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I am watching the weather forecast for Sunday, March 1 closely and considering doing a presidential traverse. If I do, I would plan to start at Valley Way around 3am, with the hope to reach Crawford Notch by 6pm. I am looking for a partner to spot a car at Crawford notch with. Once I get...

I had looked several times at the north slide of Osceola from the Kancamangus Hwy. It has been very dry the last few weeks and is a good time to attempt the Osceola slide. I would like to attempt this bushwhack/slide climb on Friday, September 25, but not alone. The itinerary would be to...

My wife and I camped at the campsites near the Safford Brook Trailhead. The mosquitos and bugs near the lake were about as aggressive as I have ever seen. The Safford Brook Trail is fairly easy and in great shape. The first portion of it has many biting bugs along it. One we got to a...

Around this time of the year, the lower parts of many trails are mostly, but not fully melted out. It would be nice if the snow and ice stopped at exactly one place and then I would take my crampons off at that spot. Unfortunately, it does not work that way. Trails often have snowy, icy areas...

It is my understanding that in NY's Adirondacks that a 300-foot col is the minimum for a peak to be considered separate by 46er standards. Of course, of the 46, only 42 are truly 4,000-footers. It is also my understanding that the minimum col in New Hampshire is only 200 feet for the AMC...

Do any of you know of a website where they post accident/rescue reports for Baxter State Park? I was hiking down the Hunt Trail and a gentleman was stuck up on the Tablelands just before the trail really drops. My friends and I helped a little bit and we saw several BSP rescuers on their way...

Is there a website or do any of you have a list/chart/map that lists all the WMNF trailheads where fees are required? :confused:

This past weekend as I was hiking back to the Lincoln Woods Trailhead on the interstatelike Lincoln Woods Trail, I alomst got hit--not once but twice by people seemingly riding their bikes recklessly. I tried to hike along the edge of the trail, giving plenty of room for a biker to pass on the...