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Trail Conditions: Packed snow until tree line reached, then icy crust atop snow as we ascended and descended Algonquin. The cols between Algonquin-Boundary and Boundary-Iroquois were firm consolidated snow (no spruce traps!) but no defined trail--we headed straight for the cairns which were...

We still have room! A few people changed their minds, and it turns out that we’ve still got 4 spots left for the Feb 24-27 trip (three nights—Sun, Mon, Tue) to Camp Peggy O’Brien (near JBL). It’s a 3 mile hike in, but then you are in a great position to hike the Great Range, Big Slide, or just...

Conditions: Trail was packed until about 300 feet below the summit, and then we broke trail the rest of the way. About 6 inches of snow at the start, and about 12 inches of snow or more near the summit. Temperatures were comfortable in the trees, but when we reached the exposed rocky summit, it...

I'm putting together another trip to Camp Peggy O'Brien as Tom's trip on 3/10 is full and its not fair that they should have all the fun. :) You will see that this is almost identical to Tom's trip, except two weeks earlier and starting on a Sunday. Here are the details: Camp Peggy...

I'd like to hike the Jay Range for the first time and was looking for info regarding existing herd paths, usual routes, etc. Can anyone help, or point me in the direction of links or previous posts? (I was unsuccessful in my searches of VFTT and the internet). Thanks!

I was hiking to MacNaughton this fall, starting at Upper Works, had crossed Indian Pass Brook, and was hiking along the section of trail that goes along the northwest edge of Henderson Lake. I stopped to take this picture, facing approximately southeast. Do you think this is Mount Adams? Mount...

I just returned from a 3 day trip to Big Bend National Park, my first time there. What a beautiful, pristine, unspoiled place! The photos don't do it justice. I was with my mother, and we did a few short hikes as well as float down the Rio Grande. All I could think about was coming back again...

We had a gorgeous sunny winter-wonderland hike (in October!) across Indian Pass Brook and along Henderson Lake toward Duck Hole, before turning northeast up the herd path. The small snow-loaded fir trees crowded and obscured the trail making it very slow-going, dumping snow on us continuously...

I'd like to hike MacNaughton this fall, and was wondering which is the best way to go--from the Loj through Indian Pass to Scott and Wallface Ponds, OR from Upper Works toward Duck Hole? In searching the web and this site for info, it sounds like there is a herd path from the Duck Hole side...

I'm getting ready to venture into the Green Mountains for the first time, and would like some advice from folks who have hiked there before. I'm thinking of hiking Mt. Mansfield, starting at Underhill S.P. and going up Sunset Ridge and return via Laura Cowles, or vice versa. Does this sound...

I just saw this info this morning: http://www.pressrepublican.com/Archive/2005/03_2005/030420052.htm Y'all be careful out there this weekend! CM

I think the next gear item I need to upgrade is my hard shell jacket. There are so many choices, I don't know where to start. Features that are important to me are: waterproof/breathable, nice pockets (perhaps one on the sleeve), reasonably priced, hood that is adjustable, not too heavy, well...

ADK 4487 and I will be venturing out this Sunday for a winter warm-up hike and would like to invite others to join us. We will be spotting cars and traversing the Pitchoff ridge, meeting at the Cascade Trailhead Parking Lot on Hwy 73 at 8 am Sunday. Pitchoff is one of the Adirondack Hundred...

This past summer I did a lot of hiking as I worked to finish my 46 Adirondack High Peaks, and got into the best shape I have probably ever been in my life, or so I thought. As a lot of middle-aged hikers do, I was popping the ibuprofen (Motrin, Advil) like it was candy, even when I felt okay...

I'm thinking about hiking this weekend in the area south of Cranberry Lake (NY) between Wanakena and High Falls. Then I started worrying that they might be hunting in that area at this time of year. Does anyone know about this?

The day had come to hike Sawteeth, my 46th peak, and was it an exquisite day: bright sun, deep blue skies, cool temperatures, and just the first hints of autumn. Early in the summer I had made this plan, to hike my 46th peak on my 46th birthday, but I had no idea whether it would work out very...

I'm now ready to tackle #46, which will be Sawteeth on Saturday 9/11/04 (my 46th birthday.) We'll be starting from the Ausable Club parking lot at 7 am, and will do the trip in a loop, coming back down the Scenic trail. I will have a cooler of beer waiting for us in the parking lot, and plan to...

I wasn’t sure if I was going to be able to pull this off, as I was wicked tired and sore after hiking the Dix range the day before, but I was determined to hike Rocky Peak Ridge on Sunday (9/5/04) if at all possible. I was apprehensive, and not sure if I was physically capable of doing this hike...

Does anyone have handy the time/distance/ascent info for doing Donaldson, Emmons and Seward via the Caulkins Brook trail? I read the Adirondack Journey description of this herdpath (which is good) but doesn't have all the info I'm looking for. It mentions that the herdpath comes within a minute...

We were an enthusiastic foursome when we set off from the Upperworks trailhead Friday morning (me, Daxs, SherpaKroto, and ADK4487), even though there was a soft rain falling. We passed through Flowed Lands, and headed up Herbert Brook to the summit of Marshall. The beauty of the brook almost...