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Hi Everyone, I haven't posted in quite a while and have hardly hiked for the last six months - my life has been very complicated of late. But things seem to be settling down a bit and I hope to get out more over the summer. Anyway, a couple of old college friends have invited me to join them...

This is a somewhat different trip report than those you are used to. It will take some study to determine exactly where I went. I will tell you that the place is called Dogtown and if you go to Rockport you will be close to the area. I first heard of Dogtown about 30 years ago while in art...

The temperature fell to 34 in the shelter during the night. I woke up to feel poor Nell shivering next to me. I pulled my down jacket out of my pack and threw it over her and after a short time she warmed up and slept soundly. By 4:00 AM Nell was ready to get up. Every rustle coming from the...

I did this Appalachian Trail hike to participate in the One Day on the AT Photo Project. I had chosen to hike and photograph the Chairback Range section of the trail in Maine. I spotted my car at the Gulf Hagas parking area on the Katahdin Iron Works Road at 8:30 and had Keith Shaw of Shaw’s...

Anyone been down this road lately and know its condition?

Well, after seeing Askus3 do something similar last year, I found an old set of slides from one of my early winter trips to the Whites and had them scanned. The results can be seen here. My hiking partners, Donny and Rob, were old high school buddies (Go Vikings!), though we were all...

At 3068 feet, Tumbledown isn't on any lists, but its a great little mountain to hike with great views on clear day. This day, however was not very clear, with frequent snow squalls and temps of around 25 degrees. The cold was actually a blessing as it keep the trail mostly frozen with only few...

Well, I'll let Dr. Seema or someone else actually write the trip report, but my photos are up at: Turn-o-rama Sorry I missed the Gathering, but it was great hiking with a bunch of you yesterday. I'm headed to the doctors to see if I have pneumonia. No, no! It really was fun! .

My beloved Salomon Greenland ski boots have finally bit the dust and I'm looking for a replacement. Unfortunately, there aren't that many choices for boots that are compatible with the SNS backcountry binding. I also have short, wide feet (my wife calls them Neanderthal feet) and usually have a...