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Greetings, winter lovers! I am presenting a rather mundane question to all the VFTT'ers out there, as a search of the site turned up little, and I'm hoping someone can help/enlighten me. Despite this weekend's forecast, my friend Joe and I are planning on hiking East Osceola from the Kanc on...

Excuse me if my poetic attempts sound corny, but let me preface this report by stating that it isn't often that one experiences a hike like yesterday, with all the elements perfectly coalescing into the best kind of outdoor experience that I enjoy the most: colder temperatures, crisp air, a...

Recently I received a Kodak Z7590 as a wedding present, and being my first digital camera, I absolutely love it. It's been with me on a few hikes this past September, and it seems to be a sturdy and reliable camera. However, on a recent trip to Garfield three weeks ago in two to three feet of...

Arriving at the Gale River Loop Road trailhead at 8:00 AM, I noticed that I was the only other car in the small lot. I quickly stretched and got my pack together to start on the trail at 8:10; the skies were overcast, with a temperature of around 40 degrees. After a quick incline up an...

So my fiance wants to go hiking in the Whites before the cold sets in, and since she hasn't been at all this year, naturally I'd like the trip to be a good one. Last year we did Welch-Dickey, and while she enjoyed it, the exposure was a little too much for her on those rock slabs. For some...

Normally I'm a morning hiker, but today I decided to try an afternoon hike, with the (hopeful) possibility of being on the trail at sunset and giving me the chance to test out my new headlamp. My plan was to hike Cannon via the Hi-Cannon Trail, then over to the Kinsmans by way of the Kinsman...

After a long morning drive up I-93, I finally arrived at the Appalachia parking lot at 7:30 AM with the intention of hiking the two northern Presidential peaks, Adams and Madison. I stretched and got my pack together before I hit the trail at 7:40. There were quite a few cars in the small...

After a pleasant morning drive up I-93, I arrived in the parking lot north of the Flume Visitors Center at 7:15 AM. From the looks of the sky driving up, it had looked like it would be a cool and sunny day, yet Franconia Notch was blanketed in fog. I was hoping the sun would burn it off as I...

I had seen on the weather forecast that the upcoming weekend would be beautiful in comparison to the recent heat wave that had been smothering New England, so I planned for a hike on Sunday. I had set the alarm clock for 5:00 AM, but didn’t wake up until 6:45 (the AM/PM thing, of course)...

After an early rise at 4:00 AM I ate breakfast, packed up, and left the house at 4:45 for the Whites. My plan was to hike Mount Jefferson via the Caps Ridge Trail, but I ended up pushing myself a lot harder and farther than I should have. I arrived at the parking lot in Jefferson Notch at...

My first visit to the Whites in 2005 was with the goal of hiking Mounts Willey, Field, and Tom with my friend David back in May, but we were so unprepared for the snow and ice on the Willey Ridge Trail that we were forced to turn back before reaching the summit of Willey. (Sorry about all that...

There may be a modicum of ridiculousness to this post, but I'll try anyway. A few weeks ago, while hiking with a friend, the subject of conversation came upon what we yelled out every once in a while during hiking, to let others know our presence. My usual "Whoooo!" and "Whaoaoaw!" was the...

Has anyone been by Sawyer River Road in the past day or two? I know the WMNF site listed it as closed as of 5/2, but I have a friend coming in from out of town, and I'd love to hike Carrigain tomorrow. Thanks!