Recent content by Dr. Joe

When I called the USFS they told me that it would be close to June 1st before most of the roads would be open. They said that there was a lot of clearing to do.

I'm planning to hike Mt. Nancy tomorrow and can be available to do Vose Spur anytime next week except Saturday - let me know your schedule. Thanks.

I hiked Redington last year and thought that it was the best hike of the 67 - I followed the Caribou Pond Road to a point just below the old bridge and then logging roads, from the last logging road everything is pretty well marked and easy to follow. Of course you can bushwhack from South...

Last Thursday I soloed The Horn - left the Mill Brook Road and headed up the Unknown Pond Trail and thence via the Kilkenny Ridge Trail to the summit spur. The day was absolutely fantastic and the views from the summit were great. The lower part of the Unknown Pond Trail was a mix of rocks...

I'm pretty flexible so let me know when you are ready to go and I'll make every effort to work around your schedule.

When you get ready to hike it, just send me a quick note and I will be more than happy to send you my route coordinates.

Last Sunday I soloed the PATN, I began at the well-known three boulders off the Haystack Road and entered the woods at the intersection of the second brook beyond the sand pit - I bushwhacked along that brook pretty much until I got to a short old lumber road that led to a former "clearing", now...

It would appear from the web-site description that these are not "walky-talkies) but transceivers that are limited to amateur bands which require a license to operate. If you are just looking for communication between hikers you might investigate Citizen Band units that do not require a license...