Recent content by mc.lynch

Trustees of Reservations has many interesting hiking properties in MA. Most have trails with a moderate amount of elevation gain. A few charge non-members a small amount for parking, but otherwise they are free to hike. I have hiked all of the properties in Boston metrowest many times and found...

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Here is a more detailed story about this from Outside online... https://www.outsideonline.com/2406158/emily-harrington-fall-el-capitan-yosemite

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I also have an Anker Astro E1. Mine is the 5200mAh, which is slightly smaller than the one Tim has. I paid 16 for it on Amazon. It has worked well for me so far.

I hiked North Moat by way of the Red Ridge Trail on Sat of Memorial Day weekend. We got to the Diana's Baths parking lot at 7:45 AM and there were about 5 cars already parked there. When we started up the trail at 8:00 AM there were a few more cars in the parking lot. By the time we got back to...

A couple of earlier replies have mentioned BodyGlide as part of your solution. That has always worked well for me for both hiking and running. When I started hiking, I didn't use it and I got blisters on my feet on almost every hike. Then I started using it on my feet before every hike and now I...

I often use Gu during long runs. Only the fruit flavors. Never with water or any other liquid. It works really well for me. It's easy to carry, easy to consume, quickly gives me more energy and doesn't mess up my stomach while running and digesting at the same time. For hiking, I prefer real...

Green Mountain Club website store sells lots of good materials for hiking in VT and you directly support the organization. http://www.greenmountainclub.org/ Their books and maps are also available lots of other places. Day Hiker's Guide (mentioned and linked to in earlier reply) is excellent...

I just browsed it. Looks like there's some really good stuff in there. I'll be back later for more detailed reading. Thanks for posting the link!

I wear New Balance 910 trail runners and really like them. I find them to be very comfortable. I've run trail and cross country races in them. One of the trail races was on fairly challenging terrain (though not nearly as challenging as Pikes must have been). I've run on paved roads in them and...

We hiked Goose Eye and Carlo on Labor Day weekend. IIRC, the trailhead was about 8 miles down Success Pond Road and our drive down the road was about 45 minutes. The sign was easy to see, but we had to stop to read it to be sure we were in the correct place. You walk down the road about 1/2 mile...

I took the poll. I haven't hiked much in the last few years (I need to get back out there more). When I do, it's almost always with others (whether summer or winter), mostly because I'm not likely to head out unless someone else "drags" me along. If I was hiking more frequently, I'd probably be...

This website says it will happen again on Jan 1, 2014. http://www.americanhiking.org/ring-new-year-first-day-hike/ I checked the VT state parks website and found nothing there, similar to your checking the NY website. Looking at the 2013 photos, none were in the northeast. I picked one of the...

My down sleeping bag was recently washed at a local laundromat using Nikwax Down Wash. I haven't used it since then, but it seems fine.