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mountain trip I did the Denali Traverse with Mountain Trip in 2007 (http://mountaintrip.com/). I had a very good experience with them and I recommend them highly. The trip was well run and safely guided. Very good food, nice group of clients, and the guides were great. If you're up for it, it...

sun and rain Great shots! Thanks for posting. It looks like you got a mix of sunny days and rainy ones. I'd like to do hut trip in the Alps sometime but I've heard several trip stories of never ending rain.

I hiked the Three Ponds trail south from NH 118 Saturday. I met two members of NH Fish and Game who were searching for a 72 year old man missing since Wednesday who apparently went out walking near Stinson Lake and didn't come back. What looked like a F&G helicopter was flying low and in...

edge 800 w/topo maps I have an Edge 800, awesome bike GPS! I occasionally bring it on hikes, mostly to record my route and workout (heart rate, calorie burn, elevation gain, etc). I also have the Garmin Topo US 100K maps. The GPS base map will not be useful for hiking. It's a huge...

Tour de Elbert Up the East Ridge Variation 10.2V in the Roach Guide (2'nd Edition) and down the East Ridge it a great way to make a loop hike on Elbert. The variation is class 2 and easy to follow up and unlike the regular trails you'll probably be by yourself.

Early Start There is a quite a bit of scrambling above the Keyhole. The route is well marked with paint and on a good weather day, there's going to be lots of other people. I don't remember the scrambling being more difficult than anything on the Huntington Ravine trail or Knife's Edge...

Speck Pond I did the loop in two nights counter-clockwise from the South, staying at the Lane campsite and Speck Pond. Very nice loop! I'm glad I went to Speck Pond though, it's the nicest campsite near the loop. Most of the Grafton Notch Loop campsites are in the woods, without views :(...

Saturday May 26, 2012 Trail Conditions: The rerouted McCrillis Path does not appear to be officially open; however, it is mostly well flagged with a good foot way and is straightforward to follow. If ascending, leave the Whiteface Intervale road at a large conservation land sign on the left...

Saturday May 19, 2012 Trail Conditions: Trails mostly dry and bug free, water crossings not difficult. Six Husbands trail crosses a large snowfield above the Edmands Cutoff Trail. The Edmands Cutoff Trail also crosses a couple snowfields. Special Equipment Required: At least a ski pole to...

Sunday April 1, 2012: Ledges mostly dry and ice free. 1/4 inch new snow in the trees and on the trail above 2500". Top 500 feet of Moat trail north of North Moat is icy and some of the ledges have unavoidable ice. Only a few scattered sections of monorail snow. The lower Red Ridge trail is...

the ends I've biked the Cranmore trail towards Black Cap many times; never tried it on skis. It climbs gradually from Cranmore in generally open woods and would probably be a decent cross country ski provides there's enough cover. There are some flat spots. Access from the Cranmore end might...

Saturday Dec 24, 2011 Trail Conditions: 3 - 5" fresh powder over frozen ground and ice. Trails are very icy above 3000". Upper ledges on Blueberry Ledge Trail are powder over ice. Some of the scrambles are very sketchy, especially on the descent. Special Equipment Required: Snow shoes not...

journal art Your photo of the the White Cap canister journal, the drawing of a joint? with "Light Up B*****" written above it. That same drawing, also dated 2011, was in the East Kennebago canister when I visited it last Monday. That guy gets around!

blessed by the Forest Service The mountain bike trails have been blessed by the Forest Service :) The first link is actually the Forest Service decision that makes the trails legal. The 2011 North Conway Mountain Biking Map, available at the local bike shops, apparently has all the newly...

Forest Service Moat Mountain Map The Forest Service has created a map of this area, including the Thompson Falls trail. Here's a link to the page that contains the map http://data.ecosystem-management.org/nepaweb/nepa_project_exp.php?project=30375 Clink the link: Moat Mountain DN/FONSI Map...

Sunday June 5, 2011 Trail Conditions: Huntington Ravine trail clear and dry except for a 30 foot low angle snow field in the bottom of the ravine. The slabs above the first scramble are wet but they are easily avoidable. Trail is in excellent shape, full summer conditions! Special Equipment...

There's been some downhill features added in the past couple years but I've heard from the locals that this trail was originally designed to be ascended with the intent of giving single track access to Cranmore and Black Cap. It is very rideable uphill although you'll have to be pretty strong...

We hiked the Webster-Jackson trail to Jackson almost exactly a year ago. We lost the trail several hundred yards from the top and bush whacked climbers right to the Webster Cliff trail. I can imagine it could be very difficult to retrace your steps in high winds in this area. Any hike has the...

Hi Una, I was with a AMC group trying to ski the Pemi traverse Saturday. We saw you and your dogs Saturday at the Zealand winter trailhead and again just before the the Hale Brook Trail turnoff. I got a big kick out of seeing your dog in the blue skin suit! Do you have any pictures I could...

I very much enjoyed your Galehead hike slide show. Great doggie shots! I do many hikes with my dog Becker.