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Date of Hike: 10/16 to Guyot Camp, 10/17 out Trail Conditions: 10/16: Zealand: wet, becoming snowy - no ice 10/16: Twinway: snow - whiteout - no ice - strong winds 10/16: Bondcliff: snow - whiteout - no ice - strong winds 10/17: Bondcliff: 2-6 inches of snow, bare above treeline - no ice -...

Date of Hike: 10/10/10 Trail Conditions: little mud, few blowdowns, nothing earth shattering Special Equipment Required: none Comments: beautiful cool to warm fall day, zoo on the ledges but no one really on the newbury trail. foliage a little past peak, but still glorious views. thanks to...

Epic Pics! I had my first visit to Baxter this year and loved it. It sounds like you had the full Baxter experience. Thanks for sharing.

Date of Hike: 7/24/2010 Trail Conditions: No blow downs; very muddy down low, in the flats, and in between peaks Special Equipment Required: light gaitors helped keep mud out of boots - no bugs! Comments: It was very hot, humid, and stale in the morning. Once we got to the peaks, we got a...

Date of Hike: 6/11/2010 Trail Conditions: maybe a mud spot or 2 - mostly dry, no blowdowns, perfect shape Special Equipment Required: summer gear, bug dope Comments: This was my first trip to Baxter. The weather was perfect - light breeze, 360 views, not too many bugs. Took our group of six...

Date of Hike: 5/15/2010 Trail Conditions: All trails had some mud, some minor blowdowns - nothing major. Everything we hiked was in good seasonal shape. Special Equipment Required: gaitors if you don't like muddy socks Comments: Great loop - took us a little less than 6 hours with a couple...

Hi Dave - were you the Dave Metsky at MudFlat this weekend? I was going to say hi on my way out Friday night, but couldn't find you in the swarm. You work is very good - hope you sold some. I saw another VFTTer on the way out. Do you live in Somerville/Cambridge? I'm in N.Cambridge. See...

Hopper Thanks Tom. I read all your posts before my trip on Friday - you seem very well versed and experienced in Greylock and it's surrounding terrain. I will be back for more fun for sure. I plan on exploring the west side throughout the year. Keep posting your findings and conditions. Ed.

Fyp Went to the Freight Yard Pub - great choice - highly recommend it - thanks for the tips!

4/2/2010 - Up Bellows Pipe (now known as Bellows River) to AT to Greylock Summit to attempt at Robinson Pt down AT to Thunderbolt to Bellows River and out. This will be a complete ramble. Things to know: 1.My first time on Greylock 2.My first trip report 3.I am a fairly experienced hiker in...

Date of Hike: 04/02/2010 Trail Conditions: Bellows: started dry, became muddy, became a river, became snow – a few big blowdowns AT from Bellows/TBolt to summit: snow – becoming mashed potatoes TBolt from AT to Bellows: muddy, wet, not too bad Special Equipment Required: waterproof boots...

Using Rt 2 Thanks for the suggestions so far - excellent array. We'll be leaving via Rt 2 - so Williamstown/N. Adams would be the general area of interest. Thanks again - this is great.

I will be hiking Mt. Greylock this weekend and was wondering if anyone has any post hike restaurant recommendations. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

Thanks for this - great article.

joe great story - although I would never have started without coffee - there is a seattle based coffee chain who came out with a very acceptable instant coffee - pack 6 six of those and break in case of caffeine withdrawals...love the bonds - awesome pics!