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A few shots from a fairly recent (Memorial weekend) backpack over the Bonds to the Guyot shelter and tent sites. Our itinerary: Saturday 5/26 - from Lincoln woods to Guyot; sunset from W. Bond Sunday 5/27 - our group of nine (plus one doggie) split into two parties. One took in the twins...

Trail conditions: dry. No bugs. Special Equipment: none. Comments: way too long since I've hiked on MDI. These low elevation summits may offer the best view-to-effort ratio in the northeast. Warm and sunny Friday 6/1; brisk, breezy and overcast Saturday 6/2 but no rain 'til Sunday morning...

Via the AT from Route 4, out and back. Conditions: Trail is muddy in spots. Special Equipment: none. Comments: Great day to be on these classic Maine summits. We had a nice swim at Small's Falls after the hike. Photos

Here is a good write-up on the Sony NEX-5n, a mirrorless camera with an APS-C sized sensor. http://hikeitlikeit.com/2012/photography-and-backpacking-8/ I have owned this camera since late last year, and have really enjoyed it both for hiking and non-hiking use. "Focus peaking" makes it easy...

Conditions: a few patches of ice on Skookumchuck. A bit of slushy snow above treeline. Greenleaf was wet in the trees below the hut. Special Equipment: none. We brought microspikes but never needed them. Comments: Breezy and brisk on the summit. Thanks to Carmen, Atticus, Tim and Kate, and...

Route: from route 26, up to Old Speck and back via AT; up to Baldpates and back via AT. Trail Conditions: plenty of ice on both trails; muddy up to the lean-to on the Baldpates side. Equipment: microspikes. Comments: brisk and breezy but beautiful. Another encore performance of a winter...

Breathtaking photos! They're all great, but "Steve and Norah in Buckskin Gulch" is my favorite. The Little Groundhog has seen and done so much already... you and Steve have given her an extraordinary childhood.

Conditions: a few patches of old ice in the switchbacks. Equipment: we worked our way around the ice with care, rather than putting on traction. Comments: a beautiful and rain-free day. Limited views when we first reached the summit, but views opened up before we headed back down. Lots of...

Route: 19 Mile Brook Trail. Carter Dome Tr to Zeta Pass. Carter Moriah Tr to S. Carter and back, over Mt Hight, to Carter Dome and back to Black Angel Trail. Black Angel to Basin Trail to Basin Pond where we'd spotted a car. Trail Conditions: some snow at higher elevations, but trail was...

Ascent via Basin Trail, Hermit Falls Loop, and Basin Rim Trail; descent via Mt Meader Trail. Conditions: mostly dry trail. A few patches of snow and ice. Equipment: we had light traction but did not use it. Comments: the second day of great hiking in our Evans Notch camp weekend. Mostly...

Ascent via Baldface Circle; descent via Bicknell Ridge. Conditions: mostly dry trail, some ice on ascent. Some ice and snow on descent. Equipment: we all brought light traction, but nobody bothered to use it. There are some patches on descent where some creative and cautious butt sliding is...

Conditions: 3-4" of fresh snow, dry in the morning, but wet enough to clump in our Microspikes as the day progressed. A few old blowdowns. Special Equipment: microspikes. Comments: a spectacular day to be out, and some fresh snow gave us an unexpected encore presentation of winterish...

There's a "rock shop" in Byron Maine near the west end of the unpaved road that connects Byron and Weld and the Little Jackson and Tumbledown trailheads are on that road. It's called Coos Canyon Rock and Gift - their phone number is 207-364-4900. I called them last week myself to ask about...

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Hi, Does anyone have any info on the status/passability of Success Road from Berlin NH to the Carlo/Goose Eye trailhead? Any information would be much appreciated, thank you! Jonathan

Full route: Tuckerman Ravine, Lion Head Summer Route, Boott Spur, Boott Spur Link, Tuckerman Ravine. Conditions: old ice/snow on Tuckerman's. Some old snow mixed w/long stretches of bare rock on Lion Head. Still plenty of snow ascending the cone but the summit is snow free. Boott Spur (above...

Thanks to all for the kind comments! Pat, wish you could have been there with us. Congrats on crushing your half marathon PR that day! Truth in advertising, the party moved a little bit quicker after we got off Pierce... basically we ran down the Crawford Path after that, to make sure we came...

GREAT shots. "Moosilauke in the back" is particularly stunning! Great day to be up there.

Sunrise, ascending Madison Carmen's winter 48 complete! On Monroe This was the day we have been waiting for all winter. Light wind, mild temps, good visibility. The undercast was an unexpected treat. On the trail at Appalachia 4:21 AM. Out at Crawford Notch 5:36 PM. 13 hrs 15...

Trail conditions: on ascent via Carter Moriah, we encountered a well-packed trail at lower elevations. Broken out but less traveled higher up. On descent via Carter Moriah and Stony Brook, we were breaking trail until we met up with a few ascending groups. Equipment: snowshoes Comments...