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What.. well Ashland Booze and Vittles of course :D Where: Ashland Common Man... Main street Ashland NH, just off exit 24..upstairs in the cozy pub When : Friday, 9-DEC from 6:00 to 9:00 ish Why: good friends good food good times..a couple of good brews on tap kid friendly..always a nice...

What: Ashland Booze and Vittles..regular get together of hikers and friends Where: Ashland NH Common Man, just off exit 24 on Main Street in Ashland NH Upstairs in the cozy pub..kid friendly location for sure Who: friends, hikers, visiting relatives... When: this Friday 10/14/11 7:00 to 9:00...

What: well, Ashland Booze and Vittles of course..casual group of hikers getting together for a high society night on the town Where: Common Man , Ashland Nh just off exit 24, 60 Main Street, upstairs in the cozy pub When: Friday, June 3, from 6-9..our 26th consecutive month..that must be some...

Trail Conditions: Wet, but mostly just standing or running water over gravel. Not too much mud, especially after we got a bit higher. No boot-sucking mud. No special equipment required. No bugs to speak of. We didn't need sunscreen on Saturday. Comments: It was a day of mixed weather. As...

Trail Conditions: The overnight freeze did a lot of good for this trail, based on Bob K's report from Saturday. Crawford Connector was still a bit slushy, but once we got onto the Crawford Path, the trail was solid. Sometimes solid enough to twist an ankle on a previously slushy posthole...

Trail Conditions: Packed snow and easy walking on Greeley Pond Trail. Mt Osceola trail was well-traveled, but had some loose snow on top. Easy to follow. No blowdowns. Special Equipment Required: Traction control - required. Snowshoes not really needed (at least before Sunday's snow)...

Trail Conditions: Very similar to the conditions reported by Scott earlier in the week. Thank you very much, Scott, it helped us a lot. The Gale River Road is still open and easy driving. The trailhead had just a dusting of snow. The lower portions of the trail did have some icy spots mixed...

Does anyone have any recommendations for kids' daypacks? Our niece and nephew are 11 and 9 years old. Currently, they each carry a platypus hydration system when we hike together, but those can't really carry all their gear (sweater, rain gear, etc) so it ends up on their parents' backs. We...

Hi, After spending a chilly weekend at Ethan Pond, reminding us what winter holds in our future, my husband and I came up with a few questions that we wanted to pose to the group. We're relatively new to winter backpacking, but have done it a few times and have the right sleeping bags to make...

Trail Conditions: Mt Percival Trail to summit of Mt Percival was dry with easy walking. No issues with water crossings. Couple very short muddy spots were easily traversed. Crawford-Ridgepole Trail between Mts Percival and Morgan had significant portions of the trail that were muddy, snowy or...

Trail Conditions: The trail was well packed down and very easy to hike. At the top, most tracks cut off going to the intersection and headed straight up to the summit. Last few tenths were very icy. Be careful coming back down whichever way. Special Equipment: I wore Kahtoola crampons back down...

Trail Conditions: packed trail, pleasant walking all the way up the Glencliff Trail. On Carriage Road, snowy, packed trail until just a couple tenths of a mile from the top, then ice. Snow was starting to soften near the trailhead by the time we returned in the afternoon. Special Equipment...

Trail Conditions: Lower third of trail was rock solid but with one solo hiker's frozen postholes throughout. Deep ones... for miles. Middle third was still frozen and postholed, but with the addition of a couple inches of powder to hide the less-deep postholes and turn them into tripping...

Trail Conditions: Trail was easy to follow, but still difficult walking due to significant powder until treeline. The major brook crossings were all fine. Snow bridges over some of the smaller tributaries were breaking down by Sunday PM. Above treeline, very icy with significant wind...

Trail Conditions: Lonesome Lake Trail was hard-packed snow all the way to the hut. Around the lake, the snow was a little softer with several open water crossings (summer "bog bridges" are available to help in the crossings). Once we left the lake, the snow was granular and well-packed for the...

Date of Hike: 12-27-2007 Trail Conditions: Trail is packed out from Crawford Depot to the summit. Water crossings were very do-able. No blowdowns. No ice. Great trail! Special Equipment Required: Saw a pair of hikers in snowshoes, and the man who was ahead of us on the trail was...

Date of Hike: December 9, 2007 Trail Conditions: Trail was packed out. What little water-crossings exist were easy. There were some deeper drifts once we got up near the summit (past the junction with the trail to Stairs Mtn). Special Equipment Required: We both started out in snowshoes, but...