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Sounds like a GREAT trip Seema!!! Take it slow and enjoy the rest of your trip. I hope to do a couple of days on your LT joyrney.

Glad your all home safe and sound!! Great photo's!! Thanks for sharing. My guess is the trip report will be great reading, can't wait!

Interesting question. The times i've been caught (while a pole user) in a t-storm, I just collapsed them and stowed them plastic handle skyward. Not that it matters much but i figured i'd keep the more pointed/prominent end down.

So THATS what the Oceola's look like when not socked in!! Thanks MichaelJ and Bob. Mickey7 and i did both this past October and were socked in with snow showers, clouds and fog so it's nice to see what we missed!!

I have that area on my "to do list"! Probably this fall, though it sounds like a great spot during the "busy" season. MichaelJ, which route did you use on your trip? Great pics..

Hey Bob, Just the other day i was thinking "What about BOB?", glad to see your still on the trail:-) Good report and pics, i really enjoy that whole area from 47 to the Notch also.. See you on the trail.

Sherpa, Thanks for the tip on shutting off the compass! Heck i always have my old reliable Suunto anyway! Sherpa & Jay, Thanks for the supplier link's. I've been a user of NiMH for two years now. They are great!! Great in the winter, though i hear lithium has some advantages...

Thanks Mark and Nazdarovye, i see what the deal is with the display now! I'll play around some more with battery saver ect...

I've know my pace/time pretty well. I'm wondering if Valley Way fills up fast and early given it's small size. I'v never camped there. If it's full it's the hut (not my preference) or a slog over to one of the RMC facilities. I recall that being a difficult area for camping.

I recently picked up a Garmin E-trex Summit. I set it up and on using it the first day i noticed the display screen does not shut down as i have it set. I set it up for a 15 second display backlight shutdown and notice nothing at all in display change! The screen was on all day! I didn't...

Great memories!! It was a great day Seema!! You had a great plan and we were treated to great weather, with great people!!! What else is there.... ah life is good! Have a great trip out west, i hope to see you for 2-3 days on your long trail trek.

If i did this as a back pack what do you figure the chances of getting a spot at the Valley Way by 2-3PM on a friday would be??

Thanks for sharing the report and pics Tim. Looks like your decision was the right and best one that day! It looked like the family enjoyed themselves and had a great sense of humor with the "Thumbs Down Pic":-) Precious! A buddy of mine and i hikes in the whites during the last rainy spell...

Thank's for the input Mohamed! That looks like a great change to the route!! Dave, thanks for the link, i must have missed it on your site. I have actually considered making it a backpack to give me a "weather day", and if i ended up with great weather just poke around up high, maybe...

Perfect timming! I was going to post this very question! I'm planning going up Howker to Madison, on to Adams and out Lowes in the next couple of weeks. It sounded like a great route that isn't used as often as others (up at least). This of course assumes the weather gods smile that day! I'd...

Sherpa, Must be something about the Carter area!! This past october several friends and i planned a traverse from Gorham to Pinkham hitting the whole ridge. There had been an early season snow but we opted not to bring crampons. They would not have done us any good this day anyway... We...

Like John L and SP, I'm pretty fortunate. My wife is very understanding and knows i need a regular "fix" of the outdoors! She'll actually tell me i'm getting too "Twitty" and to plan a hike!!! Big difference is we've been married 26 years and the kids are grown so she enjoys the dogs and...

I turned 50 this May! I cut running way back a number of years ago due to constant injuries. Those were more sport induced. But i have found that at 50, running more that a few days a week was just too much when you add a long day or weekend on the trail. Since i've cut that back i've had...

I have a Dana Alpine LTW (lightweight) and love it! It has the Removable alpine shov-it that is great in winter and can be removed easily for three season use. The large toplid and the waistbelt are removable and make a great summit fanny pack. Pretty good sized too. It's a great well...

Nice report and Pics Seema, thanks for sharing them! IN october we were treated to winter like conditions from Gorham to IMp. I really enjoyed the area and look forward to doing the carters and WC's soon.