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I still don't see what the big deal. The State of New Hampshire, owners of the recreation easement, condoned the closure of the land due to repeated abuses. This is no different than, say, closing a highway rest area because they are being used for drug deals. If anything, the fact that the...

The State of New Hampshire owns the easement, and President Jeff Coombs of the Chocorua Forestlands consulted with the state before posting no trespassing signs. So the landowner got permission from the easement owner before posting the land. That's why this wasn't mentioned in the latest...

From the article: Within the agreement, Garrison admitted to marking trails, cutting vegetation and applying herbicides on private land without owners' permission. He also created maps, among them "The Trail Bandit Map of the Ossipee Mountains of New Hampshire," which he sold on the internet...

I've been thinking a lot about my 512th post lately, and what is means. At first, I thought about all the great and exciting trip reports that I've posted over the years. But as great as those posts are, they only tell part of the story. My 512th post should be a celebration not only of my trip...

Although I'm a relatively old member of Views, I just thought it might be nice to show my appreciation for myself and the humor and sarcasm provided by me by starting a thread devoted to that topic in honor of my up-coming 512th post. (It will be way better than my 511th post) Hear Hear...

That makes sense.

If you are in an area where signal strength is weak, one method that can improve your chances of make and keeping a connection is to put your phone on Speakerphone mode and hold the phone by the end that usually goes to your ear. Out of concern for possible brain tumors, most cell phones have...

There is currently no 911 center in the country that can receive text messages. I could go into a long technical explanation about why, but I can simplify it down to 2 items: 1) Most call centers are wired only to deal with audio (and TTY). There is a huge investment in some of the equipment...

Actually, this doesn't guarantee anything either. Txt messages are 160 characters because they use a sub channel of cell towers (I think its called the D Channel, but don't quote me on that) that was originally designed for the towers to talk to each other. Most times, these channels are open...

Since I know you love details, Doug... The datum for our data is stored in WGS 84, however it is reprojected into State Plane NAD 83. This is because the way that NH looks in WGS84 is a really unsatisfying short, stout shape. The NAD83 projection is what most of us are used to expecting. If you...

911 in NH If you are calling 9-1-1 in New Hampshire, your call will be routed to one of the two PSAPs (call centers) in the state, either Concord or Laconia. These PSAPs are wired together as if it was just one location, but exist for redundancy purposes. Keep in mind, if you are near a border...

Speckled Mountain Wilderness. Its amazing more people don't go there.

For those that don't like to read. Three week hike. Kings Canyon National Park to Yosemite National Park. One week off-trail. Photos: http://picasaweb.google.com/chompat99/Hiking2009Sierras# Short version - the trip was awesome, but didn't turn out exactly as I had hoped. Our first problem...

Anyone going to this? I might actually have a free Tuesday for once.

If you are considering calling for a rescue and financial implications enter your brain... you don't really need to call for a rescue.

I guess they believe pretty seriously that this thing is out there with all the warning and such. Barnstead isn't that far away from where I saw what I believed to be a mountain lion in Pawtuckaway, so if there is just one of these things out there, its possible it is the same cat. At least I...

The Larcom Mountain Trail was closed a couple of months ago as a direct result of the Trail Bandit map being created and distributed, especially on the internet.

I wonder if this announcement is going to make Rocket remove this unauthorized map from his website: link deleted Currently, this map contains the Larcom Trail, which has been closed to the public. Now it contains several trails that are closed to the public. How many more trails need to be...

Ah.. but if this were true, EVERYONE who had completed a peakbagging list would wear a patch. This is not true, in fact very few accomplished peakbaggers wear patches associated with their accomplishments. And as you pointed out, its possible to wear a peakbagging patch without actually being a...

I understand your argument, but I disagree with your conclusion. I would argue that patches are NOT the equivalent of antlers, but rather compensation for the lack of antlers. Take for example, your standard geek. You don't put on the nerd glasses, the pocket protector and the Magic the...