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I've always favored a good western omelet (splashed with Tobasco sauce) accompanied by fried potatoes and wheat or rye toast, and OJ. Or a couple of pancakes, two or three eggs fried over easy, sausage, maple syrup and OJ. Plus coffee. G.

Filling Out The Kit Don’t overlook camera support if you’re bent on using longer lenses, even those with the vibration reduction feature (or whatever proprietary term your choice of manufacturer uses for it). A solid monopod can be useful; a good tripod is even better. Both can help boost...

Of course, given my true druthers, I would get both the lens and the camera body. But, to grapple with this chicken-or-egg question … If the camera body you have is satisfactory (for your purposes) go for the lens. Accessorize with a tele extender (or “converter”) to give you more “reach.”...

With all due respect, I'd rather not pay protection money and thus be victimized by an extortion racket at all. G.

I agree that having to pay in each separate state would be excessively burdensome. The problem with a federal SAR "insurance" program -- or a state program, for that matter -- is the modern reality that general fund support to an agency's operations tends to get cut by the amount an agency...

This is an interesting point to ponder and discuss. My thinking is that in its effort to extort money for SAR services from people like young Mason, the State of NH may have set itself up for lawsuits when things don't turn out so well. Perhaps turnabout is fair play, but I would not applaud...

Now you have me (a little) curious, too! The Watermans’ Forest & Crag is a well documented and footnoted treatise. On page 809 (my 1989 first edition copy, anyway) in the “Reference Notes” section you will find reference to an article about the Lake George – Placid Trail in the publication...

Try referencing the Eastern Summits Trail in your search for information. I think there has been some discussion of this proposed route connecting the Tongue Mountain Range near Lake George with the High Peaks. As a new trail it is, of course, "controversial." G.

Holding My Nose ... I guess the thing that bothers me most about this “settlement” is closely related to what bothers me about the decision to order Mason to pay up in the first place. The “pay up” order (and, by the way, I don’t think it was a “request” as spin from the NHFG tries to...

I agree. But check boot manufacturer's recommendations. Have had excellent results using Obenauf's Heavy Duty Leather Preservative on other footwear, and use it on the leather interior of my Limmer boots. Contains beeswax, which (I am led to understand) helps inhibit mold, etc. G.

Bingo! G.

This thread, and the “sustainable” gear manufacturers threads reminds me of old wisdom: Use it up. Wear it out. Make it do, Or do Without. My survey choice was about having socks older than you. But that probably is something of an exaggeration. About the socks, anyway. Some of my Nalgene...

Thanks for the clarifications. G.

Point of clarification: Was your shutter speed 15 seconds, or 1/15 second? Also, focal length of your lens doesn't really mean much unless we know what camera body (sensor size) was being used. (Questions and comments like this detract not a whit from a picture that is just plain dynamite ...

She should! ;) G.

Taconic's #3 photo above is pure eye candy. The current swirls in the foreground are exceptional, and make the picture. G.

I like a good mid weight wool sweater, tightly knit. You might find just the ticket at a secondhand GoodWill or Salvation Army store. If you can score an older genuine Cashmere sweater you will be golden. These can be very warm and quite comfy as an against-the-skin layer. Supplement...

To paraphrase, "perhaps my right to flap my jaws ends where my neighbor's ear begins" (or something like that). Just being an old contrarian ... ;) G.

What will you do if one of those chastised postholers responds with that classic advice, "hike your own hike"? Just curious ... ;) G.

Contact the Green Mountain Club for good advice. Current Long Trail Guide probably is the best (book) starting point. I'd recommend some kind of "gap-to-gap" hike on the Long Trail, if you can organize shuttles. G.