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Yup, I did not really get into hiking until I moved to Vermont after college, and the trails were so accessible. I grew up in SE Michigan where there just is not whole lot in the way of hiking opportunities and public land. There are some nice metro parks, but nothing on the scale of the GMNF...

What was the old logo ? Was it a trail heading towards a couple of peaks and a pine tree on the left ? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appalachian_Mountain_Club#/media/File:AMC-Logomark.svg What does the new versus old have to do with inclusion ? I like the old logo, not sure I see a need to...

An indoor day for me, wherever there is AC. Since I am going out of town the following weekend probably a stay at home in the AC weekend. Sorry to hear about the Lyme disease Daytrip. Mt Mansfield via Sunset Ridge makes a great night hike, especially if there is a good moon. Great view of the...

IMHO wet rock was the biggest challenge of either one of them. Both could be "cheated" by bypassing the worst sections in the woods. I did not perceive either being significantly more difficult than the other. I did the north slide on Tripyramid a couple of years ago during the drought, the...

This is probably what I did, I popped up on the ridge at a camping area (hit or miss whether it was snow covered in late May), then the short out & back to one of the peaks, then hike the ridge (over the other Bigelow peak) to the horns (bushwack the Horn peaks), then drop down to horns pond and...

I have done it a few times in May, I do not recall parking being an issue. Looking at Google maps I did the same thing or something similar to JoshandBaron. I pulled off onto a side dirt road (I see that is called Stratton Pond Brk rd) and passed a few houses and drove for about a mile or two to...

Daytrip - I agree, I should have included pedestrians as well. But if everyone is cautious, there is no reason for any safety concerns that should make road side parking in itself illegal. Probably too big of an "if" on my part.

Although I do not like the crowds, and the situation of cars parked along side of the road can be unsafe, IMHO the fault for any safety issues lies with the drivers that insist I-93 is still an interstate as it passes through the notch and refuse to slow down & drive defensively. To me, as a...

I agree. Franconia Ridge is a truly unique hike for the east. Nothing else like it factoring in the open walking on the ridge and all the water cascades. It used to be my favorite hikes anywhere about 20 years ago, when it was busy but not overwhelmingly crowded like it is today. Would there be...

Overcrowding is not limited to Franconia Ridge, what is the latest news on ticketing for other WM trailheads ? I recall having to park on the road at Ferncroft TH for Whiteface/Passaconnaway as well as for the Twins a couple of years ago. Chocorua was a total circus as well (I think that was...

Fair enough. I am also basing that statement (agree it is an estimate, not conclusive) on the fact that it did not charge me and tear me a new one ... It was barely 2-3 feet off the road enjoying its meal, I was jogging on the far side, only 2 lanes away. It looked like it was giving it serious...

I checked it out via googling the topic. I would imagine a rabid anything is going to be dangerous. I passed a racoon by the side of the road last week while jogging, gave it a very wide berth by going to the opposite shoulder. It was engrossed in it meal (road kill) hence the chances of me of...

As an occasional browser of this forum, I do not read every thread start to finish, I hope people are not discouraged from posting something because it might have been discussed previously at some point in time. If its redundant so be it, I will skip it. My 2 cents. Grey J, I had not seen this...

If you go to google maps and go into satellite view mode and zoom on on the summit area you can see the pond, the Mountain House trail goes around it on 2 sides. I was surprised to see gold fish there last summer. I have no clue what they do with the fish in the cold months. Fish them out & keep...

If you do not mind going south of the border and like Boston city skyline views try Mt. Wachusett. Only summit I have been to where there is a gold fish pond ! From my experience most mountains with the attributes you describe are going to be crowded. Chocorua was very crowded when I was there 2...

There are several "official" definitions of winter (https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/winter.) It can "officially" can mean simply the cold half the year according to Merriam-Webster. Peak baggers usually adopt the "calendar" definition, solstice to equinox, probably because if you ask...

I accept this as my official end of winter ... https://www.joespondvermont.com/iceout.php

I have done it many times myself, just yesterday I was on Wachusett and followed somone's boot tracks off the trail & into the brush on a trail I have been on many times and should know better. No harm no foul, I wanted to walk in the woods, so the error allowed me to do more if it ;-).

Wasn't it Obi-Wan Kenobi who asked, Who is the bigger fool, the fool or the fool who follows him ? Like Brambor, I would not have followed.

There was a similar thread on 14ers.com a while back, this movie always come to mind for me. Great Mt. Baker shots in it. If I am channel surfing and pass this movie I will stop on it if they are doing the Cascade scenes. I assumed the industrial scenes were supposed to be in Tacoma when I first...