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I came across an old thread on VFTT that had polled community members about what types of uses they thought were appropriate (and inappropriate) within Wilderness. I decided to re-create the poll, and ended up using google forms to do so, as the polling mechanics of the vBulletin message boards...

Decided to make a new thread for this as I have made a major update to the Lean-to Spreadsheet. The new spreadsheet has been expanded to include backcountry shelters in NY, VT, NH, ME, MA, CT, NJ, PA, MD, and WV. It includes lean-tos, shelters, cabins, and lodges for completeness. Each entry...

The National Park Service is in the process of preparing a foundation document that will guide management of the Appalachian Trail, and they are soliciting public comment in preparation for this. They have prepared 5 questions about the AT that they are inviting anyone to submit answers to: You...

Anyone got any recommendations as to what the best guidebooks are for hiking/backpacking in the Virginia/West Virginia area are? I've been looking at the Falcon guidebooks for VA and WV, but the online reviews indicate that they are somewhat of a mixed bag, with only about 75% positive reviews...

The sign beside the path read: “TO THE TWO GRAVES OF PETER SAVERIE AND ELIZA A. KING OF LITTLE CANADA.” I paused in the gathering darkness, debating whether to deviate from my route, or to continue on towards my destination. The last rays of daylight were disappearing through the looming...

This is a post that I made to the ADKHighPeaks. I was asked to post it here as well. I was asked via PM to put together a list of the gear I carry in winter. I figured I'd share it with the community in general. Feel free to post your own lists- the "what's in your pack" thread from a few...

SummitHat asked me to post this here to help spread the word, since he doesn't have a VFTT account. Original Thread

Does anyone here have any experience with backpacking in Northern/Northeastern PA? I've got an annual backpacking trip planned with a few friends for late October. In the past, we've gone to destinations in the Adirondacks, but due to people moving south, we've decided to do something in PA...

Looks like National Geographic is about to put out a 3rd map for Vermont, covering the Mount Mansfield/Stowe area: http://www.natgeomaps.com/ti_749 Anyone picked up a copy of this map? Hopefully it doesn't suffer from the same rush to completion that the other 2 Vermont maps went through...

Click Here To View Photo Gallery I've only had 2 Catskill High Peaks (Graham and Balsam Lake Mountains) and 1 Fire Tower Challenge peak (Balsam Lake Mountain) left for over a year. I could have easily finished both well before now... but I wanted to do it right. I had my eye on a 4 day, 30...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZAtzN_ScKXY If your boss doesn't approve of you watching videos of men in speedos, you may want to save this one till you're at home. :)

Click Here To View Photo Gallery I decided to spend some more time exploring the south west corner of the Park- an area that is still new to me and which I've infrequently visited. After visiting Bear Lake and Woodhull Lake last spring, and climbing Woodhull Mountain, I was curious to explore...

From the ADK website: From the AMC website: Spring time is when steep high elevation trails in the mountains are most susceptible to erosion and damage from hikers. If you've got an itch you can't scratch except by climbing mountains, please tread lightly. Do the "rock hop" where ever...

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Click Here To View Photo Gallery Decided to go three for three by watching my third sunset in as many days on Jenkins Mountain, another peak which, as with St. Regis and Catamount, I'd climbed frequently as a college student but hadn't visited in years. Rather than take the standard approach...

Click Here To View Photo Gallery On Tuesday, I climbed St. Regis to watch the sunset. Wednesday was another nice day, so I decided again to climb a mountain that afternoon. My choice of mountain on this day was Catamount, a small but rugged and challenging little mountain north of Whiteface...

Click Here To View Photo Gallery Decided to head up to the summit of St. Regis Mountain to watch the sunset on Tuesday afternoon. As a Paul Smith's student, I would climb St. Regis several times a year (once even after having already climbed Cliff and Redfield earlier that day!), but this was...

Ode to an Adirondack lean-to... The following pictures represent roughly 40% of the lean-tos in New York State. Continued in next post...

Click Here To View Photos Did a short, easy overnight to Debar Mountain this past week. I'd still not stayed in the lean-to on the mountain, and it's been over five years since I first visited Debar Mountain, and I decided it was time to return. Got a late afternoon start from Meacham Lake...

Click Here To View Photo Gallery Spent 3 days/2 nights exploring the heart the Ha-De-Ron-Dah Wilderness late last week. I've spent very little time in the southwest area of the park before, and it's always a pleasure to explore new areas- although I'm starting to run out of new areas to...