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The current tower was built in 1923, so it'll be exactly a hundred years old. Get your selfies while it's here. The ranger on duty in the tower told me the new tower will be brought up by helicopter in a single piece. They're also bringing in a new watchman's cabin.

Lei was a VFTT member before moving to Washington a few years ago. I just heard she was released from the hospital. https://www.koin.com/news/oregon/mt-hood-climbers-identified-after-accident/amp/

Found alongside the Wild River, not far from one of the old bridge sites. Date unknown. It's awfully shallow and flimsy for a dredge or shovel. It's made from a single sheet, yet those corner rivets are strongly reinforced for some reason. There are holes in the bottom, possibly for...

Cherry Mtn Trail lot on rte 114 was not well-plowed, shallow but slippery snow. Snow tires and/or 4WD recommended (My car couldn't make it up the ramp without chains, even in reverse), but no clearance problems yet. Trail up to the snowmobile road was a very firm, double-wide snowshoe track...

Sunshine makes all the difference. Had reports (and saw photos) from Friday of lots of rime up top, with verglas on the boardwalks near the Nose even in late afternoon. But Saturday midmorning we found almost no rime, and almost no ice. Trails were almost completely dry. Did find some ice...

Outside: Inside (I returned it to its original position after the photo): On the inside there are small wire loops around the edges, presumably for holding upholstery. Anyone recognize this? It looks like a vehicle door, but is it from logging equipment, a rail car, or an ordinary...

Down in the Blue Hills of Boston, spring is well under way. I'll have some marsh marigold photos as early as tomorrow, and some bellwort and anemone soon after that. ****** ********************* Past year threads: 2014: 2014 Spring Wildflower Thread 2013: 2013 Spring Wildflower Thread...

Cardigan Mtn Rd in fine shape - no problem in a small front-wheel-drive car. Park entrance road gated, room for ~5 cars by the gate. West Ridge trail is always very icy in winter; the usual ice flows are already well-established. Not quite as thick as later in the season, but just as...

Not sure when this was announced, but I just noticed it on the Baxter website: There's a teeny-tiny map as well.

RECEPTION: JUNE 7th, 4:00 PM RSVP http://www.evite.com/event/0365F4PLLVJD6IHGKEPD5NV5UZFPDY A bunch of my photos will be on display throughout the month of June at: L'Aroma Cafe and Bakery 15 Spencer St, West Newton, MA 02465 (617) 630-0006 laromacafe.com I'm still choosing which photos to...

There was a thin but dark cloud forming west of the summit when I parked just after noon... Trail hard packed, has seen a large number of sleds and even more butts. Light traction and poles very helpful, but a few people managed with bare boots (sneakers, in one case). One section of icy...

At trailhead elevation, barely a dusting of snow. Roads were in excellent shape. Dirt section of Cardigan Mtn Rd was sanded and quite safe for even a subcompact car; park entrance road was unsanded but still passable. This trail is prone to thick ice in several spots, and there was plenty of...

What's small enough to crawl under my fence but big enough to leave big-dog-sized poop? The dung is piled into a cone, a bit like the scoops on top of an ice cream cone and a bit like the spiral of soft-serve ice cream (the texture is in between). It's a bulgy cone with maybe a four-inch...

RECEPTION: JULY 13th at 3:00 PM This time I've got a big space to work with, so there will be lots of photos. (update: about fifty-five!) My photos will go up on the afternoon of June 30th and stay up for the entire month of July. Location: Great Hall, Great Falls Discovery Center, 2...

My gallery debut will be at BestSeller Cafe, 24 High St, Medford MA, approximately May 15th 2013 (depends when the walls are cleared by the previous artist) and lasting about a month. I'll be showing (and selling) about a half-dozen photos from hikes, with a mix between New England and more...

Hi, Newbie question: I've got access to a big pond. It's a short walk (under five minutes to a good put-in spot) from my garage, along a trail that's wide and mostly smooth. My boat is a two-man kayak; it's big and heavy. If I want to go to the pond by myself, I need some kind of...

Very thin snow at the valley floor. Bare boots best for a while. Warm enough for a bit of balling under my gaiters. Bare boots were fine all the way when I climbed the trail, but now that several parties have sledded or slid down all the steep parts, I recommend light traction. Snowshoes...

I'm not aware of them including any photographs originally published here, but it might still be worth a visit if you're in the Boston area. http://www.mfa.org/exhibitions/art-white-mountains I particularly like treating the paintings as a kind of mystery puzzle: try to mentally reverse the...

This small peak has decent views and is close to Lyndeborough Mountain and Rose Mountain if you want to increase the mileage. If you do, bring a topo map and compass and your wits; there were trails on the ground that didn't appear on my map, and vice versa. A neighbor said that some trails...

Note the new hole in the backpack... Full story later. (Edit: full story is here: Four Peaks in the Willey Range)