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    NH Rattlesnakes Article

    There are some on Tekoa Mountain in Russell, Mass. I did some hiking there a couple of years ago, and always wore taller leather work boots, just in case. I never saw any. They like talus slopes and similar rocky areas.
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    Project conserves 3,700 acres of forest in northern New Hampshire

    Project conserves 3,700 acres of forest in northern New Hampshire The forests will be managed for multiple objectives, including habitat protection, scenic value, and for public recreation and education...
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    Kezar Ponds Gorge

    It's never been a secret...it's well known locally. Unfortunately, it can be a bit of a party spot.
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    Mud season trail closures - new to me

    The Squam Lakes trails are open as of today! So not closed until Memorial Day as I feared.
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    Mud season trail closures - new to me

    Oddly enough, in many decades of hiking, I've never, until now, run into the concept of trails that don't open until Memorial Day. By chance ,this year, two of my early plans have been nixed due to apparent mud season closures: Squam Range trails in N.H. and Willoughby trails in Vt. For the...
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    Construction at Greylock Glen

    Went to Greylock today, planning to hike ragged Mountain via the end of Thiel Road. Theil Road is blocked and posted starting at the junction with Gould Road. There is extensive site preparation work being done at the upper end of Thiel Road. There is a very large building (new Greylock Glen...
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    Hiker fatality on Mt. Willard

    Surprised that this type of accident doesnt happen more often. Last time i was there (years ago) there was nothing to stop someone from walking or slipping over the edge. The report has the body recovered from the face of the cliff. There is a ledge about 40 feet down, must have been from there.
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    "Hiker" Falls off Cannon Cliffs

    The newspaper headline gives the impression that the fall was off the main cliff!
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    Maine Woods National Monument

    Expansion map link: https://www.king.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/kww_expansion_map.pdf
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    Summer Ice in the Whites

    I'm being pedantic but accurate when I say that nothing within a few thousand miles of here has "ice year round".
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    Summer Ice in the Whites

    The two sites that hold ice longest are likely the Ice Gulch and (not in the Whites) Deboullie up in northern Maine. People have noted shorter ice retentions into the summer for a long time. One indication is the number of sites in New England that are called "ice caves" that only have ice into...
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    Boots fitting remediation question

    We'll see...I just put some Superfeet liners in there, but might be a few weeks before I test them out. I wonder if, contrary to TEO's suggestion, the boots are a tad too large, not too small, at least with regard to the right heel area, thus the heel has too much room and moves up and down...
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    Boots fitting remediation question

    Thanks for the replies. I'm going to try some inserts first, then, if that doesn't work, try John Swanson's stretching method.
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    Boots fitting remediation question

    I recently got a pair of "lightweight" leather non-custom Limmers. Went 1/2 size smaller than my usual over-the-counter shoe and boots size. After 3 trips totalling about 15 miles, I have a problem with the right boot (left is perfect). I am getting rubbing at the back of the heel, and on both...
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    White Mountains on 1776 New England Map

    Camden harbor to Mt. Megunticook.:):):)
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    July 2020 decision on WMNF Wanosha Integrated Resource Project

    I don’t recall that the WMNF Wanosha Integrated Resource Project, first proposed in 2017, has been discussed on this forum. Since a decision to move forward on most of this project was made in July, 2020, I thought it would be of interest here. Relevant links are...
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    GAIA Acquired by Outside Magazine Organization

    Funny how now gps users are the troglodytes :) I carry gps, paper map, and cellphone. Use gps almost exclusively...with paper map as a psychological crutch. GPS is used in one way only: To get me from one preloaded waypoint to another (and back.) (Tiny maps on gps or phone screen are of little...
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    N.E. Clean Power Connect in Maine - Should we care ?

    Mostly off topic, but the Winter/Spring 2022 Appalachia has an article summarizing the "nine-year fight" against Northern Pass. It's mostly a victory lap story for the AMC. They mention the Clean Energy Connect in passing at the end of the article as the next stage of the battle.
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    "Old School" Winter 4K Routes

    A definitive way to determine this would be to compare the routes and maps in the 1955 or 1960 AMC WMG to today's.
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    PSA from the DOT

    I wonder how often it occurs that a car is mostly buried by snowfall, then gets demolished by a plow?
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