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Hi Sasquach, The whole idea of the public/private deal is that you should not bother the owners. Several of the woods roads leading to Bumfagging Hill, lead to someone's back yard. i either turn around or detour through the woods. IT IS THEIR SPACE and we have to respect that no matter...

I am a little dismayed at how the general feeling about "private land" in this state is changing. Aside from White Mountain National Forest and the state and local parks, all the property is private. The NH Fish and Game has a little to say about the topic and it is worth reading. I have copied...

Hi Bryan, there were no "Posted" or "Keep Out" signs to be seen anywhere. The woods roads are obviously part of some snowmobile network, with signs, and maintenance work being done. I would not park in the yard of the green buildings, just to not cause trouble. Hopefully this will not be...

Hi Amicus, When I first read your response and looked at the Nippo Lake area, I WAS WORRIED! On a first look it seemed that your assessment was correct but on closer inspection, it seems that the contour lines on the USGS map of that area are at 10 ft intervals. The summit of Nippo hill...

The name of this hill was enough forme to investigate more. Bumfagging Hill, at 601 feet, is the highest named summit in Barrington. A search on Google provided litle information but did lead to a thread on this site from a couple of years ago...

I have been out of touch with the internet for a month and have not been able to comment on the issues about the Ossipee Mountains. The agreement that has been posted was, in my mind, the easiest way to put the trail closure issue to bed. In talking with the people at the NH Dept of Trails, I...

This what the Crow's Nest looked like.

Hi Jazzbo, The Turtleback Mountain Trail is maintained by the NH Dept. of Trails are is the trail to the summit of Shaw, and the Shannon Brook Trail, as a snowmobile trail. (Corridor 15 I think). They did a little more digging with heavy equipment than is good for a hiking trail, but it will...

Hi Jazzbo, Your abandoned road is the old carriage road that was the Turtleback Mountain Trail before the more recent loggers had at it and cut across the switchbacks. Mr Plant's workers did a lot of nice work. It seems to last in spite of many years of neglect.

Thanks Roy, That is a great photo, and who knows, it may have been on Faraway. Next Spring, I will go look hard for some sort of anchors up there. I would like you to come along on a hike sometime. Bob

While I agree that this discussion is valuable and is making many people aware of the many issues, it will never solve the real problems. A "campfire meeting" might be an opportunity to share views, but VFTT isn't in charge of the closure of the Ossipee forestry Legacy Tract. I have asked the NH...

If anybody wants a copy of the easement deed, I can e-mail it to them. Send me a personal message, with your e-mail address, and I will send a scan of the 14 pages(about 4MB). If given a little more time, I may be able to get a PDF version which would be smaller files. Note: there are two other...

There are probably 3000 maps but I would have to check to see exactly.

When this map was first published, I recieved a message from one of the landowners, that I had to remove all features shown on a piece of land that he had just purchased. The map was a done deal and it was too late to change it. I responded in an improper, childish fashion. This all may be a...

The attitude is not " The Trail Bandit Says it All ". If people are really interested in making some progress here, perhaps Mc Rat has a good idea: A campfire get together. I will gladly come and express my views and listen carefully what others have to say. For quite a while, this map was...

Yesterday I had the pleasure of hiking up Whiteface by the Blueberry Ledge Trail. If you haven't been there this year, you should go see the beautiful trail work. A stone staircase has been built up a steep section, at least 300 feet long. The unconfirmed word is that the WODC got some funding...

I guess I have to reply to all this since not replying makes you guilty as charged. I did not reply to the Concord Monitor reporter because I was hiking up Whiteface and Passaconaway yesterday and didn't get my phone and e-mail messages until today. I would have liked to hear what the...

For those who really care, the true scoop is to be found at: http://www.fs.fed.us/r10/tongass/districts/admiralty/packcreek/AC91-36d.pdf 2000 feet is recomended so that there won't be so many complaints.

Those are powered parachutes. They are a lot of fun on a calm day. Everything happens at about 25 MPH. Add power, you go up, and reduce power, you go down. If the engine dies, you will land soon at about 25 MPH. They are definately no good on windy, or gusty days. Note, that is a great photo.

I think that aircraft of all types are restricted to fly more than 500 feet from any person, building, or vehicle. Over congested areas, which are marked on the airplane charts, they must be above 1000 feet. National parks and wilderness areas have a 2000 foot rule, but I think it is requested...