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  1. Barkingcat

    Monadnock-Sunapee Greenway In April: Water Crossings?

    Exactly. In fact, the four or five times we've done that particular section of the trail have been in mid- or late April, and twice with significant run-off -- creating some spectacular effects with the falls at and below the bridge. All sorts of spray and mist -- it's almost worth it just to...
  2. Barkingcat

    Monadnock-Sunapee Greenway In April: Water Crossings?

    No; there are not. While there might be some wet sections of trail, any water crossings that might be an issue are bridged.
  3. Barkingcat

    The status of blazing?

    They are still there, in many places. Between those and the axe blazes, you can follow the trail relatively easily in the winter, through deep snow, in the open birch glades at lower elevation. (The trail borders or is in wilderness, so there are no paint blazes, or at least there weren't a...
  4. Barkingcat

    The status of blazing?

    ...and, one final one -- Rainbow Trail, heading up Carter Dome.
  5. Barkingcat

    The status of blazing?

    ...Great Western Trail, Dixie National Forest...
  6. Barkingcat

    The status of blazing?

    Les Sentiers de l’Estrie, Quebec...
  7. Barkingcat

    The status of blazing?

    A New Hampshire Fish and Game officer I spoke with several years ago said that small reflective blazes on some trails are very helpful for route-finding -- and possible hiker rescue -- in the dark.
  8. Barkingcat

    Water along the MSG

    There is plenty of water right now along the Greenway -- you should not have a problem.
  9. Barkingcat

    VA hiking

    If you head south on the AT past the Priest, you can pick up a woods road that connects you to the trail to Crabtree Falls -- spectacular. Out and back from the AT trailhead to the falls (going over the Priest twice) is just over 14 miles -- but it's a gentle 14 miles, at that. You'll find that...
  10. Barkingcat

    Mt. Israel with a side trip the Beede Falls.

    The depressions and artifacts may well be related to another (not-so-happy) backstory for construction of the estate: when Tom Plant bought the property (Ossipee Mountain Park) where Castle in the Clouds/Lucknow is now built, he also bought many smaller adjacent properties, in order to increase...
  11. Barkingcat

    Mt. Israel with a side trip the Beede Falls.

    Well, perhaps -- but many of the roads were originally constructed as carriage roads by Tom and Olive Plant, the people who built the estate in 1913-14. They reportedly drove their "mountain car" on many of the roads, as well. Many of these roads are still in use now as hiking trails and, as you...
  12. Barkingcat

    Mt. Israel with a side trip the Beede Falls.

    The Lincoln Trail is in fine shape now for the spring -- just some wet patches/muddy sections down low. And, yes, the trailhead is always accessible. It's even plowed in winter; we use it frequently then. It's now our go-to approach to the summit to avoid the often-busier Winslow and Barlow...
  13. Barkingcat

    Solo hiking a badge of honor?

    Some of us hike solo simply because we are misanthropes.
  14. Barkingcat

    Trail From Bog Brook Rd To Wildcat D/E Col?

    Yes -- done these trails many a time, more often to head up to Carter Dome via the Rainbow Trail. Best to do them in drier conditions, and even better when frozen. It's a treat to see that ridge and Carter Notch from a different perspective.
  15. Barkingcat

    Looks like the anti logging crusade is coming to the Whites (again).

    Don't areas like this contribute, as well, to the potential for fires -- especially as the WMNF has become drier over the past few years? So, managing forest through selective logging/cuts might diminish the possibility of larger blazes?
  16. Barkingcat

    Rail grade maps

    Using Caltopo, you can set the base layer map to "MapBuilder Hybrid" and see (for instance, Bondcliff Trail/East Branch and Lincoln Railroad) these.
  17. Barkingcat

    Annual Reminder - Bike Week Starts on Saturday

    Oh, it's very much picking up today. Not only is it post-COVID, but the 100-year anniversary of the event is being celebrated this year.
  18. Barkingcat

    Mr Pizza in Gorham is Closing (Now Reopened under new owners)

    Circling back to one of notes made by the OP, regarding Libby's/Saalt and ATLaS -- according to the owners, "We will be offering a few dinners over the summer as well as some ATLaS take-away but only through email and pre-order. We won’t have a wine license. We will send emails with what’s...
  19. Barkingcat

    Summer Hikes Planned

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  20. Barkingcat

    Mount Stanton Trail

    That is one fine trail, once you get up on the ridge, and up through the Crippies. After that, up to Langdon, it loses its charm a bit, in my opinion. We did it a month ago as an out-and-back from the eastern end, looking for a nice snow-free hike, and there was no snow until just shy of the...
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