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Hi All, This coming weekend I will be in Willsboro, NY, which is near Lake Champlain. I'll be at Long Pond Cabins, which is right next to the Rattlesnake Mountain Trailhead, and I will be hiking that mountain. I was also looking for another hike within about a 30 minute drive of Willsboro. I...

Saturday, 6/9/12 Generally, I thought the trails were a little sloppy on Saturday. We got a big rain in the High Peaks Friday night. Trail up Dial & Nipple top was actually not that bad. Trail to Colvin and particularly Blake was challenging due to the wet rocks. Trail down from Blake was...

I have the weekend of June 9-10 to go hiking, the wife and kid are traveling. Is anyone up for the Bob Marshall traverse? The logistics of this hike are quite complicated if I were solo, plus it would be nice to have company. Let me know if you are interested. I would only do this hike if...

There is a post on the FKT website from an anonymous user who claims that Mike Gallagher, 3-time Olympian in Nordic Skiing, set the fastest known time for a Presidential Traverse in 1968 in a time of 4 hours and 46 minutes. The anonymous poster claims to have read Mr. Gallagher's "journal...

All the pictures My friend and I traveled to Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument (GSENM) from April 16 - 23, 2011 for our annual backpacking trip. The plan was to spend the week along the Hole-in-the-Rock Road descending as many canyons as time and energy allowed before returning. The...

Hi All, Now that my three year old is well on the way to being a hiker, I plan to introduce her to canoeing this year. What I was thinking would be ideal would be options where we could both paddle and hike over periods of two to four days, primarily in the Adirondacks, but I am not opposed to...

Really interesting conditions in the Catskills right now. The climb up to Indian Head was pretty mellow, with patchy snow and ice. I put micros on probably around 3000', but it was still spotty ice up to 3500'. The descent off of Indian Head heading to Twin was really exciting. Steep ice...

In September 2010 my friend Brad and I decided to go backpacking in the Sierra Nevada Mountains in California. We really didn't have much of a plan for this trip, we just wanted to stay off trail and above treeline as much as possible. I had heard of the North Lake to South Lake Loop, so I...

On Friday, August 20, 2010 at exactly 11:40 PM I touched the side of Carter Notch Hut, and began a 54 mile (~ 17,000’ elevation gain) traverse of the White Mountains that passed all 8 AMC mountains huts. At 8:09 PM on Saturday, August 21, 2010 I stumbled up the stairs of the Lonesome Lake Hut...

Hi, Just found out this week that my wife and daughter are traveling to Nebraska this Fourth of July. So, I have the very rare opportunity of 4 free days to hike in the Northeast from 7/2-7/5/2010. I am looking to do some longer dayhikes that I haven't done before in the Northeast. I have...

Hello, I am very interested in information and recommendations about when and where to hike in Colorado. I know, this is very general so let me provide some context. When I arrive in Colorado for hiking I will be entering through Fort Collins and heading south, and then flying out of Denver...

Hello, I am heading up for my second annual presidential traverse on Saturday, July 14. I was wondering if I could get some help with a couple questions? 1. What are some interesting routes over the Presidentials? Last year I hiked with someone who knew the Whites and he took me over Howker...

My wife and I are going to explore the Siamese Ponds Wilderness this weekend, it is one of the last wilderness areas that I have not been to in the Adirondacks. Does anyone have any route suggesions for this area? I was thinking about dayhiking Peaked Mountain on Saturday, then hiking into...

Does anyone have experience with Campmor brand products. There price seem to up to 60% off typical "brand" names such as Northface, Mountain Harware, Marmot, etc. Does the old adage "you get what you pay for" hold in this case. I just don't want to find out on the top of a mountain in winter...

Can someone remind me of the name of the guide book that lists the routes to the trailess high peaks. I believe it's author is Barbara McMartin.

My wife and I had a swell time last weekend in the Adirondacks. It was only our 2nd winter hiking trip. We hiked the brothers and Big Slide on Saturday and Noonmark on Sunday. Glissading back down was my favorite part, especially down Big Slide because it is very steep. Temperatures on...