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Does anyone have any experience with their packs? I’m looking at the Chaos for winter and late fall backpacking. What kind of loads can they handle? http://www.coldcoldworldpacks.com/chaos.htm

I’m not sure if this is in the right section or not, if it isn’t my apologies. I took this photo this past summer on the Long Trail from I believe from below the summit of Buchanan Mountain near Jay. Does anyone know what the large mountain just right of center is? I labeled it Bear...

I took this photo last weekend on Chimney Mountain. I was hoping to get some feedback about the shot. The photo was taken with an Olympus C5060WZ without any filters. f stop: F/4.0 exposure: 1/1000 sec. ISO: 80 focal length: 5.7 mm

I took a short jaunt up Chimney Mountain on Saturday with Sherpaman. I’m not going to write a formal trip report because it was such a short hike, plus I’m lazy. Here are some quick notes: 1) The parking area isn’t plowed. We paid out $2 and parked near the stop sign. 2) The weather was close...

One of my hiking goals for this year is to try and do the 34.7mile “Big Hike” that Bob Marshall did in 1932. As many of you know this hike starts at Johns Brook Lodge and ends at ADK Loj and goes over Big Slide, Lower Wolfjaw, Upper Wolfjaw, Armstrong, Gothics, Saddleback, Basin, Haystack...

Back in August my cousin and myself did a section hike on the Vermont Long Trail over 9 days. I finally got around to getting my pictures uploaded. This was by far the most demanding backpacking trip I’ve done to date. The trail is nothing but ups and downs and then there’s the mud, one the...

Saturday, October 7, 2006 With everyone canceling on me for a Tongue Range traverse overnight and a perfect weekend weather forecast, I just had to get a hike in. To my luck Sherpaman’s prior commitment for Saturday had changed and we decided to do a nice short, fall hike. Crane Mountain...

I thought I’d give everyone a heads up. I spent last week hiking the northern Vermont Long Trail (I’ll get a trip report up in a day or two) and when I returned to Lincoln Gap to pick up my car I found 3 windows had been smashed out of it. I saw more broken glass across the road where the...

August 5, 2006 In February of 2004 I had my worst experience in the mountains. On that trip my hiking partner and I had hiked Sawteeth via the Scenic Trail. The choice of path and our decisions on the trail were stupid and were lucky to go home only extremely exhausted. The hike would take...

Well I decided to take a break from the High Peaks this past weekend and take the opportunity for some seclusion with a hike through one of my favorite parts of the Adirondack Park, the West Canada Lakes Wilderness. My other objective of the weekend was to meet up with Pedxing as he thru hiked...

Part 1 I arrived at the trailhead just before dark and was greeted by Pennsy. Lthiker had stopped there earlier, but went into town to get something to eat. I hadn’t been there 5 minutes when he rolled in. The two of them left to spot a car at St Huberts while I got some of my gear ready for...

Part 1 Question: What does a native (or is that naive) Adirondacker do when recent rains mean there will be too much mud and muck in the Adirondacks to go backpacking? Answer: He goes hiking in Vermont to do a section of the Long Trail, because everyone knows the Long Trail is always dry and...

Does anyone know what the trail conditions in Vermont are like right now? The trail conditions section doesn’t have anything after the last big rains that came through the Northeast. Specifically I’m wondering what the conditions are on the Long Trail between Brandon Gap and Smuggler’s Notch...

The Basshole Creek Boys hike the Devil’s Path Pictures The 4 of us met up at the New Baltimore rest area on the thruway on a rainy Friday afternoon. After eating a dinner of nasty hamburgers we were on our way to the Catskills. We spotted a car at Spruceton Road and then drove over to the...

If all goes to plan, I’ll be hiking the LT from Lincoln Gap to the northern terminus at the end of June or early July. The hike will be over 9 or 10 days. I can’t wait. I plan to do some training hikes here in NY in the spring. Right now I’m hoping to hike the Dix Range traverse, a Great...

With all this talk about ice axes as of late, I’m sure I’m not the only one confused as to whether or not I should get one at this time. I think it would be helpful to compile a list for the Northeast of routes where the use of an ice axe would be requires or at least suggested. This list...

At long last I am finally replacing my 3-year-old Golite Race pack. The pack has served me well, but the sil-nylon is breaking down from UV light causing the material to rip very easily. I’ve decided I want to go with a pack that has more of a suspension than the Golite (which is basically...

I’m thinking of hiking Sawteeth and Gothics this Saturday. My plan is to go up the scenic trail on Sawteeth, then go over Pyramid to Gothics, and down the Beaver Meadows trail. PM me or respond to this thread if you’re interested.

What is an armchair hike you ask? Its one of those hikes that you think up in your mind when you’re sitting at home with nothing to do, but sit and wish you were out hiking. Most of the time these hikes are ones that push the edge or beyond one’s abilities and that generally never materialize...

I’m planning on doing a week long trip from Long Lake to Coreys Rd and then driving to the Indian Lake area for some more hiking and paddling this summer. I was hoping to stop at a restaurant or dinner in Long Lake along the way, but don’t want to offend people with the stench of hikers funk...