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If they left that fast after what you said they were porbably up to no good. A good reason to carry cellphone. and call for help never try to deal with them alone unless your life is in danger. just have 911 and *77 ready to dail on your cell phone ther ae lots of Bungholes out...

Yikes this is getting expensive. Thanks and more advice is welcome. I think I can get Photshop from my folks who got it in a bundle when they bought a new pC they are not into high qualtiy at all all they do is download from thre digital camera and make albums . Though they have...

Makes me Glad I am single and do not have kids . If I did have a wife and kids you can be damn sure they would be hiking at some level or at least real camping at a placeW/O eletric hook ups and all the amenties of home. Showers are good though. Maybe I just was ment to hike and...

I have a lot of very good phoots mostly from Colorado . that hen I look at when I get them back from the lab are stunning yet when I scan them on a flatbed scanned they lose something and do not look as good when I put them on Webshots . I know Ishould get them digatily scanned and put...

I have never had to defend hiking or climbing . Mostly I explain what ido and show photos . What i do find my self sometimes hearing is concern when I go solo . I assure them I carry a cell phone ( even if it will not work where I am yes I do carry one in case I need it or am...

If you have a photo of the area and can tell me it's elevation and are the trees in water or along the shore? I might be able to awswer your question . I am not very familair with the Dak only having been ther once I climbed Algonquin and Marcy . I do not even know the names of the...

I would try to get there as early as you can as it is one of the few legit camping spots in the area . You might consider the RMC cabins , Shletrs and tentplat forms such as the Perch . Seiing how you want to hike both Adams and Madison . Crag Camp is a good option you should find a...

I use a number of things the Mt Washington Observatries site, NOA, Intellicast has a fairly good site use the National map and look at the Surface analysis. to see where weather fronts are and where they are going . Even catching a forecast on television. NH's Channel 9 , might be some...

There may well be a very small amount of them left as they would be over 250 + years old. Most of New englands has bveen logged several times . . So many of them would have ben cut down. The mark was distinctive but would be had to see now though it would not look like a normal wound...

I strongly disagree What Hass did was both dangerous and wrong his employers should know about him as should his clients . He put many people in grave danger he should not be a guide of any sort . I have a feeling he left out that part of his life when looking for a guidimg job...

lightning info Here is URL about lightning http://www.crh.noaa.gov/pub/ltg.php Lightning is very dangerous and can even strike with out a cloud in sight. It seems that this summer there has been alot in many of our favorite hiking and climbing areas . . Watching the weather...

If you plan to climb Longs in Setptember, your shouild be concerned about both after noon thunderstroms amd severe winter conditions above 11,000 . I have seen both on the samne day on a Climb of a Co 14 K peak in late September . usally Snow starts acumlulating around late...

FN I do not think you would need orange gaitors , just orange hat and light weight vest and maybe something on your pack. . Most hunters probably are not going to be where you are going. You can get both hat and vest very cheaply at Wall Mart. You can alos check with the NH F& G...

Summit post has some good photos and info on routes http://www.summitpost.org/show/mountain_query.pl?continent=Continent&country=Country&state=Colorado&keyword=Key+Word&sort_by=Alphabetical&x=13&y=7 Luis Dawsons 2 books are very good also . Though they include info on both climbing...

Una Dogger, I am very familair with Colorado and can probably help you visit a lot of places with out spending a lot of money. I will be In the Aspen Area in June of 2006 . I am not sure if i will be hiking for a bit this year as I really injured my knee badly . I might have ot...

Castle is a great climb with stunning views though the road / trail dose start to feel endless on the way down . Wear lots of Sun screan and start out very early as in 3 am . Another Very nice and shorter peak is La Plata about 9 miles round trip and thge tail is lot more shaded...

Colorado and WY But not the Colorado trail Iwould go ot all the cool places I could in CO then Hit the Wind Rivers and Climb Gannet Peak . INCO the San Juans Chicago basin Mt Sneffles ect the Elks and RMNP along with the must Do Mt Elbert. and the area near it. If you ar going ot...

Yes it is the Daimond best seen at Sunrise ! Ther is less used snow / ice Clmb I enjoy on it called Lambs Slide. Damn all these TRs Adams Slide , Ranier , and more and I cannot hike far for a while argh But keep em coming .

Nice Trip report sounds like you had a great time. Longs is quite a adventure and long day (pun not intended ) . The critter you calla Chincilla? is a Pika. They are the guys making the chirping above treeline and in the Talus slopes. they are rlated to the rabbit . Longs is a very popualr...

You are correct they are the folks who painted the Summit rocks on Mt Adams also . I have no idea if they still go up there though. They used to hike up the Airline you could watch them from Crag Camp if it was clear.