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We started at the same place. The herd path to Cliff started c. 150 yards or so up the trail to Redfield. The exact spot used to be marked with a ribbon. I don't know what if anything is there now marking that turn. Once on the Cliff path there were one or two cairns marking turns. By...

Would they be attracted to the carbon dioxide from the car? Or the car itself? If it's the highest point on my body, I wonder why they would rather go for my face, arms, etc. and not my hat, or something sticking above my head, if temperature is not a factor? I've read that deer flies are...

I would think they would be more interested in the warmth from someone's head then in a cup.

I don't know if they really work, but: http://www.amazon.com/40-PK-Deerfly-Patches-Traps/dp/B0038OH3XM

I should have said that the "spray" I have is a pump spray but not a "mist". So there's no "spray cloud" involved.

Most often I've seen it in a c. 3-oz plastic bottle - obviously a type of plastic that is not affected by DEET. I currently have a metal spray can of DEET.

There is a warning label on our newest BearVault that says "no DEET on or inside!" Though I've always put DEET inside, I've never had a problem, though barrel has never been disturbed. I'm not sure where else it could go...

Sabrina, thanks for the hiking input! As for the driving, I agree, we've done the Rutland thing and agree it's quite slow at rush hour times. However, we'll be leaving Albany area c. 5AM on a Saturday. Will that make a difference? We've done the east-west Rt. 9 thing before and it was...

Great info...thanks! Related question: any recommendations as to routes up the mountain? I'm looking at the following website: http://hikethewhites.com/moosilauke.html and see lots of possibilities. We'll be at the trailhead c. 9AM. No time restrictions, but we do plan on returning to...

It was Alan's joke and I take no responsibility for it, instrument classifications, or his Bach joke...:D

Another link with info on the Long Range traverse (mentioned in my post above), as well as the North Rim: http://www.pc.gc.ca/pn-np/nl/grosmorne/activ/activ2e.aspx

I may or may not have mentioned this to you once. I did the Long Range traverse in Gros Morne NP, though quite a few years ago. Essentially it was a 3 1/2 day bushwhack of c. 22 miles or so. Started with a commercial boat ride of Western Brook Pond. We were let off at the far end, and the...

Yes, I should have mentioned that. A good precaution for those who inadvertently put drink mixes (many of which contain vitamin C) in right away with their iodine in order to kill the taste.

DSettahr's practice mirrors mine when it comes to chemical treatment. As for the taste taste/neutralizer tablets, I carry a tablet or two of vitamin-C and scrape a small portion into the liquid, which kills the taste completely (you only need to scrape a small amount into the liquid to work)...

Here is some information on the Ashokan hike: http://www.trailregistry.com/trailregistry/showItinerary.jsp?selectedTrail=82189 http://www.localhikes.com/HikeData.ASP?DispType=0&ActiveHike=0&GetHikesStateID=&ID=5675 Parking is 3.8 mi. on the right. It is CR 42. One site calls it Peekamoose...

We've done that climb several times, most recently about a week ago. Yes, that notorious dip and climb is frustrating, but the viewing ledges make it worth the climb!

We went up last week from the Peck Road side. IMO, it is a nicer parking area than the Rt. 23 lot, and the trail is "less wet" than the Rt. 23 side (though not totally dry in the lower sections). Some of the wet areas we encountered seem to be more or less permanent, with well defined herd...

Why, on Adkforum of course! http://www.adkforum.com/showthread.php?t=13685 http://www.adkforum.com/showthread.php?t=10252

No need...I remember!:)

A horse on the summit of trailless Halcott Mt. in the Catskills is highly unlikely. I thought it might be one dump on top of another?