Recent content by MattC

I didn't know him, but I just heard about this. Terribly sorry for the loss to all who knew him.

Just got back from my hike of Signal Ridge. I believe I was on the reroute the whole way in and out. There was one easy crossing before the junction with the Carrigain Notch Trail, which I expected to be after the junction. After the junction, there was nothing remotely challenging as far as...

Great, thanks for the quick response!

Planning on hiking Carrigain via Signal Ridge. Any info on the brook crossings on this route would be appreciated. Would water shoes be worth bringing? FWIW, even after yesterdays rain, it seems everything is still pretty low here. I've been in New Hampshire several days and have hiked Owls...

Thanks for posting Alan. This stuff has been widely reported for awhile, but this piece is perhaps a bit more specific than some of the other stuff I've seen. Never seen an American 3 Toed, hope to some time while they are still out there. I seem to recall that they like old burns with lots of...

Ah, yes, thanks. Didn't even notice that road. All the time I spend studying the trails and terrain on maps, sometimes I forget to look carefully at roads!

Thanks. I know about Bear Notch Rd. and would likely go that way if I wanted to hike Carrigain.

Wow, thanks for the heads up guys. It sounds like getting to the Ferncroft area for Whiteface/Passaconaway or getting to the Kanc wouldn't be as much an issue, but getting to anywhere else would. So if I was to head up to say Carter Dome from there, I'd want to get up at stupid o'clock in the...

I also appreciate this since when in NH alone I leave info with my other half back in NY.

Yeah, so I've heard. I was only kind of through Conway a time or 2 or 3 my first few trips to the Whites back in '06-'07. I never really experienced it at the worst I guess. So traffic can often be really annoying? Like enough to delay you? Tom, as a point of comparison that we both know well...

Thanks to the tips. I will check out that Conway hostel. I don't mind bunking it for a few nights if it means savings.

So, I have 10 peaks left of the NH 48 and would like to complete those climbs in 2 or 3 trips over the next year or so. I was just in the Whites a couple weeks ago and may go again in a couple/few more weeks. Most of the peaks left are in the southern areas, so I'm looking for thoughts on...

Tom, update for our area from the guys at HVW: http://hudsonvalleyweather.com/hvw-statistics-2014-rainfall-analysis-thru-august/ It has in fact been quite dry over the last few months in many locales.

I have a friend who is interested in shooting some excellent Hudson River views. Please let me know some of your favorite Hudson vistas from the Catskill Escarpment, other places in the Catskills, Hudson Highlands, etc. Even lowland views might be of use, but he is especially interested in views...