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nartreb, I saw a small pond on my NG* Topo!, but it was far off trail. When I went home last night I looked at the large BSP map I bought at BSP, I saw the trail going right next to the pond and realized the routes were quite different. Thanks for confirming that and posting your map. *could...

Funny YOU should ask. I would try out the pulka that I'm currently putting together in my apartment.

The recording on the Baxter SP phone, as well as the "What's New", Daily Hiking Update section of their website says the Golden and Telos Roads will not be plowed until "sometime" Sunday. "Sometime" depends on when the snow will stop. That nixes my Sunday-Monday attempt on North Brother...

I should have specified that I'd be going up and back the Marston Trail and doing only N. Brother. I couldn't find Small Pond on my Topo! map. Is it on the BSP map? (not handy at the moment) Normally with an unknown mountain, I'd just bring the crampons. I was hoping to hear that there...

Wanakena General store is closing For all those who are planning to do the Cranberry Lake 50 in Winter*, or ever, take note. The owner will be closing the store, apparently permanently, at the end of this year. That would be...now. The last time I talked to him in November, he wasn't looking...

Snowfall accumulation forecast for Millinocket This is the first snowfall forecast I've seen relevant to Baxter State Park, though I did see a map yesterday showing 12-18" possible. http://www.accuweather.com/us/me/millinocket/04462/forecast.asp?partner=accuweather&traveler=1&metric=0 Note...

If there's been a fair amount of recent snow without sleet, freezing rain, or any thawing and refreezing, would fairly aggressive snowshoe cleats be adequate for North Brother, or are there spots where crampons are likely to be needed? I'm still hoping to get this trip in Jan3-4 despite the...

Thanks for the nice report and the great pics. That was a great day to be up there!

The forecast promised 3 days of good hiking weather, 12/22-24, but on the way down from Day 1's peaks, the Tripyramids, decided that taking a rest day was a better long-term strategy than trying to climb on 3 consecutive days. I actually felt I could have climbed the next day, but didn't want...

Spencer, thanks for that good news. I was thinking that with both my buddy (a Mainer) and I bringing sleds, there might not be enough room in his Honda for all our stuff. Now I won't worry about that. I was already planning on bringing my regular trunk snow shovel, but I'll mention your...

Is parking fee required for Telos Rd? I'm planning to try for North Brother Jan. 3-4th, and have sent in my Nesowadehunk reservation request. We'd be parking the car at mile marker 35 on the Telos Rd., unless we can drive down the Williams Pond Rd. a bit. But neither of these possible parking...

Tuesday, 12/22/09. Trail was well broken. Stream crossings: most rocks had snow on them for boots/snowshoes to grab onto. The ice, when I dared, held. I barebooted til the steeps. Wasn't sure whether to change to crampons or snowshoes. Went w/ the shoes. There were frequent rocks still...

Just before I hit the trail, two guys came out wearing snowshoes. I asked how far up the trail I'd need them. They said I might be able to summit without them. I started out carrying them. The snow seemed to be 6" deep, but could well have been 8", which legally requires shoes. Although...

From Loj. Went via Lake Arnold and the infamous 500-600' loss of elevation. The trail is easy to follow to the Opalescent crossing, but the bridge isn't in good shape. It was originally 3 or 4 long logs, but now it's down to one...and that one is broken:(, but only a little:). It's broken at...

Markers. As of last Thursday or Friday, just before National Trails Day, the entire route has BLUE CL-50 trail markers. Remember, the trails are already marked with the standard DEC trail markers. They're just there to confirm/reassure that hikers are indeed on the official route, rather than...

Wanakena <--> Stillwater Part III of III Wanakena <---> Stillwater Part III (Final) Going down that stream, I got on the right side before the drainage flattened out into the marsh ahead. At the edge of the marsh I was relieved to find that the water wasn’t higher than last year, as I’d...

Wanakena <--> Stillwater Part II of III Wanakena <---> Stillwater Part II A pond soon became visible to the left, and its shape matched the map. From now on I just had to maintain visual contact with the pond, then another lake, and pick up the trail at the south end of Clear Lake. With...

Wanakena <--> Stillwater Traverse Sunday through Tuesday, May 3-5, 2009 Solo Stillwater Reservoir is in some other region of the Adirondacks. I’d never been there, which made it seem all that more remote.. I didn’t even know offhand how to drive there, which made it somewhat mysterious. In my...

Five Ponds -- Stillwater area I did a round trip traverse from Wanakena to Stillwater Reservoir May 3-5, Sunday through Tuesday. On either the first or second day there were about 5-10 black flies total, all day. The other of those days there were none at all. On the third day, suddenly...

very early and very limited trail report On Sunday 3/29/09 on the way back from L. Placid, I decided to take the scenic route back to Canton. I went through Tupper and Cranberry Lake, with a side trip to Wanakena. I looked at 3 trailheads to see how much snow was left...