Recent content by winnie

Here is 4 year old Bernese Mountain dog, Esther, who finished her winter NH48 on March 6 (with Craig Kelleher)

Yes, my Ella wears her patch with pride. She is #6 on the list. I reached Craig by phone and he confirmed that his Bernese Mountain Dog Esther did finish the winter list this winter. He is not signed up for vftt, but he will email me a photo of Esther within a week or so and I will post for...

I think he is on vftt (don't know his user name) but hadn't heard about canine winter NH48 recognition. He is defnitely interested.

I believe there is another finisher this winter: Esther (with Craig Kelleher) from North Hampton, NH. I saw them at the AMC Awards canine presentation.

Congratulations to Kibo from Ella and Eva!

Date of hike: 2/21/15 Parking/roads: Abol Bridge lot plowed and plenty of room. Golden Road plowed wide with lots of logging truck traffic. Trails: Foss Knowlton, Daicey Pond acess road, Baxter Park tote road, Marston Trail Conditions/Comments: Snowshoed into Daicey Pond with sleds via Foss...

Sentinel Mt sounds beautiful, Jay. Thanks for the suggestion.

One spot has opened up in our Daicey Pond cabin for Fri. Feb 20-Mon. 23. We are skiing/snowshoeing into Daicey Pond from the Abol Bridge winter parking lot on Fri. 2/20 and looking for one more strong hiker who is interested in hiking North Brother, Fort, South Brother, and Coe on Sat 2/21, with...

Date of hike: 2/8/15 Conditions: We followed skidder roads as high as we could, then bushwhacked in 2-3 feet of powder to the summit, running into a few thick spruce sections, boughs heavily laden with snow. Below zero and snowing all day. We spooked 2 moose out of their beds and their tracks...

Congratulations, Gryffin, from Ella and Eva.

Trails: Stratton Brook Pond Rd., Fire Warden's Trail, Appalachian Trail Parking: Limited parking at plowed end of Stratton Brook Pond Rd. (plowed about 0.1 mile in from Route 27) Conditions: Stratton Brook Pond Rd. well traveled by snowmobiles. FW Trail now well consolidated after the rain on...

Kennebago Divide, Sun 1/11. Bushwhack from Bear Brook Rd. Logging roads plowed (Morton Cutoff-Lincoln Pond Rd-Kennebago River Rd-Bear Brook Rd) Best to go on the weekend when loggers aren't working. Deep powder 12"-30" with breakable crust, slow going, plus lots of snow in trees.