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First TR here in a while! I finally made it back to the Whites. Took me 4h30 to drive to Barnes Field where I set up a tent. Then I took the Pinkham B shortcut road back to Rte 2 and geared up for a hike I've been wanting to do for years: Castellated Ridge to Jefferson. The upper elevations...

I plan 2 nights at BF this weekend and was wondering how the camping fees are collected. Ie. should I bring cash? Thanks!

I came across this cracked open boulder while ascending a brook in the Macintyre Range. Any thoughts as to what sort of rock this is and what cooling history would result in it? http://adkhighpeaks.com/neil/outdoor%20pursuits/avy-macs_2016/Avy-mac_0044.html

Not sure where to post this but seeing as the pic was taken on Marcy posting it here. What is the dark triangle in the left background? Btw, the pink glow is something called Belt of Venus. Never heard of it til today. I tried to post the image itself but no go so here's a link.

Lost GPS (Garmin 62S) between Tremont and Owl's Cliff. Two-three weeks ago. If you found it contact me at Neilluck "at" videotron.ca Thanks!

Rather than write up something entertaining and use clever literary devices and such-like I’ll stick to the dry facts. Thursday: Street-Nye-Whiteface Esther Friday: Wright-Algonquin-Iroquois-Colden-Tabletop-Phelps Saturday: Chicken Coop-Saddleback-Gothics-Armstrong-Upper Wolf Jaw-Lower Wolf...

Spot Messenger Track I was supposed to be underway at 6:30 and planned on exiting the St. Huberts parking lot like I was shot out of a gun but my carefully laid plans got shot to bits. Thus, I signed out at 8:30 and walked up the road without hurrying. I had many options bouncing around in my...

In spite of the fact that we are pack animals, hard-wired to do things (like hunt and gather) in groups, I believe it is good for us all to spend some time alone. I ended up spending 11.5 hours alone yesterday while being in the great outdoors getting life-giving exercise at the same time...

At 7:15 four hikers departed the High Peaks Information Center parking area bound for Skylight and beyond. Sporting various spikey implements (including brand new Hillsounds for Alistair) we marched to the summit of Skylight in 4 hours, sharp. The wind was calm, skies were blue, the mountains...

It must have been 9:30 when I finally got rolling. I had stopped in at randomscoots and we configured my Spot account settings so I could let Tom know when to come and pick me up on the side of the road later that day. We tested the device and sure enough, within minutes an email showed up...

Photos Gearing up for a 12-day winter 46 involves lots of training hikes. On Thursday, Joe cedar, Boghollow and I tackled Hay and Marcy from the Loj. Turned out to b a great idea! It was clear, cold and dry and the winds were moderate. Microspikes sufficed all day so our crampons provided...

I'm looking for a lightweight camera that has reasonable battery life (approx 250 pictures per charge would be good) and that takes decent pictures. I use a Canon G10 so figure I might as well stick with Canon. My research brought me to the Elph 115. Any opinions for winter use?

Allen Mountain Elevation Info: 4347 ft / 1325 m Latitude/Longitude (WGS84) 44° 4' 16'' N; 73° 56' 24'' W 44.071037, -73.939912 (Dec Deg) 584890E 4880309N Zone 18 (UTM) At 8am Bib and I crossed the Hudson. It was a historical moment akin to the crossing of the Delaware by a well-known...

Lately, I've been using my 60 CSx gps as a stopwatch while training (Polar watch battery dead) and I have noticed that my recently acquired, very long lasting and fully charged (in a MaHa charger) Eneloop batteries are losing juice very quickly (one bar every 30-60 mins, roughly) Google...

The SAR thread as related to the ten essentials made me realize that one seldom sees discussion of a different type of "essential". If the classic 10 essentials are hardware then what about a little "software" to go along with it? 1-Fore-knowledge of the intended route. 2-Familiarity with the...

My camera (Canon G10) has been out in the wet woods for a week. It's in a water resistant case but it has rained hard and lots wet snow has been forecast for the Dacks since I dropped it. I believe I have a very good chance of recovering it this Tuesday (enough to hike and bushwhack for 5...

On a particular web site a group of greater than 100 people (111 confirmed with 32 maybes) are organizing a hike to Franconia Ridge on the May 31-June 1 weekend. I have encountered a group of 60 from this same organization in the Adirondacks and contacted the site administrator regarding the...

Thursday November 29. It turned out that Moose Pond wasn’t frozen over so it was just as well I left my skates at home. We did put on microspikes before commencing our excursion and they turned out to be the best gear of the day. Moose Pond is a beautiful body of water and we followed a trail...

After this "interesting" hike I drew in a new bushwhack route to Averill and ended up enjoying a perfect day. Trip reports that chronicle suffering and hardship, near-death experiences, epic proportions, major screw-ups and bitter lessons learned tend to make for better reading than hikes that...

Book review of Life Under the Fast Lane A Bushwhacker's Guide to Northway Access Routes, Exit 28 to Exit 31 by Tom Dubois (tcd) I made my first trip under the Northway 5 or 6 years ago in order to access the South Dix Wilderness Unit and bushwhack Sunrise Peak, which is normally only...