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Eighty bucks every time I renew my registration. Have gotten exactly zip in direct financial benefit (both Pawtuckaway and Mondadnock I tend not to go in the main gate.)

Also note that the hiking community in general (not a large fraction of the entire hiking populace, alas) also pays in "in-kind" in the form of trail maintenance, and the volunteer SAR folks that carry a lot of the load are largely drawn from the hiking and climbing community. When I lead a trip...

4K committee is still accepting the old summit. I make a point of at least sitting on the pointy rock that's the summit of North Kinsman and I made a point of getting to the new summit since I first did it in 2006, so I wouldn't accept it for myself, but you don't have to please me! I get the...

As far as I can tell, I left my Leki Makalu poles leaning against my car in the Lowe's store parking lot and then drove away. Doh. If anybody's found them (and they aren't a tangled mess), I'd like to arrange to get them back. PM me here or email jtniehof at gmail com

Durango's a pretty fun town to just poke around. One good day hike would be just to park at Molas Pass and take the Colorado Trail "south" (actually west from here.) I do like Mesa Verde, but it can be pretty crowded, and Spruce Tree House is closed, so your friend will need to get the tickets...

Pretty much. Just loose little stuff under foot that rolls out as soon as you weight it. The general guideline for the Fort herdpath was to look down as, although it's overgrown at your feet, you can see more of a corridor there than through the trees. It's also not exactly a hard compass...

Coe-Brothers-Fort is a nice day. The Coe slide is definitely easier up than down. It isn't very steep but is very slabby, almost polished in places, and occasional ball bearings. Fort had a herd path developing pretty solidly as of ten years ago. It's NEHH not NE115 and the summit is bare, maybe...

Rule 9 is bendable when you're dealing with above treeline in the Presis.

It was washed out in the October storms and there's not much reason to fix it. People have been parking off the base road on the cog side and walking; short walk. There's still a bridge out low down on Edmands but I don't expect it's much of an issue most of the time.

That's a heck of a side trip!

Up GB/out RB is probably my favorite if the car spot is an option. Otherwise I pretty much always wind up in/out RB; it can be dull and the footing's terrible but it gets the job done with a minimum of fuss. If you do Davis from 302 bear in mind I haven't gotten to spring patrol between Davis...

They're all free-standing, which was what you stated. I'm sure they'll go together without being staked, but it's tough to get a good double-wall with space between fly and body for ventilation without the tension of stakes.

Nemo Hornet 1P maybe? Tarptent Bowfin or Moment DW?

This is...not particularly helpful, as it assumes hikers are familiar with the development history of the ski area. I've always parked in the portion of the paved lot closest to the Parkway; "hiker parking" signs seemed to direct there. I'm absolutely in favor of "show up early for a spot" but...

FKT report including the Garmin tracks.

North Rim and back is long but doable depending on the person. There is water at the pumphouse, making the dry section 13 mi round trip. Snow depends on exactly when in April and what year; ground can be bare by the first weekend. Definitely the most spectacular scenery is above the pumphouse.

What's your plan for the day you're down in the canyon (between the nights at Phantom)? North Rim or shorter explorations? April's a nice time and I think it's worth dealing with the extra complications of fewer water taps.

Those shelters have been gone for over a decade and camping at the former shelter sites isn't recommended.

The Belknaps are still a mud and water fest with substantial ice on north-facing slopes. I've seen some nice pictures from the Blue Hills...

I suspect the best advice is to google "diabetes endurance athletes" and go from there. The difference in hiking vs. other sports, particularly in the Northeast, is that we tend to start with a few hours of about the heaviest exertion of the day in the initial climb. Most people are generally...