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pretty harsh penalties, but I guess thats what you get when you advertise you're transgression. John

Forecast here is cloudy w/chance of rain, hope they're wrong. Hoping to talk a buddy into an evening hike to a lookout nearby. john

Roys post prompted me to throw this in the thread. In August '04 my 2 sons and I went on a dream hiking vacation in Scotland. 18 days. We drove up to Glen Coe from Glasgow the 1st day and did a beautiful hike up 2 Munros on a sunny day (rare in the highlands). The next day it poured and our hike...

new name for SW??

Try Paradox Lake or Putnam Pond , east of the high peak area for excellent canoing, close to Keene Valley (about 1/2 hr from former, 45 min from latter). John

OK, I got word from my wife and daughter today that they're snowed in in our vacation home in Jefferson NY, at the northern edge of the Catskills, near Cobleskill. She says close to 3 feet!!!! Any confirming reports? What about the peaks? John

Sorry guys, the unusually mild winter conditions are due to my purchase of a $600 snow blower a couple of weeks ago to clean my driveway this winter. Similar mild winters have occurred after buying a backpacking sled one year,and new cross country skis another. Be thankful you're not in the...

Sat: 40 mile bike ride Sun:70 mile bike ride Today:4 mile kayak on Putnam Lake (just got back) Next weekend: more of the same. No hiking, but don't be sorry. John

Sorry, I got the answer to E Dix/S Dix who's who in the second post, but I still don't know who Carson is. That Grace has a beautiful slide route to the top seems fitting for her new name. nyestreet

OK, I have interpretted the answer to my question as a no, but those lobbying for the official change would like us to refer to the peaks as their proposed names. Fair enough. Now, is E. Dix Grace and S. Dix Carson, or vice - versa, and who was Carson?? Thanks for the input, I've been out of the...

Have these peaks been officially renamed? Just curious, planning a backpack up the Boquet Valley next weekend to bag the 5 Dixes. nyestreet

yeah, I went there today there were thirty thousand I mean no other boats.Relax.

Just keep those Polish beers out of reach ;) John

The Neversink Valley, accessed from the trailhead in Denning, is a beautiful area with access to many peaks, with and without trails. The trail up the valley is not marked. John