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I am guessing the carriage road became the jeep access road for the firetower?

the UNH topos (I forget the link - just google it) & historicaerials.com are good.

Among a lot of others, I believe I've done all the trails. I've also gotten lost and was scared I'd get "be-nighted" but didn't :) The place is a gem and freaking huge. Many more ledges than any trails would ever go to!!!! Also some old features on old trail maps. It's pretty tough to...

Over the years I have visited the area quite a bit... first time years ago in early spring when I got lost on the old snowmobile trails (prior to the recent work) which seemed to go straight across the swamps/bogs!!! I'm not totally clear on the work that happened over the last year or so...

ugh -yeah, the three ponds area is QUITE unfortunate (for hikers), but, I guess it would be fun on a snow machine - ?

tell that to the crews clearing the new W I D E ski trails on Cannon/Mittersill that you can probably see from outer space :0

Anybody who's opposed to having the bridge - I have a recommendation: walk about 50 feet past the bridge and cross the river on your own (then, don't use any trails in there - thereby reducing trail/bridge wear and tear). There - problem solved for those offended by it. Same goes for...

Jeez - I haven't been up since spring, but, that's a nice-looking view!!!!!

I don't think the "death trap" description is over the top. I happen to agree. By the way, I've crossed at the former bridge location a number of times since removal - it's never a gimme. Actually, I have met several groups (when IN the wilderness) that didn't know it was removed despite...

????? I'm not ignoring the OP - I'm suggesting actually *learning* topography and map skills first

My 2 cents: don't look up any routes online. Use the Gazetteer (or topo map if you can easily get a copy) and go to the nearest road or trail and nearest approach (sometimes very different - I tend to shorten a drive and do a longer bushwhack). Study how to use map/compass and set compass...

but sometimes when I get a signal in the middle of the wilderness after I've stepped over my umpteenth blowdown, I feel like rewarding myself by shopping for outdoor gear :)

Hopefully the website will be available!!!! :)

me too! Similar letter!

Hi All! Finally found it - third time was the charm!!! Actual location was different from on the old topos and the USGS location by around a quarter mile.... I believe I was within a dozen or so yards of it the other 2 times, but, I went into the woods to avoid very thick stuff (in the...

I totally get what you're saying - that area is a REALLY filled with not just blowdowns but also HUGE rocks and mossy holes. I "postholed" into the moss multiple times and did a plethora of face-plants. Although I no longer have a SPOT locator device, I was kind of wishing I had one. BUT...

HI Hikerbrian - interesting info - Thanks for posting!!! I just cannot picture the Garfield Stream as thigh-deep.... as it wasn't deep at all on Oct 10 when I crossed it a week earlier. I guess it may just be a mystery. I don't think I saw you hikerbrian on 10/17 - I went to Galehead...

wow - terrific pics!!! Some of those blowdowns look familiar :0

HI Will - I think you must be right - maybe I went east of the stream to avoid blowdowns - that's all I can think happened - good estimate from your map

HI - thanks all! I must have been a little east of the falls but I swear I was on the brook!!!! JustJoe - that's the exact junction I was at from your pic of the cascades- but what's so weird is that the stream seemed flat below the junction. It must not have been. I thought I checked...