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I was there on Sunday. Made it across the river and to the other side of the Northway in a Forester. Water level is only a few inches. Road near the crossing was fine with loose gravel banks. Beyond the culvert, road is a little rutted and soft in spots with one big mud wallow encompassing the...

To find this plane crash, I had help from above ... aerial images that is. I had heard that there was a plane crash near Acra point (N2617A). Had no real info on it, except the NTSB accident report. So, I started studying the aerial images (using Bing maps) on the off chance that I might spot...

This is one news article: This is from another news article:

Went on a mission to find the second plane crash site near Stoppel Point. I found only a vague description of the location on the Internet: This is from the accident report: So, I knew the plane was at (or around) elevation 2800 feet, and on the northeast side of Stoppel Point ... turns out...

Trail Conditions: packed powder, mostly smooth Special Equipment Required: none Comments: Easily bare-bootable. Used micro-spikes, but not essential.

http://www.adirondackdailyenterprise.com/page/content.detail/id/535638/DEC-says-plane-crashed-into-McKenzie-Mountain-Wilderness--update-.html?nav=5008

Here is my trip report I actually found out about this hike from this blog

I have the Olympus Tough 6000. It's rugged and waterproof alright. But the picture quality is fair at best, and that's under good outdoor light. Auto-focus is terrible (slow and hit or miss). I also used that Canon model. It takes better pictures, but it had odd form factor and no zoom. I...

This hike was with my beagle Howie. Got to the trailhead off Glen Road in Manchester, VT and started out on the Lye Brook trail. After 2.3 miles, took the side trail to Lye Brook falls. It crossed a land-slide cause by Hurricane Irene last year. Got to the falls and climbed a short path up on...

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From route 73, took Zander Scott trail up. Trail is in very good condition. Just a couple of small blowdown in first mile. Very dry with just minor mud in a few places. No bugs due to stiff wind.

Trail Conditions: From CR47 over Giant Ledge. No snow or ice on trail. Mostly dry, with some mud and wet spots in flat areas. Bugs are just starting to wake up. Special Equipment Required: none Comments:

There is also a "school bus turnaround" sign. I don't know if school buses ever turn around there or not.

The western ridge trail (yellow markers) has the most views. There is one view point on the east ridge (moreau overlook), but it's a little overgrown. You can easily put together a loop hike from the campground.

Date of Hike: 5/16/10 Trail Conditions: Trail is in good shape ... mostly dry. Above 4000 ft, there are some small patches of packed snow left along with mud ... no big deal. Comments: Amazingly, there were no bugs out today.