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I called the Saco ranger station on Friday. They said that the construction is still going on, but is scheduled to be finished by the end of the month. Mainly wanted to be sure that there was no limitation of foot traffic during the construction (which they confirmed). Having the construction...

Damn, one week later that I'd hoped. Is it safe to assume that they are still allowing foot traffic during the construction? Did they specifically say anything about that?

It was great to have Kevin and Emma join us last Wednesday for our next-to-last hike in the NH48 on the Hancocks. It was just a spectacular day to be in the mountains - much more like middle-of-fall than late-summer. #46 and 47 are now checked off the list - one more to go. Counting the days...

Congrats! I missed this post when it first went up ( must have been in the mountains ;) ). Great way to finish and an overall great family trip. Nice! Loved the shot on Bondcliff. Had to do a double take till I saw the Photoshop comment. Well done.

I have just three words: AWESOME, AWESOME, AWESOME!! Wish the conditions had cooperated better for you, but what a great way to finish! Can't think of a better peak to finish on either (unless perhaps it's Carrigain :) ). Huge congrats to both of you for an amazing summer to get to the line...

Great report Kevin. It was so nice to be able to share this hike with you and Emma! Glad to see you both back on your feet and back on a mountain! Already looking forward to the next one with you guys. Feel like we've known you guys forever too Donna. We need to increase that hike count...

Interesting. The one that they sold us at the visitors center a few weeks ago was the new 7th Edition of the Stephen Clark book "Katahdin, A Guide to Baxter State Park". The new edition now says "Compiled and edited by Baxter State Park". It came with a waterproof (plastic) map. The map is...

:eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek: Not now, not ever! I couldn't even make myself watch the whole video!

Thanks Mark! The out and back from Guyot for all three Bonds in 3-4 hours is definitely doable. The key is dragging yourself away from the views - particularly sunset :) Hope it works out for you as well as it did for us Thanks Dan! The sunset on West Bond was definitely the highlight of...

In May 2013 Bondcliff Books will be publishing The Adventures of Buffalo and Tough Cookie - the hiking journey of the 52 With a View by Dan Szczesny (Buffalo) and 10 year old Janelle (Tough Cookie). Can't wait to read the story! In the mean time, Dan is tracking their adventures on a new blog...

If you're going to do it in a day, traverse. I'd have to think that you could find a good Samaritan to help with a car spot for such a glorious finish. The other option is a backpack.Staying at Guyot and then doing some combination of the Bonds (without packs) on either day one or day two and...

We were feeling withdrawal symptoms after leaving Baxter last weekend, so we got our mountain fix with a two day backpack to the Bonds on Thursday and Friday. #44 and #45 are now in the books after an AMAZING trip. Hancocks and Carrigain to go... Here's the story...

Our last three hikes during our week at Baxter didn't lead us to the top of any more mountains. Instead, they led around many of Baxters ponds and lakes on beautiful trails with amazing mountain views. Sometimes the views from below looking up at the mountains are better than the views from...

I too have used the Map Adventures White Mountain map as my main in-the-pack map for several years. Just got the Baxter version before going there two weeks ago and it's excellent. Lots of detail, trail segment mileages, etc. I also have the AMC map and the one that came in the latest version...

A bit late adding my voice here, but we've been in the mountains the last couple of days :) We had definitely intended to do the Glen Boulder route when we did Isolation last month and then changed out minds at the last minute and did Rocky Branch. At least on the day that we had it was a...

Outstanding!! I can still do little more than shake my head when I read about extreme hikes like this. You made it sound easy. Really enjoying watching you add the X's to your grid...

Thanks Mike. A little slow getting back here since we just spent two more days in the mountains :) Really enjoyed your photos. Always like seeing a hike from someone else's perspective.

Thanks guys! Donna - appreciate the support. I can imagine this one taking 3 or many more times to finally accomplish. We were blessed with good weather and an all around perfect day on try #1. So fortunate. Dan - your recent report and videos were part of my inspiration. Thanks for...

After waiting for almost two years, Nat and I finally got to do the hike that was supposed to be the celebration for her 50th birthday - Mt Katahdin. It was a simply incredible day and there is really no way to truly describe the experience - you have to be there. Here's my best shot at sharing...

Another member of the "ex-Owl's Head dreaders, now Owl's Head lovers club". Awesome! Sounds like your experience went much like ours. Good luck with your final 6. A nice fall home stretch. Donna - more evidence for you - we'll make you an Owl's Head convert too!