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Great report... and what a coincidence... I think Sheep is working on that very same list! It always amazes me how thrilled the dogs get over those last rotten patches of snow. Sheep spent a good portion of our Galehead hike in similar positions rolling in the snow.

That brought back some nice memories for me. I grew up in the Baltimore area and spent some time in Gunpowder State Park many years ago. Thanks for sharing your photos!

This looks great! Thanks for continuing to make these pages such a valuable resource. I used your site constantly as I made my first pass through the 48 and I still refer to them quite often in planning new hikes.

I was there in January and there was a pretty obvious sign marking the Carter Dome/Carter Moriah split. Given the amount of snow you are showing, it's not surprising that you saw no sign of it. I tried to find a photo of the sign but didn't seem to have one. When I was there, it looked like no...

I think the purpose of the input for a 2nd GPS is if you keep this unit below deck and don't have satellite access. You can still connect it to another gps unit up above. This doesn't seem to be an issue for kayakers. I'm glad this was posted. My kayak skills are still so limited that I never...

This is really true and one of the reasons I really connect with the ultralight philosophy. It's not as much about worrying about every ounce as hiking in a way that gets us closer to using our natural body. The UL pack makes it feel like my (much lighter) load is really a part of my body rather...

I know everyone's back issues are different but for me, I found that going UL was best for my back. I find that carrying less overall weight and carrying it very close to my torso and distributed pretty evenly is best for me. I use a Golite pack with no real support (I use an internal z-rest to...

Thanks for the greenie. Sometimes the anticipation of a new hiking season gets me almost as fired up as the actual hiking!

I highly recommend hiking in the Wild River area. I have done a couple of long loops over parts of the Carter Range the past few years. It's a wonderful place to hike and you'll almost certainly have the woods to yourself even on the most beautiful weekend day. I will definitely hit that area...

The real issue I have found with iPod software in the Wilderness is battery life. Running these applications on my phone doesn't give me nearly enough battery power to track a long hike. I'm also not sure they'd work well under heavy tree cover but I haven't tried that yet. I stick with my...

Thanks Mohammed! Those are some great options. The Northern Presidentials are still my most under-explored area- mainly due to the long drive from the Boston area. I do agree with you that the Star Lake Trail is a definite gem. I loved that last bit of scrambling when I had to give Sheep a good...

Since I won't be able to get out this coming weekend, my Winter hiking season ended last weekend. This got me thinking about what I want to accomplish this summer. Without a peak list that I'm actively working on, my thoughts have been moving to redlining. For a couple years now, I've been...

Sheep and I had a similar wind experience yesterday. On the Flume summit, winds were brisk but bearable. Liberty was another matter. I stayed long enough to step on the summit and snap three photos of the windblown sheep before rushing back to the scrub. I never lost footing but it was close.

Tom and Atticus had an interesting bat experience recently as well. http://tomandatticus.blogspot.com/2010/03/glove-thief.html

Thanks Cath. No one else seemed to connect with my idea of "leave the trail in better condition than you found it" but it seemed like common sense to me!

For me, it all comes down to doing what I can to making the trail a little nicer for the next person. It's an extension of the "leave no trace" philosophy. If I find trash on the trail, I pick it up. If I can clear a blowdown, I do. If there is a big mud hole, I get my feet wet and go through it...

I'm generally pretty laid back when it comes to imposing hiking rules on others but seeing a nicely tracked trail torn to pieces on a day like yesterday sure makes me sad. Coming down Falling Waters, most people were barebooting and the trail was getting shredded. It wasn't a big deal to use it...

That is incredibly sad news. I just came upon the Dog Chapel last summer and Sheep and I now stop there on a regular basis when in the area. Mr. Huneck seemed to be a wonderful man. I remember clearly once when he was at a table working on a new drawing and Sheep spilled a liquid on the drawing...

Kevin, thanks for sharing that again. Do you carry this along with some sort of sleeping pad? I keep going back and forth on how much to carry on winter hikes. I used to always carry a sleeping bag and pad when I hiked solo on weekdays. Now that I'm hiking weekends I tend to go a lot lighter...

How late do these gatherings usually last? I can't make it at 6 but would love to drop by later and contribute my own old man stories!