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Torrential rain the day before made for extremely wet, flooded conditions. This hampered our progress. This year's mud also made for slow going. Bring bug repellent. What started out as a two peakbagging adventure soon was pared down to one peak due to our late start and the poor conditions...

Bryce trail has some snow, some bare ground and a lot of ice. The col between the two ledges is snow covered. The area from the col to Cathedral ledges is treacherous in places - we grabbed onto trees and went offtrail to keep from slipping, even with spikes on. The trail from the col to White...

Trail was wet with running water on the slabs. There was standing water in a few places. Raingear and gloves were needed today. A very wet day, with bands of rain throughout the morning. We enjoyed a howling wind and sleet at the summit. No view, the mist was thick and we barely saw the...

Trail very muddy around Lake Arnold, some areas with walk-arounds, others you just pick a spot to step and hope for the best. Many bog bridges have been replaced but there's a good number of old style bridges that are in rough shape, with logs so worn that the tree's knots stick out, waiting to...

Trail dry and well-trodden, with a few muddy spots beyond the big cairn that marks the entrance to Esther. Took the old ski lift trail just beyond the Atmospheric Sciences Research Center (second time in two weeks I used this trail). It's shorter but tougher descending this way given its...

Trail from the Atmospheric Sciences Research Center is steep with rolly rocks (used to be a ski lift corridor). Trail from the big cairn is in great shape. It started raining on the ridge up to the summit but never too hard. Slabs are sticky even in wet. Views were great, even in the weather...

Easy access from the Van Hoevenberg trail. Once you leave VH, trail steepens and is quite rough and eroded with several blow-downs around (but not in) the trail. This hike was steeper than anticipated. It was great to have such a variety of terrain: the mellow of the VH trail, then the steeps...

Indian Pass Brook crossing was mostly rocks with a "trickle" of water. A handful of older blowdowns have walk-arounds. Trail eroded and rough (typical of a "trailless peak"). We almost passed by the tree with "St. + NYE" carved in the side (I was looking for a real sign). Fairly crowded -...

Nothing to comment about trail conditions, except that we saw just a handful of people on the trail - Friday was the day to hike these peaks. There was a steward at the summit of Cascade. We poked around the top of Porter for some sign that it was the top; there's only a mileage sign down to...

Caribou Valley Road is passable but has one bridge in rough shape (many holes, but otherwise sturdy - be careful!). One big blowdown on the trail, located a few miles from the Route 27 trail parking. Rest of the trail in good shape. A Prius and a Lexus sedan were parked at the end of the CVR...

Firewarden's, Bigelow Range and Horns Pond trails (loop hike). Firewarden's trailhead water crossing is now bridged, no other water crossing issues (it's been dry). Trail well marked and maintained. Sunscreen and bug repellent suggested. Saw 5 NB thru-hikers and 3 SB this trip. Perfect...

Nancy Pond trail clean except for a number of small branches that hitch a ride on your shoes/poles. Rooty and some of the 100 or so bog bridges are slippery. All water crossings doable. One of the planks across a small water crossing is in the water (ponds area). The "No Camping" sign at the...

Looks like we parked at the same place, we just went straight when you took the left. Further on down we took a left up the Curtis Ormsbee. Here's the sign. I can see why people would think it is the Phoencia trail. Tom Rankin, on the way back we saw a pipe with water coming out of it yet I...

Wow! Same day we were there, wonder if we saw you. We opted for the loop, up the Curtis Ormsbee trail, did you hike the Wittenberg-Cornell-Slide trail all the way? We did it on the way down, never did see that 3500 sign, glad you took a pix of it - will show it to my friends. One photo of...

Becker Hollow trail was dry and bug-free (thanks to cooler temps and a bit of breeze). Some tricky footing due to loose rock just below the junction of the summit loop, particularly on the descent. Summit area has patches of mud. Trail was deserted today. Saw 3 people at the summit...

Water crossing was just a trickle today. Phoenicia-East Branch trail is muddy (and buggy) in some spots but the Curtis-Ormsbee and Wittenberg-Cornell-Slide trails were completely dry. Curtis-Ormsbee trail pleasantly alternates steeps around large ledges and wide flats in sweet woods. Many...

Herd path wet and roots slippery. Herd path is really a well-marked trail, particularly well marked at the water crossing. Brook was running high. We carefully rock hopped as the rocks were slippery. An eerie mist clung to the mountainside while we examined the array of sizable pieces of...

Most of the reports are straightforward with regards to directions to the crash site. Still, I like to have a track on my GPS if you are willing to share it with me. D

#67 was North Brother. A beautiful day and two days after Baxter/Hamlin. We wanted to enjoy the stay up there and not be too burnt out.

Packed snow most of the way, with deeper snow above the cabin. A few short icy spots past the Mt. Cabot trail junction (where the trail steepened). Several duck-under fallen trees. Special equipment needed: Microspike and poles. We brought snowshoes but never used them. Crampons not...