Dont get me wrong I am good friends with devoted and involved members. And I like the part of the AMC that defends and preserves access. And since the trails are there it only makes since that I'm gonna use them, and I'm only human I cant resist stopping for fresh baked goods at huts while...
I want to hike the traverse N to S alone but have the old car spot problem, and the shuttle wont get me from Highland to Appalacia before 10. Just curious if any one will be car spotting earlier in the day and can give me a ride too? Hiking S to N option would be fine too if it gets me a ride.
Trails were nice, a little slick with the rain and humidity, but all were in good shape. The trails we took were Lonesome Lake Trail, Fishin Jimmy Trail, Kinsman Ridge Trail, and Hi-Cannon Trail
Cannon and Kinsmans 6/18/11
Paid the $4 fee and enjoyed nice trail conditions. Bugs were bad up until the halfway house site and then they mostly went away. The rocks were wet and super slick between halfway house and treeline, but the rest of the hike was nice and dry.
My blog post from the trip:
Monadnock 5/31/11
Carrigain?
I've been curious to come back in the winter to see if this slope on Signal Ridge near Carrigains summit would be good for a few turns. Anybody have any beta on the coverage this gets in the winter? (Wind Scoured?)
Long approach with the road closed, But Might be some thing worth...
Ben, I've been following your quest since you launched the concept last summer. I'm a fan of what your doing because I have skinned up and found a few turns on many of the 48. It may be that only BC skier's finds an all day excursion for a few turns worthwhile enough to fit the definition of...
If you get up lafayette with AT gear there is an amazing looking slide path on the back side heading towards Lincoln that has been descended by a friend of mine, and has been on my to-do list for a bit. Just dont forget to bring your Avi skills.