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Monroe 1/24 myself and my friend Nathan I was hoping all day Monday when I was working that the rain and fog predicted that night for the whites would not amount to much snow loss. Well I was wrong, when I drove threw Franconia notch and saw the Front side of Cannon I knew that the fog took...

It was a full house at casa da Freighttrain last night. With the holidays over it was time to hook up with my good friend Kevinski and work on checking the final marks off the 48. I also had the pleasure of my girlfriend Alyssa again with me this week. She got her first taste of winter hiking...

Kevinski and Myself are heading up Ike this sunday with a couple other friends. As of last sunday you could still drive to the Edmunds Path TH, If you can still get there this Sunday that is our plan Ike via Edmunds path and If the road is closed we will hike up the Crawford Path thus making...

I got out of work at 6pm New Years and did something I have never done on New Years eve before. I went home and was in Bed by 11pm. My girlfriend and I were planning to hike the franconia ridge the next day. When I got home she was napping and complaining about how she felt I thought to myself...

I left my camera on the summit cairn on Jackson today. The main summit cairn (not the sign one) which has the view towards Washington. If anyone sees it or is headed up that way I left it right on cairn. It's a red NIKON coolpix in a maroon case. I greatly appreciate any assistance with this...

I hiked Madison and Adams back and October The exact day escapes me but it was sunny and really windy. Went up Valley way to the bruin trail I think (connects valley way to airline right above valley way tentsite) The wind spiked 70mph on Washington that day and I dont know slower it would be on...

I was reading on summit post that the holt trail on mt cardigan is one of the toughest in new england. I will be giving a shot tomorrow if it is not raining just wanted to hear some opinons of people that have done it and other steep trails i.e flume slide, north slide triprimads

I was wondering if anyone has experience on this trail this time of year or has been up there recently and could give me an idea if this is an ok route to take looking to climb munroe and washington going up ammo down jewell. I have never been on this trail so I dont know what to expect in...

I started my quest to climb the WM48 last april on Tecumseh. I remember thinking to myself All this work for no view I hope they all arent like this. As time has passed I have wittled away at the 48 picking good views on nice days and viewless peaks on rainy days. I also kind of worked my way...

Did the loop from york pond rd up Unknown pond over the kilkenny ridge trail down bunnell notch trail It was a tad muddy in the lower elevations and got better the higher up you went. the wind was blowing and was cold if you felt it but we were sheltered most of the day. Carried mircospikes...

Come one come all join our social group Hikers who Slide on Snow TOO! So far it is Skiguy, Chugach001 and myself. If you love the powder and hate lift lines or even if you hate powder and love lift lines.

Trails for the most part were dry all the way up to Carter Dome from nineteen mile brook trail via carter dome trail and zeta pass. The AT from Carter Dome to north carter trail was smooth sailing all the way to north carter trail which was kind of wet with slick rocks all the way down the imp...

Because of prior engagements I needed a hike for last sunday that I could do quickly and be back to southern nh by 4pm. I did Jackson the tuesday before and never ended up doing Pierce. So I left derry at 7am and made my way north. Stopped at white mountain bagel in lincoln and was at the...

Was Planning on bagging Jackson and Pierce but sometimes things dont go as planned. Started up the webster-jackson trail at 10:30 and made it up Jackson shortly before 1pm. I wasn't on top to long before I was joined by fellow vftt member Stevehiker. We got to talking( something both of us...

I decided to head up Garfield to check out the flags on the 48. I was in a wedding the day before so I couldn't have committed to being on a flag team because I wasnt sure I would been able to make it. I needed Garfield for my list and I thought it would be a great place to check out some flags...

here is the link to the video i shot on garfield for flags on the 48. not sure if this is the right spot I will be posting a longer video in the trip reports. that video will have most of the hike, this is just the helicopter flying over garfield shot in 720p from a contour helmet cam...

Found this the other night and thought it was pretty cool. If you have Comcast Infitity Go to On Demand then go to history and nature, then go to the Smithsonian Channel. Look under all titles and You will see that Aerial NH. Its a 46 min program Going over the history of NH with Aerail...

Trail Conditions were pretty good, no blowdowns and the water crossings were all easy. It was a little wet in some spots but they were easy to get nothing other than a camera is needed for this hike the views are increddible. Great day little windy and the presis were in the clouds. I thought...

Its not often that I have the chance to hike with my bestfriend. With the way our work schedules are and the fact that he has a 1 yr old son finding the time to hike has been a challenge. So when It came to planning out a hike for us I wanted to do something different. The original plan was to...

8/21 The caps ridge trail was in great shape from top to bottom no blow downs puddles or mudholes. It is still steep and rocky in case anyone was wondering. equipment needed shoes that grip well notes what a great trail lots of fun scrambles