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I'm reviving this thread from 2017. Pat and Audrey are having another Pot Luck this year on Saturday evening November 2, 2019. Audrey has authorized Allison and me to inform VFTT members. Attendees are suggested bring pot luck dish and beverage. Address information is shown above. Past...

I retired from my job on 9/13. My trip to Baxter 9/16 to 9/20 was excellent way to celebrate! I don't normally post long TR, but figure long TR's on Baxter are of interest to many members for insight into working of the park. By coincidence I went to my nieces wedding down in Providence RI in...

We were just up on Fort summit last week and this rocky summit jumped out at me. I was pretty sure it was Mullen although right nearby map shows summit called Bald Mountain. I was wondering if people visited it. Now I know.

Statistics don't lie. Market is growing. Number of 4K list finishers has doubled over what it was 10 years ago from average of 300/year to over 600/year. In 2017 there were 739 list finishers. Other indicators are number of post holes gets worse and worse every year. Hopefully some of these...

I just searched NE Trail Conditions for Redington. There are numerous reports for Crockers Redington for this summer 2019. One in particular reports "Weyerhaeuser is closing the Caribou Pond Road Monday through Friday from July 15 until December 31 from 4:00 AM to 6:00 PM for forestry...

He shows up in Steve Smith's blog from time to time like a time when they teamed up to bushwhack entire length of Carr Mountain which is a good read. I had a close encounter with JR once when I bushwhacked to Greens Cliff off the Kanc. I was signing into the bottle register and found he'd been...

Portland or Portsmouth are nice places to stop for visits. Both offer plenty of eating and drinking options and walking opportunities. I see the Press Room in Portsmouth has re-opened.

This so embarrassing. I have to confess I goofed!!!!!!!!!! :eek:The photo of the pool is not on FR 170. It is the pool just above bridge at present trail head. Further review of my photo set revealed the bridge railing didn't match the railing of bridge in photo of the FR 170 bridge, but it...

Bridge and pool is on FR 170. I hiked in on Tunnel Brook Trail, but opted to hike out on the road just to see where it went. The road makes long overshoot past trail head so I opted to bushwhack 200' drop to the road down below to save 3/4 mile extra walking. If FS was to make this a trail...

The road is very well engineered for long term usage. See this bridge crossing at Little Tunnel Brook. Note the attention paid to drainage etc Best part about returning via this road is the nice swim hole in Tunnel Brook where one can cool off after after a long day on the Moose. I like...

I recall a place not far from Blackwoods that has coin-operated showers. I'm sure it must still be there. If you bring a bike and are in shape for it you can ride up top of Cadillac really early in morning to miss the traffic. The ride down is real hoot. Very well banked road.

Salty! Historical Aerials - What an interesting web site! 1939 maps in particular show how massively the area was logged. The extent of network of skidder trails is mind boggling. Washburn's oblique aerial photos of Hancock in various books shows skidder trails really well. I always...

Update on Tripoli Road.... I drove up Tripoli Road Sunday 7/28 intending to do bushwhack up West Tecumseh spur ridge from Hix Hill Road. I was shocked and saddened to see conditions on Tripoli Road. I saw plenty of camping going on all along the road. The gate to Forest Road I wanted to use...

Redlining sure calls for some creative routes of which this is one. I seem to recall similar experience about trail from 13 Falls to Frost Trail and hut. I think the choice of route for relocation Gale River Trail was unfortunate. Hard to see in advance nice flat route in non-mineral forest...

Thanks for posting. Your report was a fun read! Congratulations on tagging Shasta with such great conditions!

Being registered Garmin user I got an email notification about the newest GPSMAP 66i is being released. It appears to do what I've always wanted Garmin to do - combine Inreach tech with Garmin 64 tech in one package. I've always had impression the Inreach Explorer has GPS navigation, but it...

Lost Dad I agree 100% with your observations on Industrial Wind Power impacts versus long distance power export from HQ. When PB started this thread and someone posted link to satellite imagery it was obvious proposed route is through industrial forest land. Visual impact due to industrial...

I've heard something like that before 40+ years ago when I lived in Napa Valley of CA. A buddy and I had buddy hiked up to a high point near basalt lava flow cliffs overlooking Calistoga CA. We cooked our meals, got a buzz on, enjoyed the city lights of the valley down below, and bedded down...

Blackwoods Campground is awesome place. I've used it as base camp couple of times. It is short walk to some sea cliffs with great views. I recall being out on cliffs on full moon and being awestruck by the reflection of the moon on the ocean waves. Pre-marriage and pre-kids we did on hike...

I can sense some CHP opportunities in the state budget for replacing Concord Steam Plant and those other upgrades someone with initials PB:) Oops - I just read Concord newspaper report on closing of and now tear-down of Concord Steam Plant. never mind.......