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As discussed elsewhere, my backup Garmin eTrex Legend recently demonstrated inferior signal reception compared to my newer devices (76CXs/605). In addition, the eTrex seemed to record false tracks based on erroneous track points. Both the unit's weak reception (in top of pack, properly oriented)...

Beautiful, John! I think the light you captured is much more interesting than a bluebird sky!

Thanks, Joe (we met a few years ago on Hale). I think we are all the same, hoping we are carrying enough if something happens. Handwarmers are good!

Thanks for the greenie. It should be beautiful; so much snow on the hills!

I can't speak for the BSB but have recent, relevant experience with the Thermo-lite:). When I crawled into the bivy sack in the snow cave, I wasn't sure what to expect as far as its contribution to my warmth/survival. My first half hour in it was filled with shivering, sometimes violent, and I...

We started at the Basin lot and took the bushwhack/shortcut from the bike path to the corner on the Liberty Springs Trail. Trails were well packed throughout. We carried snowshoes but didn't need them. One of us wore Microspike ST's for traction but it went well without them. We took care of a...

Thanks. Hand warmers played a large role in my getting through unharmed. I put a pair around my toes and deployed others over the course of the night in my mittens and against my body. The latter may or may not have sustained my body temperature but they were my sole luxury! After the bivy sack...

Thanks, Chip. Lessons learned. Nice new avatar, seasonally appropriate! Rick

That's what I feel (and felt), too, along with a chill... I planned to get on that (horizontal fix), not sure about the cropping (oops, wrong forum).

Thanks, Tim. Always have enjoyed and respected your posts. See you out there sometime, Rick

At daylight, when I verified the visibility, I packed up and struggled through some spruce traps to timberline and then the summit. The sunrise was spectacular but I had frosted fingertips and dared not take a photo (Ed Webster, I'm not). I was amused at some level by the conspicuous trench that...

Thank you. The larger cairns above timberline should be enough for all but the worst of conditions. I swept snow off their uphill sides on the way up and verified that I could (easily) see from one to the next. When I lost visibility, but knew the route to be nearby, I searched back and forth in...

Thanks for the green, friend.

Thanks, Carole. Maybe I should stick to the Ossipees!

Thanks for the greenie, Ed. Hope to see you out on the trails.

Thanks for the greenie! Happy trails, Rick

Thanks, Ed. I will do a TR at some point in the near future. Edit: Collectively, my replies in this thread have served as a TR so I won't be posting one separately.

Thanks for the square! Happy trails, Rick

Thanks for the greenie. Happy trails, Rick

Thanks for the greenie, Trish. Big learning experience, even at my age! Rick