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10/13/2014 Trail Conditions: Clear and well marked trail. Only real crossing was easy. Mix of painted marks and not too many cairns on the upper ledges might make route finding a touch iffy with snow. Special Equipment Required: Good rubber on boot soles for many steep rock walks. Poles...

I've moved back east from Utah and wanted to get out for a little outing so we combined a car camp at White Ledge campground (a nice little place) with a short hike on White Ledge Trail in late August. I'd been here before with my dog Nellie and enjoyed the simple terrain and exposed ledges up...

I had a few things happen in late 2013 that ended up with me moving from Freeport, Maine to Park City, Utah. One of the changes is that I went from living and working at sea level to living at 6,000' and working at close to 10,000' at one of the local ski areas. Can you say acclimate...

Just a question on WMNF parking pass and a request for no debate on the validity of parking fees... Any news on whether fee tubes will be covered through the winter? If not I'll be picking up a new parking pass. Thanks.

Date of Hike: Feb 23, 2013 Trail Conditions: Well packed and even a bit icy going up Ledges Trail all the way to the fire tower. As we started down Bald Peak there had been little traffic and a bit of drifting so it was quite a bit of post holing (half way up the calf) and general sliding...

Date of Hike: Feb 2, 2013 Trail Conditions: Hard packed snow from the rain -> warm -> cold. Quite a bit of ice on lower sections with open snow areas heavily crusted. A little softer higher up with little ice. Best to stay on monorail higher as light postholing if you step off. Some...

Came across an unusual insect in the snow on Mt Pleasant in Maine. Not sure if it't a spider or something else??? Link to picture: Snow Spider? And yes. It's one bug..

An honest question. Requesting answers you've thought about. I had my first experience hiking with a sled this winter and found it quite enjoyable. No beat up hips. A little more room for gear. Lots of good. I was thinking it would be nice to come up with something that would work in...

Don't know that I've ever been able to say this before but I put full year on a pair of simple Windstopper fleece gloves and they're like the day I bought them. Outdoor Research "Gripper Glove". Any time I've had a pair of fleece gloves with that plastic stuff to make them "wear better" the...

Since AndyF posted a thread about a simple pulk made from a foam sled I've been meaning to give it a try. Well my friend Pete and I are planning a trip to Sawyer Pond next week so I figured I'd give it that try. I played around with various things starting with simply attaching a pair of...

Disclaimer: I think I try to be positive about most things and I'm posting this because I found it a bit comical. I'm honestly a fan of most things Bean because of their quality and because they certainly stand behind their products. My wife brought home one of those combination...

Date of Hike: January 5, 2012 Trail Conditions: A few inches as you work up Lonesome Lake trail up gradually increasing to 6" or so on Kinsman Ridge. All is well packed. Plenty of ice flows on Fishin' Jimmy and on a few sections of Kinsman Ridge. Special Equipment Required: I used...

It’s been a while since I was in the Kinsman/Cannon area. The thing I remembered most was the mix of pines and birches and how they make the area seem very open and airy while still being quite well grown in. I spent a day hiking up to North and South Kinsman via the Lonesome Lake...

Heading over to the Franconia area for a couple days (Thursday and Friday) with a plan to make my way up Fishin' Jimmy to the Kinsmans one day and something else (maybe Cannon) the other. Fishin' Jimmy should be plenty icy but I expect some nice picture opportunities. PM if any interest in...

Looking at an overnight hike out Sawyer River way from the Kanc and plan to start out near Lilly Pond to avoid the Swift River crossing. Is there somewhere to park a car overnight (off the road) near there? Google maps shows a pull-off but no real parking area and who knows what shape it would...

Date of Hike: Nov 25, 2011 Trail Conditions: Lincoln Woods was no surprise with a few inches of trampled snow - a little less packed as you approached the falls. Once on Wilderness is was just a bare booter and me in 6-8" of powder mixed with areas of damp but not overly slushy snow...

I'm about to get a serious discount at LL Bean (holiday help) and am considering upgrading to a "real" GPS from my old eTrex. Looking at either the DeLorme® Earthmate PN-60 GPS with Topo North America 9.0 or the Garmin Oregon 450t. Things for me to consider are pretty simple: 90% of my...

I store my Whisperlight stove and accessories in the black bag that came with it and have to bend the hose on the pump in a "U" to make it fit. Because it likes to stay that way I have to prop up the top of the fuel bottle to keep the stove from tilting when connected. For years I've I gone...

I'm looking at replacing my old EMS immitation GoreTex rain shell. The Bean outlet has quite a few of their GoreTex Ascent for $199 (maybe less?). Black only. It looks pretty good but I find minimal write-ups. http://www.llbean.com/llb/shop/70911?feat=593-GN1 Has anyone got any experience...

Last week I asked a few questions on this forum about hiking with dogs and got some valuable input. This week the weather and schedule worked to get Nellie out for her first hike. She's a lab/whippet rescue who's not the best around people and other dogs but loves a good walk. I wanted a...