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I've hiked it several times and in the range regularly. It's a great hike, way nicer than the modest elevations would indicate. Your east to west reasoning is sound in terms of bailout and better to go over major earlier before its even more of a zoo later in the day. In the middle of the...

Kevin-- having being injured for months this spring I especially appreciated seeing the rhodora around carter ledge and the alpine garden stuff. The Chocorua trails are some of the whites finest and most dramatic. Those were two places I had to scratch off my list this spring with much...

The lupines are blooming late this year. This past weekend around Sugar Hill, NH there were just a few starting to bloom. My guess is that it will be a good show by next weekend however. Here are the few examples of blooms I did manage to get:

Are you saying you make other hikers wait or that they volunteer to wait? I once had a group make me wait to pass them on a heavily used trail (I think 19 mile brook) while someone was peeing on the side of the trail for literally 10 minutes. When I tried to get by after a few minutes, one of...

If you can tack the Canyon onto your conference trip I would absolutely do so. Completely worth it. Some resources: Best map Kent Schulte Sky Terrain Nice trip reports with extensive photo's http://www.downthetrail.com/hiking-the-grand-canyon/ Lots more info with topo maps on this site...

The Belknaps are a gem overall and my "backyard" range. The BRATTS have recently completed a major reblazing/ signing of all major trails in the range so things are easy to follow, whereas maybe 3-4 years ago that wasn't always the case. There are plenty of areas of open/ semi-open ledge...

A quick question for those who have done the valley view trail: Is there one direction that is better to do this loop in? Which end of the loop is the trickiest climbing, as it seems better to go up that section. Thanks!

I agree that they are not yellow lady slippers now. In person they appeared pale yellow (with a slight greenish tint). But they definitely had no pink streaks whatsoever. They were not bright yellow. And the yellow ones are rare like you say. Thanks for all the info and help with...

Sorry, I had no idea the rarity of yellow lady's slippers or the threat from plant poachers. The other 2 I referenced may in fact be immature pink lady's slippers that are starting out yellow. I bet I mis-identified them because there was no pinkish streaks in them. I have removed location in...

nartreb-- thanks for the help identifying the veery thrush. Looking online now that's got to be it. Anyone notice any rhodora in bloom yet? Typically around this date I see it around chocorua, under whitewall mountain, hancock notch, etc. Just wondering if it is in bloom or late this year...

A few shots from the Concord, NH area on 5/16 and 5/18 Tons of Fringed Polygala out: They were literally lining the trails at points My first Painted Trillium of the year: Starflower Fringed Polygala and brand new Maple Leaf (the trees just leafed out in this area earlier this...

From Pawtuckaway State Park 5/2/2014 Round Lobed Hepatica Round Lobed Hepatica (both white and purple were growing side by side in many instances) Found a separate very isolated group of hepatica miles away, growing in the base of a tree Wake Robbin (Red Trillium) most I saw were not...

Hey Tom, I was the bearded solo hiker on my way down about 2/5 from the trailhead you guys chatted with when you asked how much further/ if it was still soft up high. Sorry to hear about your broken foot! Glad you and your buddies were able to get out by yourselves. Thanks for sharing the...

Great start everyone! Mirabela-- My three year old says she wants to come with me every time I go hiking, but I think we'll have to wait a bit for Monroe in Winter. Must be great to get to that point. Framerman-- Jackson sunrise in winter has been on my list, just have get up early enough...

While we are waiting for all this snow to melt and even longer for flowers to start to emerge, does anyone want to share their favorite pictures from this past winter? There has been a strong tradition in the Top Ten of the year and the Spring Wildflower threads, why not start a new tradition...

Barkingcat had excellent comments about Cardigan that I agree with. Don't let the fear of crowds prevent you from hiking this peak at least once in your life. There are some lesser used trails included in the map in the AMC Southern NH guide that you can use to avoid the crowds anyway. This...

WMUR is another place to check, today they had totals by mid morning, way earlier than nws, posted here It was very heavy snow in central NH, don't know what the consistency was up north but I would assume the same

Little Haystack Mountain, Mt. Lincoln, Mt. Truman, Mt. Lafayette Trails: Falling Waters Trail, Franconia Ridge Trail, Greenleaf Trail, Old Bridle Path It’s been a winter with not a lot of good above treeline days, at least in my book. Last Friday promised perfect visibility and tolerable...

Blaze, Thanks for taking the time to share your great shots as usual. Looks like you got sunrise on Liberty-- must have been awesome. I bet it was windy when you were on the ridge that day. I took the shot below that day from the Osceola's around 11 am, you could just see the winds in the...

Ha.... I think your observations are quite true. I too have noticed most hikers drastically exaggerating winds. My own gut estimations were also exaggerated until I started hiking with a buddy who carried the kestrel wind gauge. I learned the general rule of thumb is whatever you think the...