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Just opinion, but not being "rescued" is a point of pride for hikers. I led a hike once, Adams/Madison via Kings, took hours longer than expected. A group member's adult son got nervous that his mom was late and headed up Valley way. Met us less than mile from Appalachia and rescued us.

Think about a gravel bike, carriage roads are great fun. Also lots of interesting spots to hike to, we found the "caves" on Giant Slide trail, look north of this hairpin turn.

OK, how does a trail nonprofit group form in 2019, raise $475,000 and hire a convicted embezzler to manage the money and then be surprised if she pockets some for herself. Has anyone ever heard of the White Mountains Trail Collective...

I'll see whatever percentage we get from work parking lot. Too many competing reasons to take time off. Happily they didn't actually move the predicted path of the eclipse, they just made the area of totality slightly narrower. Which, I guess is good, I'd be really concerned if "science"...

I just checked with Scott (his FB post/ pictures) to make sure it was the correct bridge, he clearly said that bridge is gone. I took pictures of the bridge in August 23, his are in March 24.

So we are talking about the bridge on Jericho Road, I have a picture of Jen and I at the bridge last August (2023) it was there, but had washouts at one end. Scott Bruns posted his picture about a week ago, the bridge is gone. We asked Scott if that was the bridge on Jericho road, he said yes. I...

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Fyi someone posted a picture on FB of the crossing where the Rocky Branch bridge was, its gone. Assuming I have the correct bridge, we walked across last August.

Last weekend we had a random summit encounter with a coworker of the young Portsmouth man recently rescued from Lake of the clouds. The hiker is still at risk of finger and toe amputation, and has significant loss of feeling in his arms due to frostbite. Obviously we hope he has the best...

I'm still not clear on the route they took down. Across Westside to the Cog or down Ammo. They mentioned in one report that the cog couldn't stay long at Westside because of fuel issues, so did they hike over and time the train to their arrival. Plus one report said the victim did much better...

Absolutely, I'd always been told that they won't help. But also understood that they are human beings and would not knowingly let a person die. It's important that people don't hike up assuming they have refuge, too many reckless people already.

A few years ago I summited coincident with another group, a member of that group struggled, reached the summit building dehydrated and vomiting. After some phone calls and banging on the door, crew came out and allowed the victim into the carport, they also coordinated the snow cat to come up...

I'll stay away from the politics, cause I already know all correct answers.😉 One argument against fees or fines as a deterent, they can have the side effect of delaying calls for help. You're not going to call F&G when in just a little trouble cause you don't want to risk penalty. You're...

Seems a weirdly general law to use when there is a specific law for their actions. Perhaps law enforcement wanted something with criminal bite versus just money.

This the NH law that most people are charged under: 206:26-bb Search and Rescue Response Expenses; Recovery. – I. Any person determined by the department to have acted negligently in requiring a search and rescue response by the department shall be liable to the department for the reasonable...

They don't fine you, they attempt to recover rescue costs. It's supposed to be a deterent to reckless behavior. You can buy a Hike Safe card to raise the bar from negligent to reckless or intentional. People have different opinions about whether deterents actually work. But ask someone whose...

The F&G telegraphs their intent to seek reimbursement in their new reports. This report said thing like well known, well experienced hiker. Compare that to the recent Monadnock rescue. Also I don't think they can bill you for National Guard helicopters or volunteers, just F&G costs.

I carry a 4 person bothy in winter. Someday I'll test it, but hope never to need it. The Roma event makes glad I have it.

This post popped up again and with the recent (a year or three) rules change regarding winter uphill on Wildcat ski area, is bog brook to Wildcat D over the ridge to A, down to the hut and back to Bog brook via Wildcat river a viable winter loop. Or are backcountry skiers regularly using...