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Date of Hike: 5/18/10 Route: Snow's Mountain Trail - South Loop (WVAIA) Trail Conditions: Numerous blowdowns, track hard to follow for first half-mile. Conditions better higher up. Special Equipment Required: None. A few lazy blackflies, kept easily at bay by my BuzzOff shirt and hat, and a...

Date of Hike: 5/15/10 Route: Livermore Road to Greeley Ponds Trail to Goodrich Rock Trail (WVAIA) Trail Conditions: Trails in excellent shape -- numerous blowdowns cleared, track mostly dry. Special Equipment Required: None. Not even bugspray was required on this cool, cloudy afternoon...

Reposting from the Mt Washington Observatory Higher Summits forecast (http://www.mountwashington.org/weather/summit_forecast.php): ...This will make for an extremely dangerous situation on the higher summits tomorrow. It should be noted that wind chills will approach 20 below at times, which...

The 2009 Perseid meteor shower runs from July 27th to August 24th -- but it peaks this week, and likely tonight (July 12th). If you have a chance, get out and have a look... New Hampshire weather doesn't look great for viewing tonight, but will be better tomorrow and beyond. Enjoy!

Many folks don't realize that Curious George creators Hans and Margret Rey were long-time summer residents of the White Mountains, where they were avid conservationists and very popular with local kids, whom Hans welcomed into his studio while he worked. The Reys' legacy lives on in the work of...

Mt. Tecumseh Trail to Northside cut-out 7/12/2009 Trail Conditions: Lower section surprisingly dry and well drained. Upper third to the Northside Chair cut-off had numerous mucky sections that required some careful footwork to avoid chewing up the surface more than necessary. Stream crossings...

Heads up if you're planning to hike in the Waterville Valley area on Saturday 7/11 -- there will be a triathlon starting at 7:30am (registration starts at 5:30am). Local officials are expecting some traffic impact. Expect a lot of bicycles on 49 up and down to Campton, as well as runner...

Livermore Trail to Height-of-Land / Old Skidder Trail -- mountain biking Trail Conditions: Generally very good. Evidence of recently-cleared blow-downs up above North Slide. A few washed out areas -of no concern to hikers but requiring a little bit of forethought if you're coming down fast...

Not sure where else to post this, so please feel free, moderators... There was a green Suburban (Denali XL?) with VFTT and ROT stickers on the back in the parking lot of the Fidelity Investments Merrimack facility at 2 Contra Way this AM... wondering who else works for Fidelity? Post or PM...

Not intending to fire the "doom flares" -- but I personally was surprised at the change in the forecast between yesterday AM (when it was cooling off with possible snow-showers off and on throughout week) to this morning (1-3" Tuesday night, with 4-6" more tomorrow in the southern Whites). If...

We passed the scene of a moose-car collision on the way south on 93 this morning. The left lane was closed and a full complement of emergency vehicles was present. We first passed the moose, which was in the median at a crossover; we then passed the rolled-over vehicle about 150 yards south...

Mountaintinis on Lafayette Last week, we decided to take the kids for a 'last hurrah' hike before they returned to school. We booked a night at Greenleaf Hut on Mt. Lafayette to simplify our packing and hauling, and the kids (Nathan, 11, Ellie, 8) did a great job on the climb up the Old Bridle...

Mt. Osceola via the Mt. Osceola Trail from Tripoli Road Trail Conditions: Trail in outstanding condition for such a popular route. No blowdowns, dry conditions, good footing (if a modest amount of rock-hopping for creaky knees). Special Equipment Required: Sunscreen and a little extra water...

Looking out at the clearing skies in Boston -- maybe some of us will get a peek at the shooting stars tonight. The peak will be in the hours after midnight, looking to the north, I think... but once it's dark, if the clouds have broken up, you have a pretty good shot of seeing them. Even as...

Noon Peak (Waterville Valley) via Sandwich Mountain Trail Trail Conditions: Trail clear of blowdowns and well maintained -- but slick and slimy in places after rains last night. In the denser woods down low, the rocks and roots felt like they were algae-coated at times. Special Equipment...

Mt. Tecumseh July 13th Trail Conditions: Very good -- a few surprisingly wet patches (wetter than earlier spring hikes), but trail clear and well maintained Special Equipment Required: Bug spray optional but probably not essential, good supply of water on this humid day Comments: After living...

Date of Hike: Sunday, July 6, 2008 Trail Conditions: Mostly dry trail in great condition Special Equipment Required: None Comments: Really nice, late-afternoon, impulsive, solo-blast. I rode my mountain bike to the Kettles Path (part of the way in, even; if you're competent on medium...

I wanted to pass along an invitation to "Family Fun Day" in Waterville Valley this Saturday, June 7th. Each spring, the resort throws open the turnstiles for a day, allowing guests to try out all kinds of summer activities free! Activities include kayaking and canoeing on the town pond...

A few minutes ago, at last daylight, the clouds that have been covering Mt. Tecumseh most of the afternoon peeled back to reveal... yep... a fresh coating of snow above 2000 feet. I doubt it really amounts to much, but sheesh. It's May 19th, for heaven's sake. We did see a couple brief periods...

I had a chance to participate in an informal bake-off between DEET-based spray and Bug-Off treated clothes yesterday, and thought I would share the non-scientific results. Testing Grounds: Old Waterville Road "Jughandle", off Route 49 in Waterville Valley. Last year at this time, we took a...