Recent content by sleepy_mike

Why didn't SAR find him earlier if he was just sitting there on a log?

As mentioned above, with the sometimes long approaches it has been fun to backpack and stay for a night or two while doing the mountains. Backpack in to Bradley Pond and do the Santanonis. Or backpack in to Ward Brook leanto and do the Sewards. Or backpack in to Feldspar Brook leanto and do...

Another problem in May is monorail. If a trail had much use during the winter, the hard pack of the trail will be the last to melt - hence a monorail ridge forms as the surrounding snow melts. This might be less of an issue in Maine since there are more winter hikers in NH vs Maine. But it...

11/12/16 Trails: Firewarden, AT, Horns Pond loop Trail Conditions: Some packed snow and ice at high elevations, but still lots of bare rock Special Equipment Required: Bareboots. No use of microspikes. Used trekking poles Comments: Winter conditions on top with temperatures in the 20s and...

Look at the Herbert Grand Hotel in Kingfield. Old style wood panel lobby and sitting area, good price. I've stayed at this friendly place a couple of times.

First I became an ADK 46R, then took several years off from hiking. My first NH 4,000 footer with my son was Tecumseh. We met a hiking group on top of Tecumseh, and I was visibly out of shape and tired from the climb. I mentioned that I was an Adirondack 46R. I heard comments from the group...

Here is an interesting training school with several dates of courses. http://www.exploretruenorth.com/

I have stayed outside of Baxter Park at Wilderness Edge Campground (Millinocket), a family run private campground that is on the road toward Baxter Park. I got up around 5:00 AM to be in line with my car for admission in to the park. The park gate is closed at night. I had a reservation to...

Trail: Blue trail Date of Hike: 9/6/15 Trail Conditions: Dry trail, very well maintained Special Equipment Required: Water Comments: My car got towed from the area of the trailhead. After hiking the mountain, I walked an additional 2 miles to the police station (located north of town on...

Date of Hike: 8/23/15 Trails: Up via Sanwich Mountain Trail; down via Drakes Brook Trail Trail Conditions: Nicely maintained trails with wide corridor. These trails would be good on a wet day since there is no encroaching side brush. Special Equipment Required: Patience for the car ride...

Date of Hike: 8/17/15 Trails: from Lafayette Campground; Fishin' Jimmie; Kinsman Trail; Lonesome Lake Trail Trail Conditions: Good trail conditions with some recent work on Fishin' Jimmie Trail. Kinsman Trail over the Cannon Balls has some muddy wet areas that eventually are going to need...

I have the same Deuter Futura pack and have a 3 liter Deuter water bladder inside. This pack works well in the summer. I also have a 50 liter Deuter that I use in the winter, and have an insulator for the water bladder in the cold. The 32 liter does not seem big enough for the extra clothing...

Just noticed your post Chris. Hope you had a good trip. Brought back memory from 1975 when I was in college at St Lawrence Univ. During spring melt, my girlfriend and I launched the canoe in Axton. Had to portage over the Stony Creek bridge because there was so much water there was no way a...

Date of Hike: 8/9/14 Trail: Roaring Brook and Hopper Trails Trail Conditions: Dry, no bugs Special Equipment Required: none Comments: Very happy to find that Bascom Lodge is open on the top of the mountain. I highly recommend the Ranger Burger.

Be sure to bring cash for the park entrance fee. No electricity, so they don't take credit cards.