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I think that any logging in the monument that I would be in favor of is logging of small brush and small trees in order to promote mature forest result. Mature forest will hopefully provide larger shade to thwart brush growth and lower the loading of fire hazardous small growth while at the same...

I'm not an expert on this subject but I'd have to say that we shall have at least 3 categories ... 1. Not preserved 2. Limited Use - mining, wood cutting, wind farming (if the extent of this land is greater than #3 then assign more acreage to State or National Parks) 3. Preserved - State Park...

The drive in from Patten is the same as drive in to North Gate of Baxter State Park. The only difference is you take a right before the North Gate maintenance parking lot. That is if You want to drive into the monument in a car. In the winter and also in the summer people just park at the...

Hi Raven, what was the trail condition going up to Liberty and Flume? Any blowdowns ?

I would say, use it for anything when it gets too cold for single wool layer and when it's not pouring rain. For rain or extreme winds you carry a hard shell in Your backpack and a spare wool layer in the backpack in case you got too sweaty and needed a dry layer. It washes better than...

<rant> Exactly. Everything we run is on a 'prayer'. Volunteer this, volunteer that. Pay minimum wage, pay measly wage, get interns to work for free... cut taxes, cut funding ... The results are predictable. </rant>

Yeah! Great shots! :-)

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found 1/2 mile from his tent. Just wondering - when they found his tent last week, did they not have dogs with them that could aid the search? Is deployment of cadaver dogs and/or dogs that could find a person by the smell of his items (the found tent) not a standard procedure when conducting a...

wow. I did not know that. I actually assumed it was not allowed to hike on it. Thanks.

Well yes, but that means they still require assistance by either getting into a vehicle and riding down or getting permission to descent on the road

apparently not but I wish the signs were also at the junction of Alpine Trail and Huntington Ravine trail for hikers who think they can descend down that trail. Some hikers from out of state who might have a map could look at a trail leading to Pinkham Notch and assume they can safely descend...

The first rescuers were arriving at the entrance to the Huntington Ravine Trail via the Mt. Washington Auto Road at approximately 8 p.m. when another 911 call was made by the family, stating that they had made it to the top of the ravine and no longer required assistance. LOL - really. So they...

I'm with you on that. I tried to switch to trailrunners and overall it can be ok but I do not see the benefits to be as tangible. What's most irritating to me is that the trailrunners just don't last while my boots are probably 10 years old and still going strong. The biggest anxiety for me is...

K2 - the mountain where no matter how good you are, the frequency of avalanches on every route is beyond your control.

I have a long long cord on my camera for when I wear it sea kayaking I need to be able to take pics with my outstretched hand and I don't want the camera to get lost if it gets dropped into the ocean. When I took my camera hiking, the long cord looks a bit out of place but I soon found an easy...

:cool: I hope you'll post the next report.

We had plenty of daylight, from 7am to 6pm. The huts or the local snow economy season doesn't even start until 8th week of the year (sometimes late February) because there is not enough daylight but by March it's all good. Yes some of the trail was on frozen lakes but for the summer season the...

Skiing was intermediate for techical skills. There was one downhill section after the Tjaktja pass that had deep snow, steep slope and some drops (if you did not follow the orange blazed signs). For steep slope the solution is to run zigzags as long as you want ... there are no trees to run into...

Thanks W (skiguy)