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Same here in central CT. Right next to my place, there's a short, steep hill, created when this site was developed. It's hill with a consistent angle, and would make a great sledding hill. Anyways I've really been wanting to practice ice axe self-arrest there, but we haven't had enough snow in...

wow, those are really good - I like the weathered look.

Over in one of the facebook groups, someone posted about these replica signs, made in New Hampshire. Far less expensive ($50-65) than the AMC auction prices. https://www.etsy.com/shop/BristolPeakRustics The site says also available at the Gilford Country Store in Gilford, NH.

I don't see the infamous "Pind Bend" sign with the typo. Guess it stands in place on the Tris.

Murray McCory has passed. He was a co-founder of the outdoor equipment company JanSport, which began as a true cottage industry company. Free link here to his obituary in the NY Times, with a summary of his innovations in backpacks, tents and other gear, along with a few good photos. Rest in...

Lost on a Mountain in Maine - feature film opened in theaters on November 1. Based on the true story of a boy lost for over a week near Baxter State Park and Mount Katahdin, which gripped the area at the time. The story was later turned into a well known kid's book of the same title. From...

I thought the reasoning behind these type of dispersed USFS sites not being on maps or in guides was that they could potentially be moved at any time. To keep the camping, well, dispersed. I feel like I read that somewhere.

Many towns and businesses along the AT benefit from the dollars spent by hikers, whether for a day, a weekend, a section or a thru. In the article: < Chris Donochod is looking ahead with his Big Pillow Brewing, which flooded when the waters rose in Hot Springs. He hopes to reopen in December...

How we came to part ways on the Appalachian Trail We set out to hike together. But sometimes, parenthood is about letting your kid forge ahead. By Rusty Foster October 25, 2024 at 6:45 a.m. EDT Rusty Foster is partway through a planned six-month hike of the Appalachian Trail from his home state...

Some very sad news from Berlin, Connecticut yesterday evening, when a firefighter died while fighting a large 80-90m acre brush fire on Lamentation Mountain in Berlin, CT. His ATV rolling over was the cause, and others were injured. There was a large procession of first responders last night...

Some things to try: AMC - they run a winter hiking program. I think you can find info on the general site for the AMC, as well as from both the Boston and NH chapters. https://amcnh.org/ https://amcboston.org/ https://www.outdoors.org/ I've also run into Sierra Club groups in the...

Great stuff here, the photos, the writing, the route. Thanks for sharing.

Someone posted a photo of a totally jammed trail at Artists Bluff over on the reddit wmnf forum. However, others said, that pic is from last year. In any event, it looked like a few busloads of people all on the trail at once. No thanks! The closest I've come to that was when I hiked to Nymph...

A National Geographic team led by climber and cinematographer Jimmy Chin found part of Sandy Irvine's remains, a century after he and George Mallory vanished on Everest. I hope they find the rest of him, along with the camera he carried, which may or may not have a summit photo. If they made it...

Right, and to add, it's pretty easy to miss it - I'd guess this was intentional in the collage.

That was my first reaction, an intern made it with AI. Yet they tout that a committee labored over it for months. That said, I do like the design, and how it recalls the old one so many loved and missed. A definite improvement on the stick person thing. Need a sticker of the new one for my new...

I believe they are generally in trail runners. Perhaps others can chime in, this is just an anecdote: We hiked up to Galehead (mountain and hut) a couple weeks ago, and I specifically recall pausing at a water crossing to allow a hut croo member to pass, with their load of trash on their way...

Enjoyed the video! The flashbacks to winter, at the same location, were fun and informative. Those fall colors were gorgeous.

Tara Dower has completed the AT in 40 days, 18 hours and 6 minutes, setting a new overall record (for both men and women, and NOBO / SOBO), beating the old record by 13 hours. Quite an impressive feat of endurance, grit, planning, and logistics. Congratulations! We almost met Dower at her start...

I'm not quite ready to give up the InReach Mini for just my iPhone. Eventually, probably. But at the moment I feel safer with a robust, dedicated device for satellite messages.