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I’ve been visiting lower ADK peaks lately with views. As long as the weather cooperates, open fire towers are a sure thing for views in the ADK. I hit Adams first-known for its views of the High Peaks first. On the way home from Adams I checked out the newly opened Buck Mountain. The next day I...

I was down to my last two peaks for the 115. Having done Both the Presidential and Great Range Traverses in a day I have wanted to do the Devils Path. I just finished Slide for 114 the day before. Why not knock out both the 115 and Devils Path at the same time. I recruited a sucker to join in...

Cannon via Kinsman Ridge- one of the shortest hikes to a 4,000ft summit in NH. I did this 30 mins after finishing up Owls Head in the morning. This happened to be #48 in NH and 67 in New England 4,000 footers. My first New England climb was 7/8/99 on Killington and NH on 7/14/99 while thru...

With 46 of the 48 down, it was finally time to hit Owl’s Head and see if it deserved its reputation as a view less slog. I was pleasantly surprised. The views from Black Pond are lovely, Lincoln Brook is as nice as any mountain stream, and the views from the slide were better than I expected...

My first 4000 foot summit in NH was July 14th 1999. That was Moosilauke on my AT thru hike. I knew nothing of the 4000 footers and had no intention of hiking them. I lived in PA at the time. Now living ion ME 10 years later I backpacked in NH completing the Cohos Trail combined with aNorthern...

Is this usual in the area? I was parked at Crawford Notch by the train station Tuesday around 1230 changing in my van and heard the roar. A second one came doing a very low run through the notch before climbing steeply. This was repeated. The next day coming down Owls Head I heard it again but...

I know parking questions are annoying but I rarely park at the high volume pay lots in the Whites It’s been well over 10 years since I have and they weren’t quite as full then. I’m planning on driving over from the Adirondacks and want to hit the Willey/ Avalon Loop from the Highland Center...

I enjoy backpacking TRs but don’t see that many so here is mine from a couple weeks ago. Looking for a spring trip close to home, I headed to the Pharaoh Lake Wilderness in the ADK a couple weeks ago. My goals were to see as much of the Wilderness as I could while visiting Pharaoh Mountain and...

Last fall I wanted to knock off a bunch of 4000 foot summits while backpacking last fall and visit new parts of the Whites I haven’t been. I came up with an 81 mile loop out of Waterville Valley that hit 11 summits. I hit the Tecumseh, the Osceolas, the Hancock’s, Hale, Carrigain...

Does anyone know of an old trail or relo off the Wilderness Trail between Cedar Brook and Thoreau Falls Trails. I camped down an old brushed trail between the Wilderness Trail and the river with several established sites. At the river there were old cement bridge columns. I'm assuming a former...

I originally planned on just Phelps and Table Top but saw Colden was a reasonable addition. Unfortunately the fair forecast didn't pan out and Colden and Table Top were socked in. The skies cleared by the time I hit Phelps. My dog Choya joined me for this 18 mile trip which was close to his...

The Northville Placid Trail runs 138 miles through the heart of the Adirondacks from Northville to Lake Placid. I finished a thru hike on Sept 6th I have a photo heavy full trip report at my website at the link below http://www.tomcatsadventures.com/2020/09/backpacking-northville-placid-trail.html

Last Thursday I tackled the Great Range Traverse in the Adirondacks. I started at Rooster Comb TH hitting the Wolf Jaws, Armstrong, Gothics, Saddleback, Basin, Haystack, and Marcy after a warm up on Rooster Comb and Hedgehog. I hiked out Phelps Trail to the Garden with a cool down road walk...

During the summer months, is there a fee to park at the AT lot in Grafton Notch?

One of Colorado's premier backpacking loops is the Four Pass Loop near Aspen. It circles the Maroon Bells over 26-28 miles. I did an extended version of this hike that covered 51 miles in a loop and climbed 8 passes (7 over 12,000' while passing around and past 5 14ers. To read the full...

I stumbled across the Taconic Crest Trail, Taconic Skyline, and South Taconic Trail in something I was reading. It wasn't clear, are these 3 connected trails that are continuous? How long can you hike continuously using these trails? What is there distance? Do they run in MA, VT, and NY...

I know it's been a long time since I posted an TR for the Northeast, but I'm returning later in summer to spend some time in the Daks and I'm sure I'll have some to share. For now I'm still in Colorado. So here is a TR for a backpacking trip to an overlooked part of Colorado. A few weeks ago...

My question is for those that have explored both the Whites (or anything East of Champlain really) and Daks thoroughly. Maybe a 46er and 48 finisher would be best. Do you prefer the Whites or Daks and why. I have extensively explored NH and have done majority of the 48. Have backpacked or...

There are many places in the west that are on every hiker's radar. Perhaps not quite on the radar is the Pecos Wilderness in NM. I recently did a 3 day 50 mile trip and the area far exceeded my expectations. The Pecos Wilderness lies just north of Santa Fe and south of Taos in the southern...

I know it's not the northeast but here is a trip report from my recent backpacking trip on the Collegiate Loop. If you don't have time for an entire Colorado Trail or CDT trip, this 161 mile loop circles the Collegiate Peaks navigating around 11 14ers on the way and endless 13ers while...