Search results

Along my travels this summer I noticed a cliff along the Southwest side of Mt. Garfield that looks like this: http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/6-6xenhWqdB2Uwr-mGRqJQ?feat=directlink This picture is taken from West Bond looking over toward Garfield (I had to zoom in). I had also seen this...

Snow got really deep (i.e. snowshoes are better) around 3500 feet. Garfield Ridge Trail was virgin West of the peak down to the pond with plenty of still soft snow. Garfield summit was ice, blown snow and dry rock. Galehead from Twin Brook Trail was fine down by 13 Falls but not consolidated...

Libby Rd. fire road up to the summit was open and clear. Serious damage from a tornado about half way up the trail, but it is well cleared from the rd. Despite rain during the hike the path was had good footing and no mud. Took the Dearborn Trail down from the tower. Trail is lightly trodden...

Ok so this isn't really a trail report...because the trailhead has a sign posted on the Old Portland Rd. end that says it is closed and will be re-routed. I did not press the issue (would like to know what happened) and hiked elsewhere (Green Mtn.) Edit: The Trailhead on Rice Hill Rd. (North...

So i picked up crampons and an ice axe on Monday, then I get the email for 20% off on Tuesday morning:(....at least they refunded the difference on Tuesday afternoon.:D

FYI I've had hard disks that "crashed" sent them to a pro recovery house (at work) and they told me "no good...can't get anything" (after $3000). The last time on a whim I connected to the ribbon cable and power line in and lo and behold....the OS section was toast, but I pulled probably 75%...

Harrington Trail, Semuhenna Trail, West Side Trail, Old Indian Trail, Link Trail, Bicentennial Trail, Echo lake Trail, Loop Trail are all in good shape, but most have significant muddy and wet spots. With a fair amount of water coming out of the mountain rocks, the trails should remain muddy for...

Stove? No stove...no accidents:D

Essentially summer conditions. 50's and sunny going up...no snow and very little ice remained. Cooler at the summit 30's with a 30mph wind. Only encountered a tiny patch of snow on the way up the summit. Tucks on the way down and no snow or ice except for a little ice on the trail on the wall...

Let's see: we take a family of 4 charge $75 for the adults and maybe $50 for the kids...ski rentals will be another $25 a person. Now we need lunch at "Maison Snowboot" for $50. Throw in gas and the forgotten hat replacement for $50 and we get a whopping $500 day to stand in line to freeze your...

The Blue, Red and White Trails were all fairly dry, even at the usually wet spots. Any mud was easy to skirt. Trail work to remove blowdowns has been done, but a few significant blowdowns are still on the trail especially on the White Oak Trail. The White Trail (not the White Oak Trail) has...

Fall (leafy covered trail) for the trip from the North (Linden st - Berlin) all the way down to the South Outlook via the North Gorge Trail and Berlin Road Trail. Some muddy spots along the access to the main trails, but all are easily skirted. The North Gorge Trail blazed in yellow appears to...

Trails were surprisingly dry 1 day after significant rain. The Midstate from Crow Hill over to the junction of the Bald Hill Trail was clear and dry with only leaves to cause slipperyness. Ball Hill Trail up near the height of land on the East side of Route 31 had some muddy sections that were...

Coated nylon rain pants stink. Even under a poncho and PVC rain coat my legs were soaked (way more than just sweat). PVC raincoat also seems to leak in places. What really works? eVent pants are $200, which is fine if they work, but my Gore-Tex hat gets just as wet as cheap rain pants so I'm...

OK, so I read the article and all, but can anyone provide a reference as to where the trailhead is or is it marked obviously. The article says Old Portland Rd., but that road is pretty long (even the section from route 25 to Scarboro Rd is over a mile). Sounds like a good family hike and I...

So I'm struggling with this myself....I don't think they were negligent or reckless. As I said earlier they looked to be prepared for the conditions....conditions I too was experiencing. The only real difference it seems is that they had told someone that they would be back by a certain time. I...

The river was very high (uncrossable) on Saturday evening and the Rocky Branch Trail was a flowing disaster from the height of land down to the river. On Sunday morning, took the bushwhack up the East side of the river to where the Isolation Trail moves to the East and bushwhacked again (100...

OOPs I came down from Owls Head on Saturday Morning and saw 2 women going up. I assume it was the 2 "lost" people. I was startled because I thought "who is crazy enough to do this in the rain?" The upper river crossings near OH were not bad, but I avoided all of the lower crossings by the...

Neos I just got a pair of NEOS (New England Overshoe) for winter hiking on the recommendation of friend who has never gotten wet or cold feet. I'll be using them this weekend to see how I like them (including some river crossings). I too hate that "waterproof" boots never are. My goretex...

The lowest part of the trail has very little snow, but within a 1/2 mile it starts. The stairs and rocks are snow covered and surrounded for most of the climb. The trail all the way to the Benton Trail was under significant snow that was well packed by hikers. Most of the melted snow was in...