Recent content by csprague

Yes, yesterday. I should note though, that as soon as you cross over the Kancamagus Pass and go down the west side, there are almost no leaves at all, regardless of color.

We ended up climbing Mt. Hedgehog and everyone had a wonderful time. It was a great introduction to NE hiking to my two friends, who recently moved back to NE after having lived in Richmond VA for many years (and weren't into hiking when they lived here before). The weather was fantastic, the...

Between Hedgehog and Potash, if I had to pick one, which would you do? They want to see waterfalls as well as foliage so I'm leaning towards these now, given their proximity to Sabbaday Falls.

Webster Cliff is indeed a great hike, but I've done it on a windy day before and it was rather less enjoyable! Forecast for Wednesday is saying 20-30 with higher gusts.

The two people I'm going with are beginner hikers, but their overall physical fitness is decent. The wife is a regular competitor in Ironman triathalons, and the husband works on cars and plays video games, but does go for the occasional long bike ride :)

I hate to answer my own question, but I'm adding Zeacliff to the list of possibilities. It might be less windy there as well.

Hello all, I am taking Wednesday off to go for a hike out in the White Mountains, and will be joined by two friends who are inexperienced hikers. Given the wind forecast, I don't want to go anywhere with too much exposure. What I do want is a short hike (under 2000' of gain) with a good payoff...

Any estimates on how much total vertical this is? Chris

I shot a video from this section about 2 years ago - the light-hearted comments about falling off will seem insensitive now, but keep in mind that when it was shot, there had been no fatalities there in 25 years. It does give a pretty good idea of the exposure (and don't worry, I was holding on...

Yeah we were getting pretty nervous coming down the north side of SR Whitecap. Parched and nearly out of water, we were actually considering skipping dinner (we had Mountain House) to make sure we had at least something to start with the next morning if Slide campsite had none. This was the...

Thanks everybody. I'll probably bring sneakers and carry boots (neither are very heavy), and plan to refill water instead of carrying a full load, with the exception of the slide. Though given the warm forecast for Saturday, I may postpone this and brew my Oktoberfest Lager instead :) Problem...

I may do this on Saturday, but was wondering, given the length, if hiking boots are necessary for anything other than the slide? My feet might appreciate sneakers if I can get away with it. Also, I would suspect that finding water is no issue along this trail, but are there any significant...

Indeed, I did access it via York Pond Rd. Thanks for the tip about the north road. Chris

I don't know if it is proper to start a new thread for this, but I did a search and couldn't find anything recent that mentioned this, so here goes. I had to abandon a backpacking trip to Carlo/Goose Eye/Mahoosucs on Saturday (did Grafton Loop West instead) due to the Success Pond Rd having a...

Date of Hike: 7/21/12 - 7/22/12 Trail Conditions: Well maintained, pleasantly non-eroded in most areas which is a nice change from the older, more heavily used trails. Campsites in good condition as well. Water a bit of an issue, see below. Special Equipment Required: Normal single-night...