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  1. MarkL

    27-second long nighttime JBL time-lapse video

    hmmm.. now that you mention it, and reading the details in the post 2 below yours [400 x 20 seconds = over 2 hours ], jets make more sense than meteors.
  2. MarkL

    27-second long nighttime JBL time-lapse video

    I liked the meteors at 9 and 12 seconds.
  3. MarkL

    Have you seen or heard a lost dog in the Garfield area?

    Thursday (6/9) between Garfield and the Skoomkumchuk Tr. jct I met a young woman looking for her dog. It had wandered away the previous day. They're not sure in what direction it took off. Description: Zoe is a female Siberian Husky, 1 1/2 years old, one brown eye, one blue, wearing a...
  4. MarkL

    Pemi Mosquito levels

    Wed and Thurs, 6/8-9 Ditto what TDawg said. That same day when I first hit the ridge via Liberty Spring Tr. 3PM, they weren't bad. But heading north, they were swarming before I got onto bare ridge. Even on Lincoln and Lafayette summits, though facing into the breeze gave relief, they were...
  5. MarkL

    46er trail maintenance schedule correction

    Corrected correction I just rec'd the 46ers Spring Newsletter. I contacted a trailmaster about a discrepancy in the trail maintenance schedule. It pertains to the last day of trail work on the schedule. Here is the correct info: The trailwork will be on Saturday, the same day as the fall...
  6. MarkL

    XIV Annual Adirondack 46er Winter Climber Dinner Saturday, 3.26.11

    a correction and a suggestion Correction: The social "hour" will now run from 5:00PM to 6:30PM. Dinner will start at 6:30PM. Suggestion: If you have a name tag from a previous 46er meeting, bring it to help the acquaintance process. You can use your real name, forum name, or both, and...
  7. MarkL

    XIV Annual Adirondack 46er Winter Climber Dinner Saturday, 3.26.11

    BULLETIN: Whether or not Lindsay Lohan goes to jail will NOT affect the entertainment portion of the evening. No program is planned, so the entertainment will consist entirely of the stories and observations of REAL people: Your fellow hikers and you. If you haven't sent in your payment...
  8. MarkL

    XIV Annual Adirondack 46er Winter Climber Dinner Saturday, 3.26.11

    Saturday, March 26, 2011 ... It's at the Crowne Plaza in Lake Placid. There's a social hour from 5-6PM with a cash bar, followed by the excellent buffet from 6-9PM. The buffet offerings will be the same as last year: Beef, chicken, vegetarian pasta, fish, salad, rolls, vegetable, potatoes...
  9. MarkL

    Whiteface via Toll Road 1/6/11

    Very thin snow at bottom of Toll Road, but it was packed and skiable. Snow depth gradually increased on the way up. About an inch of powder at the bottom, increasing to 3", maybe more higher up. Very little bare pavement. On the inside of the Lake Placid Turn there was an inch or less of...
  10. MarkL

    Cascade Bowling Ball down and out, thanks to Yves from Montreal

    Thanks Yves. It made for a memorable hike and was good for a laugh, but it really didn't belong up there. I thought of taking it out on 12/22, but didn't have any spare room in my pack, and carrying it in my arms would have been too difficult to gut 'er out. And it would have made my hike too...
  11. MarkL

    Avalanche Lake

    Excellent point! Snowmobile tracks don't always mean it's safe to snowshoe or ski across. How fast does a snowmobile have to be moving to cross open water? [fast-forward to 0:34 ] And what kind of skis/snowshoes (and energy drink!!!) would a person need to do the same?
  12. MarkL

    Next generation of Adirondack hikers: Peak Weekend

    These are good questions as we look ahead to next year. The participation this year was over 400, compared to 260 last year. But that's really not a group of 400, as they were distributed all over. And these students were only part of the large number of people out there that weekend. I...
  13. MarkL

    Next generation of Adirondack hikers: Peak Weekend

    Pete, after reading your post again, I suspect Neil commissioned this group to go out and be outrageous. He wanted to stir up people who have been members since 2004, yet have posted only 3 times. Good job Neil! Did you pay them in hot chocolate?
  14. MarkL

    Next generation of Adirondack hikers: Peak Weekend

    Pete, Thank you for bringing that up. It's an issue we're going to have to deal with for next year. The student participation was much greater than last year; greater than the Outing Club had members to lead, so many groups of teams and friends got together to do their own trips. This was...
  15. MarkL

    Next generation of Adirondack hikers: Peak Weekend

    If you're getting tired of seeing too many grunting middle aged climbers in the High Peaks, and wondering if any future generation will care to protect them, you might enjoy hiking on Saturday. The St. Lawrence University Outing Club is leading their annual Peak Weekend. They'll be trying to...
  16. MarkL

    Huh? I got a greenie for NOT summiting Jerimoth Hill? I guess I've been trying too hard for...

    Huh? I got a greenie for NOT summiting Jerimoth Hill? I guess I've been trying too hard for rep points. :-)
  17. MarkL

    Jerimoth Hill (attempt) July 4, 2010

    I started out with new trail runners, adequate hydration, and an ice ax (for the photo op at the summit). This would be the hardest 5' vertical in my hiking career. However, the sign at the trailhead said it was open to the public only until 4PM and it was going on 7PM. I couldn't believe...
  18. MarkL

    Which AMC Patches are for winter?

    Thank you. I've never done Coe or S. Brother. You must be thinking of someone else, maybe Mtnpa, Donna, Blue, & Frodo who did Coe the day before I did North Brother(2/15/10).
  19. MarkL

    Which AMC Patches are for winter?

    Tim, I just got the certificates last Friday and noticed the blue pattern. That made me more sure of the blue border issue, but I still wasn't comfortable with the green-in-winter thing. I'll just have to keep telling myself "That's spruce green, and in the summer, the mountains are covered in...
  20. MarkL

    Which AMC Patches are for winter?

    Thanks Papa Bear. I'll watch for any more comments, but at the moment I'm inclined to accept your answer as you have the patches to back it up.
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