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  1. Lefty E

    Caribou Valley (Pond) Road

    Just wondering if anyone knows firsthand if Caribou Valley Road is all set to get up to the metal bridge at least?? thanks looking to do Crockers and Redington this Wednesday...Lefty E
  2. Lefty E

    Alphabet Photography Game

    N is for..... N is from North Twin........Styrofoam snow conditions with blue skies and below zero day made for a very challenging finger working picture taking kind of hike....
  3. Lefty E

    Up Huntington Ravine, down Lion Head? Tucks? Boott Spur?

    A choice would be bypass Lion's Head and get over to Boott Spur and go down to Boott Spur Link...down into Tuck's where on the way you are looking at Tucks and Lion's Head....or continue down Boott Spur all the way to see Split Rock and a few more viewpoints, including Harvard Rock...Boott Spur...
  4. Lefty E

    calm paddling and camping opps in northern whites ?

    Mollidgewock State Park is also right on the Androscoggin River on Rt. 16 a few miles outside of Errol, on the NH State Park website...other campgrounds around would be Milan Hill SP (Rt. 110 B) but that is about 25 miles from Errol but only a couple miles from the Androscoggin in...
  5. Lefty E

    Moose on Franconia Ridge

    Saw Star the female moose on the Pine Link Trail, as I was descending Madison March 2013; also we ran into a young bull on Madison Gulf Trail Oct 2013 at a ladder where he could not climb it...so he "jumped" off the left side of the trail and crashed through blowdowns, amazing strength and he...
  6. Lefty E

    Higher and Higher (VNBs, and a milestone)

    That was a really nice recap of an excellent weekend for you...!!
  7. Lefty E

    West Royce 6-24-14

    Parking on right side of Rt. 113 (Evans Notch Road) room for a dozen or so... Trails: East Royce; Royce Connector; Royce Trail....all in very good shape with recent drainage cleaning and blow down removal; had not been on the East Royce Trail in a few years, some very nice rocks steps etc put...
  8. Lefty E

    Eagle Crag, N and S Baldface, Eastman Mt. 6-21-14

    Parking: trailhead had couple vehicles at 630 AM and 18 at 145 PM; Trails: Baldface Circle (north), Meader Ridge (.2 out and back), BC, Baldknob Trail, Eastman Mt. (.8 out and back); Slippery Brook to BC out. No issues really on any trail; some wet, muddy areas on BC (n) and Slippery Brook, and...
  9. Lefty E

    Presi "lite" saturday

    History buffs would know that only Mt. Adams and Mt. Jefferson were VPs before President....
  10. Lefty E

    Goodbye Maine and New England- Colorado Here I come

    Thanks for your always interesting and photogenic trip reports! Good luck in Colorado!!
  11. Lefty E

    Lincoln gap road to jerusalem trailhead vt

    Just checking to see if Lincoln Gap Road over to Jerusalem Trailhead is open....looking to hike Ellen and Abe Wednesday June 11th. Thanks, Lefty E
  12. Lefty E

    WMNF Forest Road Status

    6-2-14 Jefferson Notch Road open.....
  13. Lefty E

    Spur Paths And The "No Camping Within 200' Of Trail" Rule

    Thanks for clarifying this Dave, I always get confused...thought one had to be 200 feet off of any trail, but I guess it's just specific trails.....
  14. Lefty E

    Spur Paths And The "No Camping Within 200' Of Trail" Rule

    If you look at the beginning of each section of the WMG, under the camping section, the information states camping is allowed at "designated" sites...which is usually a little wooden tent sign with an arrow (think lower Davis Path right before you start the climb)..Stairs is a site...there are...
  15. Lefty E

    Bond Traverse - my vote is N to S

    Starting early as you can might be helpful and take your time on the climbs...extra food/water to keep energy level up...the first time took us longer than the following times cause we were enjoying the views too much!!
  16. Lefty E

    Bond Traverse - my vote is N to S

    Agree with peakbagger (3 season) and bikehikeskifish..(winter) you can almost slide the twinway from zeacliff to the hut save some time...then auto pilot out to Rt. 302....
  17. Lefty E

    WMNF Forest Road Status

    UPDATE: SUCCESS POND ROAD has been worked on so the first mile, which was really bad, is now smoothed over...still looked like a lot of small rocks in the road; UPDATE #2: NASH STREAM FOREST ROAD IN STARK: Road will be open this Friday so hikers can get to North and South Percy and...
  18. Lefty E

    Waternomee Falls, 5/18/14

    The only important Waternomee Falls is the one off of Carr Mt. Trail, for those redliners!! By the way, for 48 finishers, make sure it's not on Mt. Cabot in Shelburne, but Mt. Cabot in the York Pond area...
  19. Lefty E

    WMNF Forest Road Status

    Yes I will try to keep an eye on it to see if it improves...I know lots of hikers like to try the Mahoosucs Memorial Day weekend...
  20. Lefty E

    WMNF Forest Road Status

    ORM I drove it Friday May 16 and the beginning of the road from Berlin was full of ruts and holes, the worst I have seen it in a few years...once you get by that it's is not too bad if you DRIVE WITH CAUTION and pick your spots so not to hit rocks and boulders sticking up in the road..I was...
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