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There's a Forest Ranger Station on rt. 16 in Oqussoc I think it is and they might be able to tell you if Wiggle Brook Road is plowed. It's only plowed in connection with logging operations.

But in the same manner it could reduce the population of customers.

What's the AT got to do with depression? This 6 minute clip describe one young man's experience with both. Relevant anytime but perhaps especially around the holidays when many get a certain kind of blues...

I've been to each of the huts at least twice and look forward to more.

Well, the accident report should be fodder for a lively thread.

This is probably not much different, conceptually, than a lot of eco-tourism destinations which I avoid because of my perception that they offer somewhat artificial notions of an outdoor experience. Nonetheless, there are some intriguing hotels/lodges in fascinating places ... if only they were...

I've been to a number of remote ponds where a small fleet of rowboats, and sometimes more, were left in the woods near a wild but suitable landing. Some locked up but most not. Some with oars, some not. (I prefer paddling a canoe with a kayak paddle and, with a sufficienctly long paddle I...

The tradition of camping out to be first in line for the coming season's reservations may be waning but our purposes in participating are still relevant. OK, so we camped out in a warm hotel room and once were as low as # 135 in line, arriving at 5:30, but over 25 years we always got what we...

I think most of us prefer barebooting but winter hiking in most of the mountains in the US entails the expectation of snow, especially at higher elevations. While it is possible to bareboot relatively short distances (distance and preference varies with each of us), at other times it can be...

Waxwings have very distinctive eyewear, like the lone ranger, and a tuft which may not always be so conspicuous and most swallows have a very visible forked tail. What distinguished it as a swallow? The forked tail? Were they flocking around certain trees for seeds or fruit? The cliff swallow...

I disagree with the tone that logging is a cause of fires. Slash left behind is very much a cause of fires but good forestry management includes logging for the purpose of creating firebreaks and removing fuel for wildfires which cover large areas. I'm not surprised that there is a fire...

I've tried to extend my hiking life by diversifying my activities, paddling being one of them, and redlining instead of peakbagging. This saves some wear and tear on the body, or at least distributes it more fairly. I still believe in the tequila therapy method of arthritis prevention but...

"My biggest question, and seemingly the simplest, is how do you pick a place you want to bushwhack too?" 1) on a list, 2) leads to interesting destination (view/pond etc.), 3) a shortcut between something or other ... often between hell and high water. "Do you "scout it" from the road with...

That's a place you can go and reveal your deepest and most inner secrets while complaining about the lack of privacy these days. Thanks, Audrey and Pat, for your hospitality and allowing us to share our deepest and most inner hiking, culinary and medical secrets.

Another way to look at it is that "celestial noon" is when the sun is most overhead, i.e. at its highest point above the horizon. It would be confusing if we were all on "celestial" time ... actually, the punctuality of some might not be any different but I digress ... so we have time zones...

Yep. Several responses on Facebook.

We seem to lose sight that search and rescue is a humanitarian endeavor and not a profit center. As for stupidity on the trail, well, that stupidity exists off the trail, too. If we could extract a fee for every act of stupidity, that would be some marvelous profit center.

Chances are pretty slim for being hit by lightning, too, but responsible hikers don't ignore it. Chances of being attacked by a grizzly are slim, too, but ignore it in grizzly country at your own peril. Awareness and preparedness ... expect the unexpected ... let's see, any more cliches on...

I'm with you Capt. Hunting=Harvesting. Without the proper balance, nature will balance itself out and that means wildlife, most noticeably when it becomes a nuisance, expands territories to where it clashes with our species. Wildlife/fish and game commissions generally, but not always, have a...

I doubt many hikers are without some sort of time piece and if you know the time you can "fabricate" a watch, if even only in your mind, to apply the celestial tool described by TomK. I sometimes use a simplified version of pointing the hour hand towards the sun and reading 12 as south and 6 as...