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Jay great picture I am glad you got out. The Neversink valley and those bushwacks are now my favorites in the Catskills I love the area I have been sick the last couple of weeks but hopefully I can maybe join you the week after New Years I will email you this weekend and let you know Al

Jay you had me cracking up :D I did hike Lone solo but forgot the graham crackers Who is going to bring the Panther on your hike this weekend? :eek: Al

Congratulations coldfeet. I am sure you were in the back of the pack because you were hauling twice as much as the rest. ;) I agree with the Boy Scout motto but with experience you will increase your comfort level carrying less. Good job coming through it. I agree I always hate the drive...

Thanks Warren Dave M. and Shadowcat I found the DAS on sale and ordered it. I kind of like the Wild Things but who can tell from advertisement web pages, everything sounds like the best thing. The Wild Things comapres pretty closely with same amount of insulation and I like the epic fabric a...

Holdtrstrong I have a different model but can speak on general terms about GPS units and I agree with Tim and Sherpa replies along with other positives. As others have said the Garmin Topo software is a must the unit IMO is useless without it. In addition you should buy a remote antenna for...

I crossed the "bridge" second week of November. I know it is too far back to give info on ice or snow on the log but I hiked Rocky and BC from the valley and if you hike in along the river it is much easier to cross the river, it breaks into many smaller tributaries. There are countless...

I am looking for a good insulated jacket and was always planning on getting a MH or Marmot down insulated parka or even a Feathered Friends for around camp and at rest stops. I am now second guessing myself and thinking of either a: Wild Things Belay jacket with Epic fabric and Primaloft 1...

Warren well said I would be concerned why she wants to go out in the first place

I did this last year and the stream crossings weren't bad. I hiked at the end of January and the small water crossings were filled in with snow and not a problem the larger crossings all had good bridges. I prefer this trail in the winter which is how I did it first. It was more open and had...

I bought a Peregrine -25 bag from Feathered Friends. I was at the store in Seattle this past summer and was impressed with their quality. the stitching is very well done great loft and epic fabric same as Black diamond single wall tents.Vapor barrier tunnel at the bottom of the hood great...

I just finished my Catskill 35 and have 15 winter peaks to go. I plan on finishing the rest this winter, with a combination of day trips and weekend overnighters. I usually hike solo but would be interested in hiking with others this winter. For the two holiday weekends at best I cann do a day...

Well I would help break trail if needed for Washington. Other options I am pondering are Madison and Adams I was also looking at maps and can anyone tell me what trail is best in winter for Madison? Is it crazy to think of taking Daniel Webster to Madison cross over to Adams and loop around to...

I use a giga stove in the summer works well but for the winter I second the use of coleman gas in my MSR Simmerlite stove. Burns much better in cold weather Al

:D I cant wait I am more anxious for 7.5 than Christmas. I used to downhill ski alot but I am joining this outing for the hiking, drinking and hiking. I am looking to do some mid level trails in length and elevation depending on conditions at the time. Carol I would like to join your group...

Audrey and Pat I would love to join in also Definitely post the trip plans so I can join in on S/D/E and maybe Mashall Al

[URL=http://gpsnow.com] This is where I bought mine. It works very well except for signals in dense cover. Also Nat Geo. just came out with an add on which makes download and upload to the handheld possible (USB) interface. Great features and with the memory I can store all of the maps and...

Jay I missed the first one but would love to Escape the Escarpment Great hike thats two in a row for you, good job. We have some time but I think the NS lake campground fills up with reservations pretty early dam that Reserve America. Although May should be safe kids still in school I am going...

Well Harry Jay Dawn thanks for the congratulations. It was a great weekend great weather surroundings and two nice mountains who could ask for more. Jay let me know when you and Fred are going in the winter I want to finish the Catskill 35 this winter. I have 18 from last year and need Friday BC...

Well I went up to the Catskills to finish my Catskill 35 list on Balsam Cap and Rocky over the weekend. I finished the way I started in August 03 with a solo backpack. I left LI at around 4AM and arrived at the Denning TH at 7am. I geared up and went in to set up camp at the legal site just...

Well I have three packs and they never seem to be enough I always think I need one more What I ahve are the following: Dana Designs Terraplane LTW for the big hauls and extended winter weekend Mountainsmith Ghost for summer over nighters day hikes when I carry all the kids stuff...