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Hello! Long time no see. I used to be a frequenter of this board but it's been over a decade since I moved to Oregon. I'm headed back next week to spend 6 days with my family and guess what, they want to go hiking! I'm not going to pack snowshoes so I'm looking for an appropriate trail for...

I flew back to New England for this trip, and boy, it was a doozy. I was yearning for volcanoes, glacial views, desert and beautifully maintained trails after the first day of this wacky, wet, and unexpected adventure. You can skip to the pictures, or read the story below. At the northern...

My dad mentioned that he'd be interested in hiking this last section of the AT in the next year or two (and I'd be invited, duh). I've never planned such a long backpacking trip--10 days, I'd imagine--and I'm not finding a whole lot on the web, save for a few lousy trip reports. Has anyone...

With all my relatives on the East Coast and myself on the West Coast, Thanksgiving weekend turned into a great opportunity to go camping. I drove way out to the eastern corner of the state to explore Hells Canyon, a deep gorge cut by the Snake River that divides Oregon from Idaho. The only...

Wow do I miss hiking with you crazy folks on VFTT. No one wanted to join me for this one, an awesome hike with only 1.5 miles one way in the forest, the rest in the alpine zone...because of a 20% chance of rain and some steep slopes. Boo hoo. I didn't get rained on, but I did experience my...

Well I finally made the big move out west. I'm currently in Portland, Oregon, where hopefully I'll stay awhile. I drove out the scenic way, traversing the east as quickly as possible so I could linger in the Rockies and Western states. Along the way I stopped for some really easy hiking in...

I drove up to the Great North Woods region to try and finish the few remaining 48 peaks I have left to go. Since I'll only be around for another couple of weeks before moving to the Pacific Northwest, it's coming down to the wire. I planned on tagging both Waumbek and Cabot on separate...

For sleeping bear's last real White Mountain hike before she leaves, we tackled the Baldface Loop...one of my favorites from last summer. The forecast called for rain, and lots of it. Two so-called reputable hikers, whose names will not be mentioned here, bailed even before the day began...

This past Memorial Day weekend I finally completed a Presidential Traverse. I set out with members of another hiking group (GASP!) at approximately 4:30 am on a dank and foggy Saturday morning. The group got along very well and our abilities were fairly evenly matched. The conversations were...

Spring is here! It’s been raining all week and all most people do is complain about it. You can’t beat the weather, so…sleeping bear and I decided to embrace it and go camping anyways. :eek: We started out for the Ethan Pond Shelter around 8pm Friday night. Driving through the notch, we saw...

PART 1 Aah yes, April vacation. As much as I love the Whites, this year I decided to head west to check out completely new territory (to me) on foot and by car. For 4 days, Anthony and I explored the deserts and canyons of southern Utah and northern Arizona. The long trip report follows...

Hi all...I may have the chance to head out to the Grand Canyon over April vacation. I've never been out there and looking at the park service website is overwhelming. Besides, all the "suggested hikes" look really short and you know I'm looking for something more adventurous than a short bla...

Many of you are probably more skilled with navigation but I thought I'd post this for the newbies. Since I can barely read a compass, I'll be there. It starts at 7pm tonight, I think the other local REIs are doing this event as well. Hope to see some of you there as well :). Link to...

Although this is my first winter hiking season ever, and it's been a mild one, I've been out there in a wide range of conditions. Looking out the window this morning did deter me from driving somewhere but did not deter me from walking somewhere. I decided to suit up and go for a walk to...

I'm visiting a friend in Londonderry next weekend and I'm hoping to sneak away for a quick but worthwhile dayhike nearby. Any suggestions?

Hi, my name is Jess and I'm navigationally impaired. :o My dad has the internal compass of a passenger pigeon. That trait apparently skips a generation. I needed something to do today so I figured I would go for a leisurely hike and try to develop my navigational skills. With my trusty map...

Today I completed an intensely gratifying hike. It was personally satisfying, not only because it was the first solo hike I'd gotten a chance to do in months, but also because the soggy weather was rather invigorating. A detailed, reflective, full trip report is attached. For those with a...

Summer's almost over and this is finally the year that I will actually keep hiking through all the seasons. I'm looking forward to beautiful fall (and winter!) hikes and thought you folks could probably offer up some great suggestions. So, what are the best autumn hikes in the Whites...

We set out this morning with two goals in mind: bag the Hancocks (rocksnrolls' idea) and hit the Arrow Slide (my idea, thanks Dr. Wu :)). At about 8:45 am, there was only one other group out on the trail, and we played leapfrog a bit til we hit the split in the Hancock Loop. The hiking up to...

While hiking yesterday we found 5 garter snakes along this route!! I've been lucky to find one per day on some of my longer hikes, but at one point yesterday finding a snake became a joke because there were so many. Most were fairly small, one was probably less than a week old. Any idea why...