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Trail wet with a dusting of snow on the first mile which graduated to 1-2 inches of wet snow on the upper elevations. No special equipment needed but I did put on microspikes at Pico Cabin expecting the "steep" .4 mile to the summit to be steeper than it was. I relied on trip reports...

You're right Lefty, I've gotten used to the WMG and more importantly Mo's site with his "snapshots" of RT mileage and elevation gain (not to mention the skinny on trail characteristics). I also look at the trip reports from Andrew Lavigne and the Its-not-about-the-hike ladies Pat and Nancy...

Trail dry and crowded (Garden lot full at 6 am but shuttle from Marcy field came regularly). Damp and muddy spots on several of the steep slabs. These areas have walk arounds and much of the steeper parts are experiencing erosion. No special equipment needed (other than sunscreen). Opted to...

Thanks for the tips. Did Big Slide via the Brothers along with hundreds of others yesterday. It was quite fun and a good day's workout. My husband struggled a bit so we opted to do the loop - down toward JBL (a trail quite different from the Brothers). Not sure if he will be up for Cascade...

Thanks Daniel and Neil. It is such a long drive and I am balancing wanting to get at least 3 peaks in and not arriving home super late. I plan to do Brothers for Big Slide and appreciate the foggy options.

Thanks Jay and Tom. The fun of this is with only Marcy under our belts we can bag ANYTHING on the list we have time and legs for! Got our lodging taken care of (busy season!) and I've promised to cancel the weekend if its a rain out but if it's just foggy, what would Saturday's Plan B look like...

Thanks, Tom, looks like we will choose Cascade/Porter and then Big Slide but looking at distance it appears Big Slide is the longer hike, correct? Since we have a 5+ hour drive home on Sunday would you suggest that I do Big Slide Saturday and Cascade Porter Sunday?

Told my husband last week that I want a "weekend hiking in New York" as my birthday present. I'm working on the NE 111/115 list. We'll drive the 5+ hours on Friday night and leave mid-afternoon Sunday so I am thinking a 2 peak hike on Sat and a quick 3rd peak on Sunday, head back home. Where...

Trail and woods were very damp with muddy spots at the "T" intersection and some rather large mud bogs on the north summit trail. There's one big blow down on the foot path from the ATV road to the south summit which must be fairly recent as there was no evidence of a walkaround. No special...

I see it now - bummer, bet there'll be a bunch of cars in line waiting for a reservation to expire.

I believe they hold a parking reservation from DUPR until 9 a.m. more details on http://summithikinginnewengland.blogspot.com/2013/07/mt-katahdin-baxter-peak-and-66-hamlin.html and http://summithikinginnewengland.blogspot.com/2013/08/67-north-brother-maine-july-16-2013.html Weather was...

You gotta love a guy named Big Nude Mike!

A friend got me the information. "I Climbed Every Mountain" by Group 5. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SoyhmvbW4kI

Looking for the name and artist of that NH four thousand footer song that was included in the 4k celebration slide show last April(or maybe it was two Aprils ago). Would love to get a copy of it or see it on You Tube. Anyone know? It's a campy sing-along where all the peaks names are in it.

Mts. Breadloaf and Wilson via Skylight Pond and Long trails August 18, 2013. Skylight Pond trail has a few muddy spots mostly near the dozen or so small water crossings. The first and largest water crossing is quite shallow - didn't really need to rock hop, just walked over the stones. Several...

Thanks for the suggestions. Will support Green Mountain Club and purchase the Day Hiker's Guide and see what I need after that. The Equinox Preservation Trust map is pretty cool. Jay, where did you find that maps of Dorset Peak? I am thinking the only snarky one I may have of the 8 I have...

It's time for me to hit several HH peaks in Vermont. I have the Long Trail map which shows some of them but LONG (pun intended) for a trail map that includes Equinox and at least shows Dorset Peak. Any ideas? I'm resorting to DeLorme for my Stratton Maine area HH peaks, should I be doing this...

Trail is as dry as it gets with the many steam crossings, with two blowdowns (one older, the other not-so-old) and much erosion, particularly on the side trail to the peak. Erosion has caused some vegetation to sag into the path making us duck and wiggle through some areas of this stretch. Bugs...

Mt. Katahdin via Saddle slide and Hamlin Ridge trails 7/14/13. Trails very dry and crowded on this warm, sunny day. Plenty of bugs, though I think less than previously reported (never seen flies this big!). We blew through our 3 liters of water, and our sunscreen and Deet. Baxter peak was...

Trail is a bit damp near Perham Stream but otherwise okay. No significant water crossings on this route. Bug spray and sun screen recommended today. Met lots of AT hikers enjoying the dry day