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This coyote got its hind legs caught in a picket fence and had to be released by police and firefighters. An Article on Boston.com today talks about encroaching coyotes in MA and how to scare them off. It suggests you can “scare or threaten coyotes with loud noises and bright lights.’’ An...

I don't think I'd want any angry or hungry coyote within 4 1/8" of my person. I think I'll take this young lady's advice:

So, in other words, what Spencer is trying to say here, is that not everything needs a follow-up comment?

Yeah, I know - I just thought people would get a kick out of what a verified sighting in the East might look like some day.

http://www.sunjournal.com/news/new-england/2012/01/05/fire-crews-rescue-duck-frozen-nh-river/1136418 "Firefighters have rescued a duck that was frozen to the ice in a New Hampshire river." Clearly this duck was unprepared for the winter conditions (s)he was swimming in. Edit: An even better...

Hey all, I'm a huge fan of Patagonia baselayers for cold-weather sports and work (I do solar energy installations year-round in ME and NH). Right now through the 9th, they are having a 50% off sale. I don't really have a preference between Capilene and wool - both wick sweat well and dry...

Saw this today on Facebook: Cougar stalking a mule deer - purportedly taken by a USFS Trail camera near Hood River, Oregon.

Not in my back yard: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1i7_vPp9Wc&feature=related

Here's a couple inspiring time lapse videos to start off the work week with: - Oregon - Some of Dustin Farrell's work ... anyone have any great ones from the Northeast?

Q is for Quills - puppies beware!

*only if you purchase $200 or more worth of goods.

19 mi brook trail is a decent slide on a sled from the hut back down towards the parking lot for at least a mile or so when it gets good and packed down by all the snowshoe-ers and then freezes up... or so I've heard :D

Here ya go: http://www.mainemapleproducers.com/members.asp - not sure which ones do mail order, but it looks like a great list to start your search with.

A friend of mine sent me this link: http://www.brendanwiltse.com/Photography_Site/My_Albums/Pages/JBL_-_Hurricane_Irene.html

I often take a close-up picture with my pocket digital camera of the AMC guidebook's description of a trail before I hike - I normally bring it with me anyway and the file weighs nothin'. Then I can just zoom in and pan around to read the pertinent parts.

Maine native, NOLS trip leader, and Tanglewood 4-H Camp staffer completed an inland canoe traverse of the U.S. http://outsideonline.com/adventure/travel-ga-201104-alexander-martin-sidwcmdev_154897.html

I was up there on 3/15 and although we parked in a spot in the upper lot without handicap markings, 'No parking' signs, or any other clear way to know that it was not ok to park there, a lady came out of a building and said "The signs in the lower lot say 'Hiker Parking', please move your car."...

Hey again, I'm not trying to red-line or check off or get to the top of Madison as fast as possible. I will be hiking w/someone I've never hiked with before and didn't want it to be a let-down of an experience. (searching for blazes all day, breaking trail through a winter's worth of snow...

Thanks for the info and opinions everyone - I think we'll come up with a plan B. I've been up Valley Way and Air Line in the winter and was looking for a closer approach. I too, have been known to get side-tracked/temporarily lost on trails in the winter - especially new ones. Oh well... there...

Hey all, I'm considering heading up Madison via the DWST and noticed that not many folks seem to write trail conditions/trip reports for this route. Any thoughts as to why this trail might be avoided. Is it hard to follow the path in the winter? Are parking conditions unfavorable? Is it just...