Recent content by danno

I was on Hamlin the same day, went up blueberry knoll, up howe ridge, over to hamlin, and down hamlin ridge. Yes, what a great day! Even though I'd done Katahdin many times, this was my first time up Hamlin. It definitely won't be the last, the views were outstanding. There are some photos of...

The road up to the main water crossing at Stratton Pond is well packed in by snowmobiles. Snow shoes from the pond crossing to the peaks. The pond crossing had moving water in spots, but was easy to cross with snowshoes on. The trail is fairly well packed to the summits. A number of blow...

Hope you have time to enjoy :-) good luck you guys!!!

congratulations Rols on your w48!! Also nice TR Jason, and nice photos Paradox.

Has anyone been to the Jim Liberty cabin in recent weeks? Is it open or padlocked? This link shows it open, but I read that it has been closed and locked down in the past. http://www.fs.fed.us/r9/forests/white_mountain/recreation/hiking/onfoot_5-8.pdf Any info would be appreciated. Thanks!

Conditions were grand, the snow was perfect for a snowshoe up Welch and Dickey mountains in Waterville valley. Was a warm day, and very calm on the summits. Plenty of snow for skiing as well as shoeing.

Conditions were grand and the snow was perfect for a snowshoe up Welch and Dickey mountains in Waterville valley. A great hike, with a number of people on skis and snowshoes. 2 people were postholing with snowboards, but their tracks were covered up after a few crosses by people. This was my...

Thanks for the info guys! Thanks DougPaul for the info. Though I have done quite a bit (read that as less than quite a lot) of winter hiking, I don't know anything other than what I've read on the slabs on the Welch-Dickey loop. It sounds like an avalanche would be possible on the slabs, and I...

Hi all! I haven't been on Welch Mountain before. Does anyone here that's been on the mountain think there may be avalanche possibilities because of all the snow we've had so far this late fall? I was planning on doing the Welch-Dickey route up the slabs on Saturday, and have never been there...

Congratulations McRat! A great accomplishment on a great mountain, well done! thanks for the nice TR too.

I will be going, and look forward to meeting some of you mountain folk.

just to add my 2 cents worth, I have an etrex vista cx. the mapsource maps aren't very good for following trails. The TopoUSA (ver 6) that I just bought has better maps. I went to a demo of the TopoUSA software and delormes latest gps. I wish I had one of those instead of the garmin. The...

Congrads Rejean on your winter 48! A great accomplishment with some severe cold/wind at the end. Nicely done! Very sorry to hear about your gear. I was worried when I left my gear behind to hitch to my car recently. Luckily no problem. Maybe someone picked it up and left it somewhere thinking...

Congrads Mad Townie! Looks like you had a great day with a bunch of great people. A nice way to finish up your list. Well done! (and nice TR as well!) Abster, nice group photo!

The mossy tree was close to the summit of Mt Tom on the Mt Tom Spur. I was surprised to see such a big tree with moss on it so close to the summit. As for the moose scratchings, I think there were well over 50 trees in one area, just before hitting the birches on the way down the A-Z. It was...