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Amy and I are headed up for a ski/hike weekend. We'll ski Gore Saturday and hike Marcy/Gray Sunday. Dory

Ok, so the plan was Basin/Haystack/Saddleback, we were getting up at 4AM (it was supposed to snow till 8AM) and we were going to hike quickly to gain elevation and hopefully miss some of the rain. ha ha ha... :p We arrived at Trails End around 10:45PM and it was around midnight until we all...

The husband and I will be headed up north to spend a "romantic"(?) weekend. We're staying at the trails end inn Friday night and have an objective of Basin/Haystack via the garden on Saturday. We're thinking Phelps to Shorey and then up and back to each mountain from the junction. I also was...

My friends Colby and Mike; my sister Amy and I drove through a rainy Friday to the High Peaks. We arrived around 3pm and had our ritual stop at the Mountaineer and Stewarts for water and supplies. The team was splitting up this trip. Colby and Mike would drop Amy and I at the Ausable Club road...

On our next trip we were thinking of hiking in the East Branch of the Ausable (trail 28 in Trails of the High Peaks Region) and making camp somewhere near or around the junction of the trail that leads up to Pyramid and Gothics (trail 35). We've never hiked that trail before, but the contour...

#10 and #11! This is a delayed trip report as all this took place a week ago. This trip is also the most unique and awesome, relaxing, fun trip I have ever taken to the high peaks. Trip participants: Dory, Amy, and Colby. On Thursday the 27th we set out from PA after a gourmet dinner at Sheetz...

Happy Birthday to me! (and the 28th for Amy) :D Next weekend my sister Amy, friend Colby and I are headed up "home" for a wild and crazy belated birthday weekend in the Adirondacks. The plan is to make the big drive on Thursday evening; (weather pending, haha) do the TrapDike on Friday. After...

I've had my trusty synthetic 20 degree bag since 1993. It was my first real backpacking bag, I've always kept it hanging when not in use. It seems fine and has served me well. I'm a rock climber, so I'm used to replacing ropes every few years, etc. and I guess I'm just wondering if I should be...

http://community.webshots.com/album/548802853EPLLNZ Here are the pics...TR to follow! Dory p.s. Here is a link to get footage from Saddleback Summit You will see a link to download in the middle of the page.

I'm about to embark on my first winter trip this weekend. I've found that I don't drink nearly enough when I carry a water bottle. So I have this grand idea, that i'll wear my hydration pack over my first layer of clothes and run the tube down my arm to my wrist. In theory with my additional...

We made the trip up from PA with the promise of exceptional conditions. (Exceptionally bad, that is!) :) My sister Amy, our friend Colby and I had a departure time of 6AM which placed us at the high peaks around 1:30. After a quick stop at the Mountaineer for last minute weather and trail...

Well after much deliberation and advice from all you great people here at VFTT, we've decided to scale back our mileage from all the blowdown and mud. We're headed in near the JBL and will hopefully loop Big Slide and Yard Mtn. If all goes well we may also attempt a jaunt to LWJ. Our modified...

So there's a thread on snowfall amounts, but I have a question about melting. I'm 3 days and a wakeup from my first winter(?) :D backpacking trip and we're trying to decide on routes and whether we'll need snowshoes or not. From all the TR's it seems that snowshoes in the higher elevations this...

Just wondering if anyone has ever done the trap dike with full packs? Also, what additional equipment may be required in early November (i.e. Will this thing be iced up?)

This was my second trip to the daks this season after an 8 year hiatus (go figure that my son is 8 years old...) Our spring trip was a loop up and over Algonquin and thru ave pass - side ways blowing rain - high winds - an epic adventure to say the least. This time the Gothics captured my fancy...