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September 27th 2011 Trail Conditions: Knew there might be damage from Irene but was surprised by the extent of the damage on this trail. Once past Sabbaday Falls the trail has many areas where it was washed out with deep gouges, rocks abundant and sand piles all over the place. The river...

August 26th 2011 Trail Conditions: Wet, muddy on the Lincoln Woods and Wilderness Trails. A fresh blowdown on the LW trail and several blowdowns on the Wilderness Trail. Bondcliff Trail was also muddy with some deep areas. This from start to finish. Twinway was wet with slippy rocks, mud and...

August 23rd 2011 Trail Conditions: Rattle River in good shape though many blowdowns along the way. Kenduskeag has plenty of plank bridges and also lots of mud, deep and hard to skirt at times. Carter Moriah and Stony Brook trails were in great condition. Special Equipment: None required...

June 27-28 2011 Long time in the planning but grumpygran set out with 4 granddaughters for an overnight at Lake of the Clouds. We called ourselves "grumpygran's gaiter girls" as we all had our colorful "dirty girl gaiters" on! Gorgeous day on Monday and we got to the hut in time for a late...

June 21st. 2011 Trail conditions: Excellent, dry and clean all the way. Special Equipment: None, not even bug spray today! Comments: A beautiful day to do part of the Franconia Ridge. The views from both Flume and Liberty were forever with virtually no haze so lots of time spent naming the...

May 31st 2011 Trail Conditions: Hi Cannon is very eroded in spots. Most of it was dry but many rocks were wet making for a slippy ascent. Ladders the same as last time, over a year ago. Special Equipment needed: None Comments: Glorious day to be out, eating lunch at the top of the tower with...

Nov. 11th 2010 Trail conditions: In good shape but well covered with leaves and with running water on most of the slabby areas. Special Equipment: Other than a pole for balance, none needed today Comments: VFTT today were forever and glorious. Number of hikers doing just South Moat but a...

October 17th 2010 Trail Conditions: Wet leaves, slippery rocks, lots of mud and water! Equipment Needed: Poles were a big help, waterproof boots, Comments: 8 friends joined Cymbidium and me as we finished our 52 wav today on Mt. Success. Success Pond Road takes great care due to...

October 5th 2010 Almost a year ago I finished my 9th round on a beautiful day on Mt. Isolation. I announced then that this was the last round, no more counting. Well, you go out, and you go out, someone is always looking for a peak here or there and suddenly it is late July and I realise that...

9/26/2010 Trail Conditions: Excellent condition all the way. Some slippery moss covered rocks which needed care in the morning but were drier by descent. Special Equipment Needed: None Comments: A perfect day to be out in the North country. Trail is very pleasant though Finn, the dog...

September 21st 2010 Trail Conditions: Sugarloaf Trail in very good condition, dry all the way with only one blowdown after the cabin. Percy Loop trail. Dry for first 1.5 miles then rough, rocky and often wet up to the Percy Peaks Trail. Open slabs were dry and easy to cross to the summit...

September 5th 2010 Trail Conditions: A number of blowdowns on the early part of Rocky Branch. After the height of land the trail became very wet and muddy. Rivers were running fast but crossable with care on the rocks. Isolation had some dry areas but it was muddy most of the way. Real mess of...

August 15th 2010 Trail Conditions: Lots of thick black mud on parts of each trail. Other wet and muddy spots as well. Many blowdowns scattered about the place some to go under and many to step across. Water crossings were doable and on the biggest one we had two rock hoppers and one wader...

July 22nd 2010 Trail conditions: Dicey Mills in great condition, water bars recently thoroughly cleared out. Great job trail crew. From Rollins to Passaconaway the trail is wet. No vftt there, just grey clouds everywhere. Rollins trail same old up and down with a few muddy spots. Equipment...

July 20, 2010 Trail Conditions: Dry with small patches of wet to dry mud. Many blowdowns. River crossings mostly easy other than mossy wet rocks. Equipment needed: Poles handy for the river crossings. Comments: Trail appears to be lightly used. Many blowdowns to go under, go over and go...

July 8th 2010 Trail Conditions: Dry trail with soft underfoot. Some blowdowns inthe first half mile. Moss covered rocks needed care. Equipment needed: A deerfly patch would have been good as they were out in force. Lots of water for this hot, humid day. Comments: A short hike planned for...

July 1st 2010 Trail Conditions: Wet, wet and wet! Otherwise clear of blowdowns or other problems. Equipment needed: Good rain gear. Comments: Set out to do Mt. Garfield but heavy rain driving through the notch convinced us that getting wet for 4.6 miles was better than getting wet for 10...

6/29/2010 Trail Conditions: Imp Trail in good shape. Started with some mud on the North Carter Trail. Lots of wet spots and large muddy areas across the Carter Moriah Trail, lessening as we got down to Zeta Pass. The Carter Dome Trail had some water but generally was in good shape. Coming...

June 21/22 2010 It's never too early to get the grandchildren addicted to chasing the 48 so I planned to take 2 of them up to a hut for a real introduction to real mountains this year, having spent one night at Lonesome Lake last year. Forecast was perfect for sunny days but, as happens so...

June 19th 2010 Trail conditions: Excellent all the way up. Some running water on the part of Lion's head after crossing the lip of the ravine. Equipment needed: bug spray for a portion of Lion's Head only. Sunscreen. Lots of water. Comments: Today is the road race up Washington and true to...