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First & Last 46's I suppose everyone has his/her personal reasons for the first and last ADK-46's. Here are mine. While I live in Connecticut, and a backpacker for decades, I had for years defaulted to the "real mountains of the west". For example, in July 2002, I trekked through the...

Rick, Yes, both Camp 4 lean-to's are in good shape. Whenever I use a lean-to, I make it a habit to leave it in better shape than I find it. So, I swept out both lean-to's, and picked up some trash. The raspberry shoots and grass are taking over a bit in the clearing. It would help to take a...

I drive into Coreys parking on a sunny, warm Tuesday afternoon. I am actually excited about this trip, and despite the long day I face tomorrow. It’s a new area with fresh places to explore and things to see. Day 1: I start out on the trail to Blueberry Pond. It's wet and muddy, but...

I have a deep yearning to “get over the hump”. I define “hump” as 6 of the farther and potentially more difficult peaks, and the desire to have less than 10 peaks remaining after this trip. This translates to a 4-day trek that begins with a 6 mile investment to get to the first base camp at a...

Rik peaked my interest, so I did a little research on porcupines. They are a rodent, second in size only to the beaver. Porcupine can reach 3 feet in length and weigh up to 30 lbs. I believe the one I saw was every bit as big as that. I got the impression that it was quite old. If I had to...

Rik, thanks for the response. I am 6 ft and 180 lbs. I'm not exaggerating the size of the porcupine. When I first ran up on it, I was of course head down watching my steps, so I got closer than perhaps I should have. When its motion caught my attention, I was less than 12 feet behind it as...

I missed Nippletop and Dial on my last outing to Blake and Colvin. My older daughter, Annika, is here for a few days layover between California and Turkey. The weather cooperated, though it was hot and muggy, so we decided to tackle Dial and Nippletop together on Sunday. This is a same day...

Weather, work and legs have a way of conspiring to shorten one’s plans. The original plan was for 2 nights on the ground and three enjoyable days of relatively leisurely trekking. I was to park at Ausable Road, get a ride to Elk Lake, and then trek one way via Blake-Colvin-Nippletop-Dial to my...