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"Dry" River--Oxymoronic or what? Whenever this area comes up in posts it seems to fill quickly with somber warnings about the non-dryness of the Dry River. Is this the most oxymoronic name we have in the Whites?

Of course, I'm locked in my office, looking out at a blue sky, dreaming of being on top of something tall and steep with the same clear sky. And so I'm living vicariously through all the trail reports. It's wet up there. But should really be on some of these trails right now? Running water...

I am going to call this the stupidest thing I have heard in a long time. An architect has a plan to restore the edifice of the Old Man of the Mountain with a steel and glass structure, complete with interior catwalk and a waterfall "from diverted rainwater." Wow. Get the details from the Boston...

Great Kid An Eagle Scout, resourceful in the woods, and collecting 3200 lbs of food for the homeless in Boston as his Eagle Scout project. This fellow has two thumbs up in my book.

I get most of my unsolicited advice When I am standing near the treeline in a T-shirt, the wind is 25 mph, the temperature is below freezing, and I am feeding grey jays (picture near the top of Eisenhower, e.g.). It's a deadly combination.

Two Day Rule I wonder if his wife checked the poll earlier this year. I see she waited two days before reporting him MIA.

More in NY close to 4000: Hurricane does Mt Jo have a 360?

You should see my broken helmet collection Once I adapted to the notion that a bike helmet was more than sensible, I never looked back. Fortunately this became my routine before my many bicycing crashes, four of which included broken helmets, three of which included mild concussions. So it's...

More on the Nude Hiking Craze in Switzerland--from the NY Times I was glad to see the NY Times with its timely recap on the outbreak of nude hiking in the Alps, flavored with some references to spicy Appenzeller sausage (also impacting the current Try New Foods thread). Read the amusing recap...

Ouch Glad you were/are OK Ellen. That part of the trail certainly looked steep on the map. I saw the same top of the sign post you mentioned. If you're up there, there is a pretty well beaten trails that eventually get you from Carter Dome to Hight, probably nothing official and all the...

I like the nuts and berries, and I enjoy the pepperoni once I'm done for the day (but it doesn't sit right when I'm still moving). But any food product from the Gummi Bear/Swedish Fish/jelly bean complex, and I'm a happy camper. And I found the Cliff Blocks at 25 degrees to be easily chewed. I...

I poked around and see these are not exactly new, but they're new to me: Cliff Blocks. They combine instant energy, electrolyes, and Swedish Fish technology. Yummy too. That bit of sticking in your teeth gives you a kick that last longer than the usual PB & J sandwich or handfull of nuts and...

Date of Hike: 3/15/09 Trail Conditions: As reported variously, trails well consolidated. Corn snow on very firm base, turning to mashed potatoes over the same firm base with the sun. Able to bare boot the whole hike with no guilt--a couple postholes, but all off the monorail. The caretaker...

Northeast Topos Seem Fine I will admit that I am still in kindergarten with regard to downloading maps, sticking in the little flags, and uploading to the Garmin (though it looks like it worked). I decided to live on the edge and try the free Northeast Top Maps mentioned above. A concern was...

I'm trying to keep my buzz going!

I'm a communication freak, but settled on 5 hours I try to give a realistic window, but give assurances to my wife and others that my mileage may vary. I learned after hiking Allen that it is really hard to get the timing message across to nervous family members. I had a due, slightly overdue...

How about a poll on hiking alone Who are the pollmeisters? I wonder what the votes would be. I love hiking alone and am also happy in groups, which are usually just one or two people. The risk ratio is low enough for me. I've never had a serious injury alone or with others, though I suppose...

Made in the USA? Not jingoistic, just curious. thank you all for getting this shirt thing together. Cheers.

More Map Resources I was bouncing around on the internet in my daily "Let's not start work yet" part of the day, and came across a new (to me anyway) map resource: geonames.usgs.gov The pages link out to a number of free topo map services. Cheers.

Just finished the book No Logo by Naomi Klein. A little old now (publshed in 2000), but still full of relevant questions about sweatshop labor and offshoring of production. (I learned that many brand name manufacturers don't even own the facilities, they just hire contractors who do most of the...