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  1. Michelle

    Log cabin on Mt. Cabot trail for sale!

    http://nh.craigslist.org/reo/4415449570.html Hmmmm, I've seen this cabin from the old Mt. Cabot trail. I wonder if the 2 acres that the cabin is on.........gives you access to Mt. Cabot trail?! If so, I hope someone nice buys it!
  2. Michelle

    Nimblewill Nomad finishes all 11 National Scenic Trails!!! (On Mt. Monadnock)

    Today, a long distance hiker named Nimblewill Nomad summitted Mt. Monadnock in NH to finish the New England National Scenic Trail. A somewhat short trail for long distance standards at 220 miles, but this wasn’t JUST his finish of the NET…….it was his finish of all 11 of the US National Scenic...
  3. Michelle

    Sphinx/Great Gulf trail status??

    Anyone have up to date info on the Sphinx trail and the Great Gulf trail? Doing a little research and I find that on 9/4/11 Sphinx had significant blowdown and washout damage............. and as of 9/20/11 Great Gulf had a 600 ft section of trail destroyed by landslide. (I am assuming this is...
  4. Michelle

    Mt. Washington 4/8/11 via Ammonusuc Ravine/Crawford Path

    4/8/11 Mt. Washington via Ammonusuc Ravine and Crawford Path Necessary equipment: full crampons, sunglasses, more sunscreen than you think, face mask, ice axe Trail conditions: Great day to be above treeline! Carried snowshoes all day, didn't need them. Trail well traveled by skiiers, making...
  5. Michelle

    N & S Twin, Galehead via N.Twin trail & spur, twinway, frost, gale river tr. 2/11/11

    N & S Twin, Galehead via N.Twin trail & spur, twinway, frost, gale river tr. 2/11/11 Date of Hike: 2/11/11 Trail Conditions: unpacked powder after the crossing of Little River, only travelled by 3 people today, unconsolidated and drifted up high. Frost and Gale River Trails have seen more...
  6. Michelle

    Liberty and Flume via Liberty Springs/Franconia Ridge tr. 2/4/11

    Liberty/Flume from Basin parking lot up Liberty Springs and back. 2/4/11 water crossings: Larger one snowbridged, smaller ones hoppable. Trail conditions: About 1 foot of fresh, fluffy snow at the start. 18+ inches above the tentsite, some drifts on the ridge, we worked for these peaks...
  7. Michelle

    Mt. Stanton, Pickering, and Langdon via Mt. Stanton and Mt. Langdon trails

    8/27/10 Trail conditions: dry for the most part, a couple muddy sections, but nothing that got your feet too wet. Quite a few trees down on Mt. Stanton trail between Pickering and Langdon.....looks like they have been there for years.... Trail could use some brushing in that same area, but...
  8. Michelle

    Sandwich via Gleason and Bennett St. trails 7/15/10

    7/15/10 Trail conditions: Bennett St. trail is wonderfully maintained, not a single blow-down, a great grade and a joy to be on. Gleason has some areas of wash-out/erosion and quite a few large trees down. All water crossings easy. Trails dry. Lots of great pools of water to jump in on...
  9. Michelle

    Whiteface via McCrillis trail, Blueberry Ledge, Tom Wiggin, Dicey's Mill

    7/11/10 Trail Conditions: Quite a few large trees down on the top 1.5 miles of McCrillis Tr. The "trail closed" sign is missing on McCrillis Path (someone wrote in pencil...."dead end, trail ends in 3/4 mile") on the wooden board, but it is easy to miss. Whiteface river (on McCrillis tr)...
  10. Michelle

    Washington via Old Jackson, Madison Gulf, Great Gulf, Wamsutta and down Lion's Head

    Date of Hike: 6/19/10 Trail Conditions: All trail mostly dry, few patch of mud here and there, nothing out of ordinary for June! Couple trees down between Chandler brook tr. and wamsutta, but easy to step over. Newly cut trees on Wamsutta which was greatly appreciated! Comments: First time...
  11. Michelle

    Old Speck and Whitecap via western side Grafton Loop Trail

    dates 5/28-5/29 Dry trail from start to finish. Parking: Parked at southern trailhead and hitched an easy ride up to AT crossing and hiked the grafton loop north to south (the way to go!!) Lots of parking space at both lots. Blowdowns: Lots of blowdowns from Old Speck to Sunday River...
  12. Michelle

    Randolph Path, King Ravine, Link loop 12/11/09

    Priscilla and I broke trail on the above trails, roughly a foot of fresh powder, stream crossings do-able (involved some ungraceful jumping as the water is still flowing). Fun loop hike, snowed all day long, didn't see anyone else (and our cars were the only ones in either lot...Appalachia and...
  13. Michelle

    Puddin' Pond Tr. in Green Hills Preserve 5/28

    Nice little 2 mile loop in good shape......until you come to the bog bridges on the farside of the loop, obviously put there due to a wet area, well after 2 days of rain and being spring......the first few bridges are "safe", the ones in the middle of the wet area are not...they are...
  14. Michelle

    Mt. Tremont and Owl's Cliff via Tremont, Brunel and Rob Brook trails 5/15/09

    snow free all the way through! Up Tremont Trail, lots of fallen branches and blowdowns, moved as many as we could. Great views from the summit! Steep down Brunel Trail to Owl's Cliff, couple blowdowns, overgrown in the col, have to keep an eye out for the blazes in there. Nice views from Owl's...
  15. Michelle

    Mt. Livermore loop via Prescott Tr. and Old Mtn Rd. 4/23/09

    All trails are snow/ice free. Some wet areas on Old Highway and also on the lower sections of Prescott Tr. and Old Mtn. Rd., but I managed to keep my feet dry. Great 4.5 mile loop with nice views of Squam lake from the summit of Mt. Livermore and along the Crawford-Ridgepole trail as the trees...
  16. Michelle

    Piper, Belknap and Gunstock

    Various trails hiked on 3/17 and 3/18 with Crystal and Priscilla Conditions: Piper Trail - 100% snow/ice free Old Piper Tr - small amount of ice Piper Link and Round Pond Link - basically snow free, maybe 2 small patches of snow and lots of branches down (we couldn't move all of them or we'd...
  17. Michelle

    SRKG sections 10 and 11 - 3/15/09

    A great 12 mile hike up and over Kearsarge to finish the Sunapee-Ragged-Kearsarge Greenway on a beautiful winter day! Section 10 from Proctor Academy to the base of Kearsarge was easily bare booted due to our early start and hard-packed snow conditions. Trail pretty easy to follow, stay to the...
  18. Michelle

    Mt. Kearsarge via Barlow Tr. 3/1/09

    Trail is hard packed to the summit, but post-holed and more or less......a mess! About 4 trees to duck under, 1 to step over. Small amount of ice once you hit the ledgy summit area, but it was easy to walk around or on the bare rock. We barebooted and had no problems. Small amount of wind, but...
  19. Michelle

    Peaked Mtn. via Peaked Mtn & Middle Mtn trails 1/31/09

    1/31/09 Peaked Mtn., connector and Middle Mtn trails broken out. Pretty happy to see cars in the parking area and trails well traveled. (trail over to Black Cap not broken, but the one up Middle Mtn was) Snowshoes still useful as the trail seems pretty soft underfoot. Great network of trails...
  20. Michelle

    Ragged Mtn from New Canada Rd via Ridge Tr. 1/30/09

    1/30/09 Just as much snow on this side of the mountain as the other side we broke out yesterday! Beautiful track up to the summit/ski area, snowshoes are definately still needed. Small area to park was plowed out right across from the trailhead. Trail easy to follow and well blazed, it does...
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