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Plenty of New England climatology data to back that up too. There were a few periods in the late '60s and '70s that were historically colder than normal, which only makes it seem worse for those of us who cut our winter teeth back in those decades. The Mt Washington Observatory site and NWS...

Important tip (don't tell anyone...;) : there is a 48 hour cancellation for free policy at the GC lodges (30 days for Phantom Ranch so that is harder). Many times there is an opening if you are flexible and call a couple times in that window. Don't try online, it won't show up, you have to call...

Love the goats. But the white fluffy kind with the super sharp black horns are one of three animals that have forced me to stop and detour, the others being rattlesnakes and the moose in my avatar. Have to say that anger is about the only emotion I've never felt on a hike... that's why I do it.

I hear you- we have two Cockers and I've gotten to the point where I feel like I need to have visual contact with them 100% of the time after our neighbor's Maltese got taken by a coyote just feet from both of our houses- on Election Night, no less, to just add to the misery. Not sure if even...

Even made the front page of the Denver Post! (rare to have any East Coast outdoor things in the paper here, much less on the front page) Congrats!

Snow looks wicked stable on that route, likely late in the season, warm, mushy down low, harder up high. The cornices had probably been about where they were, in the shape they were in, for weeks. I hate risk and I'd do that route, based on the video. Course my skiing ability is nowhere near...

Looks like coyote, though a larger sample would be more reliable. The closest 4 prints look like two in one spot.

Could be. Biggest difference between dog and coyote prints is the pattern: coyotes typically trot in straight lines, back foot print falling exactly in the front foot print to minimize work in the snow (how do they DO that at 10-15 mph??). Dogs get distracted and their prints are more all over...

We have two bins: one for recycling and one for trash. They go out together weekly. The recycle bin is marked as such. The trash bin is easy to smell from a distance; we use it frequently. About once a month someone puts a plastic bag with a little present in our just-emptied RECYCLE bin. WTF??

Happens here all the time, drives me crazy. And I have 3 dogs, one of which rivals humans in her volume. I think people are thinking they are being responsible and they kind of are... but last time I checked, "pack it out" meant all the way out. Heck, double bag it if it makes the car stink till...

Great advice. I live where there are always a bunch of coyotes, see one on a run about once a week, more often this time of year as food is getting scarcer. I ignore them except to keep an eye out, and once in a while they follow me. When that happens I look as big and ugly as I can and charge...

Guessing it was non-wild dogs. Any chance there were people hunting or camping near you? Good old Canis familiaris is a lot noisier than wolves, that's for sure.

Tough question. A lot of what's been written is good. If you come to CO, remember (as others wrote) that 80% of the people in the state live 30 miles either side of I-25, between Fort Collins and Pueblo. RMNP in September (or this year, October) is great. Nov-June is more limited due to snow...

Just a thing on the R2R2R- as you probably know the dryness and possible heat will kick your butt like nothing else. Need to keep a close eye on how you and any partners are doing. 1L of water might only last you an hour if it's hot. Good to have some climate specific exercise under your belt to...

Very much on the beaten path, but if you pick a midweek non-summer season day to avoid people as much as possible, I still like the view of the Franconia Ridge across Lonesome Lake. Maine has great options (more ponds) but is outside your preferred zone. Make sure that Unisom is metabolized...

Yeah... need to be aware of where you are all the time for sure. Less need for signs anyway though, as fewer trails (sometimes no trails at all) and less vegetation, so more dependent just on lines of sight. Plus with the winters above treeline any signs would get beat up pretty bad and need...

Well said, Sierra. Been lost twice. Both times it was with someone else, fortunately. The brain tends to disappear, hopefully temporarily.

Link from 14ers.com: http://14ers.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?t=50418&p=615026#p615026 Wednesday was a transition day for weather, with the first snow for many places above 12,500'. No idea if this could have played a role or not, but Harvard is not a particularly tough 14er as they go, just...

I always throw in a pair of Home Depot like gloves with non-slippery leather palms. I use them in the garden at home on spruce trees and rose bushes. Last me a couple years. Deerskin is a little pricey so I use a step down from those.

Looks like you had a great day! Congrats. As a New Englander who is now a Coloradan x 6 years, a few thoughts: 1. Acclimatizing x 20 hours isn't really acclimatizing. So spending more time at 5000-8000 feet would really help. Even a couple days can make a big difference, and a couple weeks can...