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Congratulations Rols! :) - Ivy

I have a golite daypack (I think the name of it is something like "3" or "30"... it was a number anyway....I am too lazy to go into the closet to look at it right now.) I use it for most of my three-season day hikes and really like it. It has held up great for everything from bushwhacks to...

Here's my hubby's best shot I think it came out pretty good, but he says I'm biased. :) - Ivy

Here is the press release sent out by N.H. Fish & Game: (Mods, I hope it's okay to post this instead of link to it elsewhere since it's a press release.... if not, feel free to delete.) MISSING HIKERS FOUND IN FRANCONIA NOTCH; ONE DEAD CONCORD, N.H. - Two hikers missing on Mt. Lafayette were...

Trail conditions: Chippewa Trail had just a dusting of powder over a sheet of mostly solid ice. We couldn't figure out where the trail went after hitting the beaver pond -- we crossed on the dam and found the yellow blazes on the other side. Otherwise the trail was in good shape and easy to...

Great to run into you guys. We were so happy that your group's feet packed down the Twinway so nicely... it sure was much easier going back! :) - Ivy

This summer, I was with a group that basically traversed Baxter State Park. We stayed at Roaring Brook the first night. On the second night we stayed at Chimney Pond, dumped our overnight gear and headed up Katahdin via the Cathedral Trail. I went solo across the Knife Edge and down the Dudley...

I backpacked in my Tevas for a couple days when we were in New Zealand... it was too rainy at the time to bother with boots (there was one bay crossing, which was up to our knees and a few little streams as well.) I didn't have any trouble all but kept any eye on my feet much of the way to make...

No, Pack Mule is right. There are definitely trail condition reports that have disappeared. Looking for one post, I could not find it using search or by looking through the threads (I went all the way back to a prior post by the same individual, which was hiked the week before the post I was...

I went to Mono Lake when we climbed Mt. Whitney a couple years ago... I wasn't all that impressed... though I have other friends who said they really love it there. I left there thinking, what was I missing? It just seemed like a big lake to me. :) Also in that area is Bodie, an old ghost town...

I am so sorry for your loss. My thoughts are with you and your family, Neil and Sylvie. - Ivy

Here's the stats I kept track of for 2007: 585.3 miles hiked 131,260 feet of elevation gain 66 mountains hiked (I only count those that are 3K or higher...) 5 new state highpoints 23 bag nights (camping/backpacking both count.) Of the last four years, this was my lowest tally for most of those...

I use a silk liner with my winter bag (I think the brand name is Coccoon, but I could be wrong.) It makes a noticeable difference in the warmth of my bag... it is billed as adding 10 degrees... don't know how accurate that is though. I've never had any problems with tangling... since you're...

Thanks so much for all the recommendations. :) I've been taking tours of sites all morning... so far smugmug seems to best match everything I'm looking for... I'm going to give it a test run this weekend to see how I like it. - Ivy

Phanfare costs $55 a year... and it was worth every penny as it was. But like I said they are changing their business model in the very near future. It is becoming a "gated community" so you must be a member to look at pictures. When that occurs, they will not allow you to link a slideshow of...

Hopefully this is okay to post... I'm looking for a new photo sharing Web site and hoping for some recommendations for favorites. (I basically will use it for hiking pictures, so that helps make my post relevant to the hiking world...) : I have been posting pictures on phanfare for a while now...

Date of Hike: Dec. 8-9 Trail conditions: All trails had about three to five inches of fluffy snow... it was kind of cruddy to walk on... didn't provide much traction or fill in the holes around the rocks very well. Lowe's Path well trodden and barebootable to Log Cabin. We tried crampons on...

Okay, the official name for the thingy is a 3/16" x 1/4" binding post, which fits perfectly in the strap holes and is just the right length to hold the straps closed. Here is a three-picture series (courtesy of HikerBob who came up with this fix) to show how it works Click here for pictures...

I'll check with my rivet supplier to make sure the official name for the thingy is a rivet. It has two big ends that screw together in the middle -- so I slip it through holes on each side of the straps. I know someone else who uses those chunky plastic ties the same way. Before I had the...

Is it the back strap that you're having a problem with? You can use a twist tie or a rivet to keep the strap on the back from coming loose while you're hiking. It works great. - Ivy