Recent content by Steve Herrmann

Attempted SW Hunter from the Diamond Notch Tr. up the scree slope. Found it too steep and icey to proceed with just snowshoes. We went down and took the Devil's Path Tr. to herd path cutoff. Little new snow on hard packed trail. Herd path in good condition right to summit canister. Sunny skies...

Thanks for the info, StaggerLee. I always let the mtn. dictate the day. We have the gear and the smartz to turn around.

Planning a trip to climb Abraham & Spaulding on March 2&3. Sled back on Fire Warden tr.; camp before Abraham; Hike over Abraham to AT and climb Spaulding. Anyone interested, contact me for details. Anyone with info on the area, would appreciate the contact. Thanks, Steve [email protected]

Winter hike food Trail mix and dried fruit are always good choices. I like to make Logan bread, which has everything you can think of in it. Each 4" square block has about 700 calories in it. It is fun to make and will not freeze. You can probably look up a recipe on line, or I can e-mail you...

Hiked Dial from Bear Den then went to Nippletop and went down through Elk Pass to the road. Good snow conditions on a hard packed trail. Someone was out ahead of us, so routefinding was nil. Temps were in the 20's with no wind. Views were clouds on Dial, but the skies opened periodically on...

Congratulations! to John Kenny on finishing his W48NH on Owl's Head on Mar. 17. It's been great hiking with you the past 10-12 years. Steve Herrmann

Hard packed trail from parking area to Diamond Notch Tr.. Hard packed trail with dusting of new snow from Diamond Notch Tr. to summit. Limited views from Buck Ridge lookout. Temps in the twenties, no wind until summit, no rain. Wore snowshoes all the way out and back to preserve the trail...

Nancy Donahue? I saw one of your responses to my W115 saga, but am unable to retrieve message. E-Mail me about what you have been up to. [email protected]

2nd time is the charm! Hard packed trail through Black Pond bushwack and on the Lincoln Br. Tr.. The bushwack up the Owl's Head starts just past the second stream crossing. There is a direct route up to the ridge and on to the old summit. The new summit is 1/4 mile further on the ridge. The...

Well broken trail from Black Pond to Lincoln Br. Tr.. The Lincoln Tr. was broken until the 2nd stream crossing where the trail just ended. We continued on and saw evidence of someone going up about 300' after the stream crossing. Saw no evidence of a slide and continued further down the tr.. We...

Hard packed trail from Little River Rd. PA. Temps in the 20's(warm). Wore snowshoes all the way. No new snow. Clouds up high with the sun trying to break through all morning. Summited So. Twin around 1:15. No wind. Met two hikers coming from Galehead. We started the steep descent to Galehead...

Twin Mtn. Thanks for the input (Wisher). I may try the Twins this weekend. As for Garfield, that is actually a nice hike. Unfortunately, the winter that I had done it, there was maybe 2' snow and it rained all day on us. Two of us worked hard to break trail all day. The next morning we went up...

Mixed terraine of slushy snow, bare rock and leaves below 3000'. Above was good walking snow, 5"-8" among some drifts. Warm temps today 40+deg. Great views from the summit. Good trip enjoyed by all.

Twins route Thanks for the input on the Little River Rd. I will give it a try. Happy New Year!

Could anyone suggest the best way up North Twin from Rt.3 ? I wasn't sure if Haystack rd. is closed in winter. I may choose to hike back a ways and campout. I have camped on the Gale River Tr. in the past and climbed Galehead and Garfield. We ran out of time and didn't think we could make it to...