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That's great Mohamed! I'm curious about how they plan to include the info. Is it going to be in the 100K or 24K topos (or even better, as part of the base map)? I just bought a new Garmin 62S a couple of weeks ago and used it for the first time last weekend. Very happy with the performance...

Last weekend we set out to get our remaining four 4000 footers in Vermont. In the end, we had a great day on Saturday hiking Mt Mansfield with perfect conditions and a couple of less successful attempts at the rest. Everything turned out fine though and we had an overall great weekend and lots...

This is always my favorite thread of the year, and this year is certainly no exception. The images so far are nothing short of stunning. Great stuff everyone! And once again, thanks for getting this started Jim. I always have a hard time choosing just 10 images, but this year was...

Congrats on another month in the books Earl and Sue! Best of luck counting down your grid peaks over the next couple of months! Looking forward to following the rest of the journey. I'm certain that no kittens will be injured along the way :rolleyes:

Thanks Red Oak. We were lucky to hit it at the right time. Can't imagine how much snow could build up on Spaulding in another month or so based on what's already there. You're right about Sue. This was our first time at the Roadhouse, but the group that we were with has been going there for...

Our second hike of last week's Maine Roadhouse trip - Saddleback and the Horn on a beautiful, clear, windless day. Couldn't ask for a better way to begin the winter hiking season! Here's the blog post and pics: http://theramblingsblog.blogspot.com/2012/12/saddleback-and-horn.html And some of...

We spent five awesome days at the Roadhouse in Stratton Maine last week and got in our first winter Maine 4Ks. Here's the story from the first hike - a bushwhack to Spaulding from Caribou Pond and then over to Sugarloaf - in several feet of new snow. Just amazing! Can't wait to return to this...

I've been meaning to sharpen my 'spikes since the end of last winter. Finally got to it today. I took a slightly different approach from the ones mentioned here. I grabbed each spike with vicegrips, held the spike against the bench and used a file on it. Worked well and it only took about 20...

We actually did a couple of river paddles in RI with VFTT folks this year (not as "official events") - Wood River in the Spring and Pawcatuck in the Fall. Both were really nice and perfect as 1/2 day paddles. Only issue for folks coming for the day from a distance is working out the car spots...

Missed this thread before now. Glad I found it! I think this is a great idea and we'd love to participate in these. As for RI. There are some good options for hiking, even better options for biking and GREAT options for paddling. We've got several VFTTers in RI and I'm sure that between us we...

I meant a broader "winter skills" course - not specifically using an axe. We've been doing winter hiking for a few years but have avoided anything that goes beyond needing snowshoes or microspikes. Not sure how far we want to go beyond that, but would be good to have the knowledge to deal with...

The AMC course sounds great, but if I'm going to pay $700 to get to the summit of Mt Washington in winter it's going to involve the SnoCat and an overnight stay on the summit. Wait, I can get that for free with a volunteer week at the Obs. :) Interested to hear more feedback after whatever...

We have one of these that lives in our shed (in Rhode Island). Those big eyes staring at me from a dark corner have scared the crap out of me a couple of times.

You're right - the weather couldn't have been better. There were a bunch of cars in the lot when we got there at 8. Definitely more than I expected for a weekday. Obviously many of us had the same idea. :) I sure wouldn't have wanted to be heading up North @ 1pm - or to be going down the...

We had an awesome day on Thursday hiking the Baldfaces with Trish, Alex, Sage, Hugh, Mike, Donna, Dan and Janelle. What a great group and what an incredible place. Dan and Janelle (Buffalo and Tough Cookie) got #37-40 in their quest for 52WAV. Awesome job guys - good luck with the last 12...

Thanks Chris. The fact that we got to do every one together was definitely the best part.

Thanks Dan. Wish you could have been there, but it was so nice of you and Janelle to stop by and drop off our post-hike treat. Still hoping we can find a hike to join you on this fall. Thanks Mike. We'll definitely be back for that clear day view. Certainly don't blame you for not joining...

Thanks Becca. It was definitely an awesome day. Thanks Sabrina. Wish you could have been there too. On the other hand, after seeing your pictures and reading your posts from last week I think we might have rather been out there with you guys! :) Thanks Mike. We really appreciated you guys...

Thanks Trish. Nat is still feeling great (and has maintained that she's felt great all along). I can only shake my head. She's one tough lady! We definitely want to work out a hike with you and the girls soon. We'll be in touch!

On Saturday Nat and I completed a 5 year journey and finished the NH48 on Mt Carrigain. We were joined by our good friend Rex who finished both his NH48 and NE67 with us (huge congrats) and a wonderful group of friends that have shared the trails with us along the way. Thanks to everyone for...