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Well-packed snow underfoot from Upper Works Parking Area all the way to the summits of all three mountains, with little ice and nary a spot of bare ground. Water crossings were all still solidly frozen over. We wore snowshoes throughout the climbs and had no problem. Other climbers coming from...

We followed a strong, pleasant herd path all the way to the summit, meeting several other folks enjoying the mountain and the fine March weather along the route. The path across Flowed Lands shortened the approach a bit. On the way back to the Tahawus parking area, we noted that the snow bridges...

There is a packed snow footpath all the way to Times Square. From there, we tried every existing path to get to Santanoni, without success. We did try to crash through what we thought was the summer herd path, but it was too arduous for us, and we gave up in less than a quarter mile. We did...

Dean, Thanks for rescuing the battery, and for cleaning up my inadvertent litter. I appreciate that. The evil spruce cleverly opened one of my side pockets some time during our battle with Santanoni. I'm just lucky that it didn't get my jugular vein. Hope you enjoyed the Nutrigrain bar Adam...

If anyone comes across a set of keys, including a car clicker and a Chevy truck key, on the herd path to Times Square in the Santanoni Range, please contact me through this website or at: <[email protected]>. As for how they came to be there, Danielle and I tried without success to climb...

Susie, There's a lot of coyotes in the Catskills, and they do enjoy climbing the mountains. The acostics are better for howling high up, I suppose. There are also a lot of good eats, like meadow voles and snowshoe hares (yummy). I prefer to believe that they just like the asthetics, though....

This route, including the entire Hukleberry Loop Trail and a 2.8 mile section of the Dry Brook Ridge Trail south of Margaretville, was mostly grown over. Probably because of caterpillar infestation, much of the forest canopy in the area is thinned, allowing the encroachment of understory...

Our group of four climbed Friday's eastern ridge from the start of the herd path on the public end of Moon Haw Road. There are no trails along this route and the herd paths are sketchy to nonexistent at times, but route finding is simple due to the obvious topography. For exercise and amusement...

I *did* do a search on this site and generally on the web. The search of this site turned up nothing, for the reason Michael points out above, I guess. I don't know how I could have known that without asking. As for the web, I was rapidly overwelmed by the volume and variety of information...

It might be a mistake to post this, but as a result of my repeated difficulties to find certain mountain summits when under feet of fresh snow, my Significant Other wants us to buy a "nice handheld mapping GPS". Basically, we want a small, lightweight model with which I can record and import...

Following our treadway from the day before (see preceeding report), Danielle and I returned to Times Square hoping to tag Santanoni and Panther Peak. The ascent to the Square was routine, although some of the treadway varied from the standard route, requiring pushing through bits of dense brush...

The climb from the parking area to the start of the standard herd path was well packed snow with occasional deep holes. The treadways left from the day before by Inga, Lucky Laura and the inimitable Pin Pin, Jr. were nowhere to be found, thanks to the snow and howling winds of the night before...

Thanks for the information, Poison--er, Miss Ivy. One of these folks is bound to be helpful. Danielle and I arranged a shuttle Between Journey's End and Middlebury Gap with the Squires two years ago. They were, indeed, both cheap and helpful. pp

In hopes of setting up transportation for a hike, I'm trying to locate the fellow from Rutland, Vermont with the nom de montaine "Plans Too Much". He is the caretaker for the Minerva Hinchley Shelter on the Long Trail, as I recall, and also used to offer car shuttles in the central VT area. Any...

I have to agree with Doug Paul's comment. If some entity (USFS? AMC?) is going to designate campsites, they should serve notice that they are there. Then again, if the campsite is closed, this should be noted publicly as well. What if I, based on my discoveries of last week, planned a backpack...