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I have some other photos to post at some point, but wanted to post the following one first. The plant part of the flower and the coloring of the petals makes me believe this is a Painted Trillium. But the shear number of flower petals goes against that. Is it possible this one just grew with...

This year, my wife and I played ball with Lauky outside while Ed chatted with people. He was more than willing to let you know when you should toss the ball again. I've run into the two of you on the trail once between the Twins. I didn't introduce myself (wasn't really on the forums yet)...

Stratton Mtn via the Long Trail from Stratton Arlington Rd Date of Hike: 6-1-13 Trail Conditions: Trails in good shape. Some minor avoidable patches of mud. Larger patches of mud still weren't bad with some stepping stones or wood to walk on. Multiple small brook crossings down low that are...

I hiked the same loop in the same direction in early fall. Even with a layer of snow on the summit, the trail was wet in the same places peakbagger just said. Bring extra socks to keep your feet dry and have a dry pair of sneakers in the car is my opinion.

Even at 72 summits I still don't hike it enough to be called a "regular." Plenty of people have multiple hundred summits. Never mind Larry Davis who averages over 300 a year now and holds the record for once a day for a little over 8 years straight. Hiking it more and more you meet these...

I had very good information when I went to find Pumpelly Cave and it was still luck when I finally came out to it. It sounds like I didn't have it as hard as you though. Any way you find it though, is pretty cool when you aren't just being walked right to it. Once you know where it is and a...

I will also agree with others pointing out how difficult the terrain can be on a presi traverse. I had the good luck of being able plan my traverse last year so that I hiked Thur-Sat avoiding crowded huts. At that point, I had hiked almost all of the 48 and I was still surprised how long you...

I was in college when it happened, so not in state like normal. I still look up every time I drive by there. I got into photography after it happened, so I'm bummed I will never be able to get my own picture of him. Luckily there are family photos. 1961

Just went to my local store and saved about $80 thanks to my MWO membership. :D

Yes, that is exactly where I read the info/story.

The AMC online guide gives distances and elevation gains between all the intersections and summits in their printed guide. You can't do a partial section of trail, but if you want to know from the base to a certain intersection it works great. It keeps track of overall gain as well as...

Don't forget that not only can pieces fall from above, but parts could break off and tip forward to fall. So just standing at the entrance isn't the safest bet either.

Yes, a heavy early season snow can help kill the ticks as well since they die in the snow before finding a safe place to hide.

Ticks have hit the moose pretty hard the last couple years. Eventually with the lower moose population the tick population will go down. Allowing the moose to come back. Which of course then allows the ticks to come back. It all happens in cycles.

The close up picture to me looks like deer hair. You can see there is a shade of brown to it. I would expect more dark hair in the zoomed out version though. Except for the lack of remains or body parts, it would seem like a kill site of a deer. There is enough fur for that. Coyotes are...

I went for my first time as I finished the all season 4Ks last summer. My wife and I discussed things on the way home about the night. She has only done 1 4K so far, so she was just there for support of me, and not to get a scroll herself. We both thought it would be good if they reversed the...

I agree. I ran out of time at work and had to finish it at home. It was a fascinating read, I just wish the writer got more feedback in the end so we could fully know the outcome.

I'll be showing up with my wife to pick up my scroll as well. I plan on being there for supper, but have some activities earlier in the day that might delay me slightly.

I love the smell of elephant poop. :p

While the porta potty idea is a nice thought to keep things cleaner, the logistics of keeping it clean and empty quickly become an issue when the road closes and the truck can't get up to it. I know from snowmobiling in places with remote bathrooms that in winter, an uncleaned bathroom can get...