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I had been eying Carter Dome since my trip over the Wildcats in February. I found a partner in (soon to be) Myxomatosis. After some email exchanges and one cancellation due to illness, we settled on Saturday. We left western Maine early on Saturday and made it to Nineteen Mile Brook Trailhead...

To whoever it was on NH 101 today, I was the guy in the blue Prius. Love the license plate!

What are the conditions in Smuggler's Notch? I'm gonna be out there next week and I'm wondering if I could solo Easy Gully...

I'm going to be staying on campus for spring break, so naturally I'm hoping to find a way to get off campus. Other than going to VT around the 18th/19th, I'm pretty much free. Anybody want to do some mountaineering in the Whites or Longfellows? I don't have a car, but I can get down to...

I'm planning some trips to the high peaks of the Adirondacks and White Mountains this winter and have found that I'm gonna need ice tools. I already own a non-technical axe that's served me well on walk ups (Washington via Lionshead etc) but I need some help picking a tool or pair of tools for...

In 24 hours, woodsxc will be back in New England! I'm headed to Vermont to visit my brother for a couple days. Anybody else gonna be in the Middlebury area?

Christmas is a really stressful holiday and can be a huge pain in the rear, but it does have some a few redeeming qualities. Namely presents. Got a lot of functional, "mature" (read: boring but good to have) presents. However, a few people really came through. My younger brothers got me a...

Technically, yes. If you got Backcountry.com's magazine/catalog, check it out. My review of the Mountain Hardwear Alchemy is on the fourth page, right after the intro. They even credited me! It's super short, but hey, it's the first content page of the magazine and it says my name! Anyway...

EDIT: A few pics are posted below. ************ I went to a party with my friends tonight, but wasn't really having a good time. I left around 11:30 and went back to my room. While walking across the quad, I realized what a beautiful night it was. So, when I got back, I tossed a headlamp...

My mom flew out to visit me this weekend. She got in early Saturday evening and is going back around midday on Monday. In keeping with our family tradition of never going anywhere without going for at least one hike, we decided to go for a hike on Sunday. I quickly narrowed down the list of...

The Camden Hills are almost entirely snow free. There are a few patches in the shade near Megunticook's summit but absolutely no need for snowshoes. Minor monorail action but it's all narrow enough to be avoided. Microspikes at your own discretion. I didn't bring any and was just fine, but...

Hey guys, I've finally broken down and admitted that I should get some footwear that is in between my Mizuno Wave Riders and my heavy backpacking boots. :( Trail running shoes seem like the way to go, given my text book-limited gear funds and natural propensity to be a cheapskate. The...

The roads are clear to the winter parking spots. There are some snowbanks that prevented us from driving up to the Little Jackson trailhead. Beyond the snowbanks, the roads are clearing up, but about a mile and a quarter past the trail head, the snow gets deep. Still 3+ feet deep when you get...

No, not that Jackson, Maine's Jackson. North of Weld, right next to Tumbledown Mountain and Mount Blue. I'm going for a dayhike on Saturday and I'd rather not carry snowshoes if I can avoid it, but certainly don't want to posthole the whole way. So, am I gonna want the snowshoes?

Since I can't afford a DSLR and associated lenses but still want good shots of animals and far-off places, I've resorted to shooting through a spotting scope with a digital point-and-shoot. This one came out beautifully (linked due to size), but sometimes digiscoping results in some kinda...