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I'd go out on a ledge and suggest that it was sometime between 1987 and 2007. :) My 1992 edition, the 25th, continues with "E" (4041'). My 1998 edition, the 26th, changes it to "D" (4050') and explains that the Four Thousand Footer Committee changed the list in 1998. Both editions list...

Be careful! The name of this very forum might be in trouble. I use "backcountry" as an adjective, a noun and maybe even a verb but now I have a couple other uses ... a profanity, an adverb e.g. That Backcountry (profanity) is not acting very backcountryly (adverb) and certainly lack...

Thank you, Pat and Audrey, for your generous and gracious hospitality which reunites and introduces an exceptional group of hikers and their support system! I hope you can continue this tradition for many years. For me, the memories reignited by such an occasion lend inspiration for more...

While I agree that our stewardship of all that is around us, including our own species, is our highest calling, I do not think that signing a pledge has much to do with that. I, too, would not likely sign such a pledge and I expect many that do would sign it blindly, sort of like the agreements...

Yes, age will slow down one's pace but so will the desire, appreciation and spiritual engagement of the place you are at. Maybe one's age should not be cited in the context of pace but in the context of awareness. s/ an aged whiskey drinker :)

A good patient will learn whatever they can from a variety of sources, I prefer medical related references, but the personal advice from a source like VFTT should be weighed as I've found the members here to be a generally knowledgeable and sincere source ... BTW, I'd take a 15 yo Pappy van...

At a loss as to how to patch something and in too much of a hurry or considered the product was not worth much effort, I used duct tape. After all, it holds Alaska together. I found it to last quite a while ... longer than I expected to keep it ... decided to reinforce the effort with clear...

You might as well get a job there and at least get paid for the time you spend in the store!

The Bigelow Range begs for the loop which takes you over So. Horn with a short spur over to No. Horn before Avery and West Peak. That is a good ridgeline, much exposed. Did not realize Middle Abraham dropped off the list and that it is now a bushwhack from the AT. Well, its still the same...

REI is building a new store outside of Manchester, NH, Bedford. It will be in the same center as Trader Joe's ... now there's a twofer for ya.

Another thing about Kittery Trading Post, it is big enough for you to get lost in your departments and your wife to get lost in hers! They offer discounted prices on most items and note the clearance racks as sierra points out. One of the first places I go when I start my Christmas shooping...

Canoes are great for carrying large loads and a skilled canoer can paddle waters I avoid in the "Queen Mary". I think you'd find something in the 14-16' range far more versatile. Canoes are also much more at the mercy of the wind. With a spray apron, or better yet, a spray skirt, you can ply...

While you can easily step into a kayak and go, I don't recommend that for a serious paddler. Lots of bad habits start that way. I took a couple courses for my guiding activities. First mistake I'd say is doing what peakbagger does, paddle with his shoulders. Develop a punching motion with...

I begged, borrowed and rented a number of kayaks before I bought one. When shopping, I concluded I'd need about half dozen different boats to suit each purpose to which it could be subject. So, I figured what would be the most useful and concluded one with the capacity for comfortable kayak...

Beautiful country, hey. I notice the "pack animal" in the foreground ... instinctively knows how to maintain order and discipline I bet.

Hey! We eat the blueberries and rasberries don't we. So what's with the Bovidae discrimination? I'd like to see more trails for horses and pack animals, though I don't utilize either one but can evision at least the bridal trail. Like a lot of things, I'd like to see people have the freedom to...

Don't forget, anyone can make a donation anytime so why wait for a toll gate?

I would not do this hike on a rainy day, worse yet in mid-September. Take a look at a map. It is considerably further north than anything in the White Mountains and the weather tends to be worse even than those mountains. At elevation, rain elsewhere can mean freezing rain or worse. I'm sure...

Add the moose poop and round off and there you go, an excuse to "count" it.

Getting there (and back) is half the fun. We typically stop, frequently overnight, in both directions whenever we go to the North Maine Woods and Canadian Maritimes. We call it our "touristing day". The Botanical Gardens is a favorite but here are several more side destinations for this trip...