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  1. mc.lynch

    Great Boston area hikes w/some gain

    Trustees of Reservations has many interesting hiking properties in MA. Most have trails with a moderate amount of elevation gain. A few charge non-members a small amount for parking, but otherwise they are free to hike. I have hiked all of the properties in Boston metrowest many times and found...
  2. mc.lynch

    2020 vftt.org Funding

    Done. Thank you!
  3. mc.lynch

    Climber saved after fall by Alex Honnold

    Here is a more detailed story about this from Outside online... https://www.outsideonline.com/2406158/emily-harrington-fall-el-capitan-yosemite
  4. mc.lynch

    Funding for continuing VFTT

    Done. Thank you!
  5. mc.lynch

    Advice sought re: backup battery for iPhone

    I also have an Anker Astro E1. Mine is the 5200mAh, which is slightly smaller than the one Tim has. I paid 16 for it on Amazon. It has worked well for me so far.
  6. mc.lynch

    Parking Issues at Dianas Baths

    I hiked North Moat by way of the Red Ridge Trail on Sat of Memorial Day weekend. We got to the Diana's Baths parking lot at 7:45 AM and there were about 5 cars already parked there. When we started up the trail at 8:00 AM there were a few more cars in the parking lot. By the time we got back to...
  7. mc.lynch

    Heel blister problem

    A couple of earlier replies have mentioned BodyGlide as part of your solution. That has always worked well for me for both hiking and running. When I started hiking, I didn't use it and I got blisters on my feet on almost every hike. Then I started using it on my feet before every hike and now I...
  8. mc.lynch

    Thoughts on Energy Gel's

    I often use Gu during long runs. Only the fruit flavors. Never with water or any other liquid. It works really well for me. It's easy to carry, easy to consume, quickly gives me more energy and doesn't mess up my stomach while running and digesting at the same time. For hiking, I prefer real...
  9. mc.lynch

    "Best" Peaks To Hike In VT And NY

    Green Mountain Club website store sells lots of good materials for hiking in VT and you directly support the organization. http://www.greenmountainclub.org/ Their books and maps are also available lots of other places. Day Hiker's Guide (mentioned and linked to in earlier reply) is excellent...
  10. mc.lynch

    Fitness and Training on ADKHPs

    I just browsed it. Looks like there's some really good stuff in there. I'll be back later for more detailed reading. Thanks for posting the link!
  11. mc.lynch

    Footwear recommendations

    I wear New Balance 910 trail runners and really like them. I find them to be very comfortable. I've run trail and cross country races in them. One of the trail races was on fairly challenging terrain (though not nearly as challenging as Pikes must have been). I've run on paved roads in them and...
  12. mc.lynch

    Lodging or places to crash near berlin NH

    We hiked Goose Eye and Carlo on Labor Day weekend. IIRC, the trailhead was about 8 miles down Success Pond Road and our drive down the road was about 45 minutes. The sign was easy to see, but we had to stop to read it to be sure we were in the correct place. You walk down the road about 1/2 mile...
  13. mc.lynch

    Poll: Hiking or Climbing Solo - Do you do it? Ever?

    I took the poll. I haven't hiked much in the last few years (I need to get back out there more). When I do, it's almost always with others (whether summer or winter), mostly because I'm not likely to head out unless someone else "drags" me along. If I was hiking more frequently, I'd probably be...
  14. mc.lynch

    First Day Hikes?

    This website says it will happen again on Jan 1, 2014. http://www.americanhiking.org/ring-new-year-first-day-hike/ I checked the VT state parks website and found nothing there, similar to your checking the NY website. Looking at the 2013 photos, none were in the northeast. I picked one of the...
  15. mc.lynch

    Down Sleeping Bag Cleaning Service?

    My down sleeping bag was recently washed at a local laundromat using Nikwax Down Wash. I haven't used it since then, but it seems fine.
  16. mc.lynch

    Wheelerville Rd, Vermont

    I ran down it a couple miles from rt 4 in August of this year and there was a sign saying the bridge was out beyond the Bucklin trailhead. I didn't run far enough to see what it looked like at the bridge outage (I didn't even get to the Bucklin trailhead). The road seemed to be in pretty good...
  17. mc.lynch

    VT 4k suggestions

    For Abraham and Ellen, we hiked in the Battell Trail, up the ridge and down the Jerusalem Trail. It was a very nice hike and avoided backtracking. You would need a car spot. We had lunch on a wooden platform at the top of one of the Sugarbush lifts with excellent views. For Killington, if you...
  18. mc.lynch

    State Park Scramble

    Third word: Fabric You just beat me! So I'll go with fourth word: Exhale So if I figured it right, then letters for next person to final answer are: T H K A I X E
  19. mc.lynch

    Wellesley MA trails?

    Here are some more good choices that are very near Wellesley and have some parking. I’ve run all of them at some point in the past few years and found them all to be very safe. If you end up in the area and want someone to run with, let me know. - Wellesley College trails around Lake Waban -...
  20. mc.lynch

    Another WMNF photo quiz

    #3 could it be looking across Norcross Pond from the Nancy Pond Trail near the beginning of the herd path to Mt Nancy?
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