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The weather was not what had been predicted! Dense fog at the bottom, only a pinch of sunshine, and haze that kept the views down. Past peak everywhere except at the bottom, which was rich with golden poplars. Trail: Fire Warden's Trail out and back. The trail is generally in great shape, with...

I have seen a couple of fairly recent post talking about ascending ski trails to the top of Sugarloaf. I just called the mountain for their view of the situation, and, surprise, they are not keen on snowshoeing on their ski trails, though they did say the western part of the mountain does not...

I had to go back to your post to see it was the W115. AWESOME progress!

My wife loves my SPOT. I send her a little status report as we inch along the trail (not using the track-me mode, which is more expensive). Hopefully I will never have to test out the other functions (there is a need help function in addition to the SOS function to notify emergency personnel)...

Trail:AT Trail from the parking lot on Route 4 Trail Conditions: Light snow over soft ground down low; mostly frozen above 2500 feet but easy to break through thin crust of ice on muddy parts of trail (plenty of that); solid and icy above about 3,000 ft. No serious blowdown or trail problems...

Trails: ADK Loj to Marcy Dam, Lake Arnold, Feldspar Brook and back same way Trail Conditions: All Hurricane Irene damage repaired except for an occasional bridge that did not matter. Herd path from Lake Tear of the Clouds easily located with cairn at outlet from the pond. Herd path plenty muddy...

I have always believed in reincarnation! How elegant and wonderful that the Old Man lives, he just moved around the corner. Maybe VFTT could seize the merchandising bandwagon!

Date of Hike: President's Day, 2/20/2012 Trail Condition: Beautifully packed snowshoe trail from end to end, with a little ice flowing here and there. Trail to Bradley Pond in superb condition with no blow-down, water crossings all easy and secure. Herd path with old blow-down here and there...

Looks like Fun! Sorry I can't join the Gathering--will be with family until Monday. I surely do appreciate having folks running before me, making sure the trail is nicely identified and the snow is shaken off the branches. I will be spoiled! Maybe I'll see some of you ADK Gathering folks on...

Make that Monday....maybe Weather looks a little funky for Friday. Maybe I'll do this Monday instead. Could somebody please pack the trail out in the meantime. thank you. -David

I am looking to do this range on Friday 2/17. Right now this is a solo event, but I'd welcome a friendly soul for the hike. I'm planning on an early start. My pace is steady/moderate, a reliable diesel engine, sometimes shift into low range on the steeper parts. Plenty of experience on the...

Date Hiked: Nov 12, 2011 Trails: Lincoln Woods; Black Pond bushwhack; Lincoln Brook on the way to the mountain; slide trail to the summit and down; Lincoln Brook and Franconia Brook on the way back. Conditions: All trails were pretty clear of downed trees or brush from any storm activity...

I was hoping to hike Owls Head on Wednesday .... And just saw that same notice on the White Mtn National Forest page. Two dry days should get everything reasonably dried out, eh? And a quick question (I did try searching this for a while): What are the latest feelings on mountain biking up...

Two Broken Snowshoes--YIKES Which kind of MSRs were they? I lost a few rivets on a hike up Allen a few years ago. Very disconcerting to be about half way and have gear start to fail. Especially soloing, as I was. (Repair kit held till the end.) Great report.

I loved the Shelburne Store That place was great, and it was on the way to visiting my mother in the Adirondacks. So if I was late for the ferry and had some time to burn, you know how I spent my time and money. In fact, I'm wearing one of their shirts at this moment; I got it at one of their...

Sounds like me The fisher?/fox? sound is just like the sound I make going up a steep slope when I am gasping for breath (though my noise is a little faster). On a more serious note: I recently got a nice little digital recorder and a shotgun mic, now I just need some time to go hunting this stuff!

Date of Hike: 8/1/2010 Trail Conditions: I took the Scenic Trail up. The trail follows Lower Ausable Lake roughly for a half mile or so, then climbs steeply for the next couple of miles. Some parts of the trail are seeing serious erosion, but mostly the trail was in very good shape. I came...

Date of Hike: 7/27/10 Trail Conditions: Little to add to the other recent posting on this trail. Blowdown not a big deal, crossing and re-crossing the Dry River not a problem, but water, water everywhere on the trails. Dry River Wilderness? Who was the wit who came up with that name...

Damaged tops? At this point they were just standing skeletons, so it was hard to tell if they had their tops broken out earlier. But ice would be a good explanation I suppose.

Well, not all of them, but there sure were a great number of dead mature birch trees coming down the Zeacliff Trail, and more around the valley. Is there some general malady that I was not aware of? And BTW, that Zeacliff Trail was a deliciously steep descent, and certainly one of those trails...