Recent content by Shawshank

Attemped Mt. Adams yesterday. Didn't see anybody the entire day (and for good reason!) Started from rt 2 and took the Air Line directly up. Was a very nice day, fairly mild and wind wasn't too bad. But the ice was! I had micros but had to turn back half way through the knifes edge just...

Attempted Mt. Adams yesterday. Took the Air Line from the North rt. 2 parking area. Trail was muddy but generally easy going until alpine zone. Didn't see anybody all day, and for good reason. Above tree level the ridge portion of the trail was completely covered in thick ice. (Was a rainy...

Hiked Whiteface and Passaconaway on 10.13 Trail conditions were good. Going up via Olivarian Brook Trail conditions were great. Passaconaway cutoff was a bit dicey at first (a little overgrown) right at the cutoff marker, but cleared up rather quickly. Going down from Whiteface I took...

Did Mt Jefferson on 10.10.10 via Caps Ridge trail. Was VERY windy but no special equipment needed. Trail conditions were fair, ice was starting to form the last half mile to and from summit. A lot of frost buildup but no snow yet. A few weeks and we'll have to break out the snow shoes! ps -...

Great pics Happy Hiker :)

Left early today (from southeastern Mass) for a quick hike up Hale. Was a beautiful day for it. Arrived at Hale Brook Trail head at 8am and reached summit by 1030. Only ran into 4 other people on the hike, so the trail was still fairly quiet. Black flies have made their yearly awakening in...

Beautiful day for an easy trek up Mt. Hale via Hale Brook Trail. River crossings very simple yet flowing nicely. A few blow-downs, one most notably blocking off about 5 feet of the trail. Was actually able to sort of walk on the trunk and dodge the branches (as you could tell previous hikers...

Nice pictures, looks like you had a great hike on a nice day.

Thanks for the feedback guys. Sorry I should have been a little more clear about my pole and snow shoes ;-)

Some pics from the trip!

I started off Monday morning at Lincoln Woods hoping to do the 3-day traverse from Lincoln Woods, Guyot, 13 Falls, back to the woods. Day 1 - The trails leading up to Bondcliff were in fairly good condition with some minor blow-downs but nothing a little agility couldn't handle. The three...

Two beautiful days in the Bonds. Started at Lincoln Woods and took Wilderness to Bondcliff trail. A few blow-downs here and there, nothing I couldn't duck or go around. Bondcliff water crossings all manageable and was able to rock-hop with no issues. Some patchy snow turned up on the...

Headed up to Mt Carrigain despite the ominous weather forecast yesterday. At fortune would have it it ended up being a beautiful day. Headed up Signal Ridge Trail around 10am bare-booting. The two river crossings required some dexterity and rock hopping skills but we didn't end up getting...

Trails used: Signal Ridge Trail to summit and back Snow patchy from 3,000, becoming steady and 2-4 ft. from 3,200-4,700. Bare-booted but could have used snow shoes. Some blow-downs blocking the trail in a few areas. Also a lot of footprints in the snow leading off-trail from bush-wackers...

Did Mt. Washington via Jewell trail Monday-Tuesday Monday morning started sunny but turned to clouds in afternoon. A fair amount of Postholing on Jewell trail, some areas well packed, others fairly slushy. Should have used snow shoes the entire way but ended up putting them on at alpine...