Recent content by TEO

I am sure you can, too. I understand the wilderness argument and could agree with it, except that by clearly marking the summit, they limit the amount of wear in the summit area. And, the entries in the New England summit logs are special, but to understand how, you have to read them. I happen...

I think the symbol was defacing the mountain, just as crosses, Tibetan prayer flags, rock figures, private memorial plaques, et cetera are inappropriate. Admittedly I feel differently about summit canisters and summit signs, but they serve a purpose that isn't related to any individual's...

Here's a more ethical source: https://www.conwaydailysun.com/news/local/forest-service-closes-roads-due-to-storm-damage/article_0a2f06ec-191f-11ef-a033-6f8875893a62.html (The OP's link is to an Outside website.)

It would seem from FB that there are a number of people working on some of the lower-elevation NH lists, and I wonder if they're working on them instead of the NE3ks, because of the driving distance to Maine. If you look at Newenglandtrailconditions.com, there are a couple of names that look...

I was thinking that you would be. I'm certainly glad to have done the peaks listed above, even if most are accessible from Quebec. But I've also done some paddling up there and I'd hoped to bring my family paddling up there later this summer.

OTOH, isn't tourism the primary other source for the local economy? Passable roads are needed to sustain tourism, no? East Inlet Flowage and Boundary Pond are two of Pittsburg's more accessible gems.

New Hampshire Fish & Game Press Release. Due to a prolonged mud season and deterioration of at least one bridge, East Inlet Rd. is closed indefinitely. This means that access to areas east of Rt. 3 north of Second Connecticut Lake is closed, including access from the United Sates to NH200 peaks...

Sawyer has a 20% DEET lotion that they call "controlled-release." My family has used the old 30% version, which worked well, but I'm not sure how the newer formula works.

Great work, @sierra!

@SpencerVT didn't say "hiking," he said "trail running." The guy is a schmuck for not carrying a spare light or batteries, cold-weather gear, and not anticipating the trail conditions. Given his lack of preparedness, it's better that his family called early.

Thank you, @Nessmuk, for preaching the Gospel of Totality! My family and I caught it from the shores of Memphramagog. Words and photos cannot do it justice.

Both the New Yorker and the Times pieces let Bill Stenger off the hook. He had a long history of breaking the law over the course of his tenure at Jay, and his claims of "“I’m outraged at what [Quiros] did and I feel abused,” are a load of b.s. Under Stenger's leadership, Jay Peak repeatedly...

Here's David Goodman's fresh telling of the tragic climb: https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/02/29/magazine/an-ice-climbing-disaster-on-mount-katahdin-a-race-to-save-lives/.

Good catch! The state's site still says that it is closed for renovations. https://www.mass.gov/location-details/camping-at-mount-greylock

I think that Sperry Campground on Mt. Greylock is a great first-backpacking location. Once a car-camping campground the state closed the Sperry Rd. to vehicular traffic, it's now about a two-mile, mostly level hike in (1.3 miles on the Campground Trail and another 0.5+ on Sperry Road). The...