Recent content by jessbee

Thanks everyone for your help! I'll let you know what I end up doing :)

For which trail?

Great website, thanks. I'll be doing the Belknap Range with my dad for sure. Now to pick one for little brother... Morgan and Percival looks good but short at only 5 miles. Is it worth adding on Webster, Squam...? Blueberry also looks fun but short. At least that gives me a general area to start...

Ooh thanks that looks like fun and I'm pretty sure I've never been there. I'll put that on the list!

Thank you. I'm cool with manageable. Doesn't have to be 4K but it always feels good to get on top of something. I'm not jazzed about say, hiking in a circle around a lake. Any sites to recommend for conditions? I found this one which is very helpful...

Hello! Long time no see. I used to be a frequenter of this board but it's been over a decade since I moved to Oregon. I'm headed back next week to spend 6 days with my family and guess what, they want to go hiking! I'm not going to pack snowshoes so I'm looking for an appropriate trail for...

I just got back from a 3 night solo snowshoe trip in central Oregon, so this question peaked my interest. I have always loved hiking alone, especially since I started rock climbing and doing technical mountaineering when you HAVE to be part of a team. Hiking gives me the opportunity to do my...

giggy, I do not miss the NE :p There are so many diverse options for playing outdoors here that I would not move back for any reason. The day after I flew back to Portland, I hiked through fields of alpine wildflowers and scrambled through snow and talus up to a killer viewpoint of Mt. Hood...

I flew back to New England for this trip, and boy, it was a doozy. I was yearning for volcanoes, glacial views, desert and beautifully maintained trails after the first day of this wacky, wet, and unexpected adventure. You can skip to the pictures, or read the story below. At the northern...

My opinion fits somewhere between the less popular Algonquin Bob's take on the movie and all the others' glowing reviews. What I liked about the book were the numerous tangents that Krakauer talked about during Chris McCandless' adventure. I thought it made the story more interesting and...

Yep. I'd agree with all responses here. Go down now. SB, I'd expect a more difficult scenario from you! :D

Thanks for all the advice, I have quite a bit of planning to do. I've read through some of the links posted here and I'll get to the rest when I get a chance...looking very interesting. Do I need to get permits in advance for this sort of thing? How easy would it be to add Katahdin to the end...

My dad mentioned that he'd be interested in hiking this last section of the AT in the next year or two (and I'd be invited, duh). I've never planned such a long backpacking trip--10 days, I'd imagine--and I'm not finding a whole lot on the web, save for a few lousy trip reports. Has anyone...

May I suggest the Mountain Hardware PCT 1 ? I find it to suit my solo backpacking needs just fine--with the exception that it doesn't breathe well when pitched on snow?? (not sure why) It's not freestanding but I haven't found that to be a problem. If the stakes don't go in to hard ground...

Bingo. Emergency gear is wonderful to have along, but if you don't have the mind to use it appropriately, or deal with the rush of emotions that comes with being injured or lost or both, then you're done for. A good combination of equipment and brainpower is the best emergency kit. Some folks...