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I think the forum shrunk for two reasons: 1) People couldn't join for years and years without knowing somebody that was already a member. I lurked forever, just as one example 2) Forums in general have been dying off for years, replaced by various social media platforms Your other points are...

The official policy that I can locate online is no refunds within 14 days of the scheduled date. I'm considering some trips next summer that include hut bookings, but I'm wondering what happens if the weather prevents safe travel? If you have a string of 3 or 4 huts booked, do you just lose all...

I think the arguments against eliminating blazing make some sense. In particular, the above treeline areas with sensitive vegetation. Some of my favorite hikes though have been on trails and in areas with less maintenance. Things like Grafton Loop and in Wilderness Areas. But I guess with the...

I'm going to be in the market for one of these devices because my daughter gets anxious when I end up camped somewhere where I cannot check in. I had pretty much decided on getting an In-Reach Mini. Are there other devices I should consider now in light of these service charges? I was just...

Correct. I'm advocating for this policy in all of the Whites and other areas too. I think Josh was questioning why you thought it wasn't a good idea when it's actually policy in designated wilderness and it seems to work fine.

This would have been a decisive factor for me had I known when I recently bought a new android phone. But now I'm all set for another 10 years I hope.

I wouldn't mind removing/stopping all blazing and just keeping signs at trailheads and intersections.

I hadn't been in there since about 1989, and just assumed it was busier now just like almost everywhere else in the mountains. Was pleasantly surprised not to see anybody after leaving the Carter ridge until just about regaining it the next day near the top of the Moriah Brook trail.

One nice thing about the road being closed is that it truly does feel like a wilderness this year. I dropped into it down Black Angel trail in August and then took Highwater to Moriah Brook and camped off of Moriah Brook. Then climbed out of it up Moriah Brook and went 23 hours and 50 minutes...

I'm wondering if it's possible to park at or near the Gorham Info Booth for a night or two? I'm planning to take the AMC shuttle to Pinkham Notch from the booth, but I'm not sure where I can leave my car. (It seems the trailhead parking at the Carter-Moriah trailhead is very limited.)

I tend to use the same climbing, day hiking, and skiing equipment for a long time, but whenever I get into a backpacking groove I'm constantly turning over gear and trying/buying new stuff. I think half the fun with backpacking for me is pushing how light I can get. I understand how that doesn't...

I've only ever hiked in small groups or by myself. I've never hiked in a small group where each person didn't hike at their own pace at least some of the time, which naturally leads to spreading out on the trail. We always tend to stop at any major intersections or points of interest and...

Any place relatively close to Boston with a fair to large number of fully bolted routes is going to end up over-crowded, even if not deliberately promoted.

That is exactly what I do when doing a bike 'n hike.

The standard one is thicker than mine. I've had 3 punctures, which I repair with a small piece of the same tape that they use to tape Dyneema seams. I would guess the thicker one will hold up even better. I wouldn't bushwack with it, but for on trail use (even rough trails) I don't worry much...

I guess ditching in the woods solves my main concern about accidently raising an alarm, so I guess I'll do that. Thanks all.

Yeah I've left it there before for the day. Parked at Skook and rode down to Flume Gorge, then hiked up Flume Slide and crossed ridge and back down Skook. But I didn't leave it overnight that time. And yeah, it's an old mountain bike (30 years old) so if it got stolen it wouldn't be the end of...

Does anybody here think it would be an issue or cause any alarm if I locked a bicycle overnight at the bike racks at the Flume Gorge parking area? I have an idea in mind which will have me leaving my car at the Skookumchuck lot, then pedaling the bike path down to the Flume Gorge lot, and not...

I do have to hike mine up a little bit for big step ups, but mine is a little small for me now (gained some weight since I bought it many years ago) and it also doesn't have a zipper. (This was made specifically at my request before Zpacks designed and released one as a standard catalog item.)...

I had Joe at Zpacks make me a 0.8 ounce cuben fiber rain skirt years ago (before Zpacks offered one using a heavier weight fabric) that I still use. I wouldn't use anything else from early June into early October. I did feel weird the first few times I used it, but I got over it quickly.