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Two beautiful days in a row! Bob B planned it out nicely, and so Garfield was the final peak of his winter 48. We could not have asked for a better day to help him celebrate on the summit. We used spikes the whole way. Congrats to Bob and thanks to all for a fun day. There are a few...

Thank you! I would agree, ice was a non-issue this past weekend. We were much relieved, after a somewhat treacherous trip over the Carters the weekend before. A bit of new snow has made all the difference. We could have safely switched back to spikes after reaching the upper junction with...

A spectacular day to be on the Rockpile. Up and down via the Lion Head winter route. We wore spikes as far as the first aid cache, crampons from there to the summit and back, then back to spikes. More images on Zenfolio. Gallery, slide show Jonathan

A beautiful day to be out. Trails were icy and treacherous due to lack of snow. Most of our group used spikes, but one wore crampons most of the way. Be careful out there! Edit: Thank you to Fran and Chris, who found my lost Fitbit and left it at our car. Much appreciated!

Beautiful shots! Yes the ice is bad. It's been a disappointing winter.

Most kind, thank you! =)

Better late than never... a few shots from our hike of Adams last Saturday. We started on Air Line, but a couple inches of fresh snow on top of ice made for slick going, even with spikes. So we cut over to Valley Way, which had had more traffic, and we had much better luck there. We took the...

Congrats on your hike. Did I give you and your daughter a lift back to Pinkham? I picked up two Wildcat hikers near the base of the auto road. =)

I'll be presenting a slide show about our July 2015 backpacking trip to Glacier National Park, on Thursday 2/25, hosted by the Maine chapter of the AMC. Optional potluck starts at 6:00 and the presentation starts at 7:00...

A few shots from Lafayette and Lincoln yesterday 2/7. Still kind of amazed that we were able to summit and complete the loop, given a very ominous Higher Summits Forecast. Views were very limited, but improved somewhat as we headed south on the ridge. We wore Microspikes and Hillshounds. No...

A few shots from last Saturday's hike of Madison, a peak which I had been way overdue to return to. We left the snowshoes behind and wore spikes the whole way. Madison Hut Panoramic - Washington in the distance George from the summit Auto road Star Lake Panoramic - King Ravine...

A nice write up. We hiked Starr King and Waumbek on 1/16, it snowed most of the way. We ran into three grey jays on Starr King. There is some good info about them on Wikipedia for those interested in learning more about these intelligent and friendly birds. We also saw a pair of...

At the Cog base On the Ammo A view back at Washington John and Bond Ascending Eisenhower More photos on Zenfolio - gallery or slideshow. Jonathan

Most kind everyone, thank you! Just back from a long Columbus Day weekend in the park and will post some photos soon.

A few shots from last weekend's trip to the Baxter area. Foliage is a good week behind this year, at least, but was still well on its way, and it'll be even better this weekend! =) Compass Pond Compass Pond Golden Road Sandy Stream Pond A view from S. Turner Mountain Compass Pond...

Thank you! Correct, we hiked Wass. Island=>Davis Pond on Monday, Davis Pond=>Roaring Brook on Tuesday. Sorry we missed you!

A few shots from our Labor Day weekend hike in Baxter. I was a bit slow going through the photos and posting them after I got home... =) Sandy Stream Pond Russell Pond Green Falls Wassataquoik Lake Davis Pond Carnivorous (insect-eating) sundew plant, Davis Pond Northwest Basin...

A few shots from our recent backpacking to Glacier National Park. Eight nights in tents with a motel night in Kalispell on either end. Our itinerary: Saturday 7/4 - Going-to-the-Sun Road (by car); hike from Chief Mtn Trailhead to Gable Creek Campground. Sunday 7/5 - hike to Glenns Lake (head...

Congratulations! And yes, more photos please! =)

Our annual June "Feed the Black Flies" trip to Baxter was last weekend. We had nine people, although we never managed to all stand in front of a camera at the same time. Our itinerary was: Thursday evening 6/18 - drive up after work Friday 6/19 - moose viewing at Sandy Stream Pond, hike S...