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My Cousin and I got to Peg's around 8:30 am ish or so in the morning, and BOY let me tell you. The breakfast that I had been fantizing about for the last three hours certanly lived up to expectations. Scrambled eggs, wheat toast, Bluberry pancakes, sausage, and hash browns, O MAN it was good...

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Ok, I've been looking at getting a new backpack and the criteria are....well, the universal Magic pack =). It has to do everything... Specifically I am looking for it to handle both light weekend trips. A few excursions (4-7 days) probably once a year, and skiing day trips in the winter...

This site is really good about not being commercial, so please pull this thread if it's in violation. That being said - REI-outlet has Men's techwick style boxers on sale for $6. I love these things and just bought a bunch. Wanted to pass this along for anyone else who likes these as they...

Whats the difference between Down bags, and Synthetic? Why are the prices so different, and is the performance that much different? Also whats up with the waterproofing? Some bags are some arn't. Right now I am trying to decide, exactally what I need the bag for usage wise, and how much...

Hey folks, it’s Wet with a new trip report. I went for a solo(http://s71.photobucket.com/albums/i144/Wet22/Jefferson/?action=view&current=239a40c8.jpg&refPage=&imgAnch=imgAnch6) hike up Jefferson on Friday and by golly it was a fun day!!! So I work an odd schedule and just switched over from...

I plan on hiking Jefferson or Clay on Friday. Starting early in the AM. If anyone wants to carpool from the Arlington Area, or wants to meet at the trailhead let me know.

I usually avoid doing trip reports because I tend to get frustrated writing them. I find it difficult to convey the emotions and experiences of events and never find my self able to encompass the scope of the experience in pictures and words. Well this is my attempt to tell you about my trip...

Well After reading all the Trip reports from the Pound The Pressie's weekend I am jonesing for some hiking. I've been stuck on nights for the past 2 months and haven’t gotten my nights hikes to fruition quite yet. These reports and pictures have been keeping me going. Here are some pictures I...

I just set up a Photobucket site, and wanted to share some test photo's I just put up. Here are some photo's from a night hike I took last year with some friends. We hiked up the back side of Wachusett Mt. in Central MA. It was middle June if I remember correctly last year. We started around...

Books to read, while hiking Oops, I wasn't specific in my last post about books to read. I am looking for reccomendations of Books that are very packable and good to read on the trail. Something you can sit on top of a mountain and read a few pages and put away, or something you might read a...

Was looking for some reading recomendations. I recently watched GI Jane on TV the other day and was going to go to the Library to get a D.H. Lawrence book. (several quotes in the movie are from DH Lawrence poems). Anybody want to toss out random author's or books they they like and or would...

Ok, I think I am already sold on this stove. I like the idea and simplicity of it. Before I go out and buy it I wanted to get some other opinions on it, and maybee even some reports from people how have used one/own one. How do these work in wind conditions and rain? Is this somethink I can...

Going to Baltimore next weekend. Any recomendations on things I should see, or shorte hikes in the area, I should do. (Oreoles are playing in Washington, Dammt! no excuse to go to Camden Yards :rolleyes: )

Hello Eveyone =) I'm a new member, and wanted to say hi. Also wanted to see if I could recruit anyone for some morning hikes. By morning i mean before the sun comes up.. :eek: yikes! Not sure if this is the right forum for this or if this should go into the trips forum? Probably creat...