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A lot of effort being expended to keep people away from the former bridge site. Closing one trail, and now creating a new one?!?! Yeah, I know it's a short section, but I thought we were trying to reduce the imprint of human activity in the Pemi? So few people go there anyway, is it...

Even when taking into consideration the closure of 0.7 mile of trail? Apparently the Forest Service thinks the crossing is (or could be) substantial enough that they have taken steps to discourage people from traveling in that direction.

We have one of the wireless ones for the yard, and it worked great on the sheltie. It only took one or two shocks before he got the message that he's supposed to go in the opposite direction as soon as he hears the beep. At one point he tore off in hot pursuit of something (which is totally...

Then the bridge over Dry River should have been removed as well, and hikers would have to "plan their trips accordingly" (paraphrasing and often-used phrase in the decision memo). I'm tired of the willy-nilly application of Wilderness policies and the overall forest preservation "ethics" of the...

Then I stand corrected. I wrongly assumed from the thread they were placed within the wilderness. Should have carefully noted the "western boundary" reference. My apologies.

And do take note, that was a comment regarding wilderness management principles other than the removal of the bridge which is a project I don't agree with but can see the other side of the argument. To have a Ranger repeatedly hike 18 miles round-trip to remove a small, relatively unobtrusive...

I don't agree, but that's what makes the world go 'round. Your welcome.

And it is this very mismanagement of the wilderness that has caused the present destruction of the vegetation and soils on Owls Head. If they used their heads for a moment, and encouraged the use of one trail / herdpath to access the summit of the peak, a lot of time and wasted resources could...

I replied, and one of my comments is listed in the document: If this is so, I would like to see how they expect one to get from Bondcliff to Ethan Pond. Access will be restricted with the removal of this bridge. It may not affect many, but it will still increase usage of a trail corridor...

But does it reduce the number of people? I contend (and did so publicly in a formal reply to the scoping letter) that removal of said bridge will further concentrate use of the wilderness through the Lincoln Woods corridor. I'll grant you, the number of people traveling east-west through the...

I did a variation of this trip once, and I'll add that you can also start at Pinkham and take Old Jackson Rd and the Madison Gulf Trail (I think, guide book is at home) into the Great Gulf which will put you right near the Osgood tentsite and negate the need to hitch or otherwise find a way back...

Last night the Boston weather guy was forecasting a dreary day for southern New England, with conditions improving as you go north. He mentioned a very small possibility for southern NH, with almost no chance for rain further north. Take it for what it's worth. My gut tells me it will be a...

Ex roadie here. There was a time when I spent more time in the whites riding the roads than hiking the trails. It is an awesome way to see vast portions of such beautiful country in a day. And the sadist in me loved to suffer up climbs, much as I do hiking. But I found the descents on a bike...

And I think Ken Peterson held that before Gary back in the late 80s / early 90s. Don't remember his final count though. Does Larry Davis still hold the descent record down the white dot? IIRC it was somewhere in the range of 18 minutes! :eek: I'll agree with Woody - Spellman is the best...

Lemmee guess, no low-gear available in the automatic? I'd do it if we had a bigger vehicle, but I've only room for one extra in the PT Cruiser. I'm trying to find a way to be up there for this (this kids want to see Marty the summit cat again). I hope someone can help out.

I saw my folks yesterday, so I can confirm they are still in the northeast. Though Max is itching to get out west so as soon as he gets paroled, I mean retired, they'll be off. Just penciled it in on the calendar. Hopefully we can make it this time.

Thanks! And taking this a step further.... By advertisement, are we to assume the discussion of the Ossipee 10 on this forum may also be construed as "advertisement"? Very few people have a reason to hike the area other than "because it is there", but the number increases greatly when a...

Pardon me Roy if I missed it, but has there been a written account of the Burueau not approving of the "advertising"? The way I understand it, the Bureau is objecting to the abuse of the property in question, and backing up the property owner in this regard, but did not go as far as stating...

Thanks for trying to ram this point home again. I can't help but think of what would have become of this land had the property owners chose not to go this route. I see these battles in my backyard all of the time and organizations like the Mt. Grace Land Conservation Trust put in thankless...

Somewhere in this long thread someone brought up the fact that a landowner did have qualms about some of the features depicted on his property and asked that they be removed. His/her request was outright denied by TrailBandit (later admitted him) due to the map being in the final stages of...