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Nahh. PC is my least fault ... maybe it should be AMPC ... but I was wondering and trying to imagine a gender neutral approach to the matter as I saw snippets about a related fuss from the recent socialist democrats (aka as the ruling branch of the democrat party) convention. The AMC has a...

Can you say that in a gender neutral way? Not that I'm complaining, just wondering.

I agree and I think it represents a fair cost of what goes into the hut system as well as a very competitive price compared to similar facilities elsewhere. Glad the OP had a good trek notwithstanding the Maine North Woods road system which I hope never changes (i.e gets developed, paved etc.)...

Another project by committee with the result that it stands for everything and nothing at the same time. I don't see how anyone can be marginalized in the outdoors, though. Take away unnecessary technical gear, especially the electronics, and its one of the least expensive and most accessible...

The discontinuation of "opening day" was a factor in my NOT returning to the park this year. We customarily visit every two years, occasionally more frequently, and the January event was a great opportunity to meet up with others including staff and other hikers, make complex arrangements...

We've stayed at S. Branch Pond bunkhouse a few times and there was only one night that anyone outside our party stayed there and that was a party of 1.

What's an App?

I think this begs a new description of an ill prepared hiker: "That person's not hiking with a full roll of tape."

With two Whisperlites in my camping crate (one of many repurposed milk crates) you'd think I could remember one for a paddle camping trip, especially after preparing and packaging 3 days of delightful gourmet meals. Nooooo, but at least I somehow came to that realization while passing through...

There's a beautiful tentsite overlooking Stratton Brook Pond at the trailhead if you want to get an early start. I think most people do this loop clockwise as a few have described. Scubbah's route is identical except counterclockwise. Which you choose probably depends on your priority for...

I've heard that sound in my backyard ... a couple cats in heat ... but aren't they beautiful? Halfway through the video one stops and has the look, "Hey, wait a minute, there's lunch with a free camera."

I think everyone on a hike is important, consider it a team effort and manage it as such. A lot of the most important work a leader does happens before the group steps foot on the trail: preparation, planning, screening participants, making sure they have correct and adequate equipment (usually...

As long as we're going far afield, why not Missouri Breaks in Montana? The Sacco River is the antithesis of why I enjoy paddling but there's a reason it is so popular. It is a beautiful flatwater stretch from Conway with sandbars, if you can find an empty one, for swimming, lunch and party...

As long as you're in Asheville, you might as well go to Biltmore. It'll provide ideas for home improvements and gardening projects. :eek: Pick up the Parkway map and you'll see all sorts of little hikes, nature trails and natural attractions ... over the course of a day you can put in several...

I'd say this is terrific advice. However ... I've never been on a group trip on which I wasn't either a leader or the leader. Once ... just once ... I might like to go on one as a participant ... a participant with no responsibilities who can skylark, lallygag and be brain dead to my heart's...

I agree, we should stay on topic as both are worthy of their own threads. One is informative, the other is a debate. I agree, and forgive me for wandering off topic, we can do more to reduce consumption and feel it is wise to decentralize production but let's not repeat something stupid like...

Zealand - When we bagged Zealand on the way to the Bonds, I don't remember a cairn at the "summit". There was a "Zealand" sign on a tree and directly beneath it was a huge pile of moose poop. Moose are known to have poor vision. West Bond - I wouldn't criticize someone else's decision to skip...

Improved trails with a reward of a view, interesting geology or history are going to attract hikers. It can be a matter of when you go, not where you go. Weekends are the most crowded, obviously, but other times for more solitude are weekdays, during school year, bad weather (can still be...

I'd prefer Chimney Pond as a base camp for Katahdin, either ascending, descending or both, but what about Helon Taylor as part of a Knife Edge loop one way or the other? Did I miss something about the latter?

"Old school" and GPS? That's still an oxymoron.