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I was thinking to X-C ski in to Square Ledge via Oliverian Brook Trail, Passaconaway Cutoff, etc., switching to snowshoes when necessary. Does anyone know the recent trail conditions? Including brook crossings? Has anyone done this before? Thanks, Elizabeth P.S. I have not posted on VFTT...

Black flies still out in force in central N.H. Ticks are at their worst. Mosquitos have been around now for a couple of weeks. And now, today, I see that the deer flies are already out and HUNGRY. I don't remember deer flies emerging this early before. Argh!

"Jennie" Dog missing in the Castle in the Clouds area. Link below has more info.: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=335689573153899&set=a.283482075041316.71592.129767517079440&type=1&theater

A hiker is doing the NH 4K this winter, protesting the Northern Pass, and seems to be garnering some press: https://picasaweb.google.com/larisa.dannis/48OrangeSummitsMyNoNorthernPassSingleSeasonWinter

Trails: Up Gorge Brook, down Carriage and Snapper Trails. Conditions: Trails mostly in quite good shape. Signs show recent clearing of blowdowns. Bridges intact. There is one section of Gorge Brook Trail (between the two bridges) that is washed out, and you have to traverse the stream...

Conditions: Blueberry Mountain Trail was in good shape. Initial junctions in grassy road were unmarked; but just go LEFT each time. Ignore the mileage listed on the trailhead sign and go by the guidebook. A few blowdowns, cleared enough to get by easily. Parts of the trail could use some...

I know it is a long shot; but I am hoping someone might have found my "Super Makalu" hiking poles, left by the side of Lincoln Woods Trail, late in the day on August 12. I stopped to leash the dogs,and kept on going. I tried going back to find them, and was unsuccessful. Thanks, Elizabeth

Trails: Out and back via Lincoln Woods, Wilderness, and Bondcliff Trails all in good shape. Third and fourth crossings of Black Brook are dry. First and second are low, but with slippery rocks, so don't get too cocky when crossing. Equipment: Poles helpful to ease the knees on this long...

Trails: 19 Mile Brook, Carter Dome, Carter Moriah, North Carter, and Imp Trails, with a woods road shortcut to Camp Dodge and a half-mile road walk along Route 16. Conditions: Trails mostly in pretty good shape. Carter Dome and North Carter Trails could use a bit of brushing out in places...

Conditions: Lambert Ridge Trail in good shape. Could use some minor brushing out, especially near the summit. The new steps and iron rungs were a very nice addition. Water for dogs somewhat limited, though there was some in the col of the Ridge. We also went to check out the spring 0.2...

Trails: 19 Mile Brook, Wildcat Ridge, Pole Cat, & road walk (about 3 miles) Around 12 miles round-trip. Conditions: All trails in good shape. A few big blowdowns in the first mile of 19 Mile Brook; but do not impede progress. Wildcat Ridge Trail could use some minor brushing out in places...

I am thinking to hike the Wildcats with dogs, either going up hiking trails and down ski trails or by going both up and down via the ski trails. Has anyone encountered issues with Wildcat Ski Area staff for bringing dogs on the ski trails? I might have the dog of some friends with me who is...

Date: Saturday, June 11, 2011 Trails: Airline, Great Gulf, Valley Way, and Fallsway. Conditions: Trails were in quite good shape, though a bit wet and some mud. Light rain made the half-mile scramble through the boulders on Adams summit cone somewhat slippery and slow-going. Bugs were not...

Trails: Lincoln Woods Trail, Black Pond Trail, bushwhack, Lincoln Brook Trail, Owl's Head Path, Lincoln Brook Trail, bushwhack, Franconia Falls Trail, Lincoln Woods Trail. Trail Conditions: Some parts of the trails were somewhat muddy; but not too bad, except for the Black Pond...

Date: Sunday May 22, 2011 Trails: Nineteen Mile Brook, Carter Moriah, Mt. Hight detour, Carter Dome, and back on Nineteen Mile Brook. Conditions: Trails were very wet (surprise, surprise) with little rivulets running down many segments; but because it is mostly rock and sand underfoot, the...

Date: Saturday, April 30, 2011 Trail: Cross Rivendell Trail from the west (parking on Norris Road, off of Archertown Road) Orford, NH Condition: Trail was free of snow and nearly completely dry. Spring wildflowers up included round-lobed hepatica, spring beauty, round-leaved yellow violet...

Date: Earth Day, 2011. (Also Good Friday) Trails: Valley Way, Brookside, short segment of Watson Path, Lower Bruin, inadvertent bushwhack, Valley Way, Osgood, Valley Way Conditions and Equipment: Lower Valley Way was mostly covered with highly-compacted snow and ice, with a few bare...

Took the dogs up to Lambert Ridge (about 0.8 miles one way, on the trail up Smarts Mtn. in Lyme) after work. On this southfacing slope there was a mix of about half snow, half bare ground. Nice to hike something bareboot-able for a change. The parking lot on Dorchester Road is half flooded...

Date: Sunday March 27, 2011 Trails: Rocky Branch, bushwhack, Isolation, bushwhack, Davis Path, Spur Conditions: Thanks to Bryan et al. for breaking out the trail the previous day. Though, as he mentions in his thread, in many places the track had been obliterated by windblown snow, even for...

If the cold weather holds out a bit longer, I'd like to take the pups for a snowshoe trek into Isolation, following the bushwhack route(s). Could some kind person give me a somewhat detailed description of the route? GPS coordinates perhaps? Maybe even share a shapefile of the track...