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  1. bigmoose

    Jefferson via Castles 11/29

    Castle Trail's in fine shape - 99.9% ice-free and only one inconsequential blowdown. Was able to rock hop Israel River without a problem. Had blue sky for awhile higher up, just long enough that the sun shone on the castles. Above them, though, mist/flurries and a breeze from the northwest...
  2. bigmoose

    Toughest 3000'ers in ADKs?

    Alan, you're such an optimist
  3. bigmoose

    # of New England 50 Finest finishers

    Bagging prominence peaks such as those on the finest fifty list gives you a new perspective on what constitutes a mountain. Yet the vast majority continue to consider only a peak's height as a measure. As Albee related, few of us have completed the finest fifty and fewer yet the...
  4. bigmoose

    Kempshall Mountain

    When I took the "closed" trail up Kempshall in 1993, it was in fine shape up to the stream crossing in the Blueberry/Kempshall col, but it disappeared into thick conifers shortly thereafter. Returning in 2011 with dritter, though, we found the trail well-used and the tread way obvious, although...
  5. bigmoose

    2013 In Review: Peak-Bragging!

    You got it. JT
  6. bigmoose

    2013 In Review: Peak-Bragging!

    Tom, I remember when you took umbrage at that term years ago! Anyway, In June I simultaneously completed both the Northeast 100-most-prominent and New England 100-most-prominent lists by climbing West Rutland Vermont's "2110," also known as Hanley's Peak, with Herb Foster. (Herb and I are two of...
  7. bigmoose

    Save the date: Pat and Audrey's potluck Saturday October 27 in Lexington, MA

    Audrey & Pat - As usual, the get together was first rate. Danger and I greatly appreciated your hospitality. I may have to bring him next year! JT
  8. bigmoose

    Double NEHH Finish on Scar Ridge, 10/13/2012

    I apologize for the sticking screw-in plug on the bottom of the canister. It was an early prototype, hung five years ago before I realized the need for a set screw drilled into the threads to prevent the plug from being overtightened. Only a thread or two need be engaged to keep the contents...
  9. bigmoose

    Wolf Pond Peak, Boreas and Boreas North @ $55 per.

    Tabletop East rises only 285' above its col with Tabletop, though, while Wilmington's rise is 391' according to a popular peakbagging site....
  10. bigmoose

    Wolf Pond Peak, Boreas and Boreas North @ $55 per.

    Have you done Wilmington or will you, expanding the list to 101? And which are your remaining two?
  11. bigmoose

    A New NEng 3k Finisher

    Yep, the god of 'Whacks whispered in my ear to save Mahoosuc for last, and I'm glad I did - a special place indeed, the perfect bookend to Chocorua where it all began in 1994. By 2003 I was bushwhacking regularly, and got serious about this list in 2008, averaging a modest 55 3ks a year...
  12. bigmoose

    A New NEng 3k Finisher

    Jim - Love the avatar! After some eight years, I finally got around to changing mine, as you can see. Mike - it took more than Moxie - that peak was a 2k! Great hike with you and Jim that day. Audrey - hope to see you and Pat at the grand event. Marty - we'll have to get together one of these...
  13. bigmoose

    1,000 Views from the Top!

    Yeah,Tom - I'm #42 on that list - with a paltry 846 ascents. Never thought about it, but 1,000 would be a nice goal....
  14. bigmoose

    1,000 Views from the Top!

    Next goal - 1,000 miles of vertical? When do you reach that??
  15. bigmoose

    Tomcat's top 5 Maine hikes

    A counterclockwise loop, a little different from the other jaunts mentioned previously: "Barker Pond Peak" 3070 (just south of the swath); old road and whack to Twin Peaks; then another old road/brief whack to the swath which climbs steeply to East and West Saddle, followed by Marble Mountain...
  16. bigmoose

    West Kennebago Fire Tower RIP

    Sorry to hear that, Marty. I enjoyed the views of Kennebago Lake and the Spotteds from that tower.
  17. bigmoose

    Mount Blue, ME Observation Platform Open

    Well worth a return trip! No view the first time.
  18. bigmoose

    Mullen (Baxter, ME) 300 of 300 ME "P"--done :)

    Incredible accomplishment, Jim. Congratulations. It's amazing to me that so few appreciate the prominence concept.
  19. bigmoose

    A Cave, Square Rocks, and Flat Ledges on the way to Resolution

    "...unpacked my hiking-crap-filled-car...." Sounds familiar!
  20. bigmoose

    Waterfall Wanderings - Davis Brook and Beyond....

    Excellent travelogue. The artistry of the pictures and prose put me right there. Aside from a few egregious "it's" errors, the writing is first rate. Nice that you lugged a tripod for those superb silky water slow shutter speed shots. How rewarding to find those long-forgotten waterfalls...
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