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Yesterday, my girlfriend and I decided to go for a hike up one of the peaks in Baxter that gets a bit less attention, due to it's not being a 4,000 footer, not Katahadin, etc. Doubletop stands impressively over Kidney Pond, and is one of the more striking peaks seen from the road as you drive...

Date of Hike: 6/19/2010 Trail Conditions: Some mud down low mostly, but nothing noteworthy. The 1 major stream crossing was a breeze, and the water therein tasted good. No blowdowns, the trail crew has done a great job clearing all debris this year. Special Equipment Required: DEET but only...

Has anybody been up #5 recently? The last time I was there was in 2003, when I actually climbed it twice, once with showshoes, once without a couple months later. The fire tower at the time was deteriorating but still climbable, though there were a couple hairy spots going up. I wonder how...

Je suis très content d'entendre que vous n'avez pas endommagé votre voiture! Desole que le "sentier" entre SCrocker et Redington n'etait pas si bien indiqué que j'avais prevu. J'etait heureux d'entendre que vous avez descendu par le CVR. C'est bien plus longue mais tres doux et facile...

Date of hike: 6/6/10 Road conditions: about as awful as it always is, maybe a little more washed out in a couple places, but I'm sure everyone really wants to know about the bridges. They're also about the same as they were two years ago when I was last there. We had a truck and could have...

Yeah, we ended up doing this: http://www.vftt.org/forums/showthread.php?t=36187 Thanks for the report, though! This weekend's plans were for me to backpack the west side of the Grafton Loop with a buddy of mine, but the weather looks atrocious... Chris

Update: The missing hiker has been found alive. No reports yet about his condition, but this is definitely good news. http://www.bangordailynews.com/detail/144770.html

The hiker is still missing. Latest from the Bangor Daily News, especially of interest are the last reader comment (as of 11:45AM on 5/31, in any case): "Our grandson and a friend met up with him on the Knife's Edge on Friday afternoon. Our grandson said he was complaining of "getting all...

Date of Hike: 5/29/10 Trail Conditions: Dry down low, a few minor muddy spots here and there, Jackson branch was mostly clear of blowdowns. Crawford path over to Mizpah Hut was blowdown hell! One part in the middle was so badly blocked we actually lost the trail while trying to go around it...

Hello, I have checked the trail condition forum and also those on other sites, and I just can't find any updates for these peaks within the last week. I would like to climb these on Saturday (up Pierce, over to Eisenhower, and back the same way) with my girlfriend, who probably wouldn't want...

Date of Hike: 4/2/10 Trail Conditions: Soft, softening, wet granular snow. Special Equipment Required: Snowshoes and gaiters. I did manage to get most of the way up without post-holing on microspikes, while my friend trailed me in snowshoes, but once we were at treeline the snow got super...

Hello everybody, Me and a friend would like to hike the Hancocks tomorrow starting from the standard route off the Kanc. Ellozy's page has this note: "There are several stream crossings which may be difficult." I am wondering if anybody who's been out there might know what to expect. Are the...

Date of Hike: 3/20/2010 Trail Conditions: Mostly dry rock with a few small patches of snow, all of which were no more than 40' long and supported my weight. Special Equipment Required: T-shirt, as it was rather warm. Comments: Beautiful first day of spring bare-boot hike, though bare-booting...

While hiking the Franconia Ridge traverse yesterday, I came across the strangest thing just shy of the Lincoln summit: 3 people dressed in somewhat clownish clothing running a game of Bingo! This was complete with cards, chips, and a crank-driven cage to select Bingo balls. I took this...

A Texan being a wus about a finger injury? It wasn't Tony Romo was it? ;) http://www.theonion.com/content/news/tony_womo_out_three_to_four_weeks

Date of Hike: 8/8/09 - 8/9/09 Trail Conditions: Carlo Col trail had some mud but was more remarkable because the NH side seemed to be a big clearcut. Ugly. The ridges, especially on the Goose Eye range seemed to have had a lot of recent work done, including lots of new bog bridges, some with...

Date of Hike: 7/19/2009 Trail Conditions: Some mud here and there, but the ledges near the top of Blueberry Ledges were dry, which was good. Dicey's Mill trail was mostly dry and very gentle, a welcome way to descend. The 1 river crossing on Dicey's Mill was very easy. Special Equipment...

This follow-up contains no details other than to state the the hiker is "doing well" in the ICU. That sounds positive though. http://www.sunjournal.com/node/36456/ Chris

Date of Hike: 7/11/09 - 7/12/09 Trail Conditions: Stratton Brook Pond road in good shape, low spots have had canals dug in places to let the water out. Brook crossing at Stratton Brook was a bit high but passable, though I hear it was worse just a couple days before we got there. From there...

Date of hike: 7/2/09 Conditions: Started from Kidney Pond, and the trail was just about as wet as I've ever seen a trail. Sometimes walking over ankle-deep was unavoidable. The trail was a running stream and the trees were all soaked. Other than the wetness, the going wasn't awful until the...