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West central region is wide open. I was in to Queer lake for a nice easy birding, clearing trail afternoon and it's fine. I cold onlymove about 6 or 8 trees off the trail (didn't have my saw) but the remaining were super easy to just walk a few steps around. A few wet spots, the worst at the...

I envy you getting such great opportunities but I'm beginning to think you must wear moose perfume! ;)

Safety pins work great- Just use one sturdy enough to take the pushing through the fabric. If you use a small one, it will bend slightly and open up and then it's a pain in the a$$ to get out because it's opened up inside the tunnel. So get one of those big sturdy ones. And i second the...

Does film have a standard temperature? I'm wondering if that has anything to do with why someone's scanned prints never look as good on my LCD monitor as on their CRT monitor.

At least a foot of real heavy wet snow here in central New York. It's so dense that it just keeps packing, but there's still over a foot deep. My white pine is listing to starboard and threatening to take out the fence. I'm grateful for snow days :D

longer driving but... Mesa Verde National Park-lots of hiking Chaco Culture National Historical Site both have camping both have ruins to explore

Forestnome- I sent you a PM with ideas. Actually two PMs since it was 855 characters too long! I didn't want to take the original thread too off toopic.

Would you consider non-mountains? The entire park is absolutely gorgeous. Try backpacking into Duck Hole and you'll be hooked on the lakes and a new perspective on the peaks. Or do as I did and take your canoe in there for a view of the peaks from the lakes like none you've ever seen before...

Regardless of temperature I find I have to keep my wrists warm. If my wrists aren't warm, I'm not warm regardless of mittens, gloves etc. So first ofall I make sure my wrists have a nice snuglgy close layer. A female runner actually invented some sort of fleece wrist cover precisely for...

Congratulations on little Kaitlynn! She's beautiful and joins a great family. You are one proud papa!

Thanks Darren! And sorry to hae missed your birthday, college visits that couldn't be avoided.

14 hikes or snowshoes. No high peaks. Most local, some Adirondacks.

A whack in Baxter State Park between the Nesowahedunk Stream and the tote road. This was after the blowdown in the late 70s or early 80s. Horrendous. Feet didn't touch the gorund. Couldn't see anything. Ripped to shreds. Never, ever again. Period.

Things have changed. Back in the seventies I hiked and sledded down a mountain in the Catskills which now has PP issues. Not a problem, my mother-in-law lived in the local community and baked the bread for the church suppers. Things WERE different then. Although land was privately owned...

Get the -40 I have a -35 and it's the only bag I would consider for the winter. Weighs a ton but it's warm. It's also over 25 years old, a high quality bag, so invest your money now because a good down bag will last a long time. Heck, I've got a 0 degree bag for the other seasons: spring...

By coincidence today I was in an 80,000 pound snowplow and I have to tell you I have an absolute new found respect for the driver or any snowplow driver. As soon as I got behind the wheel I was overwhelmed with not what I could see, but by what I COULDN'T see! I was floored! Now that I see...

Grace Pyramid Treadway Black Bear Crane Jay Range the ridge from Dial to Nippletop (OK, not a summit but I like it) And what is it about Couchie that when you're trudging back up the ridge you're grumbling, but I'd do it again tomorrow in a heartbeat (if the snow were gone!). Gotta stop...

I hope your recovery goes well and that you're back here soon with all your good help and kind words. That's really a terrible break for what seems such an innocent fall.

Alan, my last few sentences were to stem off exactly your comment. Sorry you took it exactly opposite of what it was meant to be. Apparently I wasn't clear in my message and my apologies for that. I added it on as a show of support to all three forums, including this one. (Sorry, Boreal -...

When this thread first started I really didn't care one way or the other if NY was split off since I use the New Post button. There are two thoughts that have come to mind since then and they're convincing me to say don't split NY away from NE. First, is the sense of community mentioned...