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I'll be taking my son's girlfriend (first winter hike) and her brother-in-law (second winter hike) up Algonquin on Saturday. If you see an old guy trying to keep up with a young guy and girl say howdy.

Enjoyed great shepard's pie and Ubu at the brewpup before getting to one of the Loj's leanto's, thoughtfully provided by Little Rickie. Crazymama arrived shortly thereafter, and we all turned in pretty early. Rickie and Jim talked me into breakfast at the Loj Saturday morning. It was...

I'll be heading up Friday evening (3/7) and have very flexible plans at this point. I'm hoping my boy can drive up from NJ and meet me for the weekend, but he's been told he may deploy any time from now until 3/12. Either way, if anybody's thinking about that weekend and wants some company, let...

I’m planning to do a Great Range traverse on June 23. My original plan was to hike with my son, but he bailed on me (some weak excuse, a friend’s wedding or some such). I’m still planning on going, and doing it solo if that’s what it comes to. My nominal plan is to leave early in the a.m...

We got up early enough (5:30), but getting 5 people moving and into LP for breakfast did not go as quickly as I had hoped. Charlie’s in Lake Placid nominally opens at 6:30 a.m., but the non-English speaking cleaning crew were the only ones in sight when we arrived, and it took a while to get...

I had climbed Dix 2 or 3 times before, but it had probably been 15 or 20 years. My previous climbs were from Rt. 73, had never been in from Elk Lake before. I had hoped I might be able to hook up with someone to do the entire Dix range, but I ended up solo. Given how long it took me to do the...

I will be climbing Dix on Saturday 10/14, leaving from Elk Lake about 7:30 a.m. I’m by myself, so will probably do just Dix via Hunter’s Pass and return over Beckhorn. If anybody else is interested, I’d also consider doing some or all of Macomb, South Dix, East Dix, and Hough.

Third time's the charm! I got scheduled for a business trip to the Boulder area, so took the opportunity to tack on a vacation day for some unfinished business. I had tried to climb Long's twice previously and got turned back: Once because I didn't have the proper equipment (axe/crampons) and...

Took my daughter (20) and her boyfriend (21) for a great hike yesterday. I'm not sure if she saw it as a chance for me to bond with the boy or as a test to see if the boy had the right stuff. This was his first real hiking experience. Arrived Tuesday evening with temps well into the 90's and...

Someone posted this on another forum, and it made me think: "I will be hiking with my father, of whom has climbed big slide. Keep in mind he is 61 years old and in fairly good shape. However i think the Big Slide trail via brothers and JBL loop are a pretty good example of his limits, so keep...

My son is graduating from college on June 1 :D and we're looking at possibilities for a week-long hiking/climbing trip, most likely in Colorado. If anyone has any info on the CDT (or other possibilities) they can pass along I'd appreciate it.

I'm headin' out to Colorado for the long weekend - got a $169 r/t fair on Delta. Will camp in the Horn Fork Basin (Collegiate Peaks Wilderness). The plan is to bag Mt. Harvard and Mt. Columbia on Sunday. So far the weather forecast looks good! Only problem is I'll be going with my son and 3...

Weather forecast for the high peaks seems to be holding up for tomorrow, so my oft-postponed return to the Trap Dike is on for tomorrow. We'll be leaving south meadow around 8:00 a.m. - if anyone's in the area look for a couple of guys who are old enough to know better with a 15 year-old who...

Will be doing Colden via the Trap Dike on Monday (weather permitting) with my 16 year old nephew. Plan to leave South Meadow around 7:00 (maybe 7:30). If you see a tall skinny kid carrying an old crone, say howdy! It's been about 25 years since I last did the dike - can't wait.

I plan to do Dial and Nippletop (up the Leach trail, return via Elk Pass) on 3/27. Right now it looks like I'll be solo, but would be glad to have company. I expect to be at the parking lot off of Rt 73 between 7 and 8 a.m. If anyone is heading that way, drop me a response.