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Yep, my wife did the Bunnell Notch Trail. It was in better shape, but I wanted the extra miles. I feel lazy if I don't get at least a half marathon in :-)

I should get some kind of credit for making these 2-3 hour one way drives every weekend! I vow to take a break next weekend! For now, here is my trip report for Mt. Cabot. http://www.backpackingengineer.com/running-the-nh-4ks-mt-cabot/ 2 words: overgrown, blowdowns

Did a traverse and included Mt. Jackson this past Friday. Great day to be out with perfectly sunny skies. And no I did not see Scott Jurek :) As usual a detailed report is on my blog: http://www.backpackingengineer.com/running-the-nh-4ks-presidential-traverse/

HA! I'm currently in rest mode. I wanted to give my body some time off after the 100 miler a few weeks ago. Although I might do a Presi Traverse soon if the timing is right. That will get me Jackson. I've been on the Webster Cliff Trail before when I section hiked the AT through there. But I...

Second weekend in a row getting out to the Whites. Decided to make up a Willey Range Traverse. Had a blast with the ladders on the south side of Mt. Willey. Detailed trip report is here: http://www.backpackingengineer.com/running-the-nh-4ks-willey-range-traverse/. Happy Trails!

Finally back in the Whites after exploring some other areas the past 10 months. A fantastic day to be out! Check out the following link for a more detailed report! http://www.backpackingengineer.com/running-the-nh-4ks-the-hancocks/ Happy Trails!

A little late for current trail conditions, but I figured I would share my experience since I thought this trail was fantastic. http://www.backpackingengineer.com/blog.php/105

I like the Big Agnes QSL.

The snow is still sticking around in Central MA. What an awesome section to complete to the MidState on! Here is my detailed trip report. http://www.backpackingengineer.com/blog.php/89

This was a great trail when the snow was kicking around. The snowmobiles had everything packed down nicely. Microspikes were required in some places, but many other places required nothing at all. Check out the link for a detailed trip report. http://www.backpackingengineer.com/blog.php/84

I vote Kahtoolas as well. I use them for backpacking and trail running.

I have an all-season for below 30 deg. F weather. Otherwise I use a Big Agnes QSL. For me, the Neoair is a little less comfortable, but what I really dislike is the noise. The all-season is less noisy than other Neoair's but is still noisy. I personally am not bothered by the noise my pad makes...

Sunday was an awesome day to be out on the trails in MA. Very little snow and temps in the 50's! My favorite section of the trail so far. A detailed trip report can be found here: http://www.backpackingengineer.com/blog.php/74

I was thinking of going, but looks like the snow spoiled those plans!

My favorite section so far of this trail! Check out my notes for current conditions: http://www.backpackingengineer.com/blog.php/67