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Caps Ridge Trail Is the Caps Ridge route very rugged? How much scrambling is there? Thanks for the input! Josh

I'm taking a camping trip this weekend to the White Mountains and I have a day hike narrowed down to a few. Does anyone have any suggestions, favorites, or trail conditions for the hikes listed here?... 1. Mt. Jefferson via Caps Ridge 2. Mt. Eisenhower via Edmonds Path 3. Tuckerman Ravine...

I love poles!!! Plus I want my knees to last until I'm 95. Whoo hoo!!!!! Josh

BEARS Take the proper precautions and you'll be fine in bear country. Northeast bears are more comfortable around people. I wouldn't let the fear of bears (especially black bears) stop you from a trip. I feel more focused when I know bears are around. It makes the trip more exciting. Change...

Icom makes great radios. They make mostly military and boat radios, but they are trying to get into the hiking/skiing word with the IC-4088. I used to do some freelance work for them at their US headquarters in Bellevue, WA. They gave me two of these radios when I left as a gift. I've used them...

Avalanche Camp is .8 miles pass Marcy Dam toward Avalanche Pass and Avalanche Lake, just over the Marcy Brook bridge crossing, there's a lean-to at the intersection of trails past the bridge. Hope this helps. Josh

Thanks for all the great responses everyone!!! Josh

After many years of friendship, love, and adventure I asked my girlfriend Rachel to marry me between the "hitch-up matildas" at Avalanche Lake. It was Thursday June 17th, we set up camp at Avalanche Camp, then hiked up to Avalanche Lake. There was nobody around, it was quiet and peaceful, and...

Just in case anyone is concerned about bear activity this summer. My fiancee and I had a bear visit our camp at 3:45 AM. We were at the campsite right pass the wooden bridge at Avalanche Camp, to the right near the brook. We heard two moans from the bear or bears, it was dark and I didn't feel...

What would it be like descending mt. colden to lake colden? Is this a very steep trail? Is it easier to climb up it instead? I've had advice given to me that says ascending colden from lake arnold is the way to go, then descend to lake colden and explore avalanche lake and the pass later in the...

Thanks, keep the suggestions coming. So there are lean-tos between Marcy Dam and Avalanche Camp. Is it ok to pitch a tent near these if there's a flat area. Also, would it be so bad to just pitch a tent at Marcy Dam during the week, well Thursday and Friday night? Can you find a private site at...

Hello, I was wondering if anybody can tell me what the tent site options are past Marcy Dam toward Avalanche Pass. On my map I see a couple lean-to and tent icons at or near the intersection of trail 73 and 68 to Avalanche Pass. I was thinking of setting up camp at one of these sites then on...

crowded camping? Thanks for all the great input everybody!!! What's an overcrowded night at the Marcy Dam? I don't need absolute solitude, but I do enjoy getting back to my campsite and having mostly peace and quiet. Is that possible there? Are the campsites on top of each other at Marcy Dam...

Hello, My girlfriend and I are looking for a moderate to challenging backpacking trip to do in the Adirondacks June 17-19. As of now our two possible trips are Mt. Marcy or Algonquin. For Marcy, we plan to camp 2.5 miles in at the Marcy Dam sites and do the 10 mile round trip the next day to the...