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It is with a great deal of sadness that I share with you news of the death of the greatest hiking dog ever in the New England White Mountains John Sobetzer’s little Schnauzer Pepper. Pepper died at age 17 after struggling with cancer for the past year. I asked John to share with me a bit of...

Last Wednesday I clicked on Garmin Express to see if there were any updates. I noticed that there was an update for Garmin Express itself so I downloaded it. When I did interestingly the icon for Garmin Express disappeared from the computer. I also noted then that there was a map update so I...

Here's a link to the episode of Windows to the Wild featuring John Sobitzer and Pepper. https://video.nhpbs.org/video/pepper-and-me-2henmz/

One of the White Mountains most famous hikers Atticus, who accompanied by his loving owner Tom was famous for his winter hikes of the 48 passed away yesterday. He had been suffering with a brain tumor. The Facebook link is here: https://www.facebook.com/FollowingAtticusBook

Pepper, the first canine grid finisher, the first canine redliner is now the first canine calendar day finisher. Here is part of what John Sobetzer wrote to me: One of the fun things about doing the Calendar Day with Pepper, was that roughly a year ago I looked at our list of dates, astonished...

Here's the article from Outside: http://www.redbull.com/us/en/bike/stories/1331777090543/first-ascent-mount-washington-winter-on-a-fat-bike

Both Mt. Washington and The Devil's Path New York made the list. :eek: http://www.outsideonline.com/1856636/20-most-dangerous-hikes

http://www.outsideonline.com/2052546/jeb-bradley-hikes-grid-and-then-some?utm_source=nftf&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=02042016&spMailingID=24647887&spUserID=NzQ1NjI0ODA5NTAS1&spJobID=740848299&spReportId=NzQwODQ4Mjk5S0

Lauky July 19, 2007 -- July 9, 2015 RIP We haven't posted much since moving to Georgia in the summer of 2013 but there was a time when Lauky's hikes were fairly frequently posted. Following the Vet's instructions I didn't take him up any 4000 footers until he was six months old and no hikes...

Is this something else that we need to watch out for now? Get out your tick repellant folks. http://www.cnn.com/2015/02/20/health/new-virus-discovered/

Should I hike solo. The subject has often been discussed on this web-site. This article in Backpacker adds some interesting food for thought. http://www.backpacker.com/destinations-stories/solo-hiking/

John Sobetzer reports that Pepper the fourth ever canine winter 48 finisher and the first and as far as I know the only canine grid finisher is now the first ever canine reline finisher. Here is John's report: Hi Ed: Pepper finished his Redlining today on Williard, after a morning doing...

This contains absolutely fantastic photos: http://www.boredpanda.com/alpine-mountain-photography-matterhorn-robert-bosch-mammut/

Mt. Washington is listed #17 on Outside Magazine's 20 most dangerous hikes. http://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adventure/hiking-and-backpacking/The-10-Most-Dangerous-Hikes.html#slide-17

Here's a link to the renaming of the Colorado fourteeners: http://www.outsideonline.com/news-from-the-field/Colorado-Peaks-Renamed-for-Broncos-Players.html?utm_source=nftf&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=01302014

If the trails in the Whites have become a bit ho hum for you how about giving this one a try: http://www.viralnova.com/dangerous-trail-huashan/

If you like to enjoy winter hiking with your dog it's important that your dog enjoy it also. While the list of Canine NH Winter 48 Finishers is mostly made up of dogs not on this list: Brutus Jan. 18, 2004 Atticus Feb. 22(?), 2007 Marley March 16, 2009 Pepper Jan. 29, 2011 Romeo March 15, 2011...

Here is a link to the Backpacker article A DOZEN WAYS TO DIE. It's a very interesting article. http://www.backpacker.com/survival_guide_skills_a_dozen_ways_to_die/skills/12228

I'm going to be picking up a new pack for multi-day hiking. There are a multitude of great choices out there and I've been eyeing a few of them. I was curious though to know if anyone used the ILBE pack. I know they're a bit heavier than most comparable size commercial packs but was wondering...

Does anyone know if Garmin has a customer loyalty program wherein you can turn in an old Garmin for credit on a new one? I know Magellan does something like that.