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There was a couple of years ago but it was bolted to rotten tree that had fallen down. Not a lot of good candidates for relocatng it.
TEO
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As of Labor Day weekend 2021 it was there, but the canister had a couple inches of water in it from a recent storm. (Bad seal?) I left a new register, brought the old one home, dried the contents, and sent them to Keith D. I'm not sure if they were salvageable, though, it had been a thoroughly soaked wad.
Thanks for finding and sharing that!
Recently in some Facebook group or another, I don't recall which, I read a discussion about what to do about register books that were full or damaged, and about broken or missing canisters. IIRC no one in that discussion knew what to do with the registers.
I looked around a bit and found this helpful post, from the New Hampshire 100 - 500 Highest Mountains Facebook group. Maybe this is well known information to all here, but in case anyone comes across this thread and wants to contact Keith D or get more involved:
"Carry a spare jar, plastic bag, register, pencil and string with you. LEAVE the existing register in the new jar for others to enjoy. If there’s no register and you’re sure you’re on the recognized high point, replace it, make sure to write down the peak name, elevation and the date of replacement.
If the register is SO water damaged that it can’t be left, there’re folks that archive these older registers. Carry it out and message me via this Facebook messenger or send me an email and I’ll get it to them.
Keith Dalessandro is the VP of the 4000 Footers Club. Now the 4K club does not oversee the NH500 Highest list but Keith will archive all registers that have been removed from any of the NH500 peaks. Please reach out to Keith by email [email protected] if you have taken a register.
That said they would rather see the register left in the jar for all to enjoy."
Apologies if it's bad form in this group to link to Facebook! Lol. But this looks like authentic and useful information. Cheers.
TEO
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YES! Please do leave the registers in the canisters. It's pretty cool when you come across sign-ins from the mid-seventies. I've only evern removed the one and it was completely completely saturated and wadded together.
I wouldn't encourange people to use glass jars for canisters, as they are imperfect at keeping out water. If you're going to leave a canister, do it right and use a well-made "Cressey canister." (Looking back at my summit photos from Eagle Cliff, someone had put the registers in a glass jar, which was full of water, next to the Cressey canister. I don't remember if the latter had water in it or not.) OTH, I do encourage people to carry one or two ziplock bags, each with a golf pencil and pad, in case registers are full and/or the ziplock bags are damaged.
sierra
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I'm not a bushwhacker, but I did find a nice canister once, that was quite old. Being very interested in White Mountain history, I've owned many of the classic books. I had come across a reference to the "Devils Den" located on the face of Mt. Willard in a few books over the years. One summer day, I decided to explore this Den for myself. I lowered myself directly off the summit ledge and the Den itself was about 120 ft down the center of the face ( you can see the Den from the road). Once in the Den, I found the initial tunnel to go in about 15 ft or so, another small tunnel branched left and continued another 10 ft or so. The rock was crumbly and wet as seep springs lined the cave walls. On the back wall was an old Tabacco can, fixed to the wall with a cable connected to an expansion bolt. I opened the can and water had seeped in, there was a stack of note papers, but any attempt to open and read them would have destroyed them, so I sealed the can back up and left it alone. Contrary to one reference in an old document, I found no bones from man or beast.
