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I'm a fan of tight cotton/lycra shorts (mid-thigh) with a nice slathering of J&J Clean and Clear. It tingles (who can say no to that?), but doesn't sting, lubes well, and prevents clogged pores. It's my cycling lube of choice...

SherpaK - BTW, it's "Friendly woodland creatures of loveliness" if you don't mind.... ;) Hope the grouse didn't get tangled in your beard....

We saw 2 moose on the side of the road Sunday eve at the intersection of Rts 2 and 115, around 7:30 pm. Saw another behind the wire fence on 115 1/2 way to Rt 3...

Thanks SherpaK. Can't wait to see the grouse attack photo(s)! Are you off to somehere fun this weekend? Sue

Apparently they can poop as many as 50 'worms' at a time... They can also be quite aggressive: a couple of years ago, cycling on the road in NH in early July, about 80-100 feet from the edge of the woods, one came rushing out of the trees and attacked my head! Another good reason to wear a helmet.

wormy scat JasonSt - We also saw a lot of scat that sounds like what you saw - medium brown worms that looked like wet sesame sticks, mmmm... I believe that those are from a grouse...

SherpaK - Yes, those pesky blowdowns. Lloyd has long legs, so gets up over them pretty easily... I, however, look like one of those people trying to master a bullriding machine, often ending up hanging on upside down or tossed onto the other side. Not pretty...!

Thanks Forestnome - makes sense that it's bear... just hadn't seen any looking like that before...

status Barbarossa, your moose poop expert status remains intact unless someone else pipes up and proves you wrong. We saw lots of prolific piles of pellets produced by moose, as well those with the horse/road apple appearance (not renegade cow pies). The scat we saw was very smooth and regular...

Sunday saw many piles of horse-like dung - conglomerations of 2-3 inch medium-dark brown 'boulders', 4-8 per pile - on the lower part of the Moriah Brook trail (a couple off trail as well, as we had to bushwahck a bit to find a good crossing). Anyone know what animal produces that?

sticks Hey SherpaK- We tried to clear the trail as much as possible for you! Did you notice?! So glad you found our greeting!, but sad we missed you - would have been fun to say hello...! Sue

Human chain Hey Sherpa - It is likely that we'll be ahead of you, but if we encounter a dicey crossing, we'll wait for you so we can form a human bridge, or build a catapult/slingshot. I'll bring the bike inner tube. Have a good trip! Sue

the masked bandit That could be a raccoon... the snout is too short for a canid and the eyesockets are not forward enough for a bear.... This is a british raccoon, but despite it's cockney accent, looks like its american cousin. http://www.skullsite.co.uk/Racoon/racoon.htm

Who can resist... ...joining in this fun? All of the above functions need be performed far from fellow hikers for this reason: There is a great risk of inadvertently producing an Airborn Toxic Event (hash-produced or otherwise) while blowing a Snot Rocket. This illustrates a perfect blending...

Hey Caleb - Finding the jar is secondary fun, not necessarily the aim of the trip. We didn't actually go to/through Hancock Notch (just hiked a short distance up the Hancock Notch Trail to cross the river to the logging road) - we went up into the col between South Hancock and the Captain...

Or: Hamtero and Suebuiscuit mingle with the trees. Our journey started out on the Sawyer River Trail from the Kanc, an easy coupla three miles down the snowmobile tracks. We took a left onto the Hancock Notch Tr, then at about 1/2 mile, crossed the river to continue into the valley along the...

Hey all - The Somerville shows have been sold out before the night of the show in past years, so best to tix ahead of time - also, the Johnny D's half-price deal is still on - available if you order by 6:30. They have a good chef now...mmm. Sue

the hat Hey Jim - great report and pics! And yes, thanks to Frodo for waiting up for a few in the group - tough to keep the group together or know who was who amidst the crowds, or what the protocol should be with such a large, fractured group on such a cold day. Fortunately every one got back...

on a positive note... Look into the recall - sounds like there was defective batch. I've been using the red MSRs for several years now - they have been wedged between rocks and yoinked out, used to scramble up icy, ledgy trails, and used for bushwhacking in the dark, and they are still in...

SC - No we haven't talked about podiatrists...I generally don't have problems with my feet other than the too small toe box issue. I won't tell you how much I paid for the boots because it's rather obscene - full price and too much... I agree re the leakiness being poor design, but on a British...