Recent content by jmegillon149

the Sphinx Trail is in need of a lot of work, it was so impassable that I lost it and had to walk down the rocks at the side of the stream for a long section, almost to the junction with Great Gulf. I did this trip as a loop with Great Gulf, Six Husbands and Gulfside. Great Gulf had some minor...

Thanks so far. Answers for all of you who added questions: -I'll actually be staying with in South Jersey during the tournament. I would likely be staying near the hiking, probably backpacking. -I am driving down from NH to the hiking, then south for the tournament. I am honestly not sure...

Just put in for Vacation in mid-March. Since the second half of the week will be spent largely in Philly for the NCAA wrestling championships, I am thinking at least part of the first half will be spent somewhere on the NY/NJ/PA section of the AT. Does anyone have any advice regarding: a...

Road was well packed, used snowshoes on the way out, not the way back, did not make much difference. Most of the AT was heavy and wet snow, shoes were helpful on ascent, took them off for descent due to steepness/slide, and it was packed enough not to posthole. One patch of ice on exposed...

My older Lekis had great shock absorbtion, but slipped, I love the locking of my Black Diamonds, but want something with shock absorbtion. Are there any brands/models that seem to have the best balance? I am an avid dayhiker who often does double digit mileage in a day, I also go on a...

lots of relatively thin ice started about halfway up, snow dusting here and there - nothing significant. We used microspikes and stabilicers most of the trip, both worked fine. No need for shoes or crampons. One thing to note, if you are involved in trail maintenance in that area: The bog...

that park, while a great place, is very hard to navigate. It took me several visits before I got to know my way around.

has mud season started yet? The GMC website is unclear on this matter, as all it says is "early spring" to Memorial Day weekend.

best bet on the northeast side: freight Yard Pub in downtown North Adams southwest: old forge in Lanesboro (route 7) If you will be driving south to the pike on your way home, Patrick's pub in downtown Pittsfield is very good, as is Empire Pizza

down low was packed, soft snow - sporadic bare spots, tough to decide between barebooting with mild postholing, using snowshoes over the bare spots or constant on and off - I did a little of each between the out and back trips, prior tracks indicated the same from predecessors. Higher...

congrats Zack and Ginger! It was so great to celebrate with you two and everyone else. Ed summed up the day perfectly, and delivered a beautiful service!

via Undermountain, AT, unmarked trail, Mount Frisell Trail, Paradise Lane Trail Some ice throughout, very icy on a short descent just north of the Bear Mountain summit, I bare-booted with poles, but I did so with some difficulty, would have used stabilicers had he section been longer, or if I...

thats pretty cool - don't think I will ever get out enough to come close to that - but it does make me wonder why I repeat stuff when there are other things that I have yet to do.

Stratton motel/Maine roadhouse no longer offers a free shuttle to route 4 - it is now $25. This is not reflected on the web site.

Dry River Campground, rt 302, just south of the Highland Center has pay showers