Recent content by rbi99

I am hoping to come up to the Whites the first week of May. Are there areas there where some mountains are usually climbable only using micro spikes at that time? I totally understand that conditions change from season-to-season and week-to-week. While I had planned on backpacking, I think I...

I agree. Until there is a foolproof system that prevents unskilled or prepared hikers from getting in over their heads, what is the alternative? Let them die? I can totally get someone not knowing what they are supposed to do after getting themselves in what they consider a serious situation...

Thank you so much for all of this great info. Solitude is very high up on my list. I am pretty much a one mountain type of guy. Can ass bust for one, but my other days would be preferably day hikes to nice/beautiful areas. A nice view from the campsite would be awesome. For comparison...

I am brand new to the Whites and a few weeks ago I packed into Unknown Pond for three nights. I managed to grab the only tent site there with views across to the Presidentials which was really nice. From any site of course there were no views of the pond itself. I am thinking about coming up...

Backpacked into Unknown Pond two weeks ago and set up camp there. I kept smelling smoke, and as I was the only person camping at the Pond, I walked around to the other sites looking to see if a fire was still smoldering. I didn't see anything. Every once in awhile I continued to smell smoke...

Drove from Cleveland to Lincoln in 11 hours and got a room at Parkers. Next day I packed into Unknown Pond with my dog. The climb in was tiring, but zero bugs or weather issues, and the trail crews had down a marvelous job of clearing off the trail. Then to top an already great day, I got the...

I had to cancel my backpacking plans into Lake Colden next week because all of the information I got was that crowds are totally unreal this year. Mid week days are as crowded as the weekends usually are, and weekends............I'm driving 14 hours to get up to Unknown Pond in NH. The thought...

Which is why the one motel in VT called me to say it didn't appear to them that I could stay at their motel. The motel I was planning on staying at when I finished backpacking was also in VT, but they never called or said anything about quarantining. I canceled both stays and instead got a...

This is dated August 1st: New Hampshire Under the state's "Safer at Home" guidelines, it requests – but does not require – out-of-state visitors who will be staying in New Hampshire for an extended period of time to self-quarantine for 14 days. I'm taking that to mean that my first night in a...

Are you saying that I am not allowed to come to NH legally from Cleveland? One night in a room after a 12 hour drive then right out the door to head into the backwoods. I then have two nights reserved at the same motel after I come out. NY and VT are both definitely a no-no, but I thought NH...

OMG!!! Just showed my wife this!!! She laughed - I think!!!

Thanks, but it's a little too rich for my blood at this time. Cost is almost double what I will be paying at Parker's, and like I said before, just looking for a clean room and comfortable bed on this trip. When I come back with my wife next year will keep this in mind - assuming they accept...

This quarantine thing has me totally confused. I was originally going to drive 10 hours and had a room booked in VT. I wasn't arriving until late afternoon and was actually bringing my dinner with me from home and microwave it when I got there. Once I got to my room was not leaving it except...

I had to search high and low for an inexpensive but clean place to stay both before I backpack into Unknown Pond, and after I come out. Had rooms booked in VT until I found out that I can't stay in VT without first quarantining. Found Parker's Motel in Lincoln and booked there for three nights...

I'm giving myself plenty of time. I know climbing 1400' with my pack will be tiring, but only needing to go 2 1/2 miles to get to my tent site won't be a problem. My biggest problem was getting a room my first day from Cleveland. Once our governor allowed face masks to be voluntary, it all...