Search results

east sleeper via downes brook, kate sleeper trails. water in brook was running preety good for this time of year, but all nine crossings were ok with boots on and kept feet dry. some of the trail has been eroded from irene, but no big problems. 6.1 miles to summit, 2600 ft gain. 4hrs, 30 minutes...

air line to short line, to kings ravine trail. easy going up to mossy falls. falls are running nicely and area is beautiful with lots of moss for about half the hike. section of trail up to kings ravine gets a little wet but no big deal. upper section as you get into the ravine is very large...

air line to short line, to kings ravine trail. easy going up to mossy falls. falls are running nicely and area is beautiful with lots of moss for about half the hike. section of trail up to kings ravine gets a little wet but no big deal. upper section as you get into the ravine is very large...

parked just east of notch high point. went up table rock trail. .3 miles, with 600 ft verticle rise. preety much straight up. awesome view of notch. ledge puts you right on the edge of the cliff. great lunch spot. if you are bringing a dog or kids, suggest taking the alternate trail just to the...

mt webster via webster jackson trail great easy hike. trail is very good. we both wore trail sneakers and had no problems. great views on summit of mt washington and many other 4000 footers. no views to the east. if you do not want to do the whole trek, go up trail 1/3 the way and you get to...

mt nancy via nancy pond trail, herd path. started getting into some snow and ice half way up cascades. snow was about 1 ft deep along trail at nancy pond. no snow from norcross pond to summit. used yaks along cascades and nancy pond for a little extra protection. some post holling where snow is...

cannon ball north east peak. hiked 3 11 12 beautiful day, slight breeze, great visibility. from lafayette campground, took lonesome lake trail to kinsman ridge trail, then to cannon ball north east peak. same route on return. trail to lonesome lake was well packed and only slight traction...

pico peak. lots of parking across from "the inn at longtrail". took sherburn path. at about 3100 feet or 2.1 miles, path comes out on ski trail. go uphill for about 100 yds and trail is marked and goes back into woods and heads for shelter which is at 2.5 miles. just in back of shelter is pico...

i have not done israel in winter. do not have info on it. i was going to do nancy today, but winds were predicted to be 65+ in that area. i went to vermont instead and did pico. when we did killington a few years ago, we were only thinking about the 4k's and went right by pico. i thought we were...

hiked on 2 15 2012. peak above the nubble. (patn). a nice moderate day with a few flurries in the air. good time of year to do this bushwack because at various times of the hike, you can get a visual bearing on your goal. no leaves makes it easy to spot. some beautiful views and had a nice...

sandwich mountain, via sandwich mountain trail. hard packed 8 inches of snow on bottom. trail is great. only traction needed was micro spikes. need to be careful and aware because on some of the real steep areas, the boulders under the snow have a sheen of ice, but i had no problerm. by 3700...

lakes in the clouds hut, june 6th and 7th. tempermental knee made it necessary to take cog up, lakes overnight, and down ammonoosuc ravine next day. did a side trip along crawford path and wildflowers were great. black flies below 4000ft. need bug spray if you are just going to hang out. flies...

april 30th mt shaw, black snout and turtleback mt, via high ridge trail, black snout trail and turtleback mt trail. a few black files down bottom, but not munchin yet. some light patches of snow on north sides of upper slopes. frost is just leaving trails and even though they look good at first...

mt roberts on oct 2. this is a beautiful low key hike near castle in the clouds. elevation gain only 1300 ft, 9 miles round trip. very nice mixed forest. parts of the trails are old carriage roads. no problems with water. bring binoculars and camera. great views of the lake and views west. d&d

mt. abraham, via at, lone mt., through east madrid. august, 20th. cool start but turned to a great day. no bugs. the section of trail to lone mt and then to abraham cut off is one of the best trails we have seen in maine. no big boulders, no wash outs. beautiful fir and birch forest for those...

sugarloaf and spaulding, july 30th. via caribou valley road. if you go in cvr, about 4 miles, you will come to a grated steel bridge. that one is fine. when you come to the next bridge, we suggest not going over it. you can park to the side just before the bridge. pick up with ground clearence...

north brother via marston trail date hiked 6 27 2010 started at trail head at 9 a.m. some bugs on bottom and needed bug dope. lots of birds for the first hour in. much moose signs at about 2400 feet. seen 2 gray jays but these were not accustomed to being around humans. grouse also. trail is...

hey bubba. sounds like you have been busy. dolly and i just hiked saddleback and the horn in maine. great views and a wonderful area in rangeley. we are still trying to finish tackeling maine. 4 to go. heading up to north brother in june after the black flies go to sleep. happy trails, dennis

May 1st.. Went to the ski lodge and got a map of the ski trails..receptionist suggested Green Weaver to Tri-Color. Green Weaver is longer than Grey Ghost but not as steep. All ski trails snow covered, used snowshoes to go up. Once on the AT there were little patches of snow since the ridge is...

may 1. started on saddleback. beautiful clear day. the horn is only 1.6 miles from sadlleback, but it took us over 1 1/2 hours each way. any exposed ledge area was either wet or icy. 4 to 5 forested areas on trail was heavy with snow. aprox 3 to 4 feet deep. lots of 3 inch trees snapped in half...