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The temporary road reportedly was built on top of the original Pinkham Notch route that continues on past Pinkham as the Old Jackson Road trail which is also the AT. RT 16 has been realigned significantly over the years to try to reduce some of the steep hills and curves. South of dead man's...

Good possibility, they had a two lane paved road up and over the hill they blasted.

That was quite the detour, I tell folks about it and they cant believe they actually routed traffic through the woods. Luckily the trees they planted on either end are finally big enough to screen the openings.

https://www.pressherald.com/2024/05/16/regulators-approve-mining-law-changes/ I wonder if the owners will apply for a permit?

Looks like the Glen Ellis gravel pit project has stalled. The road has been blocked off with a pile of precast underdrain and catch basins piled up at the end of the road but no activity at the site and its definitely not finished. Must be waiting until after Memorial Day weekend to restart to...

Distances are tough on varied terrain like this. Different methods will yield different results in varied terrain like this.

I missed the Coos County planning board meeting last evening but heard from a reliable source that the project got effectively a seven year extension. Last year they were in big rush to get approvals to do all the logging and prep work for the phase 1 slopes and lifts. As far as I know nothing...

Anyone who has participated in whitewater kayaking or canoeing probably have encountered canoes and kayaks wedged under trees and rocks. Water pressure from spring runoff is a very effective force. The Dry River is definitely a misnomer in the spring. Belcher's logging railroad book makes...

My go to is Aqua Mira. Takes up almost no room and with a spare mixing cap (saved from a prior set of bottles) I can make up couple of bottles at a time The trade off which is unacceptable to many is the wait. Its takes 5 minutes to mix the two components and then 30 plus minutes for the...

Lot of folks use sawyer filters.

RIP Pure speculation is that there is a known hiker "trap" near Mizpah Springs hut that redirects folks down the Mt Clinton Trail instead of the Webster Cliffs trail. There have a few rescues over the years due to this confusing trail junction. Mt Clinton trail starts out well marked with a...

There werent biting but definitely hanging around. Line ups up with the in by mothers day and hopefully gone before fathers day.

BTW, VFTT used to have a lot of group hikes. I went on a memorable one where a member lined up a shuttle bus and we did the Lost Pass bushwhack with a stop by one of the best preserved former logging camps in the whites. That hike exceeded 10 folks due to logistics. It was great way of meeting...

https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/group-of-mass-teen-hikers-rescued-from-nh-trail/3366721/ My guess is they went up Liberty, took the walk over to Flume and took longer than expected on the inevitable monorail down in the col and decided to head down Flume slide.

ITs a different experience. I stick with smaller groups and they can be fun. Once it gets over 10 folks, the enjoyment level goes down. The problem usually is that the group has to proceed at the lowest common denominators pace.