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Hello Wolfgang - Congratulations on No. 48 Winter! We were turned back on Isolation last year, but managed to get it a couple of weeks ago with an overnight trip via the bushwhack route, camping a few hundred yards before intersecting the Isolation Trail. We were the beneficiaries of a...

Dead Calm on Dead President's Day: Washington via Ammo Trail & Crawford Path 2/16/09 Trail Conditions:Ammonoosuc Trail was well-consolidated and easily barebootable to Gem Pool, where everyone went to crampons in anticipation of the steep segment to Lakes Hut, and the Crawford Path beyond. As...

Splendid Isolation, I don't need no one...." (Apologies to the late, great Warren Zevon). I most certainly did need someone to go and get Winter No. 43 last Sunday. Our four man crew consisted of the unstoppable Creaky Knees, our good pal Dave B., and his coworker Brian T. We were very...

Isolation via Rocky Branch Trail, Bushwhack, Isolation Tr. & Davis Path 1/10-11/09 Trail Conditions: On Saturday, there was well-consolidated snow on the RBT and on the bushwhack that begins just beyond height of land at appx. 3200'; we can't say enough good things about the previous hikers...

Hi Glenn; sorry for the late reply. Your snowshoe footwork on the summit was most impressive - kick save, and a beauty, as we used to say in hockey! Good to have met you and Bruce, and best of luck on the Trailwright's list - that's a lot of hoofing. We hope to be out and about as much as...

Hello Dr D: Yep, that's us. The estimable Mr. Foster cleaned our clocks twice last winter; on Tripyramids and on Isolation. It was great to have a clear, solid snowshoe track to follow this time, rather than struggling through deep snow. Best regards, and good luck to Bentley hockey!

We (Creaky Knees, Spaderman and moi) had originally planned to take a shot at the Big Rockpile on Sunday, but with the Obs Higher Summits report forecasting winds at 50 to 75 mph for midday (yeesh!), we set our sights somewhat lower, leeward, and sheltered. Spaderman needed Tripyramids for his...

To Hiker Doc, best of luck on chasing East Garfield; hope those stream crossings freeze over soon. To BobC, thanks for your kind words; I wasn't 100% cheery on this little expedition, but there were definitely some laughs along the way, especially at my expense, which are the best kind. To...

My apologies for having engaged in stream of consciousness reportage. Thank-you for your suggestion, and your work as moderator on this forum.

"Have sled will travel", or at least so we (Creaky Knees and I) thought, as we tried to kick off our winter season with a two-fer: A backpack trip up the Gale River Trail, hoping to get up to about the area of the old slide/washout at 3.1 miles, and camp there for the night, attacking South...

Hey Mardi: Hearty congratulations and a loud "huzzah" to you in going 48/48 in only 5 years & change, with a challenging finish on Isolation. Glad to hear that grouse elected not to mess with you; best of luck in the upcoming winter season.

Best wishes for a successful trip, whether via Glen Boulder or the Rocky Branch Trails. We tried reasoning with that spruce grouse a few weeks back, but he was having none of it...Happy Trails.

Trail Conditions: All trails were leaf-covered as foliage is now past peak. Sections of both the Rocky Branch and Isolation trails were quite wet, as advertised, especially in the area beyond the Dry River Wilderness Boundary sign at 2.6 miles in, and on the upper reaches of the Isolation...

Trail Conditions: Both of the "White" trails were somewhat wet & slippery from previous night's rain; drier on the bare rock faces of the summit cone, but watch those slippery quartz surfaces! Special Equipment Required: Thirteen (13) energetic & enthusiastic Scouts from Troop 414, Bedford...

In addition to the information contained in Spaderman's excellent post, please note that the footbridge at 1.7 miles referenced in both the AMC Guide and the Smith/Dickerman book is gonzo. I don't know if this happened recently with the torrential rains, but the bridge was there when last I...

:D Trail Conditions: Garfield Trail was its usual, mellow self - a pleasant, easily graded walk in the woods, up to the Land of the Seven (we counted 'em Steve) Switchbacks. All stream crossings were easily done. We encountered a fair amount of muck & mire (the famous Philadelphia firm)...

Hi Mike: Thanks for your kind words re. our trail-breaking efforts on Pine Bend Trail that day; we were glad that somebody got the benefit of same. Also very pleased to finally learn that Andrew (who certainly contributed more than his share of trail-busting) was a Tripyramid sumitteer on...

Dr. D: In terms of a "tip", I think we just gave him the same wise counsel that we dispense to all, free of charge: Stay out of dark alleys late at night! Just kidding ;) Best regards.

In the interest of full disclosure, I was one of the three guys who met the professor, Dr. Dasypodidae, at Woodstock Station on the Sunday we attempted the Tri's. Roy T. and I had turned back at appx. 2,600', probably about 3 miles in on Pine Bend Brook Trail. It had taken us over 3 hours to...

Trail name:Rocky Branch Trail from Rte. 16 Trail conditions:Well-consolidated and easily barebootable up to and just beyond the Dry River Wilderness boundary sign at 2.3 miles. Thereafter, we encountered some difficult going through a half-buried stream, and deeper snow because we missed the...