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Not having been in the Whites since helping RoyBoy finish his 48 on Owls Head in March, I figured I might as well stop cyberhiking and really get out there. When one turns 55, their bucket list seems to grow and a 2 day Pemi loop got put on my list when I finally figured out that it was Larisa...

Packed snow with some ice as expected after the rain. Water was high and the snowbridges ARE GONE making the last water crossing at Lincoln Brook impossible. IMHO, it will be several days of freezing weather and/or a major snowstorm to get the bridges back. Microspikes for trails, Snowshoes...

2nd time returning after I swore that I was never going back! Offered to escort Roy on his 48 finish, so looks like I'm going back. Will leave Lincoln Woods no later than 7AM, hoping for Black Pond and Brutus bushwhacks. Spent 3 hours breaking out the slide last time :( Let me know if you...

The trail was hard and glazed pretty much the whole way. Traction selection was challenging. Microspikes or Crampons worked, except stepping off the trail was an immediate post hole. I wore snowshoes most of the way but using them on hard packed crust was tiring. More snow is needed in the...

Trail Conditions: Rocky Branch in great shape, a little muddy on the old road section and of course the descent to the shelter. Same with Isolation trail, which became a little muddier on the last mile before the Davis intersection - last half mile becoming quite overgrown. Davis path in great...

Had an invite from a long lost cousin (Rhett) who had an extra pass to hike the Enchantments on June 25-29. I snapped at the opportunity having never hiked in the Pacific Northwest. The Sunday before I left, I got a call from him that someone had backed out and offered it to my son (Keith) who...

All trails were in excellent shape, rock hard and a little slippery in the morning, just a little softening late morning helped traction. Some light traction useful. Son #2 was home from college and wanted to get out, so we opted for this short hike and a shorter drive. Kind of a weird day...

Trail Conditions: Hale Brook, Lend A Hand were well packed out on 3/7, Twinway, Bondcliff, Wilderness all packed out well on 3/8, especially after the Ed Hawkins train from Saturday. Treeless peaks were ice and corn snow after the rain overnight. Only blowdowns were on lower Bondcliff and...

Trail Conditions: Black Pond trail, 4-6" new snow, Black Pond Bushwhack, 6-8", Lincoln Brook Trail 10-12", Slide 12-16+ new snow. All completely packed out now. Special Equipment Required: Snowshoes & Crampons essential, other normal winter gear. Comments: 6AM start, at slide at 10AM, lots of...

Three of us will be attempting Owl's Head on Saturday as a day hike and sure would love some additional help pounding out what is expected to be 10+" of new snow over the next 24 hours. It is a redo for me from last Feb, but we are looking to continue Great Pumpkin's Winter of Redemption Tour...

Trail Conditions: GRT was well broken out, solid ice bridges for all crossings, Twinway had 3-4" new snow on it drifting to 12" near the top, Frost Trail packed out. All trails now well packed and consolidated. Special Equipment Required: Snowshoes & Crampons for the trip up Twinway unless...

Trail Conditions: GRT was well broken out, solid ice bridges for all crossings, Twinway had 3-4" new snow on it drifting to 12" near the top, Frost Trail packed out. All trails now well packed and consolidated. Special Equipment Required: Snowshoes & Crampons for the trip up Twinway unless...

Trail Conditions: Interstate 19 is completely broken and packed and bare bootable. The ridge trail had 3-4" of new snow with drifts of 12" in places - Now it is completely packed by at least our group of 7 and there was another ME AMC group of 13 right behind us. Special Equipment Required...

Trail Conditions: Beaver Brook Ski Trail fine, some extended muddy/water spots on Gale River Trail. No more than a foot of snow on the trail until second water crossing. Abnormally high water due to recent rain and very warm temps on 12/28 at second crossing making crossing dangerous. Water...

Date of Hike: 11-29-08 Trail Conditions: Trace snow at bottom, 4-6" at 2000' increasing to 2-3' at top. Trail is barebootable for now until more snow arrives. A bit slippery in a few places on the Carriage Road on the way to summit but had reasonable footing in the deeper snow on the trail...

Trail Conditions: very muddy, but other than that the trail was fine. Special Equipment Required: None other than standard fall gear Comments: We were originally going to do Lincoln Gap to Glen Ellen Lodge, spend the night and then hike out to Appalachia Gap the next morning. Not being...

Trail Conditions: Trails were a little wet from previous night's rain making the climb up Dudley even more challenging. The Maine AMC guidebook doesn't do the Dudley trail justice - since it doesn't include elevation gains - it's steep! Special Equipment Required: Would have liked to have...

Trail Conditions: Clear sailing - trails were bone dry from the slide all the way across the ridge and down OBP. Just a little windy above treeline. Special Equipment Required: Fleece or wind jacket for above treeline Comments: GREAT VFTT :D, lots of wind above treeline, affecting stability...

July 5th Trail Conditions: Perfect, no wind, no mud, not many bugs - The only hazard was the # of people coming up Falling Waters as we descended Special Equipment Required: a good pair of eyes to take in the views ;) Comments: This is the follow-on posting to Great Pumpkin's July 4 post...

Date of Hike: 2/24/08 Trail Conditions: 3-4" new snow on crust formed by rain early last week. A few postholes along the way but not bad. Snow is now all packed onto crust. Special Equipment Required: Snowshoes! crampons optional Comments: What a glorious day to be playing in the Whites...