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  1. michael

    Cook a Goose...Sunday Feb 6 2011

    Hi Donna, Me and the guys have a Carrigain hike in our future plans - I would have to consult with them about adding Vose Spur to the agenda. You'd probably have to go up and over Carrigain and whack down to Vose with us :D but what intrepid 100 Highest seeker wouldn't want to do that? Talk...
  2. michael

    East Sleeper 2/11/11

    Did the Whiteface-Passaconway loop with a side dish of East Sleeper. I cannot add anything else to Wolfgang's report other than to say we re-packed a moderately drifted over Kate Sleeper trail. Out and back. No recent activity on Downes Brook trail that we could see good to meet Wolfgang, J&J...
  3. michael

    found snowshoe

    whilst on the traverse to Passaconway from Whiteface today, Feb 11, we found 1 MSR Snowshoe. Color Black. Slight rust on crampons. Pretty sure it was NOT from today as it was under at least one snowfalls worth of snow. Please PM me if you think it might be yours. -Mods can lock this, please
  4. michael

    3 Questions - 3 Books on the Shelf

    Recent one hard to put down?- "Safe Return Doubtful: The Heroic age of Polar Exploration" A library discard that sat around for a couple years until this winter...A nice compilation from Franklin to Amundsen. Cool for some reason... Wenger's "Forestry Handbook" The One Abbey's "Desert...
  5. michael

    Cook a Goose...Sunday Feb 6 2011

    finding a window... has been tough! Car problems, weekend swim meets forcing me to delay until ?? probably will call in 'sick' some day from the trailhed :eek: anywho, thanks to Lefty E and mi amigo Andy for the excellent road beta.
  6. michael

    Cook a Goose...Sunday Feb 6 2011

    postponed due to mechanical difficulties, I am postponing until Friday Feb 11....
  7. michael

    Cook a Goose...Sunday Feb 6 2011

    I am planning to get out to Goose Eye this Sunday. Goose Eye Trail aprox 6.2 miles RT. A friend was scouting the Success Pd Road (narrow and rough) about 2 weeks back and said there looked to be old activity under all that fresh snow at the Goose Eye/Carlo Col TH (since covered by a couple...
  8. michael

    Colorado hiking?

    go for it! so many places, so little time. If your sister and the in-law want to get away from town and don't mind some driving, take them out to Great Sand Dunes. A 3 hour ride probably. I have never been but I want someone to go there and tell me about it :) but basically a bunch of...
  9. michael

    Carter Dome 1-28-11

    Started up a well packed Nineteen Mile Brook Trail in boots to Carter Dome Trail. Walked a few paces up Carter Dome Trail but post-holed each step. Snowshoes went on until back at NMB and Carter Dome Trail jct. Mt Hite gave us sun for 15 minutes under bluebird skies, then clouds rolled in...
  10. michael

    Wildcat A 1/14/11

    via 19 Mile Brook and Wildcat Ridge trails NMB packed out nicely. Wildcat Ridge Tr saw deep powder, sections in the steeps where there was waist deep drifting. Some spots of firmer windpacked powder. Got off trail at the switchback and drifted (drifted and drifted) up and over then back...
  11. michael

    success pond road?

    can anyone tell me if success pd road is open (passable) on the rt 26 end thru to Goose Eye Trail? Prepared to go to Berlin but always looking to shave miles.
  12. michael

    Goals for 2011

    - choreograph a three-way Winter NEHH finish on Mendon Peak with my hiking compañeros (Pete E, Andy W) by the Full Moon on March 19, 2011 - add 30 summits to my NE3K (wanted to finish before I turned 50, but that goal seems remote) - 100 Mile wilderness - get my girls out for a backpack...
  13. michael

    congrats on your Winter NEHH finish! Hope to cross paths with you again someday. Cheers!

    congrats on your Winter NEHH finish! Hope to cross paths with you again someday. Cheers!
  14. michael

    Finally, SnowCup

    Happy New Year! Good luck on your pending Winter NEHH finish!! Looks like Vose Spur is the only thing standing in your way? Cheers!
  15. michael

    Redington 1/1/11

    Drove across ice glazed Rts 17/4/16 to CVR pullout around 8:30am. Ice turned the 40 minute ride into 90 minutes... Conditions for skiing were ideal. Plenty of glide. Temps around freezing to start. As a result we made decent time to AT crossing (90 minutes). Skiing was nearly effortless...
  16. michael

    Semi-Pemi. March 19

    wicked good That was a fun read Neil. Good effort. Was also good to meet you this past weekend and put a face to a name. See you down the road a piece. Cheers!
  17. michael

    Winter Finale March 18, 19, 20 2010

    Winter Finale March 18, 19, 20 2010 NH/VT Winter ‘09-‘10 Finale Took a couple days off to do a little last minute winter peak bagging. Day 1 Mt Tecumseh: Took a leisurely drive to Waterville Valley from Richmond on a sunny and warm winter day. Barely a cloud in the sky and temps at the...
  18. michael

    Big Bonfire Band Jam Springfling.

    haven't seen a TR for this yet.... t'was fun to have an afternoon meet n' greet with some of you folks yesterday in proctorsville. bummed we could only stick around for a few hours and we missed the bands and the late night carousing but nevertheless we all three enjoyed ourselves and were...
  19. michael

    Big Bonfire Band Jam Springfling.

    weather looks right balmy, too... ....so we are heavy favorites for staying. Bonfire. Music. Whiskey. oh ya...some part of the group will remain.
  20. michael

    Summer Hiking Goals

    'whacks the Bakers, Lily Bay, Hitchcocks, Hutchinsons. Would also like to grab some of the windmill farm peaks in Maine and proposed windmill farm peaks before the summits are obliterated. Bonus Round: more ADK summits on the way to the annual family gathering in Steuben NY.
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