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Anyone know if this is worthwhile? Story at the Torrington Register TomK

Today I noticed that the tread on my boots have worn through in a couple places. Hadn't really paid much attention to the soles, and it is only serendipity that I noticed it today. Thing is, it seems to me that the soles should have lasted longer. The boots are just over 5 years old, and I...

Date: March 16, 2019 Trail Conditions: Maybe 60% icy requiring light traction, 5% 3-4 inches of snow, 10% dry, the rest muddy. Stream crossings need just a little care to cross. Special Equipment: Light traction essential. Didn't wear gaiters, but would if I were to do it again. Poles helpful...

I've been prescribed a course of Ciprofloxacin (and Metronidazole). The "warnings and side effects" will scare you half to death. The two that are particularly concerning for hiking are "stay out of the sun" and "Tendon Rupture". "Tendon ruptures have happened up to several months after people...

On Sunday, June 19, 2016 my hiking partner laid down his eyeglasses on a rock, and failed to pick them up. Should be on the Valley Way Trail, perhaps a mile from Appalachia, maybe less. If you find them, send me a PM or send me an email at [email protected], and I'll put him in touch...

Finally this year, I got, if not to the Whites, at least to NH, and hiked the Wapack Trail from NH101 to the northern end. Some years ago I had gone up the Marion Davis Trail and down the Wapack, I thought I'd like to visit North Pack. Drove up Tuesday, stayed with some friends in Dublin, went...

We found a ladies medium LL Bean polartec jacket on the Wapack Trail Oct 21, 2015, about 50 feet or so north of the summit of North Pack Monadnock. I thought the color was deep blue, Al thought the color was grey. We tied it to the kiosk at the Mountain Road parking lot at the north end of the...

Is anyone else having a problem installing the latest update (4.4, I think) of Garmin's Basecamp software? In late November, the software notified me that there was an update to install, and when I attempted to install it, I got a notification that Windows Media Player V11 was required before it...

I suppose I could have posted this under the “GPS Questions” or “Technology and Hiking” threads, but I figured I haven’t done a trip report yet, so why not? This will be as much about my playing with the GPS than about the hike itself. Besides, HubHiker did a nice report on this trail only a...

Has anyone been on the Housatonic River above Falls Village in the past week or so? Was thinking about doing that section (up and back from the put in just above the dam) sometime over the weekend or early next week, and was wondering if anyone had been out that way recently. With the river...

Pine Knob Loop 08/31/2011 Trail is now in good shape after the hurricane. Crossing of Hatch Brook at the start of the loop, the water is at the top of some of the stepping stones, but you ought to be able to keep your feet dry. The AT also crosses Hatch Brook just a few steps from where it...

6/20/2011 Nice hike on wonderfully maintained trails. No blowdowns. Occasional mud spots barely worth mentioning. No issues with water crossings. Bugs were about but not agressive, and very tolerable.

April 29, 2011 Agnes Bowen Trail to Charles Pack Trail to Jessie Gerard Trail to Robert Ross Trail Trails predominately dry, with a few wet spots, mud pits, and occasional running water in the trail, but in all cases easy enough to go through or around. A few blowdowns to get around...

4/9/2011 Trail snow/ice free, dry and in great shape. Crossing of Hatch Brook at the very beginning of the trail is an easy rock hop. One walk-under blowdown on the AT just south of the AT/North Pine Knob junction that I didn't recognize from last year had been de-limbed and is not an obstacle...