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I sent in my hundred highest application during the first week of September and heard back by mid-October. Based on previous applications, it does seem to take longer the later in the fall you send it in... I assume because they are getting more applications at that time of year. - Ivy

Another option would be "The Wilderness World of John Muir," edited by Edwin Way Teale. It is a collection of stories from many of Muir's works, so it will give you a taste of everything. Based upon what I enjoyed in Teale's book, I checked out Muir's "The Mountains of California" from the...

So sorry I had to miss the trip... I was really hoping to feel better in time. I enjoyed seeing the pictures though. :) - Ivy

Are you going to the North Island or South Island? I've only been to the South Island so stop reading here if you're North Island bound. :) It's hard to go wrong hiking in NZ, because the scenery is incredibly stunning. We used Lonely Planet's "Tramping in New Zealand" guidebook to plan our...

Hi Dottie, The organization's website can be found at: http://www.tbts.org/ - Ivy

Lincoln Gap Road is closed... though it isn't gated... it just has a sign in the middle of the road that says it's closed. If the roads aren't icy, you can get to Lincoln Gap without a problem... if they are icy you should avoid driving on it because Lincoln Gap is located on a long hill that...

Thanks Garry... you saved me the drive up there. :) - Ivy

The Forest Service Web site is still listing Sawyer River Road as open... just curious, has anyone been out there since Saturday's snowfall and can confirm the road is still drive-able? I do have 4WD but I get nervous about getting stuck anyway. - Ivy

My new favorite is phanfare (you can check out my albums at http://ivy.phanfare.com It's a pay site ($54 per year or $300 for a lifetime membership.) It was really difficult for me to decide to pay for a photo site but this one is really worth it. It is super easy to use and I think the...

Oooh, if only your reporters knew you just said that! :D Great trip report as always... can't wait to see the pictures of all you fashion plates with pink trimmed shoes and single crampons. - Ivy

There is nothing I like better than reading the Baxter winter trip reports... so glad everything went smoothly! :) Congrats all and thanks for sharing! - Ivy

Not in winter... in winter your hike has to start at the point you can drive to on that day. So you could ride your bike to a gated road but no further... because on that day a car could not drive down the road. At least that's the way I understand it. - Ivy

Here a few of my favorites from the past year: Morning light on Monroe View from New Mexico's Wheeler Peak Ice in Lincoln Brook Pemi winter wonderland from South Twin Sunrise on Washington And one more, which was my favorite hiking photo taken by my hubby this year: Marmot at...

Thanks for a fun day out in the woods, and congrats on #45, rocksnrolls. :) I didn't take very many pictures this time since the weather was kind of crappy... (I'm sure I'm going to see the views from Osceola one day...) Here's a link to the few pictures I took, however. I hope to try this...

Nancy Cascade is another that's very pretty in the winter, as are the three sets on the Falling Waters Trail. - Ivy

I personally did not have great luck with the Komperdells... they broke fairly quickly and the locking mechanism stopped working well. I went through two sets (plus using the two leftover poles together, so it was like having three sets, kind of.) I've had other people tell me that I'm tough on...

Thanks everyone for the compliments on the pictures... though I'll admit it's hard to go wrong on such a gorgeous morning. :D - Ivy

Wow... what a difference two weeks makes! - Ivy

We couldn’t have been blessed with better weather for our planned night hike of Mt. Washington on Saturday -- with fairly warm temperatures and the stars glittering overhead like diamonds in a clear sky. MEB, Little Sister, Jen, Giggy, MtnPa, HikerBob & I gathered at the Mountain House on Friday...

LOL... I had this conversation with my husband yesterday after I told him I bid on a sign. He said, "You realize that everyone is going to think you ripped it off a tree, right?" :D - Ivy