Search results

vftt.org

Help Support vftt.org:

This site may earn a commission from merchant affiliate links, including eBay, Amazon, and others.
  1. P

    body recovered in Maine

    see: http://bangordailynews.com/2017/08/21/news/mid-maine/body-recovered-near-appalachian-trail-in-franklin-county/ Lets see what's the rest of the story.
  2. P

    Pemi Ski Traverse

    On Sunday, march 1, 10 of us skied through the Pemi Wilderness via the Thoreau Falls Trail. Route followed was #23 in David Goodwin's book. (Zealand hut to Lincoln Woods). There was a hard track left by skiers probably the previous weekend. Only one small stream crossing on the Cedar Brook...
  3. P

    Mt. Hale via Zealand Road and Trail, Lend-a-Hand and Hale Brook Trails, March 11

    Conditions: Road has thin cover and is developing bare spots in the sun; trails all well packed. Use care to stay on packed path- if you step off you post-hole deeply. Special Equipment: Micro spike were very helpful. I carried showshoes, but didn't use/need them. Comments: It was a...
  4. P

    Pemi Traverse (ski)

    On Sunday, 3/11/12, we did #23 in Dave Goodman's Best Backcountry skiing. Ice bridges still intact across major streams, but I suspect that one warm day will be the end of them for this season. Wet spots opening up. Most were easily skirted, but we had to take skis off four times to rock hop...
  5. P

    Kinsmans 1/4/7

    I did a winter summit of North and South Kinsman on Jan 4. Like most, I went up and down from the Lafayette Place Campground. There were a few places along the Fishin' Jimmy trail where there is ice over some boulders and ledges, so some might want traction there. But I was able to bare boot...
  6. P

    Cannon 1/3/7

    I did a winter summit of Cannon on Jan 3. I went up and down on the Kinsman Ridge trail from the tramway parking lot. Trail is hard packed. I had crampons with me, but didn't use them. Snowshoes didn't even come out of car.
Top