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Gowns For Greenbacks on the Summit of Eagle Mtn in the Catskills. Lets just say that Bushwhacking in a Gown was interesting - nettles and prickers present a whole new obstacle!

There is a group currently working on hiking all 35 of the Catskill High Peaks in Ballgowns. On the hike I attended, two of the three peaks were bushwacks, so we only encountered one other hiker - who couldn't quite suppress his grin at encountering 8 men and women in Formal Ballgowns. :D

I was thinking that Hurricane Ledge on Kaaterskill High Peak in the Catskills would be appropriate for a Sunday jaunt. If Irene stays further East and decides to play in the Whites instead of running through NY, I just might do it too.

Started from the Loj at 6:45 am. Encountered a few wet and bedraggled hikers making their way back to the Loj, but otherwise made nice time to Marcy Dam. There was a cluster of hikers all bunched up at the Dam, chatting and snapping the obligatory photos: Started making my way towards the Lake...

What is this "internet" you speak of, and more importantly, does it count for any peakbagging lists!?

Great day out in the Western Catskills with good friends. As always, thanks for putting this together! Looking back at a Cluster of Catskill Hundred Highest from Cowan

Last summer I did the trio, up via the Bradely Pond and down via the "new/old" Santanoni "Express" trail. Where the trails intersect down low they are (or were) very apparent. The trail at the top, just before the actual summit is a bit more difficult to see, partially because it cuts diagonally...

Perhaps you should edit your original comment to be more reflective of your intent. In it's original form it's critical nature of an unrelated event actual dilutes your message (which I think is valid, btw) instead of reinforcing it, not to mention introducing confusion into the sequence of...

What, that he was hoping the trail broken out during the winter gathering would still be easy to follow so he could save time route finding? Sounds like quality Trail Vulturing to me :D. That being said - did anyone else notice that the Ranger report stated he could not get a fire started...

While your observations may or may not be correct, I don't see the relevance to the incidents in question.

Very nice hike and a pleasure meeting everyone:cool: One of the first times I've actually pre-loaded a GPS track to follow, and it came in handy. 5 mins of computer time saved us at least 15 minutes thrashing through spruce traps...well, thrashing through deep snow while Chip found the Traps:D...

Although I have a 60CSx. not the 76, I use a solid black Garmin case that looks like it ought to be able to accommodate the 76. I clip it the D ring on my shoulder strap with a carabiner and add a little strip of a velcro wire organizing strap to keep it from swinging around too much. Picture...

As of about 3-4 years ago, it's still there. The exhibit itself is about the uniqueness of the mountain sans range, as you mentioned.

On March 7th, 2010 I hiked with a group from a different Forum, where we traversed the Blackhead Range in the Catskills a couple of weeks after the record snowfalls that February. Three months later, I repeated most of that hike and took a few photo's of notable "landmarks" for comparison to the...

The ladders were put in place in early August. I hiked Colvin and Blake July 24th, and there were no ladders. A few weeks later I read a trail report indicating there was a set of new ladders in place. Wasn't that bad of a climb without them, but sides of the trail were clearly getting eroded by...

And not a bad way to get a visual check on the conditions on the Catskill Escarpment, either.

That would make sense, since they are intended to be used with the Cresent Moon snowshoes - which if I remember correctly, have a binding that cradles the entire foot. With Cresent Moon's on, the toe of your boots aren't exposed like they are with the MSR bindings. Never liked the Cresent Moon...

It also appears as they have a list of "Advice Items" to tack onto each report. Some are clearly more accurate/relevant to the incident than others.

I was first given the "single sheet" lesson a little more than 20 years ago while attending a canoe camp in Maine. At the tender age of 11, I was more than shocked - and have enjoyed the joke to this day.