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love my whippet I love my whippet and use it all the time in winter but not in the way you might think. It's great for going up or down steep sections. I just hook it around a tree or dig it into hard packed snow above me and pull myself up. Going down a steep icy section I do the same by...

Saturday night around sunset. Get there early for good parking. Best venue on earth for a fireworks show.

Iceland is the most incredible place! I also stayed at the Salvation Army Guest house in Reykjavik. Probably the cheapest place outside of camping. Flights there are reasonable, but everything else is very expensive. The Lonely Planet book on Iceland was helpful - not only with accommodations...

Hey Ed Count me in! Would love to join you on another Dix traverse even if I'll miss the Banff film festival in Saratoga on Saturday night. I'd rather experience adventure than watch it. I'd like to try the West Mill Brook route. Hoping for a view this time on Grace. nancy

Ed and Alice Stanley were amazing folks. They hiked all over the ADK’s and were one of the firsts to complete the North East 115 (they didn’t submit their lists for recognition). Ed, at 84, was out doing trail maintenance just a month before he died last year. They both inspired to me to explore...

Via Ferrata is definitely cool and a bit scary, depending on your ability to deal with heights and exposure. I was there in August of 2000 and did a bunch of Via Ferratta routes as well as some rock climbing and hiking. The Dolomites are magnificent no matter what you choose to do. Be aware of...