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Thanks for the heads-up everybody. I'll keep an eye on the forecast. Also, are the fees at Imp and Wild River Campground both $8 per person? GorpBurp

Thanks guys. Sounds like all is well as far as tenting and fording.

I'm planning a two-nighter in the Wild River Wilderness/Carter Range with some friends. We'll be hiking in on the Wild River Trail from the campground to Perkins Notch Shelter. Day two is a traverse of the Carter Ridge and a night at Imp Campsite. It's been two years since my last visit to this...

I was just wondering what being on a Spike Crew might entail, I'm a teenager so I would probably be in a youth Crew. Thanks GorpBurp

Puck and I will be hiking Washington probably via Tuckerman's on July 30 for our 48th! :D If anybody wants to join us, it would be great, we'll have a celebration on top. Hope to see some of you ! GorpBurp

Hiker's Paradise, or is it? I just recently stayed at Hiker's Paradise, at the bunkhouse area, not an individual room, the experience might be entirely different there. It was nice and quiet, but (I hate to be picky) grimey. The kitchenette was extremely dirty and the floor was sticky. Parts of...

Zealand Village There is another "ghost town" that hasn't been mentioned...Zealand Village. It was originally built by J.E. Henry when his first (before his Pemi operation)logging operation went through where present-day Zealand Rd. is. The town was built to house loggers and there are rumors...

I wholeheartedly agree with leaving artifacts where they are meant to be, I think interesting finds give a new perspective to history of a place and adds to the ambience. They are exciting discoveries when they are found but by no means take them... Back to ghost towns: Livermore is one. I have...

I personally have never taken the North Imp Branch but the South Imp Branch is useful in getting in better position (closer to Pinkham) on Rt 16 if you don't mind a small bushwack. When you reach the last mile or so of the Southh Imp Branch You will hear Cowboy Brook due south. Head off the...

trailrunners I've got a pair of Merrel trail runners and I love em. I normally would only have worn them on short runs around Sleeping Giant but after a jaunt in the Pemi ending in a 16.5 mile walk on railroad beds, my boots had masticated my feet completely. The problem: we were only halfway...

Thanks!!!:) thanks everyone, ill look into all of 'em gorp ;)

thanks for the warm welcome guys! let's see, i can get a regular winter outfit because Artex recommended the crampons and Nate recommended the snowshoes! P.S. NAte, if you like to rock climb go to Prime Climb in Wallingford, it rocks!

Noob I just started on VFTT this month and i LOVE IT!!! I too am just starting out winter hiking and snowshoeing. I am also working on the 48 and am looking forward to finishing in 2 yrs. In my opinion, Mt. Pierce is a great winter hike and is very picturesque. I had fun doing it. It says that...

crampons thanks Artex, ;) i'll check em' out

I am relatively new to the winter hiking scene and do not currently own a pair of crampons. I know that places that rent crampons are few and far between and I am wondering what kind of crampons I should purchase. I need ones that work well but aren't too serious and aren't gonna burn a hole in...

snowshoe rentals Currently, I don't own a pair of snowshoes but if you like to splurge a little, stay at the Shapleigh Bunkhouse in Crawford Notch and you have access to free rentals of any equipment you can imagine, from snowshoes to socks to water bottles to tents, at the Higland Center next...

Kinsmans and Cannon Bob and Geri, I havent had much experience winter hiking, only Pierce, but it sounds like a great trip you guys did! I did Cannon and Kinsmans along with Lafayette, Licoln and Owl's Head last year. Did you guys take the Lonesome Lake-Fishin Jimmy-Kinsman Ridge route when...

I did Owl's Head last year in the summer and i LOVED IT! My trip differed from yours only in that we stayed at 13 falls instead of going back directly on Lincoln Brook to Lincoln Woods. The next day was going to hold the Garfield Ridge in store but the looming threat of thunderstorms was a...

The Gonzales article Puck, I read that article too, i thought that the fact that the highest percentage of survival rates in serious situations is that of infants and toddlers was interesting. I think it is interesting that people can get caught up in their own arrogance and feeling of higher...