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  1. DSettahr

    Town supervisor explores Adirondack hiking fee

    I wrote this for ADKHighPeaks, posting it here as it's also relevant. I did some reading on the topic and there's some interesting research that has been done on both backcountry "licenses" as well as visitor use fees to wilderness areas. The following is summarized from Wilderness Management...
  2. DSettahr

    Wilderness First Aid (SOLO)- Waterville Valley

    If you don't have this certification, and this particular course is convenient to you, you should really ought to consider taking it. IMO, everyone who is serious about backcountry recreation should maintain a current WFA certification.
  3. DSettahr

    Leave The Wallet In The Car! - And Open Thank You To An Amazing Hiker Couple

    Yep. This makes identifying the body a lot easier.
  4. DSettahr

    ADK Alpine Day - suggestions?

    The only other "long, above treeline day" that comes to mind would be Skylight and Marcy from the Loj- ascend via Lake Arnold/Feldspar Brook to 4 Corners, summit Skylight, return to 4 Corners, summit Marcy, descend back to the Loj via the VanHoevenberg trail. Definitely bring your microspikes-...
  5. DSettahr

    Phone while climbing Jumble

    Fourth: MAGPIE
  6. DSettahr

    Photo Sharing Sites

    I also use Picassa and have been satisfied- except for the fact that if you also have Google+ on your google account, it directs visitors to your Google+ photo page rather than the default Picassa albums. There are ways around it (adding "?noredirect=1" without the quotes to the end of your...
  7. DSettahr

    Mountainsmith Daylight Lumbar pack?

    I use this: http://www.rei.com/product/829858/mountainsmith-day-tls-waistpack I also got the shoulder straps (sold separately). I'm not sure that the model you're looking at will work with the shoulder straps. I know that you're trying to put more weight on your hips, but the shoulder straps...
  8. DSettahr

    High Peaks Foliage

    Still some good color this weekend, but it's definitely past peak, which was definitely last weekend.
  9. DSettahr

    Hantavirus at Uphill leanto

    At the current rate, it's going to take me at least 6 more years to finish anyways. :)
  10. DSettahr

    Recommended Backpacking Trips in Adirondacks?

    Those peaks whose summit is above 4000 feet. There are 46 of them, and they tend to be popular destinations for many hikers (you get a patch for climbing all of them). Jay H asked because when most folks are asking for suggested itineraries here, including one or several of those peaks is a...
  11. DSettahr

    How to upset the locals regarding trail-head parking

    I really don't think ignorance is more or less prevalent in "city folk" than it is in "country folk." :) I'm sure a lot of is is due to a cultural difference- in most cities, you can usually park anywhere on the street. I'm not trying to excuse their behavior... but I bet quite a few forum...
  12. DSettahr

    Recommended Backpacking Trips in Adirondacks?

    I would look into doing the loop around the Seward Range in the Western High Peaks. Lengthwise, it fits your criteria (it's about 30-35 miles, I believe). Start and end in Coreys, and traverse through the Ward Brook, Cold River, and Calkins Brook areas. It will take you through some of the...
  13. DSettahr

    100 mile wilderness questions

    Like peakbagger stated, don't expect a true wilderness, at least not in the same sense as what you've experienced in designated wilderness areas in in the Adirondacks, Catskills, and White Mountains. The area surrounding the 100 mile wilderness is pretty actively managed for timber production...
  14. DSettahr

    4 Season List (Gridiot) Question

    No, I meant camp somewhere between the trailhead and the summit. A mountain can't count twice unless I've returned to a trailhead in between both summits. This is my own personal standard, not any "official" one that I'm aware of.
  15. DSettahr

    Tarptents-Talk to me

    Have you thought about just using a hardware store tarp? That's what I mainly use year-round. I generally run a rope between two trees, and pitch the tarp over it A-frame style, with p-cord running from each of the 4 corners to stakes in the ground. During bug season, I carry a separate bug...
  16. DSettahr

    4 Season List (Gridiot) Question

    I voted for "precise moment you step on the summit" because that's the standard I would hold myself to. But a hike can't count twice- i.e., I can't camp at the base of the mountain, summit on the last day of Summer, then re-summit on the first day of fall, and have it count for each season-...
  17. DSettahr

    Northern PA Backpacking

    Thanks for the information. After discussing things with my hiking companions, it sounds like we're dead set on the Old Loggers Path. I'm definitely starting to look forwards to this trip (and presumably other trips in PA in the future). Coincidentally, there was a discussion started earlier...
  18. DSettahr

    Birch Tree Die-Off in the Kilkenny?

    I can't be sure without seeing it myself, but it may just be natural forest succession. Birch trees require a lot of sunlight to survive, and don't deal with competition very well. They tend to only grow in areas where there has been recent disturbance, which allows a lot more sunlight to...
  19. DSettahr

    Allen - wet spots

    I would bring the crocs. And a towel. Don't forget that there is also the Opalescent crossing further in, in addition to the Hudson and Lake Jimmy. As for water, you should be fine. Skylight Brook is a pretty decent sized stream that you cross right before you begin the uphill climb on the...
  20. DSettahr

    Basin Summit Northeast Ledge Trail Reroute

    SummitHat asked me to post this here to help spread the word, since he doesn't have a VFTT account. Original Thread
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