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Trail was broken to the shoulder of Noonmark (not to Bear Den as the guy at the Ausable gate assured us at 5:45 am). Now the trail is broken all the way to NT and return. Was very cold and got colder. No sun. Few views. Lots of fluffy snow. Who knew that Dial was 3 hrs from Nippletop? Indeed...

Date of Hike: 2008-12-06 Saturday Trail Conditions: Road from parking lot snowy but ploughed -- bare boots best. Blue trail to Bradley Pond needed snowshoes, though snow was not very deep. Herd path from Bradley Pond to Times Square was challenging. Was unbroken, now is broken so should...

Was a great day to hike this small jaunt. Got off to a great start following a trail broken out by PinPin. Snowshoes are needed! Trail was beautiful in the morning and over to Rocky Peak Ridge. Way back down Giant had been destroyed by a small horde of careless people who barebooted or used...

Pictures I have put all 10 pix on the web at: Pictures of Mt. Colden Trek Wish I had taken more! But much of the trip was in the dark!

If I had known how big the dump was I might have passed the entire adventure. At least I would not have brought a newbee along!! (Though he did have the right sort of ADK "persevering spirit".)

2005-10-29 ADK parking lot to Mt Colden and return 7:30 Started from lot with novice hiker Bill. Bill is a triatheloner but novice hiker. 8:50 at Avalanche Lake lean-to -- this matched my solo time in June 2004 10:10 at foot of Trap Dike -- probably took us 30 min to get from trail to here...

Nice Pix Hey Neil. Great pix! BTW who was that woman in those Foster Grants? (Or was it a guy -- sorry -- hard to tell given the purposively distorted photo style.) Bet I can guess where this new one was taken. :D

Nice Pix Hey Neil. Great pix! BTW who was that woman in those Foster Grants? (Or was it a guy -- sorry -- hard to tell given the purposively distorted photo style.) Bet I can guess when this new one was taken. :D

Some hikes blend into others so seamlessly it is hard to remember which is what. The bushwhack up Nippletop will not be one of those. It will persist in memory as long as memory persists. 4:00 am: Meet the gang at Exit 9 Park & Ride. Ansel volunteers to drive. As gas prices have doubled in the...

Bluetooth Wireless GPS Receivers and Cell Phones? Does anyone have any experience with the GPS Cellphones such as the Motorola i605 and its ilk? (Bluetooth enabled, cellphone, with what seems like a easy to read screen.)

GPS summary (? ) :eek: Okay. Neil likes his Rino. Everyone else likes the Garmin 60cs. However, the 60cs is not color and has less memory than the 76cs. Prices are very variable so it does not seem like price is the issue here. How about things such as: A. External antennas? Are these...

Thanks PhillyGeo -- just registered!

Hijacked? NP. I wanted to get a sense of the conversation on GPS' and that is what I have gotten. I do appreciate the RINO's advantages -- but have a hard time seeing the practicality of them. As a hiking techno-geek, being able to send wp's to my hiking buds really appeals to me. But, as a...

Garmin, Garmin 76cs vs Garmin 60cs Okay -- looks like Garmin owns the high-end gps market. As a Mac user I have been a bit off-put by their stated policy of non-support for Macs, but there do seem to be plenty of 3rd parties here. How does the 60cs compare with the Garmin 76cs? I don't want...

GPS Waypoints GPS is probably overkill on trail hikes, even on trail-less peak hikes. But having as much info as possible is extremely important to us bushwhackers!! I would still be somewheres between Tabletop #1 and Tabletop #4 if it weren't for my old and obsolete eTrek!