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Via Jewell and Gulfside. Jewell is broken but soft, snowshoes are still essential. We switched to spikes above treeline. Three people, one dog, an outstanding day all around! A full screen slide show of the above shots can be seen here. Thank you for looking, Jonathan

The Observatory's Higher Summits Forecast called for a good day for hiking, including "partial undercast early." On that particular detail, they underpromised and overdelivered! :D A magnificent day to be up high. Slideshow on Zenfolio (14 images) Jonathan

If I didn't have to work for a living, I would spend most of late September and early October in Baxter State Park, every year, as long as I'm on the right side of the daisies. While I'm not able to do that (yet), I still feel very fortunate to be able to make at least one trip there every...

We had a terrific five-night backpack in Baxter State Park, 9/22-9/27. Our itinerary was as follows: Sat 9/22 - Roaring Brook to Russell Pond Sun 9/23 - Russell Pond to Wassataquoik Lake Island Mon 9/24 - 2nd night on Wass. Lake Island Tue 9/25 - Wass. Lake Island to Davis Pond Wed 9/26 -...

A few shots from our recent five-night backpack in the spectacular Gros Ventre Wilderness. We discovered this route in Douglas Lorain's book Backpacking Wyoming. Our itinerary: Day 1 Sat. 8/4 - Granite Creek Trailhead to Jack Pine Creek. Flight delays meant we couldn't get to our originally...

A spectacular bluebird day, not a cloud in the sky! We were glad we brought our snowshoes.

Black "Fujifilm" lens cap dropped Sunday 3/11/18 somewhere between the two Osceola summits. PM me please OR email jtrundell at yahoo. Thanks!

Our ascent and descent routes had been cleared of blowdown and are now easily passable. We heard from other hikers, but did not personally see, that Air Line was still in bad shape. A big THANK YOU to the two RMC maintainers that we met on Watson Path, and to all who have worked to clear...

Please contact me by phone if found, thank you! Jonathan (207) 272-0151

If there is a better place to celebrate the glory of autumn than Baxter State Park, over Columbus Day weekend, I have not found it yet. Unsettled weather and slowly advancing physical decrepitude combined to make it a somewhat less successful hiking weekend than in past years. Still, given...

I used Hillshounds all day. But with the benefit of hindsight, I will recommend crampons and an ice axe for the Flume Slide Trail, based less perhaps on the probability of falling than on the consequences if one were to fall. Liberty Spring Trail is in beautiful condition for a quick descent...

The Firewarden Trail was a bit soft at higher elevations, but not soft enough so that I regretted not bringing snowshoes. Four out of six of us brought snowshoes, but none bothered putting them on. Not a super scenic hike, of course, but I can always find something to point the camera at...

A few shots from our hike of Mt Crawford, Saturday 1/14 via the Davis Path. Hillshounds worked great. One of the better "bang for the buck" hikes in the Whites! Jonathan

A few shots from last weekend's four-night trip to Baxter. We chilled in lean-tos at Katahdin Stream Campground and hiked Katahdin (Sat. 10/8) and the Owl (Sun. 10/9) as well as doing a bit of paddling and a few shorter hikes. A view from the Hunt Trail South Peak from Baxter Peak...

A few shots from our recent peakbagging/backpacking trip to New York. Our itinerary: Weds 9/28 - drive over from ME/NH including a ferry across Lake Champlain; set up camp at Heart Lake, day hike Street and Nye Thurs 9/29 - move to Lake Colden Fri 9/30 - day hike Marcy, Skylight and...

A brisk, breezy day hiking the Carters. Plenty of autumn color showing, numerous smiling northbound thru-hikers encountered along the way, and three more WM48 peaks for Katie the Wonder Dog. Hobblebush A view from the Imp Trail Good Karma Needle Nose Just Across The Road Zig Zag...

We ascended via Ammonoosuc Ravine and descended via Edmands Path. A beautiful day to be out! Thanks to Good Karma, Ruby, and Katie the Wonder Dog. Ascending Ammo Obligatory Portrait of George Good Karma and Katie, ascending from the Lakes hut Shot from near the Monroe summit The...

We celebrated Owen H's 12th birthday with his first hike of Mt Katahdin, and a beautiful day it was. We adjusted our original plan to do both Hamlin and Baxter Peaks when it became clear we didn't have time to do both. So, Baxter Peak it was, up and down via the Chimney Pond and Saddle...

It was a spectacular day to be above treeline. Thanks to Good Karma, Sarah G and Katie the hiking dog, who now has four Presi peaks and 10+ 4ks under her collar. =) Carmen and Sarah - all smiles A panoramic from Adams The summit of Washington peeks through the clouds. Sedges are...

A few shots from last Saturday's return to the spectacular Traveler Loop. We tented Friday and Saturday nights at South Branch Pond. On Peak of the Ridges The Big K in the distance Lower South Branch Pond, by moonlight, Saturday night. It was windy and wavy (water smoothed out by long...