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My family and I spent a nice 4th of July weekend up in the Woodstock area with Darlene and her 2 grandsons. The kids range from 4 (Tucker) to 8 (Taylor) and my son Conor is 5. We arrived Friday up at the campground and I was pleasantly surprised to see Stev-O there waiting on Darls site – he...

my 2 cents only... and there may be more options...but from what I know: and I think this will depend on how strong your weakeast link is. It might be a buzzkill to someone not in the best shape to keep dropping into ravines, thrashing around looking for a site and then re-gaining the ridge...

everyone is different, but i was in the "big stiff boot" camp for a while for long hikes, backpacks, etc. I have very much converted to the trail runner idea for pretty much everything besides winter climbing. So, I am def agreeing with TCD and WU, etc.. I still use a boot for backpacks...

4th of July weekend...

I am going to be in the whites with the family the 4th weekend. We are doing other things besides hiking, but one of the days I am planning on taking my son (5yr) on his first 4k'er. It will be something in the easy range and the pace will be at the slow/moderate range with many stops to...

I did use them and find them very handy on summer "out west climbs" I have had antibots since 2005 when I bough my vasaks and they nearly all come with them now. all conditions dependent. This being an august climb and temps will probably be high and sun strong, I would guess the snow will...

I plan to hang out in the pit toliets all weekend... probably won't hike.

assuming your going the av gulch - straightforward snow climb. You don't need rope, etc.. but of course def take your ice axe, pons, and helmet - the rocks coming off the red banks will be a flyin' esp on your way down. the town pretty much has everything you need, but still is quite...

Great report and tons of fun..:D Great first trek in the ADKs. Had a great weekend. I swung by the Jackrabbit late Friday to say hello to TMAX and check out the place. It was great to say hello - it had been a while since I saw her. JayH - wish you could have been there, been a while...

Hiking does wonders for staying in shape, and one's ego to brag online (most do it to some extent- look what I did!!!) ...but beyond that...I can't see how the general HR rep or potential boss cares about it... I think it would be a waste of time and suggest spending the time working on...

the best way is take a keg, bail at galehead hut at 9-10am and suck down some brews and totally digust those in the hut... my last new england hike with seitz I think??? http://www.vftt.org/forums/showthread.php?t=18097&highlight=loop this was the weekend where the term "humpbeast" was...

great stuff neil...I have yet to check out the hellgate area.

toss in the rubbish, get a new pair... lie and tell them your gonna call them later... you got what you wanted out of them..:D

civil war renactment? :p:eek::confused::eek::confused:;):p:o:eek:

I say its a good idea, probably will create some jobs for otherwise out of work people......I know its great for us in the metro areas to have a "wilderness" that we don't want touched.. my guess is mr joe blow that is out of work and having problems putting food on the table and paying the...

honestly - I never even read your post so nothing was directed to you - my comments were general in nature..people generally talk of this hike as extremely tough - from the northeast gossip to the backpacker article a few years back that ranked it #2 in the US in hardest dayhikes.. I just added...

hey Dangergirl... first congrats on your denali climb...I don't visit here much anymore and just saw that! awesome!! I did the loop last year for the first time and and to be honest - the bark is way worse than the bite. Is it hard? - yea, it is, Will you be tired?...yea mostly...

MEB - I am so happy for you. I am so glad I was able to make the summit for your arrival. The fact, that I was even considering doing something else is something I am ashamed of!! :o:o <insert corny lameness> I know finishing the grid was important to you and you worked hard to get it...

really - you folks are making a big deal out of nothing...someone put a bogus trail conditions report for a hiking trail.... life goes on.... focus on real problems.........

frankly - the controversial topics are the most interesting and entertaining... One could argue that many feel this way since these have the most posts, etc... There are always the few holier than tho types that cringe on messing around on the more vocal, controversial, and "less convential"...