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Twice now I have found small sea shells while bushwhacking in Vermont off trail in the middle of no where. Does anyone have a theory as to how these could have gotten there? Do birds sometimes carry them long distances? Has anyone ever encountered this before? Are one of you trying to mess with...

I finished the Vermont 500 Highest. (List of John 300' prominence version) on July 10th on East Round Mtn 2,714' in Avery's Gore. It took me roughly 2 years to finish, but I already had a huge head start having done all the 3K and 4Ks in VT, plus many other sporadic mountains. Otherwise it would...

Died from hypothermia and there was snow. - And it’s almost July. So sad, rest in peace. The Whites are seriously gnarly mountains that deserve the utmost respect and caution. Wow.

Skiguy - Photos convey the gravity of the situation, one that any hiker could potentially face. Sorry for the grossness though. The owner did indeed provide all the proof, but I see your point John. I really hope I become a Zombie instead of rabid. Take care, Spence

The town Animal Control officer was definitely notified, a report done, and the animal is in quarantine while an investigation is happening. #wherearekevlarpantswhenineedthem

I was hiking in southern Vermont last week and was on a rural public road almost back to my truck. Suddenly like 8 friggin' dogs come out of this house and slowly come down to the road, surrounding me like the Night of the Living Dead Zombies. 7 of them were quiet and just curious and sniffing...

Wouldn’t it be funny if gas prices got so bad, they went up while you were fueling? 🤣🤣 So you show up and start pumping and it costs $5. But during the 10 minutes it takes to fill-up, the price increases 16 cents, so by the end of the fill-up the station manager has to command you to come inside...

Here is a list I don't think exists yet: Mountains where the summit highest point is a stand alone boulder or glacial erratic. I know of at least a few of them. Yesterday, while working on the Vermont 500 Highest List I climbed this 1,880' peak in Granby Vermont. The summit was an absolutely...

I live in VT just north of the Mass border. Yesterday I drove to Canaan/Lemington Vt to hike what's informally known as Alder Brook Peak, approx 2,500' as well as some other peaks on the VT500 highest list. The gas prices in Island Pond Vermont were a full $5. I am so glad this wasn't in the...

I was thinking of climbing Mount Lowell again this weekend and I’m curious what amount of snow remains around 3,500’ or so in elevation in Northern NH? Trying to find a balance of climbing this peak when the snow is almost all gone, but before the worst of the bugs. Thanks a lot.

5 inches near me in Wilmington, VT. Pretty awesome. Seems like the Adirondacks really got clobbered!

Wow. That's really cool. I had no idea it could be seen like that from Portland. It's easy to forget that the way the Maine coastline kinda cuts-in makes Portland spatially not all that far from Mount Washington, especially since I never drive to the Whites that way. Thanks for posting that...

I am a huge nerd for old maps and I spend a lot of time pouring over historic maps, particularly of the Northeast. This is from the Tobias Lotter map of 1776, which is considered a remarkable early map of New England. I found it really fascinating that the caption for the White Mountains is...

Just got back from Infinite Storm. This movie was WAY better than I expected. I thought it was excellent. It is thought-provoking regarding a lot of concepts like - how do you rescue someone who doesn’t want to be rescued? …And that could apply to a lot of different life scenarios like helping...

Thanks for the info. Looks like skiing down from the Black Mtn Cabin on the west side isn’t an option.

Hiking Black Mtn this weekend past the cabin to the summit. Is there snow cover up that way to make skiing down possible? Thanks a lot, Spence

Against the Ice was pretty good, I enjoyed it. I don't think they overbaked it too much. And I agree, it's so awesome that a lot of great movies are coming out after a dearth of films during the Covid era.

Mount Arab is great, I did it last summer. Definitely don't remember it being steep to any significant degree. I found it to be a pretty easy and straight forward climb. I would like to check out Goodman and Coney sometime. Sounds cool!

I thought Torn was really good. Definitely and interesting and unique documentary. Conrad Anker seems like such a decent kindhearted guy. Thanks for recommending this.

Thanks a lot you all. I have been reviewing these. I really appreciate your input. THANK YOU!! Take care, Spence.