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Are there views along the Imp trail from Rt. 16 up th the Imp shelter, or do you have to get up to the ridge before getting a view?

I'm trying to find a 20+ mile hike in October in Maine or New Hampshire for a group of Scouts. Generally the boys have done a walk through Portland (sidewalks, yech!) for their 20 miler. I'd like to find something in the woods. A loop trail would be preferred, though a 10 mile that we go out and...

There was a report in the Portland Press Herald about an AT Hiker who became ill on Saddleback. Does anyone know more details? http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/news/state/060713dispatches.shtml

I was disapointed (no, annoyed actually) to find the campfire ring at Garfield obliterated last year. I experienced the same thing at Marcy Dam. Is this the general policy now, to actually eliminate a place to make a campfire at the shelters and tent sites in the Whites and Adirondacks? Life in...

I'm considering a June hike of the Hundred Mile wilderness with my 14 year old son (a "shakedown" hike for Philmont Scout Ranch). Aside from an abundance of black flies and mosquitos, what are conditions like that time of year? Is the trail heavily used then? Is is very wet?

I am looking for recommendations for a 4-night 50 mile hike in the White Mountains or in Maine. This is for a small group of Scouts to help them get some experience beyond one night trips. I want something a bit flatlandish with a few peaks to break up the days -nothing too boring.