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Depends on when you ask me The grade I give myself varies quite a bit. During a tough climb when I'm not in good enough shape and trying to keep up with people who are? C- During the descent after that climb? B Two months later when I'm jonesing for the outdoors? A When I'm talking to...

Thanks very much for the excellent links and info. I also found a pretty thorough set of stories on the subject from the Albany Times-Union, published in 2002 (on Nexis; apparently not on their Web site). I'm sure there's lots more out there, and I'll keep looking, but thanks for giving my...

How much has been written on overuse of High Peaks trails and what can or should be done about it? Where should I go to read up on the topic? Apologies if this has been hashed out too many times already, and I'm not necessarily trying to start a debate in this thread. But I want to learn more...

Two kid-friendly hikes within an easy drive of Rollins Pond are Ampersand Mtn. and Mount Arab (the latter has a fire tower). We took young nieces and nephews up both and they did just fine.