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Dick and I traveled to Utah and Arizona last month to visit more of the amazing national parks/monuments/forest preserves/historic sites found in this part of our country. We met our friend Lani in Tucson and drove to northeast Utah with the idea of spending time in Canyonlands, Arches and...

Here are some additional photos from the Vroman's Nose - another gem of a short Catskill hike. http://www.kodakgallery.com/ShareLanding.action?c=tdpb2qu.bc3m1b92&x=0&y=iptncy&localeid=en_US&cm_mmc=site_email-_-site_share-_-core-_-view_photos_button

AlgonquinBob- And, as full-sized tripods go, the Manfrotto 725B isn't all that heavy. I'm interested in finding a head to take pano shots. Any suggestions as to what would work with this tripod?

I am happy with the Manfrotto 725B tripod/integrated ball head which I purchased last year to use with my Rebel XTi. I will take it with me on photoshoots, but will leave it home on most other hikes. Where weight is an issue - on multi-day backpacks, for example, I take a small SLIK Mini-Pro...

We lucked out on the weather with overcast skies only on the way down. This was a great "first hike back" for Dick. Thanks, Tom, for helping me up to the fifth landing of the tower. I can climb high rock cliffs with no particular attention to altitude, but when it comes to towers I am very...

You're SO BAD, Hermit, and JayH isn't far behind you :eek:!

Thanks, everybody, for the kind words. We plan to hike and backpack anywhere and everywhere - open to new adventures and opportunities and maybe a list or two :D.

I suggested one day that Dick and I should climb the Adirondack 46 highest peaks in a “serious way,” meaning we should complete them all, not just enjoy a few of our favorites. So we started a list and became 46er’s in the fall of 2004. We vowed ever after: NO MORE LISTS! We met Peakbagr who...

On Saturday, Feb. 7, Alan (Peakbagr) invited me to join him on a short walk in Thacher Park to introduce 15 enthusiastic Capital District residents from the Bethlehem YMCA to the winter sport of snowshoeing. We met in the Paint Mine parking lot. I arrived just as everyone was gathering, putting...

Thanks so much for your comments about my photos, Mark. They mean a lot to me! Joanne

http://picasaweb.google.com/JoanneHihn/192409PatagoniaAdventureAbbreviatedVersion#slideshow/5298217381312332914 Try this. Sorry about the truncated url!

Hi All- Well, it has taken me just about a week to organize all of my photos from our Patagonia Adventure. We left the US on 1/8 and returned on 1/26 - 17 days of hiking/backpacking/touring. To say we had "fun" is an understatement and to say that the scenery was "breathtaking" is also an...

Ralph- Climbing Olderbark in summer has its challenges. http://www.kodakgallery.com/ShareLanding.action?c=tdpb2qu.5sdeu6t6&x=0&y=apd0va&localeid=en_US&cm_mmc=site_email-_-site_share-_-core-_-view_photos_button

Are you already considering your next list??? :D I'm glad you and Tom will be able to come along! Didn't I ask the same question of you???????

My final finish date on SILVER HOLLOW will be SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 21 with a possible weather reschedule to Sunday, Feb. 22. More details as we get closer. I'd love some company :D !!!!!

In keeping with an established hiking tradition, several of us spent New Years Eve in the Catskills. Our original plan was to camp overnight at Sundown Campground. After consulting the weather conditions which detailed high winds and low temperatures, we decided to stay at the Cobblestone Motel...

Here are my 8 favorite photos of 2008. It certainly is fun looking back at the year - brings back great memories! http://picasaweb.google.com/jojazz2004/Favorite2008Photos02?feat=email#

I hadn't climbed a Vermont mountain since hiking Camel's Hump several years ago.The woods were very open - not really bushwhacking, but Alan's excellent route certainly helped. I paused longer than usual at a couple of the stream crossings as we began the hike, trying not to get my feet wet, but...

Thanks Dick and Audrey. Sorry I missed your replies to my post. Towards the end of the trip, our friend from Arizona was already making suggestions about other hikes we could try next year in this same area, WITH Dick this time. There is so much to see.

Thanks for leading this hike Jay. No need for a GPS when Jay is in charge. Map and compass all the way, except for a quick look at the GPS to make sure we were on track. The photo link also includes a hike up Huckleberry Mt. we completed on 10/12: a different cast of "characters" but the...