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They were on the ground next to the Kiosk Monday June 2nd.

Last I heard, MA doesn't count imported hydro as "green" for the purposes of the required minimum green energy content, which is why up until now, there hasn't been much of a 'pull' from MA for Northern Pass. But the EPA CO2 requirements are a separate animal. I think a lot of the opposition...

A couple of years ago, I bought a Pentax Optio W80 camera to take with me hiking (after previously purchasing an Olympus waterproof camera that turned out to be a POS). My primary requirements were: waterproof, shock-resistant, compact, and cold-resistance. I do a fair amount of canoeing and...

Date of Hike: 5/24/2014 Trail Conditions: First trip of the spring, with a group of 3. Hiked the entire trail (2.9 miles) to the junction with the Kinsman Ridge/AT. All water crossings were easily rock-hoppable. Lower third of the trail is mainly dry, middle third has some wet areas, and upper...

Just to recap -- in the WMNF this is the One True Rule Book. Notice that there is one page of "Leave No Trace is Good". That's the "do this or you're a bad person" guidelines, as opposed to "regulations". And the LNT 200 foot trail & water restriction is weasely: "Camp at sites that have...

That is a designated campsite within the Dry River Wilderness. And an awesome one at that. There aren't very many on the Davis path. There is one north of isolation near the davis path/isolation trail east, and there is one just off the davis path near the southern end (at the county boundary...

153-A:24 says: Which says to me that (a) they'll still bill you for reckless behavior and (b) there's a 10K limit for reckless behavior, but the old version did NOT have an upper limit on negligent behavior ??? (see the Scott Mason $$$ bill ....). So, to limit your liability, you should go...

For sleeping bags, most of mine came with big mesh bags for storage. I have a couple of cotton bags like these for the others. I would be concerned that a non-breathable storage bag might have problems with moisture, but on the other hand, the MAIN thing is I make sure all the tents/bags/pads...

Wow. Isolation by Glen Boulder is the most elevation gain... But no love at all for Isolation via Davis Path :-)

So, I've read the article, can somebody summarize what the version voted on *really* says? What are the conditions under which having the card *won't* pay? And did they change the conditions underwhich you will be asked to pay for rescue if you don't have the card? (I'm a fully prepared...

I didn't find (much) trash left in the bear box at the Franconia Brook East tentsite last November. What little there was went in the Scout's backpacks and went to the parking lot with us. I think there is a caretaker there on weekends in the summer, but I'm sure there are people who abuse...

If any of you have lots of time on your hand to read, the subject of bears generates a lot of opinions. Here's one blog entry/comment stream that has all of them. http://sectionhiker.com/bear-bag-rant-its-not-about-protecting-your-food/

Used them last November when I was in the Pemi area with a Scout group. The only drawback is that you have to pick up the canister during normal business hours. But you can return them via a "drop box" at the Lincoln Woods visitor center.

The USFS has free bear canisters available at the ranger stations and the Lincoln visitor center. Please use them if you are going to a campsite w/o a bear box. http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/whitemountain/learning/safety-ethics/?cid=STELPRDB5186355...

Well, argghhh. I almost swung by there yesterday after walking in Pondicherry, I guess it's good I saved the gas. I am wicked bummed.

The Old man is me, since the orginal fell down over a decade ago. The weather was looking pretty bad, with lots of summits in the clouds, temps just above freezing, gusty winds, and a mixture of rain, snow, sleet, and possible oobleck. I didn't want to skip a weekend of hiking, since I've had...

Most of these have been mentioned: Cheap camping: year-round at Lafayette Place and Hancock Campground (neither particularly convenient to the Presis), Fourth Iron at the south end of Crawford Notch. Zealand/Sugarloaf I&II, Dry River Campground 'in season' in Crawford Notch. Free Camping: Gale...

I don't have any clue what you've tried so far for treatment -- there may be physical therapy or medications that help before resorting to surgery. For joint pains in the knees, I've found that Glucosamine Chondroitin helps. Big giant fricking horse-pills, whenever I get lazy and forget to...

Yesterday I was poking around the NOHRSC snow coverage maps, and this week vs 1 year ago, it looks like the Whites have a foot or more snow on the ground than last year. "Most" of the areas the snow was cleared in the woods at lower elevations by about the 3rd week of April (still coverage...