Recent content by jrgagne99

Who will be the first person to complete a Red-line Grid? :)

Posting this to try to find out if it has ever been done before... On the night of March 6/7, two friends of mine completed a Nighttime, Full-moon, Winter Presi Traverse. They went up Valley Way, tagged Madison, and continued south over all the major summits, including Jackson, descending via...

Jeremy, are you still the trail adopter for the "front-side" trail? You made a number of huge improvements over the last few years, are you "done" at this point?

I like just "PEMI" too.

Put another way, the "Calories" on food nutrition labels in the US are actually kilo-calories. So a 2000 "Calorie" diet is actually 2,000,000 calories (lower case c) per day. Burning 2,900,000 calories in cold weather seems right.

Really? No second gunman on the grassy knoll?

just wondering, what is the threshold for Leave No Trace? For example, does leaving a boot-print in the mud violate this rule? How about some cookie crums on the side of the trail? What about a cat-hole? I'm not trying to be a smarta$$, just looking for some guidance. Maybe this has been...

Oh yeah, I had forgot about the Chimney... Oh well, I glad it stirred up some talk about the so-called bypass-bypass.

Techumseh is one of the easiest 400 footers. Should be fine for dogs, especially if taking the trail that leaves from near the ski area. If you do Osceola, make sure you do East Peak at the same time, its only a mile or so farther. (I assume you're doing both from the waterville valley area...

Can you inspect the threads? Maybe you just need to clean them up a bit with a small file? Perhaps apply some food-grade lubrication to them?

We hiked Mount Tamany last year and it was lovely. Some of the overlooks bear very stong resemblence to the view down Franconia Notch. As the signs say, beware of rattlesnakes! Don't worry, we didn't see any of them. Additionally, we spoke with a person who has hiked Tamany dozens of times...

+1 on Aziscohos Mtn. It's a family favorite since it has great views of Lake Umbagog where our family's camp is.

I couldn't find 16-ounce wide-mouth Nalgenes anymore for Gorp. So I screwed a bolt-eye to the cover of a small plastic peanut-butter jar (12-ounce size). I use a carabiner to clip it to the front of my backpack straps for easy access. No need to remove pack or gloves to eat.

It's a stand for hunting deer. Very common for hunters using a bow.

Is there a metal clip or d-ring on your glove that may have been close to your compass when you were bushwacking, but not when you tried to reproduce the anomoly at home? Did you have a watch or other metal object on your hand?