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Belknaps Last I knew you were going from Rowe.If from whiteface you must go to Piper to get to Round Pond.Where are you going to Park? Or are you going to Piper and White face from Belknap?If so (IN) the col between P and B take the sharp right turn called the Piper Link (BLUE) to Round pond...

72? Another Trailwrights 72 for you both I presume;)

Rescue Chris Peg and I met them leaving Belknap on the White trail heading down. I asked them if they were one group as they were spread out a lot. We got back to the garage where we met 4 of them and another 4 down in the parking lot.I was curious about them while driving on my way down the...

Saturday, October 9, Trailwrights and PV SAR worked together on the Artist’s Bluff/Bald Mountain loop. All the waterbars were cleaned to be ready for spring, and the rest of the day’s work was on the Short Circuit relocation. The first picture shows the start of a sidehill and cribbing. In...

Fellow VFTTrs Can you help in this survey to gather information on Volunteer efforts within NH Parks, be it Trail maint. or in other efforts. Hello: We hope you will take a few minutes to complete this on-line survey for the State Parks System Advisory Council’s sub-committee on Volunteers...

No Water in Lake? jniehof: Really enjoyed your pics and was really surprised that Williams Lake was so low. We climbed Wheeler in Aug.08 and found the lake full.I tried to find a picture we took but could not.None the less it is still impressive. We climbed up the same route and back the same...

Guyot or Zealand Amazing trip and weather.Looks to me like Alex will be able to handle the high points of the west whenever she decides to go for them. It looked like a Picture perfect day and you captured it well. Now which of the two are you going to count on the Trailwrights 72 summits?;)

Fun TR as usual So much for hi-pointing for this year.I bet you and the gals will continue,it is in your blood now;).We will be looking for you guys in A-Z in the future. Winter conditioning trips will be in order now.Keep us all up to date with more TRs.

Sat. Oct. 9th.We will return to our adopted Artist Bluff/Bald Mtn. Loop. Becoming In November - The Veterans Trail. The Pemigewasset Valley Rescue Team will be with us again for more fun and games. We can do our basic maintenance and continue the work on the newly opened Short circuit trail will...

Breaks SAR:Since you asked, Here is a little info.You get a bathroom break when the tower closes for the season, usually mid Oct.depending on conditions. I have worked in the past untill just after Thanksgiving. Yes you commute every day however you do not have to,.the cabin is available...

Manning the Towers. Hikerfast: Not sure where you got the information that the towers have not been manned in years.Here in NH they have been manned right along.We had a closing of all the towers some 12 yeasrs or so ago because of cuts but opened right back up almost immediatly and kept open...

Numbers For those interested in numbers,the following are the totals for the day: Installed 9 Rock Steps, " 13 Paver stones, " 2 Rock Water Bars, " 2 Earth water Bars. Totals= 11 people x 7.5 hrs = 82.5 Person Hrs. (Free Labor to our State Park) Value ???? Roy thanks for the nice comments.We...

Trailwrights worked with eleven happy workers who came from many parts of the area: Quebec, Maine, Massachusetts, and of course, New Hampshire. We spent Sat., Sept. 25 working on the Mt. Pemigewasset trail which needs much more work than we could do on one day, so we chose a particularly...

Mt.Belknap On MT. Belknap in Gilford,there is going to be a new 180 ft tower some 300 ft south of the present communication tower and eliminate the 85ft one now there situated next to the fire tower.The 3 buildings next to the tower will come down and one new building constructed to house the...

Knowledge Walker.I agree most touriste do tend to stay on the trails BUT not all. My pupose for mentioning proper brushing is that route finding is a skill and understanding how a trail is maintained can be a goog tool. Sar EMT40:I bet you agree that many injuries are do to tripping and...

All Welcom Creag if you can make it, you will be welcom, the nore the merrier.:)

Brushing Roy is correct. All brush should be cut flush to the ground and ALL branches cut flush to the trunk. Brushing to me is probably just as important as blazing,maybe more especially in winter.If the recommended 8ft rule is carried out only the side of a tree facing the trail will have...

Sat. Sept. 25th Mt. Pemigewasset Trail Franconia Notch State park. We will continue work, consisting of Major Rock work and if enough people, continue adding waterbars. We will need leadership to set up a hi-line and place rock steps in a steep eroding and down hill creeping section of trail...

Finishing Thanks Dave bet you had fun. Stinkyfeet:Yes 72 documented hours are required.Of those 72, 3 days are required with Trailwrights. I tried to get 72 days but that was voted down;) Can't underatand why:D

Welcome back I am sure your own home and bed were very welcome when you got home.Wow 20,000 miles.I sure can appreciate all that driving and i am sure you enjoyed it,maybe not the storms.:D Thanks for the ride and keeping us on the edge of our seats as we enjoyed your adventure with you.We...