Recent content by MattS

It was a great hiking weekend for my last hike of this winter season. I put my trip report and pics on my website at: http://hikermatt.com/Documents/northernpresis_march_2008.html I hope you can get Monroe for your winter 48th.

Hey, I am interested (depending on the weather). I just sent you a PM. Matt

For some reason the link to the noaa articles did not work, but if you want to make up your mind about Bob Carter, you should check out both sides out the argument. Here is info about Bob Carter and what he says about Climate Change. http://members.iinet.net.au/~glrmc/ Here is an article...

I probably cannot make it, but The Rock Climbing Boston Meetup group is meeting at Metrorock in Everett Sunday at 1pm. You can try to find them. More details here: http://rockclimbing.meetup.com/77/ Matt

I hiked Owls Head last Sunday from Lincoln Woods, and it was a lot of fun. From the slide, the views are better than a lot of other mountains. You can see Franconia Ridge all the way from Flume to Lafayette, and there is no view of roads or the cog. The hike was also a good challenge. It...

It was great to meet you just below the summit. I was part of the AMC group that you met (there were 7 of us). You have some nice pictures. We found the tree with the two blue pieces of plastic in it. (Thanks for telling us where it was). Then we continued on a path for another 5-10 minutes...

It was fun going down the slide (it made me wish I was out west). When facing the trail, the trail continues upwards on the upper right of the slide. Where does the trail continue after the slide? Does it traverse the slide on the left? Or does it go down the entire slide and then off to...

Today (Memorial Day 2007), I went up the Liberty Trail to Chocurua Summit and then over middle sister and down Carter Ledge Trail. However after the ledges, the trail came to a scree slope and then ended. I was with a group of four and we search all around this scree slope (which the blazes...

I usually hike with 3 bottles for most day hikes. The first two are half gatorade and half water. I find the full gatorade too sweet. The last one I have pure H2O. I agree with DougPaul that one should be pure H2O.

I agree with the previous posts. I took two trips to the southwest in each of the last two years. In September 2005, I visited Gallup, NM, Canyon de Chelly(AZ), Zion National Park (hiked Angels Landing and the Narrows), Bryce, drove through Escalante and Capital reef, Canyonlands, Moab, and...

I don't know how much snow there will be in May, but last September, I did Mt. Woodring (11,590 ft). Its classified as a class two scramble and is a nice hike from Holly Lake. There was no snow when I climbed it, but there were many loose rocks and scree.

I am looking to get a down jacket and would like a jacket that would keep me warm winter camping in subzero temperatures. I hike all winter season and want to be prepared when it gets really cold. Do you have any suggestions on a jacket and on the fill? I know Mountain Hardware has hooded...

I was in the Tetons two months ago and it was amazing. I had encounters with bears, moose, marmots, pikas, deer, and had stunning views. I would recommend the Teton crest trail. We started at Teton Villlage and then took the Tram to the top of Rendevous Mountain. Then we continued onto...

Sounds like a fun trip. In a week, I will be in the Grand Canyon. :D

Thanks everyone for the advice. I think whether I reach the high points will depend on the weather and conditions. I plan on bringing my winter boots and crampons, but not my snowshoes nor my cross country skis. Do you think there would be any need for them at the end of november? (I can...