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Neither Wayne Presby ( Cog) nor Howie Weymss ( Auto Road) will ever say no to a bonafide request for emergency assistance to effect an on-mountain rescue. Ever. Both companies have co-operated and shared their staff and assets for over a century and a half, and it isn't going to stop simply...

I did my best to let you know.

That weekend is opening weekend for the Fryeburg Fair-- fair warning offered.

Island Explorer buses are all equipped with bike racks. Definitely pick up a map that shows the carriage trails and the NPS roadways, with all the cross-overs to MDI roads. You actually can make your way around the one-way section.

Mt Desert Campground on Somes Sound. A5-A7 and A11-A14 shoreside. www.mtdesertcampground.com Have to say, though, that the views of MDI are better from slightly off-island, and Lamoine Beach State Park fills that bill nicely.

Baxter hired a new Chief Ranger last week. Hopefully he will hit the ground with his boots on and restore some BSP values. https://observer-me.com/2019/07/24/new-chief-ranger-at-baxter-state-park/

There isn't a seasonal employer in the State of Maine who has enough help. Period.

Obs is a lessee of the State Park. State owns the summit septic system, which is a relatively new ( @2008) above-ground tankless system engineered in AK for Alaskan tundra conditions. Nothing about OBS suit has anything to do with the septic situation, as Obs neither owns nor maintains that...

I'll remind about the slighter brown ungulates with white tails. I was quite surprised to see 5 deer grazing on my back acre last Saturday. The Portland Pipeline crosses under RT 2 within spittin' distance of the Bethel/ Gilead line. It is a grade-neutral crossing, a watchful eye while...

Howie and the Auto Road have a borderline tolerance relationship with the NH ATV Club that continues to allow the annual Gerry Pomerleau Memorial Ride on Mt Washington. Otherwise, the requirements for ATV clubs, which include a $1 million dollar event insurance bond, are prohibitive for...

If one were to simply call the Auto Road. one would be assured that road walking, hiking, or running is absolutely allowed, although there will be some event days when restricted. . 603-466-3988

http://www.vftt.org/forums/showthread.php?45098-Trying-to-plan-Alpine-Garden-bloom-hike Frequent question, the usual answers are in the thread above. Breeze

Yes, the economics of the summit are confusing. People see what they see and hear what they hear, all within a confirmation bias depending on what they think they already know. The State has had NHSP staff full time on the summit for many, many , many years, more like...

The Cog and the Auto Road pay OBS for free admission to the new " OBS Extreme Mt Washington" for riders of the cog and users of the Auto Road. They also pay a per head fee to the NHSP to help offset the heat, lights, water and toilet usage. Both come straight out of...

Just for a little fun, lets wonder................ How they are going to get a well drilling rig in position at Skyline ? What if there is no source of potable water within their 99 ' right of way How are they going to get cement trucks up there to pour footings ? What...

Presby et.al. might do well to wait until the Great Glen Hotel proves either its worth or its folly. As for construction projects on Mt Washington, someone needs to find a contractor who has actually made a profit in any project on MW, even with a roadway open 6 months of...

Smarty Pants. When there are African Swallows flocking in NH, in the third weekend of November I expect you to make your case to Sibley or Audubon.

A couple of birds no one expects to see at altitude in the Great North Woods are actually better known as shore birds. They do, however breed and come from the High Arctic Tundra. New England is the farthest south they ever get, and yes, they are seen...

Nix on Swallow, swallows leave in early September on their migration. Maybe check this list and see if anything jumps out as what you observed ? http://www.whatbird.com/browse/objs/All/birds_na_147/38/Location/6426/New%20Hampshire

it can't be winter on the summits, it's still November. This is still fall. It doesn't get dark up there, its closer to the sun ! Yeah, well. Good luck with that !