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We just signed up for Flags on the 48, doing Galehead. Anyone interested in joining us?

The book is now available online at Shop | Adirondack Mountain Club.

In a few days, the newest edition of the 'Catskill Trails' Guide book, edited by me, will be available. The previous edition was published in 2013, and a lot has changed since then. The new book features: - New trails - Information on reroutes - Clearer and more concise descriptions - GPS...

I missed the date of John's passing by a few weeks. This past month, Laurie and I had a shot of Lagavulin Single Malt, one of John's favorites, at the summit of South Kinsman. It was 'Flags on the 48' day. And while the occasion was not to celebrate John, (or anyone else for that matter), we did...

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Listen! I can hear it! It's getting louder! It's the death knell of VFTT. :(

NY has this - 833-NYS-RANGers

Maybe if this happened more often and was publicized, at least a few people would take note and be more prepared, or at least realize that help may not come instantly. Somewhat related, during hurricane Ian, 911 stopped responding to calls, because it was just not safe for the rescuers. There...

I get that. Most of our conversations were pretty upbeat.

Great! We met lots of friendly folks on the trails and at the summit. A little hazy for views but all 48 peaks were covered. Tons of pics on their facebook page.

Are you saying some place is taking reservations that far out?

FWIW, she was a fairly recent 46R. And FWIW again, I was not calling anyone out. I was just stating 1 fact that I thought was relevant to the discussion.

Shhh, don't mention that! :D

I'll just say that this was not an inexperienced person.

I guess I'll pack them, thanks!

And we've been discussing this before... https://www.vftt.org/forums/showthread.php?59381-Start-planning-2024-Eclipse-path-runs-over-Katahdin&highlight=eclipse

Just a caution, parking in a field in April might not work well...

It's been a while since I've been on S Kinsman. Is it worth bringing binoculars to try to see other flags?

Also, if you don't have it out and ready at all times, you might as well not bring it. Like Sierra, we've spent many years hiking all over the NE. We've never had a negative encounter with bears, and never brought bear spray.

Just a reminder that Flags is coming up soon. Last I looked, they still had plenty of room to sign up, especially the Tripyramids. If anyone is going to be on the Kinsmans, we might see you there. Never forget!