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Does anyone know how I can link photos into a trip report?

I had some foot problems during and after 5 continuous day hikes in the DAX in and around New Year's weekend. It was actually day and night hikes, but I slept in a warm bed once every 24hrs. From reading these posts perhaps my lower boot wasn't laced tightly enoungh so the balls of my feet...

Again thanks to everyone for their invaluable experience and expertise. Normally, when hiking, I take Ibuprofen(800mg) approx. 3x a day. Based on this discussion I am concerned that this may mask the AMS headache symptom. Is this a real concern or will I be okay taking anti-inflammatories...

I may do the Denali prep this year on Mt. Raineer, then join in a 2007 Denali attempt. Then, who knows, maybe Mars in 2008. Just kidding :) It is a real curiosity that some young well conditioned runners can have difficulty with altitude. I suspect it would be an interesting thing to...

This is fantastic info. It is great to know there are hikers on this website with such accomplished experiences. Wonder if setting such a high goal will cure me of my klondike, cracker, carbohydrate addiction. JrBren, I also would sign on with a packaged trip. Thanks for setting such a fine...

Has anyone had any experience with or heard of the Raineer Mountaineering Inc. expeditions and seminars. I Googled climbing Mt Mckinley and their website popped up as a goto place for signing onto a Denali climb. Previous mountaineering experience with things such as crevasse rescue...

Thanks on the fantastic link. I immediately found more information than I could possibly deal with. 250deg east of the meridian when looking north, azimuth, something else, Greenwich time versus local time, Venus actually has phases but is furthest away when full. Good grief! I am not so...

I would love to go on this hike as I missed my chance last weekend and wondered if it would even be possible to do in one day especially without blazes. But I don't know if my feet are up to it after 5days in the DAX last weekend. Also I am hoping to do an 18mile run for marathon training this...

I guess I'll have to get the all times of day patch :) Walking across Lower Ausable still seems uncertain. Next time maybe I should pack up a gas powered Augur and drill some test holes along the way. Really walking on the lake made me more nervous than going off trail above treeline on...

This sojourn had jinx written all over it from the start. I hoped to get 24 peaks in ideal circumstances and ended up with 15, still very pleased averaging 3peaks per day over five days. My first sign of trouble was that I might be catching a cold. That was Thursday evening in the EconoLodge...

Well the time has arrived, whether or not I am ready or whether or not the weather is ready, to drive up from CT into the Adirondacks for my first winter hiking adventure outside of the Whites. Thank God and the individual hikers for all the recent trailbreaking. The weather is looking a...

Lowes or Spur above treeline are fine in reasonable whether. Lowes is probably the most heavily used. Sometimes it can get icy on some of the steep stretches below Grey Knob and just below Log Cabin, as I recall. Sometimes it turns into a veritable bobsled run. I have always preferred the...

Thanks for the words of caution, everyone. Pete, I will probably consider your South Fork loop, provided the snow is not drowning depth. Otherwise I'll retrace my steps by the light of the moon, stars, and my lithium AAA's. Elk Lake entry is also an intriguing option. Alistair, sure. I...

5-Day Smorgasbord in the DAX 12/30 thru 1/3 Dec. 30th: from Ausable Club: Sawteeth-Gothics-Armstrong-UWJ-LWJ Dec. 31st: from ADK parking: Phelps-Tabletop-Marcy-Gray-Skylight Jan 1st: from where ever I end up from day before: Iroquois-Algonquin-Wright. Day hikers could start out from ADK...

Looks like Round Pond off of 73. This hike will be my 5th day if there is anything left of me. The "loop" will go Round Pond TH-Dix-Hough-Carson(s. Dix)-Macomb-Carson-Grace( I think at this point I have to retrace my steps over Carson-Hough-Dix, but I don't have a map with me at this moment to...