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Nice report and great accomplishment. Im tired just reading about your last week of hiking! And,yes,it was a nice surprise having the trail broken on our way down Saddleback to the JBL after doing Basin. Especially,after going up that "suicidal" trail ,as you describe it ,with ice axes and...

Hey fior1212[Mike]-Im one of the hikers you went with to Basin and Saddleback. Nice trail condition report on that part of this site. Thanks again for all the trailbreaking that you did and especially,repeat especially ,for holding on to the rope so determindly, as I dangled and struggled...

Hey Pin Pin-I was one of those "rabbits" you "streaked" by on the way to Lake Arnold. I felt like a broken down Dodge being passed by a Porsche! :D Always nice to see a Legend in the woods. We were hoping you were going to break trail for us going up Grey,but ,we had a great hike up Grey and...

Thanks for the help and advice-and Pete-I do plan on getting an early start-during this very busy holiday weekend-Maybe Ill just follow the "line of hikers" bushwacking to Gray :)

To expand upon Mike Ps question[and to help myself out since I plan on doing this hike this weekend-[Skylight and Gray]- What is the best[MOST PREFERRED] route?-over Marcy-to Skylight ,then Gray-back over Marcy and back to the LOG[ thats what I was planning] or-via Lake Arnold-4 corners-go...

Just did Allen a week or so ago as a day hike and everyone has described the hike in great detail-my only comments/additions are that the descent down Allen Brook can be very slippery[it was when I did it] and it took our group longer to complete than planned-with a few falls- and ,as...

WOW!--Im doing the Santanonis this Sat-Great trip report-Looks really easy :) I might have been better off not knowing how "easy" this hike will be :) So,I should expect some mud? :D

Just seeing this-great site[Im fairly new]-and cause check is in the mail!

Wookie-Great trip report-It hits close to home, since, a week before I did a trip with a group from rt73 over Dix- on to Hough and the other 2 Dixs-We thought about Macomb ,but ,the group just could not agree to add that extra time and elevation[the trip was originally only supposed to be Dix...

Like many others -Cascade the easiest-but ,it was my first, and therefore, good memories and great views- I havent done the "traditional "hard hikes[Sewards,Santanonies etc] in the Dacks yet ,so, my hardest to date and the most rewarding was the DIX range-16-18 miles?-5000 + elevation?-this...

Nice story-I too went up Big Slide solo[but I didnt make it] in November, but, hit solid ice[no crampons or snow shoes] at the very steep section on top-I did start up the latters,but soon realized that was not smart-surrounded by ice-little experience and all alone- a voice popped into my...

Washington one day! Very true And while you will most likely go to the Dacs one day to climb Marcy,Ill be running over to the Whites to climb Washington[thats the usual process I would guess[ha ha]] and ,I hear that the weather on Washington is very calm-no problem-dont even worry about...

Thanks-Harryk-Always love your posts-great sense of humor-Its just too bad you dont like beer at the end of a hike like I do!

Ive been a lurker for a few months and Im a "newbie" hiker and I just want to say what a great help this site has been. The advice on equipment,safety,"dos and donts",trip reports etc. etc. has been invaluable as I try to learn "how to hike" the correct and safe way. My first high peak...