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Has anyone been up Slippery Brook recently? With the current lack of rain and intense heat, I'm curious if the feeder streams that cross the trail can be relied on for a water source. Thanks much.

Hi all, Anyone ever spent time on the South Taconic in winter? Is it accessible from the Mt Frissell side, or only the NY side? Just curious how far down they plow that road on the Massachusetts side. Thanks much.

If you're coming from Sandwich Dome and going to Flat Mountain Pond, it looks to me that you hit the valley at Bennet Street, then proceed to follow pond brook to its source only to double back on the other side. To me, it seems that this leg around pond brook adds at least a mile or more, when...

Hi all, I'm planning for a mid-day Thursday hike up Gap mountain in Fitzwilliam. If you've never been, it's some of the best views in Southern NH (why this isn't a 52WAV, I'll never know). Is anyone interested in joining me? I imagine trailbreaking will be required. 1.3 miles to summit.

Hi all, Doing some summer trip planning, and I'm curious if anyone went up Dry River last summer. Are the reroutes from the storms holding up? Is Shelter #3 still in decent shape? Any comments on the trails that go up "the back" of the mountains, like Clinton, Ike, and Isolation? Thanks much...

Hi all, Sorry for the long silence, but with two new babies I don't have a whole lot of time to hike, much less gab about hiking. I have a free day Feb 3, and was thinking about heading north... but it looks like things really suck up there. Minimal trail reports, and the ones I find speak of...

Hi all, I have a three day, two night backpacking trip coming up this weekend. We're heading up to Mt Meader day 1, traversing the Baldface range on day 2 camping on the shoulder of Eastman, and head out Slippery Brook day 3. I'm concerned about the weather. They aren't predicting steady rain...

Hi all, My brother in law and I are setting out to Glacier this summer, either first or second week of August. The goal is to do a multi-day backpacking trip (5-7 days) with some down time to exploit the fishing opportunities. The goal is peace, quiet, and scenery (read: no front-loading car...

Hi all, I'm planning a backpacking trip with a couple of buddies the last week of June. We're looking for 5 days and 4 nights. I'm the most experienced hiker out of the lot, and could tackle most anything - the other two are in good shape, but not people who hike every weekend. As a result...

Hi all, I'm ending my 2 weeks of radio silence to offer up a trip report of Saba (Dutch West Indies). I typically don't post trip reports for non-NH places in this forum, but I swear to you guys that I've found a hiker's paradise and I just have to share. We spent a couple weeks in St Martin...

Heading out to Round, Frissel, and Brace tomorrow... and I'm wondering if everything is melted out that way. I can't imagine there still being snow in MA, even in the mountains. Thanks much.

So I'm considering a drastic alteration to my New Hampshire plans this weekend, and thinking about diverting to Vermont for the sole purpose of getting a case of Alchemist Heady Topper. I understand there are a few places in Stowe that will accommodate such a request. I'm also thinking of...

Anybody know whats going on over at forum.hike-nh.com? Been getting a "Server not found" error all morning.

Someone mentioned in another thread that it was "time to sharpen up the micro-spikes." That got me thinking, and I have a couple of questions: 1) I have the Kahtoola's. Would you sharpen those, or would you use them for two seasons then replace? This is still my first pair as I haven't been...

Hi all, I recently posted this in another forum, and it was suggested I post here as well since this is a topic that comes up often: what's up with the Mt Cabot trail? I hiked Mt Cabot as my #48 finish over Labor Day weekend. In hopes that I could bag this one using the entire Mt Cabot trail, I...

Hi all, I think I'm taking a break from the granite state this weekend, so me and my pup are heading out to Western MA to do some hiking in the Taconics. I figured I'd post an open-call if anyone is interested in tagging along. Plan is to hike the Mt Frissell trail to Round Mountain (CT, 2296...

Everyone has heard of Machu Picchu. But if you don't want to spend your day at the ruins with 2500 other tourists, there has always been a backcountry alternative: Choquequirao. It's a hellishly brutal hike up and down mountains, but the end result puts you at a ruins site that's more wild than...

http://www.pressherald.com/news/Texas-man-needs-to-be-airlifted-off-Katahdin.html Apparently, Mt Katahdin flung a piece of herself at this unsuspecting hiker, who later had to be helivac'd out. If the mountain attacks you, do you still pay the cost of your own SAR?

Hi all, I posted something over in Hike-NH already, but figured I'd come here to appeal to the masses. I'm planning to bushwhack to Hawthorne Falls tomorrow. My typical hiking buddy bailed on me at the last minute, so I thought I'd ask the board to see if anyone is interested in coming along...

Hi all, I spend most of my time in the Whites, but have been checking out the Catskills lately since they are closer to Worcester than the ADKs. I've seen a few articles in Backpacker mag about the Devil's Path. Having had my keister handed to me from some pretty nasty trails in NH, I'm...