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How do you reserve a Baxter campsite (at Roaring Brook, for example) for more than 1 day? Reservations are on 4-month rolling basis, so today I can reserve a site for August 2. But what if I want to stay for a few nights? It looks like you can only reserve one day at a time. Do I have to try and...

That other thread got me thinking. How could the WMNF be better managed so that impacts were less and people's enjoyment was more? I just got back from Yosemite. At all of the entrances were signs, at varying distances from the actual entrance, saying 'Approximately 1 hr wait time from HERE'...

There is evolving research to suggest that exposure to colder temps activates brown adipose tissue (brown fat), which is one of the body's means of producing heat upon exposure to cool/cold temperatures. Activation of brown fat is believed to decrease circulating glucose levels (probably a good...

I know some of you are pretty well versed in wood lots and forestry management. A friend recently told me she had purchased a share of a forest lot in way-northern Maine. The forest lot is 500 acres. It is an investment. As I understand it, there is some demand for forest land, which can be...

Hola amigos, I'm heading to the Dacks over Labor day weekend. I've never been to the Dacks, and it's interesting to plan a hike that feels a lot like a New England hike, but which nonetheless I know basically nothing about. Anywho... We've got reservations for 4 nights at Heart Lake and were...

Inquiry for NH White Mountain locals. How crowded/bad is it up your way mid-week, at the popular trailheads and at the quieter spots? I've taken my boys (now ages 9 and 11) for at least one overnight backpack every year since they were very young, and these are powerful memories. I've stayed...

I'm bored. So I'm starting a conversation, curious to hear what others think. I've noticed that I'm less psyched to get into the Whites than I have been in years past. I think there are many reason. They include: 1) Parking challenges at EVERY trailhead (even those little pullouts often are at...

I'm taking the family to Grand Teton and Yellowstone this summer (2 weeks, starting end of July). About all that is set in stone at this point is that we're flying in and out of Jackson, and we're backpacking the Teton Crest trail over 5 days at the tail end of the trip. My boys are excited to...

Two years ago I saw a review for the Sawyer Squeeze as an alternative means of filtering water vs. the Katadyn Hiker/Pur I'd been using for 20 years. The Squeeze was mechanically very simple, lightweight and cheap. What's not to like? I used the Squeeze on a handful of trips last summer and the...

"She's NOT friendly, just so you know!" That's what the woman said to me and my son as she struggled to keep her snarling, muzzled dog under control with the leash as they passed us on Old Bridal Path yesterday. Somebody help me out with this one. Because I thought (think) this woman was not...

Last weekend from the summit of Moriah, looking way the heck up north, I could see a bald, white capped, prominent peak sticking out from the other hills. Percy peak, I think. And now I must venture out beyond the WMNF, into the North Country. I know there are at least a few of you who reside...

Hi folks, For years I've been touting the importance of map and compass skills as a critical life-preserving tool for navigating in the back country. Yet I recognize that many (most) folks don't possess even a basic understanding of how to use these two items together. To overcome the lack of...

Anyone know of a shop that has experience heat molding boot liners? I just got a pair of Spantiks and I want to heat mold the liners for them. Boston area or anywhere in the Whites is fine (I'm up there often enough). I definitely want a shop that has done this sort of thing before. Thanks!

So, there's a quarantine on firewood in NH, which means you can't transport firewood across state lines into NH. The purpose of this quarantine is to slow the spread of invasive insect species, such as the Asian Longhorn Beetle, and the Emerald Ash Borer. NH has a large economic stake in the...

Daytrip's thread got me thinking about tents. I'm thinking about getting a BD Mega Light for winter use below treeline. I used a friend's on Rainier and Baker and a bunch of glaicers in the N. Cascades years ago, but it was summer, it didn't snow (though we always camped on glaciers), and the...

I made this comment at the end of the MSR stoves thread, but I thought it valuable enough to get its own thread, so here it is. In short, when collecting water for winter backpacks, your fuel will go approximately twice as far if you can find that water already in liquid form vs. melting from...

Hi all, I stumbled onto this loop last night looking over my maps for places I haven't spent much time, and the interwebs appear to confirm my suspicions that the loop starting near the Wild River Campground and encompassing Moriah and Sheburne-Moriah (via Moriah Bk tr, Carter-Moriah tr...

Headed up to Kinsman shelter on Saturday morning, opted to take snowshoes even though the snow at the trailhead was scant. Dropped our overnight gear at the shelter and continued up to North Kinsman on a broken trail. At the top, a group in microspikes had stopped as the snow was pretty deep...

I've had my Koflach Verticals for ~11 yrs now. They're the yellow ones, not made anymore, but they were an intermediate option between the Degres and Arctic Expes, designed to excel more on vertical ice. Same shell as the Arctic Expes but a unique liner - somewhat thinner than the other two...

So, I've got some solo trips lined up for the near future and want to take some steps to lighten my load. In particular, I'd like to go the bivy/tarp route and leave the tent home. MLD has a really nice silnylon tarp with nice features, 12 oz, $120. Or I can get a Walmart 6'x8' tarp with...