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In case anyone's interested: https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/03/04/metro/mount-washington-rescue-winter-hiking/

Thought this might be of interest. https://gearjunkie.com/nps-e-bike-rules-national-parks Here's the memo itself: https://www.nps.gov/subjects/policy/upload/PM_19-01.pdf The policy isn't up for public comment, but Park Superintendents do have some say in how it's implemented - if you have...

http://home.earthlink.net/~ellozy seems to have gone off to interweb heaven - is there anything out there now that provides a similar breakdown of common routes and their mileage/book time/elevation gain for the 48?

https://arstechnica.com/science/2017/08/so-youre-not-seeing-the-eclipse-today/ More detailed map here: https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/map/2024-april-8

Just a heads-up for folks who frequent the Blue Hills. Dates for the hunt are: Monday, 11/30, Tuesday, 12/1, and Monday 127 and Tuesday 12/8 More info: http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2015/10/14/four-days-deer-hunting-approved-blue-hills-state-reservation (subscription may be required)...

http://missoulian.com/news/local/glacier-national-park-close-encounters-of-a-grizzly-kind-on/article_73d8b38a-18f4-11e4-8c8f-0019bb2963f4.html Pros: lightweight, chemical free Cons: Violates LNT (for leaving trail) Joking aside, the photos are amazing, and three cheers for both bear and hiker...

Anyone know if there is currently a bear box at Osgood? I've heard/read conflicting reports. Thanks!

Beautiful day for a hike! We wound up bailing about .5 from the summit due to someone in our group getting sick. The trail to that point was in good shape - there is one large, but straddle-able blowdown about a mile up the trail - but the black flies are out in force. They were bad enough...

Just an fyi for REI members in the area - I was boot-shopping at the Reading store the other day and they had a sign on the door about their next garage sale. In addition to the usual goodies, it seems they'll be selling off their rental ski gear.

I know that blaze orange is the standard for hunting-season safety gear, but my mom just got our lab-mix a lime-green high-visibility coat (this one http://d-fa.com/lightbox/images/large/moonwalker2.jpg) fall hiking and I was wondering if that would also work? I seem to recall reading a...

Our screen-house got flattened in high winds awhile back, resulting in some of the aluminum pole sections getting bent. They didn’t break, but the structure now leans quite a bit when we set it up. Any suggestions for straightening out the poles a bit without busting them, or otherwise...

Took my dog, Augie, up Percival and Down Morgan. Percival trail is in decent shape, there's some ice and snow on the trail, but it's bare-bootable to the summit (in fact, I wound up taking off my micro-spikes below the summit). The 'spikes were a little more helpful between summits, and...

What a beautiful day! we did the loop counter-clockwise. A couple of inches of snow on the ground - Micro-spikes/stable-icers helpful, but probably not necessary. Saw some folks in snowshoes between summits, but I would think they'd be more of a hinderance than anything else. The dogs gave...

For those who have in interest in the Middlesex Fells - the DCR will unveil it's draft management plan for the Fells at a public meeting on 9/14. (for some background on the previous plans, you can start here: http://tinyurl.com/3s7tklv it's an AMC page, but I find their summaries, while they...

(I copied the text from the NEMBA website, but the survey covers all outdoor activities) DCR's parent, the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs, has published a survey that will help them set funding priorities for public recreation and is a requirement to remain eligible for...

Reel brook is muddy in a few places, but in good shape. The new Eliza Brook Shelter is beautiful - the AMC gang did a great job on the shelter, kitchen and the new tent pads. Looking forward to coming back for an overnight. Great hike for dogs. Lots of water to drink and splash in, lots of...

Great day soaking up some vitamin D and feeding the black flies! Edmands Path is in need of some tlc - there are a fair number of trees down across the trail. All manageable, and most could be taken out with a bow saw if you have one handy. We moved what we could, and kicked out water bars as...

Out of curiosity, does anyone have any favorite web sites for identifying critter tracks? I was googling fisher cat tracks the other day - found what I was looking for, but I also found a lot of images of things that weren't really fisher-related. Made me wonder if others had good "go-to"...

What a drop-dead gorgeous day for a hike! Trail is mostly in good shape - a few blow-downs that might get interesting to negotiate once it starts snowing. There was a little bit of ice forming on the rocks just below the summit area. Nothing to worry about yet, but it's a good reminder to...

Trail was quite muddy in places higher up, but otherwise in good shape. We were able to pick our way across the stream crossings without too much trouble, even with the rain - although that might change if it keeps raining. There are a couple of blow-downs on the main bushwhack (which we took...