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Thanks peakbagger, that would seem to put the scheme out of the question. Unless, of course, they have a special eclipse watching opening, but road conditions would make such a visit untenable. Rg

There will be a Total Solar Eclipse on April 8, 2024. It will swing from Mexico to Maine and then off to sea. Normally that would not be a topic of VFTT. However, guess where the center of the eclipse passes over in Maine? You guessed it, the greatest mountain, Katahdin ! If I had half a...

No, no one (that I know of) is lost in the mountains. But one of my old pals, Oncoman; his emails are defunct and I could not find him on Google. Pierre Lefebvre aka Oncoman, last posted on 12-04-2006 Thanks Richard G. aka Papa Bear

13 years later It's been a while but I'm still alive and kicking and I remember dearly this trip and this thread. I'm not sure where my report was in 2006, but here it is today: Boundary, Benchmarks and Bugs, dated July 11-15, 2006. I've fixed all the broken links and moved all my photos on...

It's now 13 years later It's been a while but I'm still alive and kicking and I remember dearly this trip and this thread. I'm not sure where my report was in 2006, but here it is today: Boundary, Benchmarks and Bugs, dated July 11-15, 2006. I've fixed all the broken links and moved all my...

You can take Worcester, Cold Hollow and Grass from my website: New England Fifty Finest. The are all wooded and it would be hard to call them peaks, more like high points. Oops, forgot Butterfield and Signal. county HPs: Butterfield and Signal Credit them to "Papa Bear" This is my last edit...

I would note that the original article changed the word unsupported to self-supported. Most of us don't worry about such distinctions, but it meant that he had no team supporting him, but did mail himself food or bought it at trail towns. That's what most of us do. I guess unsupported would...

Just thought I'd throw this out there since I had not seen any mention of it here: AT Crushed: ‘Stringbean’ Sets Fastest Speed Record Fift'y miles a day and although unsupported, it bested Karl Meltzer's supported record set last year.

See also this thread: Start planning - 2024 Eclipse path runs over Katahdin The moderator might want to combine these threads.

I did Central Oregon with my daughter and was very pleased. We camped on a cattle ranch of many acres and maybe 200+ people spread way out. Totality was more awesome than I ever imagined -- more so than any photograph can show. Traffic forecasts, not so much, but we picked the right route from...

At 74, I come to this issue from the other direction. Let me explain: When I retired in 2001 ("you're to young too retire" friends said. "better too young than too old" I answered.) I wanted to do 2 things: 1) train for a marathon to qualify for Boston as a 60 year old (and I did), and 2)...

I climbed Equinox in June of 2003 and that spring was flowing strongly. I labeled the picture "Upper Spring" so that name was in use at the time. Here's my report: Mount Equinox: June 25, 2003. I used the Green Moumntain Club's "Day Hikers Guide to Vermont" which describes the spring as...

I used to post here a lot but over the last few years I have wandered off to some other pursuits (like this). Anyway in the 2006 - 2010 time frame I hunted many New England peaks and found many markers set in the 19th century. There a number of lengthy post I contributed. To see them, go to...

I rolled my eyes at this article. Spencer and I did it back in 2005 (here) and I remember it well. There were 3 peaks and they each had some kind of canister -- Spencer replaced one with a Gatorade bottle. Erik Schlimmer was the last peakbagger in each of the canisters. Remember him? And...

Thank you one and all.

I have a trusty old Garmin 60CSx which has served me well for years. I was wondering about something very basic -- can the unit be set to display true (as opposed to magnetic) readings so you can follow it like a compass (remember those?) after you have adjusted the compass for magnetic...

Thanks for trying Raymond. I did a number of hikes like that. Maybe this one: More Boundary Peaks, Benchmarks and Stragglers (09-02-2006). About one page down there's a picture of the boundary swath like one you described.

Good work Cumulus. Question: where any of us "old timers" still in any of the registers (I know, what registers?). Yes, Gore is relatively forgettable -- but I do remember some logging yards I had to walk across/around, and yes, I remember the mud and the little cabin. Rg

Hi Raymond Yes she told me the story. She is one of my running buddies and we run together about once a week. I'll tell her hello ffom you. And I'll send her a link to your post above -- nice picture. And here's my question to you: I had forgotten which trip it was on which you couldn't...

But if he is EAST of Coe, or SOUTH-EAST of North Brother (or South Brother) god help him in the Klondike!