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The NJ1K Club was featured in today's Newark Star-Ledger. It even made the front page of their paper! :cool: http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2010/02/nj_hiking_group_explores_lesse.html

Hi all, Figure I'd switch things up a bit and share some pictures instead of posting a trip report from my most recent Adirondack adventure! Feel free to critique!

Let me preface by saying what a hike! The only other Catskills hike that I believe may be more difficult is the BLM-Graham-Doubletop-Big Indian-Eagle-Balsam traverse I did last fall with Ralph and my buddy Jeff. A friend of mine from another hiking site posted a challenge that I could not...

Hey all, Every summer, I love to observe the abundance of wild edibles along the trails. Maybe it's the Swede in me but I always find myself nibbling on all sorts of berries while hiking. This year I've found so far: blueberries, huckleberries, wineberries, red raspberries, black raspberries...

Hey all, My buddy and I are headed up to NH this weekend and we're looking to do the Wildcats-Carter-Moriah traverse as a day hike. Our original plan was to do it as a backpack but we're hoping to do it as a day hike if we can set up a car spot. Saturday or Sunday is fine.

Hey all, I'm doing a two-day Carter-Moriah backpack towards the end of July and I need some advice. We're thinking of doing a north-south traverse and then catching the shuttle at Pinkham Notch back to Gorham. So I'm looking to get a good portion of the traverse out of the way on day 1 (say...

Here's a brief trip report from my first ever Presidential Traverse: Started out at Appalachia on Friday and hiked Madison & Adams. A storm rolled in while on Madison so I quickly descended to Madison Hut. By the time we got to Adams, the sky cleared up. Camped at Gray Knob hut. The...

I'm looking to finish the required winter peaks this season so if anyone wants to join me on: a hike up Balsam Mountain with a side trip to Belleayre a Blackhead Range traverse a Burroughs Range circular I should be available almost any weekend for the rest of this month.

This was my first trip to the Adirondacks since my July Great Range traverse. My long time hiking friend, Jeff, accompanied me on the trip and we originally planned on doing Cascade & Porter on day one, followed by Giant and RPR on day two. However, after being defeated last winter by Mount...

For weeks I had been anticipating a trip up to the Catskills with my longtime friend Jason. This would be his first time in the Catskills and I hoped that it would be a fun, memorable trip for him. We arrived at Woodland Valley just before 11 AM, hoping to arrive back at the car by 4 PM...

Adirondack High Peaks: Jan 2-4/Jan 4-6 Hi all, I'm headed up to the High Peaks area for either the 2nd through the 4th or the 4th through the 6th depending on when I get off for work. I'll be based out of Keene Valley and will probably be doing some of the peaks nearby. I'm planning on...

Hey all, Anyone up for a Suffern-Bear Mountain traverse in Harriman? Was supposed to do it this weekend but it was canceled last minute. Totally bummed... Since the days are getting pretty short, the hike would start pretty early (7 AM the latest) and the last hour would probably require...

After reading Bill and Judy's trip report from Schunemunk Mountain a few weeks back, I was inspired to head back and explore new parts of the ridge. I've approached the summit from the North and East so this time, I chose a South approach, via High Knob. The progression of biomes on Schunemunk...

Let me preface by saying this was one heck of a day hike! Ralph, Jeff and I met up at the Rider Hollow trailhead at just after 7 AM and carpooled over to Millbrook Road where we would begin the epic hike. At about 7:30, we geared up and hit the trail, moving at a brisk 3 mph pace up BLM. The...

Hi all, Just wondering if Platte Clove Road is open yet. Last time I heard, it was still closed, long after its proposed reopening.

I've been on a "trailbagging" binge lately. First it was the R-D in Harriman, then it was the Devil's Path, next was a Shawangunk traverse, and most recently, a Great Range traverse; all within the span of two months or so. This Fall I'll be doing an S-BM traverse in Harriman, so I figure I...

Here's a brief trip report from my Great Range traverse. Thursday: Jeff and I left Jersey at around 9 AM and arrived in the Adirondacks by 2 PM. We parked at the Garden and hiked out to Bushnell Falls where we spent the night. While setting up my hammock, a bear walked by me just 30 or so...

Hi all, I'm going to attempt a 3-day Great Range traverse in a few weeks. I'm wondering where are good camping options and more specifically, what sites are hammock friendly.

So I finally climbed Katahdin this weekend. My friend and I decided to do it on a whim, leaving just two days for preparation. I'm surprised my '93 Honda Accord made the 1,100 mile round trip. We camped out at Katahdin Stream Campground on Saturday night and woke up around 5:30 AM on Sunday...

Hi all, I'm heading up to Maine this weekend to do Baxter Peak via the Hunt with a side trip the next day to Doubletop. Does anyone know what the trail conditions are like? This is my first time to Baxter. I made reservations already for a campground.