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Feb. 28, 2014 Found a ground Pad on Mt. Tecumseh Trail [email protected]

Date of Hike: Mon. 19 Aug 2013 Trails: Avalon & AZ Comments: I don't normally summer post, unless I see something interesting. I set out for a quick Calendar Day walk up to Tom, and just before the jct. with the Avalon and AZ, a cute little bunny rabbit came charging down the trail and stopped...

Just below the Galehead Hut. Describe it and I'll try to get it back. [email protected]

I found a knife on the Carriage Rd. coming down from Moosilauke on Tue. Apr. 30. 2013. May have been there for awhile, since the blade has some rust on it. If it's yours, let me know, and we'll try to hook up.

Date of Hike: Sat., Mar. 9, 2013 Trails: Ravine Rd., Gorge Brook Trail Conditions: Loose snow over a firm base. Softening somewhat through the day, but always a firm base. Some bare booters making a mess, but snowshoes doing the repair work. Lots of skiers and boarders out today, making the...

Date of Hike: Wed. Jan 9, 2013 Trails: Lincoln Woods, Black Pond, Black Pond Bushwhack, Lincoln Brook, Brutus Bushwhack, Owls Head Path Conditions: All trails were very well packed out. Some in our party wore snowshoes and others wore spikes to the base of the Brutus Whack. Snow shoes with...

Date of Hike: Thursday, Dec. 6, 2012 Trails: Edmunds Path, Crawford Path Comments: We spotted vehicles at the Highland Center and Edmunds Trailhead. Edmunds path was in pretty good shape, with a dusting of snow down low to sections of flow ice patches with elevation. We wore spikes from start...

Date of Hike: Thur. Nov. 1, 2012 Trails: Livermore Rd., Livermore Tr., Scaur Ridge Tr., Pine Bend Brook Tr., & Mt. Tripyramid trail. Conditions: Livermore Rd in good shape with some erosion and running water. Scaur Ridge Trail had a blowdown which I removed. Pine Bend Brook Trail had several...

Today, Sun. Oct. 21, Nancy and Charlie Foote, accompanied by their daughter Jean, and four of their friends, Renee, Hiker Ed, Francis, and the writer, finished the "New Hampshire 200 Highest" on North Moat Mountain. And as an added bonus, they also completed the "52 WAV" list also. The trails...

Date of Hike: Wed May 2, 2012 Trails: Osceola Trail from Tripoli Rd. Conditions: Lots of standing and running water in places on the ascent of Osceola. Some ice close to the top in short sections. Can be avoided with caution. I wore spikes for this section. The trail over to the East Peak was...

Date of Hike: Wed., May 2, 2012 Trails: Tecumseh Trail from the ski area Conditions: Trails are all clear of snow and ice (a few minor patches will be gone in another day). Some minor muddy areas. Trail in good shape. One large blowdown on the Sosman approach to the summit. Some limbing has...

Date of Hike: Tue., Apr. 17, 2012 Trails: Blueberry Ledge Tr., Rollins Tr. Conditions: Bare dry ground mostly all the way to the ridge, with some minor avoidable ice near the top of the ledge steeps. From the view to the summit, along the Rollins, a mixture of bare rock, ribbon of ice, and...

Date of Hike: Mon. Apr. 9, 2012 Trails: Starr King Tr. Conditions: Today it was raining down low and snow/sleet at the higher elevations. The trail was bare, wet, and a little muddy until about half way up through the Hardwoods. From there, and until the turn for the traverse, there was about...

Date of Hike: Fri., Mar. 30, 2012 Trails: 19 Mile Brook Tr., Wildcat Ridge Tr., Polecat Ski Tr. Conditions: 1" to 2" of fresh powder this morning. All trails were hardpacked and solid. 19 Mile Brook trail could be bare booted. One crossing on 19 mbt, that was washed out, had a plank across...

Date of Hike: Tue., Mar. 27, 2012 Trails: Rocky Branch, Bushwhack, Isolation Tr., Davis Path Conditions: Mostly dry bare ground with a dusting of new snow and small ice patches to about 2900ft. The stretch up to Engine Hill Height of land had a little bit more hard packed snow. With the freeze...

Date of Hike: Wed., Mar. 21, 2012 Trails: Ledges Trail Conditions: No Snow or ice. Bare ground all the way to the summit. Some minor mud patches down low. Summer conditions today. Shorts, Tee, and Fanny Pack. Trail in great condition. Wolfgang

Date of Hike: Sat., Mar. 17, 2012 Trails: Crawford Path, Eisenhower Loop Tr., Webster Cliff Tr. Conditions: Hard packed snow this morning on the Crawford Path to the Webster Cliff Tr. jct. From there to the jct. with the Eisenhower loop trail, it was a mixture of soft snow, rock, and soft ice...

Date of Hike: Thur., Mar. 15, 2012 Trails: Beaver Brook Ski Trail, Gale River Loop Rd., Gale River Trail, Frost Trail Conditions: Bare ground from Beaver Brook Rest Area to about 1/2 mile up the Gail River Tr. Patches of ice and crusty snow to the new trail re-route. Snow depth increases with...

Date of Hike: Mon., Mar. 12, 2012 Trails: Jewell Trail, Snow fields, Gulfside Trail Conditions: Nice hard packed conditions most of the way, with some glare ice, loose powder, and styrofoam on the Gulfside. Jewell trail was in good shape with a few scattered post holes (filled with snow fleas...

Date of Hike: Sat., Mar. 10, 2012 Trails: Stoney Brook Trail, Carter-Moriah Trail Conditions: I started from the old trail portion in the home plan, so I by-passed the first major crossing, but I'm sure it's snow-bridged over. The upper crossings have good snow-bridges. I wore Hillsounds car...