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Story is mainly about NH but also discusses VT and ME. free to read gift link: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/19/travel/northeast-backcountry-skiing-threatened.html?unlocked_article_code=1.ck0.JhvN.oTBOuOu4WSv_&smid=url-share Backcountry Skiing Is Booming in the Northeast. But Can It...

Heard about this new short film from the Sounds Like a Search and Rescue facebook page and most recent episode, in which they interview the producer, director and cinematographer, Josh Bogardus -- he's a local, son of a NH F&G officer. It's a really nice portrait of history and life at the...

New York Times: "Severe Frostbite Gets a Treatment That May Prevent Amputation" The F.D.A. recently approved the first therapy for patients in danger of losing their toes, fingers and other exposed parts of the body. By Matt Richtel Feb. 24, 2024 The first time Dr. Peter Hackett saw a patient...

Short article from last month on fir waves, with a clear and concise description: https://www.nhpr.org/show/something-wild/2024-01-26/something-wild-the-fir-wave-phenomenon-and-other-challenges-in-nh-white-mountains Something Wild: The fir wave phenomenon and other challenges in NH's White...

Heard a short story about this on our local NPR the other day: "Governor Kathy Hochul today announced a historic agreement with The Nature Conservancy to permanently protect more than 14,600 acres of ecologically rare and culturally significant natural resources in the Adirondacks through two...

May be of interest, as it pertains to land ownership and outdoors recreation in the vicinity of Millnocket, Baxter, and Katahdin Woods and Waters: https://www.bangordailynews.com/2023/11/02/news/penobscot/penobscot-nation-land-returned-katahdin-woods-waters/ 30K acres near Katahdin Woods and...

Good article and photo essay about people working in fire spotting towers, and the move to replace them with cameras. A poetic account of their love for the place, solitude, and work. Focus on Montana. <Leif Haugen’s setup at Thoma Lookout is about as unflashy as it gets. The glaring exception...

Dear all, I just heard this today, a re-broadcast of an episode from last year. Outside/In (NHPR) ran it again today, as it won a Murrow Award for journalism -- the pod was reported and produced by Jessica Hunt. It's about the death of Nick Benedix, in a skiing avalanche accident in the Raymond...

This past week I completed my first Pemi Loop, as a 3-night / 4-day solo backpack. Have previously summited all the 4000 footers but mostly from the various side trails up from the roads. My only prior backpacking experience in the area was a 2-day backpack over Bonds and Twins, with my hiking...

Good morning, all. In planning some backpacking for next month, I've been searching around for info on shelters, and info on sites of former shelters in the WMNF. Came across this interesting PDF of a presentation slide show, prepared in 2016 by Sarah Jordan, Heritage Program Manager with USFS...

Old Man of the Mountain remembrance was featured in the NY Times yesterday. It's a longer story, not just a news item, with photos. Free to read gift link...

Writer Agnes Macy is a student at Bowdoin. These are just some excerpts: "As a New Hampshire native, I am drawn back to the state again and again. ... I believe that Pinkham Notch should monitor and limit the number of skiers they let into the ravine daily. To do this, I think people should...

News from a month ago. Not yet reported here that I could find in searches. "Strava, the activity tracking and social community platform used by more than 100 million people globally, has acquired Fatmap, a European company that’s building a high-resolution 3D global map platform for the great...

Long time reader here, both current conversations and digging in the archive (was just reading an account of a slide bushwhack from like 2004, for instance). Thank you to all the contributors, admins, and tech folks who keep this running. I've finished the NH48 and am chipping away at the...