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Date of Hike: Friday 2/19/2016 Trail Conditions: Icy, lots of boilerplate Special Equipment Required: Crampons, Ice Axe Comments: Weather: doesn't get much better than this. Teens on the summit with light - moderate winds. No wind until the summit cone on the way up, then just enough to...

This past Sunday 12/20 I bushwhacked Eagle and Balsam along with MountainSister3, MtnSister10 and Nimblefoot. We started and ended at the McKinley Hollow parking area, whacking up Eagle and down Balsam for two very different off-trail experiences on the same day. Leaving the trail just past...

MountainSister3, Nimblefoot and I bushwhacked Olderbark Mountain and Plateau from the southern end of the Mink Hollow Trail. When we arrived at the trailhead parking there were a couple of other vehicles present, perhaps belonging to hunters. OLDERBARK MOUNTAIN We followed the trail for just a...

When did this slide to the left of tucks happen? I don't remember seeing it before. That may be because I've never been on Mt Hight in clear weather.

We hiked Rocky via the slightly less traditional route of an out and back from Moon Haw Rd. Passing over Balsam Cap in both directions was a nice addition, but Rocky was the prime objective for this hike because it was Grace’s 35th for her [first :) ] winter round. The day was chilly and...

Full trip report (the longer version) and more photos here: http://www.herdpath.com/TripReports/20141012GraySkylightMarcy.html MtnSister3, Grace, Allen and myself hiked Gray, Skylight and Marcy starting and ending at the Loj. We a loop of sorts via Lake Arnold / Feldspar up to Four Corners...

Full trip report / photos at: http://www.herdpath.com/TripReports/20140830Moosilauke.html Number 48 was a great day. The company, the weather, the route, all of it. My son Sean, with whom I have hiked more than half of the peaks was with me for my 48th as were my regular hiking pals...

Cabot-Bulge-The Horn (Bunnell Notch- Kilkenny Ridge - Unknown Pond) -August 19 Date of Hike: Tuesday August 19, 2014 Trail Conditions: Nice grade but considerably over grown in places on Bunnell Notch and Lost Pond trail. Both of these follow alongside streams and are generally wet and...

I am looking to do 4 of my last 5 peaks (three hikes) for the 48 during that period (inclusive) and at this point I may be hiking them alone: Cabot, Moriah, Whiteface / Passaconaway I always enjoy company on any hike, but in particular I'd be more inclined to enjoy the unknown pond loop...

Six of us “mountain sisters and brothers” hiked Owl’s Head from Lincoln Woods last Sunday. We used some semblance of the Black Pond bushwhack route that I have read so much about. We took only about an hour to get to Black Pond from Lincoln Woods, and hardly noticed the time pass as we chatted...

Date of Hike: August 14, 2013 Trail Conditions: Basically good, but plenty of mud. Mt Osceola Trail from Greeley Ponds up to East Osceola is steep and one of the cumblier trails that I have been on in the Whites. Special Equipment Required: None. Comments: Out and back from the Kanc via...

This was mostly a ski as opposed to a hike, but it was an interesting day for me and I was in the mood to write a trip report. I’m not an accomplished back country skier and this seemed a good way to challenge myself without getting too crazy. The route was a loop from Pinkham Notch consisting...

Hiked from Biscuit Brook PA over PHWB trail and bushwhacked to Fir starting just after the lean-to. The bottom half mile or so of the trail from Biscuit Brook PA to the first turn where the trail flattens was pretty bare; above that microspikes were needed the entire way. No more than a few...

We are planning to hike the Carters starting at the Imp trail on Tuesday and ending at the hut, then hiking the Wildcats back to Pinkham on Wednesday. I know its been on the dry side lately, but the forecasts are calling for the possibility of a ton of rain between now and Tuesday morning and...

Forgive me if this has been posted, as I imagine others here may have stumbled across this. While searching for something else, I stumbled on the spring 1975 edition of backpacker magazine. There were a couple of decent articles, but I also enjoyed looking at the old ads. Equipment has gotten...

More pics at: http://www.herdpath.com/tripreports/20110713Madison-Troop565.html This was part of a boy scout trip and we hiked Mount Madison as a day hike from Appalachia after aborting a hut to hut trek on the Summit of Mt Washington the day before. On Tuesday, after groping our way up...

Is there a fee for parking at Appalachia? I'm planning to leave a car there for a few days. I didn't see it on the list of Self-Serve Pay Station Locations on the WMNF website, but that wording still leaves some room for error. Thanks, Ed

I've been hearing bad things about sunscreen, so I made the mistake of googling and there seems to be a sizeable minority opinion out there that the use of chemical sunscreens can do more harm than good when it comes to protecting against skin cancers. There is universal acceptance that they...

More photos at : http://www.herdpath.com/tripreports/20110223Tom-Field.html These were the first two NH winter 4000 footers for my son Sean and me. I’ve done some winter peaks in New York, and we've both done plenty of 3 season summits, but for Sean this was truly a first for him. The weather...

I came across this in Harriman on 11/20. It might be a little large for coyote, but I haven't seen bear scat with that much fur in it previously. Then again, I haven't noticed that much of either in my travels. Ed