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Thanks for the link Doug. I just watched the movie, it was quite interesting. I read "into thin Air", "the climb" and the beck weathers book. It was interesting to hear a little more from the survivors personal experience. I love hiking, i love winter, i love storms. Half of me wants to climb...

I believe the closure is not soo much b/c the trails are snowy/treacherous, but more so b/c the muddy conditions will make the trails more susceptible to erosion with medium to heavy foot traffic. With all the snow in the mountains this spring, the conditions should be pretty muddy for the next...

How bout doing it as a two day traverse the first time and camping somewhere in the middle? That would give you a good idea what your body can handle before you bite off more than you can chew. You can only die once, but last time I checked, that's all it takes. I wouldn't recommend pushing it...

By far the best transition I have seen from poo flinging scene to Shawshank Redemption quote in cinematography history. The mountains looked really cool too.

I just saw this video of this "hike" somewhere in Spain. It is the craziest thing I have ever seen. Check out this video below. video

Ok, two part question. I am looking at hiking the Dak's this summer, since i have hiked most of the NH peaks that I care to hike. What are the best 4k mountains to climb with nice lake views? Also, do you need bear canisters in the daks? I have never overnighted with one, but I do not want...

This is kind of a curious announcement considering the current devaluation of the housing market, the falling dollar, and rising fuel costs. Will people have disposable income to buy these 900 new houses? Just seems like a waste for all this development in a beautiful place at a time like now...

Nice pics! I am surprised that there is still that much snow there with all the warm weather lately.

Your cell phone will give you a head tumor far before the water bottle will take you down. As far as me, I am going to smoke a cigarette while drinking a beer in my nalgene bottle while talking on the phone. I like to live dangerously.

My dad was a principal in Auburn, Maine for a few years. Don came and read for his kids at the school once. Sounds like he is real nice guy, I enjoyed the book quite a bit.

Ok, I grew up in Maine, not sure if I have all the "scientific" names right, but I am willing to give it a shot. 1-white flower 2-white and green flower 3-greenish flower 4-where is waldo flower 5-two hearts beat as one 6-previous year's moose dropping patch 7-tough one, gonna go "yellow"...

My one piece of advice is..... in Maine during June, stay along the coast or the black flies will eat you alive. You can go to Katahdin or Rangeley, but be prepared to move fast or be scratching your itches for a while. Especially this year, with so much snowpack, there will be plenty of...

I have a feeling the hawk is on Hank Steinbrenner's payroll. Probably making $2-$3 million a year for taking out Red Sox fans. We should test it for HGH.

OK, One of the few that I can see and believe in is the legend of the Sleeping Indian of the Bigelow mountain range in Maine. This image is from Mainelyhiking.com. He is lying on his back. If you look to the right, you can see his head, which is Avery Peak. Avery Col is his neck, his arms...

How many of these "illusions" require you to be on acid? I missed the 70's, and I am not seeing many of these images. Stay off drugs kids.

My back gets stiff if i stop working out for a period of time, not the severity of what you are describing though. I have found that by lifting upper body weights, I.E chest, biceps, shoulders, it tends to make an amazing difference and my back feels tremendous. I am not a doctor nor do I play...

Two of them are indeed in Acadia looking at the Bubbles and Sand Beach. I am curious if they are searching for bigfoot on the island or are they just going there for R&R after searching the Maine woods? If I were looking for Bigfoot, I would look in Madawaska or Fort Kent. OOOH! I just read the...

Nice pics and report! I can't wait to do that Cathedral/Knife Edge route again, sweet trails. I plan to do it when it is 80 degrees, sunny, and no ice. That sounds like an insane route in winter, I would have hunkered down in the cabin and watched you with a telescope, like Russel Bryce watched...

Sometimes ski shops have a bucket of used poles for like $10 for a pair. I got a nice pair of downhill skiing poles for $10 this winter at my local ski shop after I yet again snapped my expensive poles while skiing at Jay Peak. I am a big fan of using downhill ski poles for hiking, usually a...

Any sort of seafood (lobster or clams) heated in a pot over a flame, add some butter and corn, and some drinks. Or a nice steak over an open flame. I just drooled all over myself thinking of this.