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I'll add "The Welch - Dickey" loop to one of your first hikes. It's not that easy / not to hard, and there is a reason why it makes "Biggest Bang for your Buck" list time and time again. It mostly faces south, do it's one of the first lops to clear out of snow in the spring. Also, carry more...

A good scanner I bought a "Canon" scanner (CanoScan LiDE200) for under a $100.00 last year. It's a flat bed style with software that gives you the option of saving all outputs as JPG's or PDF's. I've had NO problems with this scanner. It's fast and easy to use. I find the PDF files easier...

Car Doors, Keys, and Miles from anywhere My piece of wisdom comes from an incident at the trail head many years ago. Now, I ALWAYS, ALWAYS, LOCK MY CAR DOOR WITH MY CAR KEY, NOT BY PUSHING THE LOCK BUTTON, AND SLAMMING THE DOOR SHUT!!! Looking through the locked, car window and seeing your...

The snow is melting, and soon the trails will fill with hikers discovering the mountain trails for the first time. Like many, years of experience have taught me many things. Some, I picked up in books written by the greats , Fletcher, Waterman, Allen, Smith, Dickerman and many others. Some I...

White Mountains are in: Afghanistan, Safed Koh Australia, Queens Land Greece, Island of Crete, Lefka Ori United States, Alaska United States, Arizona United States, California United States, Nevada United States, New Hampshire and Middle Earth And Parking passes are recognized at all locations...

If a man is hiking through the woods and there is not a woman there to hear him …….. Is he still wrong?

I'm bettin' from the base road to The Caps trailhead a week before Memorial Day, and the rest, from The Caps trailhead northward towards Rt 2, sometime around the second week in June. The northern part usually takes a beating during the winter. But spring is on the...

I Case You Didn't know: Now you know... You have been warned!!

A Good Read for Trail Maintenance This down-loadable (PDF File) from the AMC will help with the relationship between the trail maintainer and trail. adopter-handbook.pdf Even if you never pick up a shovel or clippers, as a trail hiker you should read it. AND TO ALL THE VOLUNTEERS MAINTAINING...

Software to track satellites/shuttle/ISS For what its worth, ORBITRON is a very user friendly software program that tracks and shows satellite paths and sighting predictions. You can update it automatically, with little input from the user. This is good for people that are not rocket...

First and foremost...I'm not bashing the AMC. Please don't take it any other way than my thoughts on a shuttle service. I always felt the AMC (or somebody) SHOULD run a shuttle service encompassing the entire White Mountain Nation Forest. This would help all hikers and lower traffic. For...

I take it this is banned from any wilderness area, falls under the "no mechanical contraptions" clause. :D :D I don't want to follow this guy to closely. Wind chill would be unbelievable. Hike Free and Live...Walker

The White Hills by Thomas Starr King Here the link to "The White Hills by Thomas Starr King, first published in 1860 The White Hills - Google Books Here's a big dose of history! Good Read Hike Free and Live...Walker

Didn't they (and we all know who "they " are ;))try this in the late 70's / early 80's in the White's, dealing with winter rescues. I remember something about "if you were north of a certain line ( the Kanc, I think ) and you had the card, you were safe, in not, you paid. I can't remember...

A little FAQ segment about congressman John Weeks and the act that put the "White Mountain Nation Forest" on the map, literately. It from Friday Feb 18, 2011 Boston Globe On-line here Law that paved way for White Mountains preservation hits 100 Does the NFS have a lot of plans for this...

I wouldn't touch that comment with a ten foot pole. I'm sorry...It's contiguous :D Hike free and Live..Walker

As with most things in life....... Drum roll please..................................................... You get what you pay for!! With the exception of wooden hiking poles found or made on the side of the trail. I, myself, dislike the option of having a piece of equipment I can't (or...

WASHINGTON, February 2nd, 2011 -- The U. S. Forest Service, today with partner organizations, the National Association of State Foresters and the American Forest Foundation, announce the U.S. celebration of the official United Nations International Year of Forests 2011. The theme of the U.S...

Depending where you live you pay the following for Taxes on Gas and Beer (cents per Gal on Gas / per 6 pack (or container) on beer) NH Gas = 19.6 Beer = 30 MA Gas = 23.5 Beer = 11 ME Gas = 31.0 Beer = 35 VT Gas = 24.5 Beer = 26.5 NY Gas = 44.6 beer = 14 (from Tax Foundation (c) 2010)...

I also use Google DNS The IP addresses are: Primary = 8.8.8.8 Secondary = 8.8.4.4 I have no problems with this. It find "VFTT" and "The Mountain Wondering Blog Site" every time. What other site do you really need? ;) Hike Free and Live...Walker