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Blue Mountain Lake to Long Lake is a nice 3 day paddle. Camping on the more remote west arm of Forked Lake is a highlight. Start at Blue Mountain Lake and take out at the boat launch in Long Lake Village. There is a long portage leaving Forked Lake (1.6 miles) but it is easily wheeled along a...

Looks like the work of a pileated woodpecker on a poplar tree, although a bear sounds more exciting!

My wife and I hiked through there last weekend as part of a three day backpacking trip. Parts of the trail have been recently brushed out. The bog bridges are old but most are adequate for hiking. We hiked it on a dry sunny day and even then many of the surfaces of the bog bridges were damp...

I stayed at the old shelter site past wamsutta two weeks ago. Nice site along with the other that tdawg mentions 50 yards past on the right. I've always passed clamshell by, never found it very appealing. We did take a look around clamshell and there is a new bear box. There was also the...

Probably the worst I have seen them in central Vermont. The heat seems to make them faster and more aggressive. Hoping the electric bug racket gets a favorable review.

Stayed at Gray Knob cabin thursday night. Hiked in the vicinity of the Gray Knob trail to Edmunds Col. No sign of the trail as this area is buried under over 100" of snow. This area is very shaded and icey in the AM, Ice Axe recommended to save you from a long dangerous fall. Summited Jefferson...

Hey Skip, I enjoyed hiking with you a couple weeks ago on the Twins and Galehead. Glad to hear that your hiking partner is back on the trails! Mike

Keith may be right but I was going to guess fisher. The gait looks to long and the track too big for a skunk.

Congrats Sue! Nice meeting you and Earl last weekend. I'm stiil stuck on 5/48 W4k. Early March can be sunny and warm. Maybe I will get a few more

BigEarl, I would like to join you. Is it around 12 miles with a 4k elev gain? I have done these peaks but not by the approaches you mention. I will send you an email with more details. Thanks for the invite. Mike

Nebraska Notch would be a good choice. The trailhead starts at Lake Mansfield and ascends to a deep notch in the spine of the Green Mountains. Taylor Lodge is a good turn around spot with views and a couple of tables in front. It's around 800ft elev gain in about 2 miles. An easy hike into...

In the adirondacks one summer I saw a strange flickering star turning from red to green. At first I thought it was a distant jets navigation lights but it never moved and was still flickering green and red. A couple of my friends thought it coud be a UFO:eek: After some research I think it is...

Wow, that is strange! Burlington hardly ever gets more snow than we do down here in Waterbury. We are just 25 miles down I89 and I don't think we have even reached 6 inches yet from this storm. I might have to head to Burlington to ski the bike path.

Lithium batteries seem to perform alot better when it is cold. If I'm bringing my 60csx along when its real cold I use them. They are a little pricey but they also are a bit lighter.

The Garmin 60CSx is a great unit. I had one for a couple of years and ended up losing it on a canoe trip in the adirondacks this summer. It is at the bottom of Fourth Lake near Inlet. After the loss I was thinking about buying a lesser model as punishment for being a real jerk! However, In...

Helen Hamlins book Nine Mile Bridge is excellent. Not a mountain story but a great story of life in far Northern Maine in the early 1900's

Mats I think your 2.5 gallons of sweat estimate may be way off. You lose alot of water thru respiration and on really long hard hikes sometimes tears may be a factor. I think there may be only one good way to accurately measure how much sweat you are producing on a pemi loop. If we could...

Hi Mats, How were you able to estimate the 2.5 gallons of sweat on the pemi loop? Maybe water consumption and a prehike and posthike weigh in?

In Vermont the child must attend and pass a hunter safety course taught by a certified instructor before they can get a hunting license There is a written test and a field excercise where the child must demonstrate safe firearm handling. Many young children find the test difficult to pass and...

He has already learned his lesson I agree with the principle of charging for rescues for people who are negligent. I was hoping they would stick to the numerous clear cut cases of negligence. I'm not sure if this one fits the bill. He chose an overly ambitious hike for the season and one...