Recent content by Smitty

I stupidly left a camera, sleeping bag and blanket at one of the campsites on South Meadow Rd, the one on the left about half way in, where you park on the right, the campsite straight in after the outhouse, last Wed, June 15, and just realized today the stuff is missing. The camera and memory...

My third trip to this magnificent place. The trails were fine. Upon arrival to the summit, the mountain gods decided that they did not want a whole lot of human intervention. This was best accomplished with the introduction of the most vicious and plentiful supply of black flies this old fool...

Reminiscent of my Highpoint trip last fall Don't feel bad- The Carolinas don't like me either. Last sept, planned a nine day trip to visit a relative in Durham and do some highpointing and/or begin some "south beyond 6000" peaks. It started out beautifully, the first day I went to Mt Rogers in...

I think you may be causing undue alarm by suggesting a $75 parking ticket may be entered in as a criminal complaint of "theft of services". I used the winter lot a few months ago when I went to the Sugarloaf area. Mostly snowmobilers there and a few CC skiers and hikers, no evidence of having...

I wish I could join you in the Allagash- I truly believe that may be the closest destination where you might not hear any loud MC pipes for a while.

a Belated Thank you

I did this exact route in the order you have planned on september 15, way back in 2002. I was and still am a good strong hiker, but not a marathon runner type. I don't recall exactly how early I started, but had only planned to do Phelps and Tabletop, and the day started out cloudy, but cleared...

thank you for all the help, I know its early but I'm looking at next year or 2007. I did some searches and found out a bit about it , like the mandatory guide, but this info helps a lot. :)

:confused: Has anyone here hiked to Machu Picchu, and if so , could you post some 411. or PM if you prefer. Thank you, Smitty

I agree! :) I did Cliff and Redfield on the fourth of July, which was a pretty nice day. just a bit before the Uphill lean-to I ran into a ranger who asked where I was headed, and when I told him , he cautioned me to allow plenty of extra time for Cliff, describing it as horrific, (even though...

The latest 411 from a ranger. I was in the Calamity Brook area on the 4th, acquiring Cliff and Redfield for my collection. I ran into a park ranger, and asked him about the canister regulations. He said that it would become required "within the next 2 weeks". He further explained that anyone...