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Couldn't ask for a nicer day for March 11. 50 degrees and sunny. Started out from the Denning Rd PA at 9:00. Headed up the PE trail to the PT trail and crossed the Neversink River. After crossing the river I left the trail and headed East along the river. In the valley there was very...

Great article. Well worth the reading. Good pointers for the novice and the experienced hikers. Takes you from A to Z on the basics of navigation in a very easy to understand sequence. mavs00, Thanks for the link.

Planning on bagging Peekamoose, Table, Lone, and Rocky on Saturday. Would like to do an early start. Could either start at Peekamoose Rd or Denning Rd and go up the Neversink. Looks like its going to be a nice day at this point. George

Terri, Matt, At least you had each other to share the wrong direction turnaround. Always a better trip with a friend. Sounds like you both had a good trip anyway. Sounds very similar to a trip a few weeks ago when Zero-G and I got turned around coming off Southwest Hunter and were heading...

At the Woodland Valley WS trailhead, I met up with a group hike led by Jerry from Long Island. Also from Long Island there was Kevin, and Yoshika. From Kingston, Kim. From Shokan, Ted. From Orange County Rich and son Chris. The group was doing Wittenberg > Cornell > Slide traverse. I was just...

Hey Motabobo, Just got my etrex Vista C in the mail today. Have no idea how to use it, but I will certainly work on it tonight for my hike tomorrow. A lot of book to read by morning. I will have to see if my unit works so I can find the bathroom.

At this time it looks like Saturday will be the day for this hike. There is a group of two or more that are doing the Wittenberg >Cornell>Slide traverse. I am still doing Wittenberg>Cornell and back on the same route. Anyone interested in bagging these is more than welcome to join up. George

Me Too, Got mine today, it was waiting on the porch. Looks like it will fill the gap for an inbetween packsize for me. Have to pack it up and get it adjusted tonight. Rick, once again thanks for the heads up on the sale.

Weekend is coming up fast. Planning on Wittenburg and Cornell this weekend on the WS trail from Woodland Valley. Can go either Saturday or Sunday, but prefer Sunday. Anyone interested??? George

Hey there Motabobo, I just purchased the e-Trex Vista C. I went with the smaller unit as opposed to the 60CS. Was about $100 cheaper. Seems to have all the needed features. This is my first GPS so it will be a starting point and learning experience. Thanks to all on this thread for...

Just wondering which VFTT members are past, present, or future, thru or section hikers. I guess I will start. I am currently section hiking. My first official step on the AT was in Kent, Conn on 9/1/01. Then the trail worked it's magic and I have completed Katahdin thru Damascus. 1715 miles...

WOW!! My search for GPS info has made my head hurt. I am getting interested and scanned this thread for the last fifteen minutes. I am going to have to re-read this stuff many times for I don't understand it at first glance, but let me say thanks to all who posted with such great detail...

As coldfeet said. Happy Birthday imarchant and nice pictures. askus3, You said you waved to us over on the Blackhead Range, but after seeing the fog in the pictures, I know why we didn't see you all and wave back. Nice trip report. George

Well, Zero-G twisted my arm for yet another hike. I decided to hook up with him for Friday, and we bagged Balsam Cap for my list. We met up at Moon Haw Rd at 9:30. Saw the sign that Buzz had posted for the NO MORE HIKER ACCESS from his property, and we went up about 1/4 mile to the state...

I am using them for general mountaineering. The boot I am using is the Columbia Bugabootoo. The crampons fit with no slop and the straps cinch up and stay tight. With this particular boot I could not ask for a better fit. I have seen some boot / crampon combinations that really do not look...

Another great day in the Cats with some fabulous people. Kevin and Jerry drove up from Long Island and we met in New Paltz for breakfast. After introductions over some eggs and coffee, it was time to get back on the Thruway and head for the hills. Snow started on the way to the trailhead...

Myself and Kevin are planning a Saturday traverse of the Blackhead Range on Saturday. We are planning on a two car shuttle Barnum Rd to Big Hollow Rd. Haven't firmed up all the details yet, but if interested in joining in, let me know. George

ENS I see you are thinking about the evil bushwhack range. I am thinking about doing Peekamoose > Table > Lone > Rocky > Balsam Cap > Friday > Cornell > Wittenberg one of these weekends before March 21. If you are interested give me a shout. George

Used my new Camp Ice Rider's this past weekend. When I first received them I was afraid they were a little to much crampon, but after hiking thru a lot of ice, I was very pleased with their performance. They certainly look like they will hold up very well. Found them to be a little...