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eeeuuuuwwwww!!!!! Okay, more than I needed to know! :eek: ;)

Still no moose? So what you're saying is that you're still mooseless?

Saw my first water strider on yesterday's hike. If you're not sure what a water strider is, here's a picture (not mine). P.S. This one's female.

In Praise of Quinoa Do you know about quinoa? It is a grain from South America. Few people have heard about it, yet I find it in regular old supermarkerts (e.g. Shaw's in Keene, NH). Unlike rice it is a complete protein (all nine essential amino acids) so you can eat it by itself (unlike...

Thanks Thanks Trudy. I guess it's time to make the drive. And thanks to all who posted for the other related info. It's not NH (a little Granite State chauvanism) but it is certainly a beautiful area with a high "vista to effort ratio." I first discovered it from reading the the New York...

Still some snow and ice on the trails around the pond where people compacted it all winter. The beaver is out and active.

Hmmm... In my experience they would be better than bare booting but not optimal. Under steep conditions (i.e. Tucks) and when snow is loose (like granular corn) you want to "bite" deeper and MS don't give you that. Also MS lose some of their traction when you can't place your sole flat...

Awesome photos I'm gonna start saving for a trip today.

Rotfl Wait, wait, I can't catch my breath.....

sausage fingers: noun. the swelling that occurs in fingers when backpacking. Sample sentence: She tried to tie her hiking boots but couldn't because of her sausage fingers. calfenate: verb. to hit the calf of the opposite leg with your hiking boot, leaving a dirty mark. Sample sentence...

great video, great family Great video. (interesting choice of soundtrack, tho'). Are they all yours? Looks like you're all very close. Nice.

It's not just about hiking alone So I had a feeling that the "hiking alone" thing might hijack the thread. As a woman I don't mind hiking alone. Some women do. Some men don't mind hiking alone, some men do. I have a sense - and I'll be the first to admit that maybe I'm reading too much...

I know on many Catskill 3500 Club hikes about 10 minutes into the hike the leader would call "separation" and the men would hike on ahead out of sight. We women would then do "whatever" and then when we started hiking we would call out so that we wouldn't catch the men writing their names in...

Wow. That's perfect. :p

I'm interested in hearing about the experiences of my fellow (hmm "fellow" seems like a strange word to use here :p ) women hikers. All kinds of experiences, but in part what makes the female experience different from the male experience. So I'll start us off. I guess one of the things that...

Mine too :(

A Moose on Skis!! I didn't realize they knew how to x-country ski. :rolleyes:

Has anyone been on the trail to Alander recently? I promised a friend I'd drive down from NH and help her take her kids on a hike but she wants it to be free of snow and ice. Thanks for any info you have.

Trail: Metacomet-Monadnock to summit (from South) The parking lot is starting to melt but you should have 4-wheel drive. The trail was packed snow and ice and perfect for my stabilizers.