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The 4K committee still recognizes canine finishers of the 48, but not winter 48 canine finishers. Tim, I believe, takes care of awarding those hardy winter 48 canines. ;) The Exeter school system does not allow dogs inside their facilities except for service dogs. In recent years at the...

Check out the book Freezer Bag Cooking: Trail Food Made Simple by Sarah Kirkconnell. I think she has several books in the series. For long distance hiking, I make a good majority of my dinners, and then buy a few of the large cans of Mountain House like mentioned above, split them up (into...

I don't use packing cubes, but I use a similar concept for long distance backpacking. When I went from an Osprey to Hyperlight Mountain Gear, I lost the "brain" of the pack, and needed to find a new "junk drawer", which is what I used the brain for. You know, the sunscreen, headlamp, water...

I've a similar trip, twice, to Zion/Bryce in April and July. Haven't been to Arches. Yet. I'll describe pretty much what I did and hope that gives you some ideas, although I had three days, not two. For the first trip in April, I flew into Vegas the previous night. My husband had a...

Oh, and one more odd fact I remember about a particular wool clothing item, the men's boxer briefs, both Smartwool and Icebreaker. Having hiked over 2000 miles of the AT with the same two guys, we did (as many thru-hikers do) combine laundry loads as it is quicker and cheaper in town. They...

I currently have and have had quite a few wool pieces, tops mainly, but also tights and underwear from Smartwool, Icebreaker and Minus 33. I have worn mine both for day hiking and thru hiking. Here are my observations. Long sleeve tops, 200 weight, which is probably the mid-weight. I have...

From the AMC, check this out: http://www.outdoors.org/articles/amc-outdoors/making-trail-signs/

Rime on Zealand, W. Bond and Bond today. No snow. Yet.

I have no advice or comments for winter backpacking/camping, I'll leave that to others with more experience in that season than I. Windy conditions can be an issue regardless of season, windscreens are helpful in that situation. Alcohol stove are not just small containers for alcohol to burn...

My son and I finished our 67 on the Bigelows. We had originally planned on finishing on Baxter, but due to scheduling issues, we ended up going to Baxter in early July of 2014 and bagging the three peaks there. Then, much like brobichaud's very cool finish, we backpacked the AT from Gorham, NH...

I think I did a similar thing to you one time, but going the other way. It was at the beginning of the hike, if I remember right, we missed the BW entrance from Little River Rd. and ended up on Haystack Rd., but not at the summer parking for the North Twin Trail. We took a left, went up the...

We just hiked Owl's Head today, Fri. 1.22.16. At the start of the Brutus Bushwhack, the broken trail only leads that way - sharp right turn. No evidence that anyone has been to the entrance of the trail to the slide since before the last round of snow. Further into the bushwhack, there are a...

Definitely a rare, gorgeous day to have been above the trees with such a great group! IQuest - our group crossed paths with you and the happy Marlie a few times throughout the day! Last time we saw you, we were on our way to Jefferson and the two of you were headed for the Jewell. Lots of...

Craig Sanborn would be a person who could answer your questions. He goes by Creag Nan Drochaid on this forum. He has been working on those trails on Cardigan and elsewhere for many, many years and is also in charge of the Cardigan Highlanders Volunteer Trail Crew.

Congratulations on G2!!!! What a fantastic day for celebrating it!

I have a Double Rainbow, and the the stuff sack measures approx. 25" x 8" when flat, approx. 16" around when the tent is stuffed into it. No suggestions as to what to replace it with, only you know how you carry your gear and what might work for durability.

My son has had an Osprey Ace 48 and liked it, although he was 10 when he first got it. It was more for backpacking due to the size. The number does relate to the volume in liters as per Osprey's website and personal experience. We found out, by chance, after a backpacking trip that he...

We used that access twice in summer 2014. Both times we were shuttled to the end of the Railroad Rd. using Banjum Rd. and some other back roads by Shane from Rangeley Farmhouse. The Farmhouse is new hostel opened just this summer and is open year-round; Shane is great and knows the route, might...

I did a similar loop to what you want to do, with bike spot this summer. Here's the blog post: http://nh48.wordpress.com/2014/06/30/franconia-ridge-traverse-and-bike-spot-6-23-14/ You'll definitely want to end your hiking at the northern end of the notch. I have done the bike ride previously...

Seemed just a bit past peak to me, driving through Franconia Notch today (10/3). I think last weekend was probably the best as far as the color. There is still plenty of color, and nice pockets of it around.