Required: Nothing special Comments: Apologies for a lame trip report. This was my 3rd visit to the summit and had the place to myself at 9:20 this morning. 360 degree views...

Date of Hike: 30/Aug/08 Trail Conditions: Parked at Diana's Bath and hiked the Moat Mountain trail to North Moat then continued South to the Red Ridge Junction and descended via the Red Ridge Trail. Trails are in great shape. Special Equipment Required: Water, camera, poles would be useful...

Date of Hike: 29/Aug/08 Trail Conditions: Parked at the split level lot on Red hill rd (off Sibley Rd). Red Hill tower trail was hard packed marble pebbles. Descended via the quieter loop trail to an old carriage rd and back to the lot. Special Equipment Required: water & camera Comments...

9/Aug/08 Parked at the end of Glidden Rd and hiked the overgrown skidder path to the col between Rand Mt and West Quarry. Followed the Quarry trail past the old quarry site and to the top of West Quarry Mt. I was hoping to find a trail over to Mt Anna but ended up bushwacking directly South...

Date of Hike: 7/21/08 Trail Conditions: Parked at the end of Belknap Mtn Rd and followed the well defined Whiteface Mtn Trail to the summit. I descended via the unmarked, unlabeled and unmapped HockeyPuck trail down the opposite side of the Mountain. I bushwhacked the southern ridge to a...

I'm partial to the view from the front porch of Galehead looking towards South Twin, Guyot and the Bonds.

Any tomato's in that sandwich?

Date of Hike: 7/6/08 Trail Conditions: Well Marked, Good Condition. Parked at the locked gate on Belknap Mountain Rd & took the "red" trail to Piper, followed the mustard colored trail along the ridge. Visited the Belknap fire tower and the remains of a single engine plane crash (about 0.15...

UP Falling waters / down OBP Date of Hike: Saturday, June 28th Trail Conditions: Muddy at lower elevations, NO Blowdowns, trails in great shape. Falls were flowing! Brook crossings were not a problem. Great day to be in the mountians. Special Equipment Required: none Comments: Socked in...

Hiked Cardigan 5/10/08. parked at the AMC's Cardigan Lodge. Hiked Manning trail to Firescrew then over to the fire tower, quick pace and I reached the tower 1 hr 15 minutes after I started. I descended via South Peak. There was 1 small patch of snow below the Firescrew summit that I would...

Bring a couple bucks for the lemonade at Mitzpah. Towards the end of a long hike it will really hit the spot.