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The US Forest Service issued a Food Storage order for the Green Mountain National Forest about a month ago that requires food to be stored in vehicles, suspended 12 ft above the ground and at least 6 ft horizontal from any object, or use of bear box or bear canisters. I only learned through a...

When my girls were younger, I took them snowshoeing on the trails around French Ledges in Plainfield. I thought it was best to leave the pup in the station wagon while I help them put on their snowshoes. The pup jumped over the rear seat into the trunk area when I open the rear hatch to get...

I rode through Hazens Notch (VT Route 58) last Sunday and had to stop afterwards to take the helmet off and evacuate the black flies.

Are you thinking of a setup similar to the Nemo bugouts which were tarps with attached netting on the sides? I believe that had three sizes. I believe that 12x12 and 9x9 were more vehicle camping but their 7x7 was for remote camping. Not sure if they are still made.

We also had the Bobcat attack back in December. I would assume that both incidences would be a rare occurrence. vtdigger.org/2018/12/13/bobcat-bit-two-people-tests-positive-rabies/

No comment on if they will be installing border crossing on the Long Trail once you cross into and out off Canada. The bushwack over to Big Jay could be interesting since you would likely be crossing the border at a non-designated crossing.

My MSR Lighting Ascent failed or should I say finally failed based on numerous prior reports. The metal cross bar that holds the crampon and binding to the shoe broke at one of the rivet points (MSR called it a retainer). Given their age (stamped 11/09 on the bottom side of the plastic...

17.5 hours on the Cross Rivendell Trail. Hiked in late July to take advantage of the long daylight hours. We started at Flag Pole Hill in Vershire, VT at sunrise and wanted to finish on Mount Cube in Orford, NH at sunset. We missed the official sunset time by around 30 minutes. Coming back...

A couple of links that may help you enjoy the backcountry. The Trailforks website has mountain bike trails and I use it to find trails to run: http://www.trailforks.com/trails/ruschp-sterling-ridge-trail/ The Sterling Forest Management Plan has map of trails...

There was a comment on the use of wands earlier in the thread. I have only used wands a couple of times. Mostly before I carried a smart phone with access to a program such as Gaia or a website such as Caltopo or had a GPS with downloaded contours or trail maps. At that time I carried a map...

To add controversy to the number of Vermont peaks above 4,000 feet. Cutts Peak south of Mount Ellen is 4,022 feet. (don't think it has the prominence) Stratton Mountain is 3,936 feet plus the 70 foot climb up the fire tower puts us above 4,000 feet. So Vermont has 4 to 8 peaks above 4,000...

Access to and finding parking can be an issue at our trailheads during the winter. You may find the parking area for the Bucklin trail (Killington) or that the road side parking for the Battell trail (Abraham) and the Jerusalem trail (Ellen) may not have been recently plowed. You may want to...

Mount Mayo Attempt, Sunday Nov 18 Stevensville Parking Area – Nebraska Notch Trail to Long Trail South Nebraska was packed by prior bare boot hikers. Problem was I was wearing snowshoes and the path was only 12-inches wide. Us snowshoe people are a demanding lot and want a wider path...

Middlebury State Airport, Vermont 2 to 2 ½ miles to the Oak Ridge Trail head on Vermont Route 125 in Ripton. The Oak Ridge Trail heads south into the Moosalamoo National Recreational Area. The hike to the summit of Moosalamoo would be around 8 miles from the airport. Rutland, Vermont 1 mile...

Butler Lodge Sunday, Nov 11th Stevensville Parking Area – Nebraska Notch Trail to Long Trail North to Butler Lodge and down Butler Lodge Trail With the snow this morning all conditions will have changed. But on Sunday there was only a dusting of snow in shaded areas of the Stevensville...

You may be looking for an overbag. A over-sized sleeping bag that will fit over your existing sleeping bag with out compressing it. They typically add insulation with out weatherproofing. A couple of options are the TNF Ocelot or the Big Agnes Cross Mountain or Yampa bags. These bags are...

We did try a MSR Piezo Igniter for a short time but found that it was not reliable, especially in damp and wet weather. They are a handheld piezo lighter for stoves that did not come equipped with a piezo lighter.

I use a fire steel to light my canister stove and found it works well. Have not burnt off any hair or had a fireball. It does take some practice/coordination to turn stove on and have fire steel ready to use with two hands. I am comfortable lighting the stove this way. My wife is not. If...

The Town of Windsor, VT received a notice from the Vermont Board of Libraries that they would be considering, at their July 17th meeting, a petitioned request to change the name of Mt. Ascutney to Kaskadenak. The 3,144 monadnock has been called many things over the centuries; Ascutegnik...

Vermont State Parks offer flush toilets, hot showers (as long as you have quarters), and drinking water. The Forest Service campgrounds Moosaloo, Chittenden and Silver Lake offer non of those luxury items. Moosaloo I believe has hand pump for drinking water. Silver Lake has a 1/2 mile road...