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With me being out of action since April recovering from a trail running knee hyper extension injury, then making a comeback in June only to suffer the dreaded Plantar fasciitis, I needed to finally get out and get some 4k peaks. I had to cancel my July 4 weekend trip to NH where I had planned a...

I am looking for some info and opinions on three "ridge" day hikes: 1) Kilkenny Ridge from Unknown Pond trail to Starr King 2) Wildcats - Carters from Pinkham to Gorham 3) Tripyramids - Sleepers - Whiteface & Pass from Pine Bend to Oliverian Please rate in order of difficulty. What is the...

The documentary film Finding Traction is a rare and revealing look at the life of extraordinary ultrarunner, Nikki Kimball, as she attempts a speed record on Vermont’s 273-mile Long Trail. Emmy-award winning filmmaker Jaime Jacobsen captures every step of 41-year-old Kimball’s journey, from her...

On the Wednesday before Labor Day the weather forecast indicated a dry and generally sunny weekend. Due to the late decision I had no one to go with. But with my wife's blessing, I had the opportunity for three days of hiking to do whatever I wanted. My goal was to complete my 2nd round of...

With a beautiful week of weather on our vacation week of 7/8, the best day looked to be Wed 7/11. My wife knew my desire to solo traverse the Presi Range, so with her blessing and goodbye kiss at 5:30 at the Applachia TH, I was off and I hoped to see her around 12 hours later at the...

I will be vacationing in the Whites on 7/7 through 7/14 with my wife based in Lincoln at the Pollard Brook Resort. I have been granted permission to do a solo Presi Traverse and I am grateful for the opportunity and look forward to the challenge. The date will be determined by the weather...

Ok, a little bragging first. My son Eric and I received our NE111 certificates in the mail today from Mike Dickerman. What was shocking was the assigned numbers - 647 and 648. And only 68 NE111 winter finishers. Is that all? I expected there to be alot more considering 8,000 ADK finishers...

I am looking for some good intel for three specific bushwhacks: 1. Marcy to Gray 2. Marshall to Iroquois (Cold Brook) Pass 3. Iroquois Pass up to Shepards Tooth and Iroquois. I do have the McMartin book that provides some info but additionalinfo would be highly appreciated. I only use map...

Did anybody feel the 5.9 magnitude quake that occurred today outside of Richmond, VA? It sure was rockin' in Pittsburgh PA at 1:54pm. About 20 - 25 seconds total and 5 secs of it was some serious back-and-forth swaying. People in high-rises really felt it I was only in a two-story building.

Summer #5 (2007 - 2011) of hiking for our hiking team, me and my 18 year old son Eric together with my brother-in-law Mark and his 16 y.o. son Alex from Medfield , MA, saw the completion of my son’s and my list of NE111 peaks and Mark and Alex’s completion of the NE67. Our Baxter SP trip was...

As a Penguins fan, I know the feeling of winning the cup and it is awesome. :) Tim Thomas was great. However, thank Sidney and Evgeni for their injuries this season, you wouldn't have been there otherwise. Not sour grapes, just stating the reality of the matter. :p Just stirring the pot.

We are planning for a trip during the last week of June to get No. Brother and Katahdin Baxter and Hamlin to complete our NE111 list. There will be two others completing the NE67. I am looking for some guidance regarding campgrounds and permitting. We plan to go to BSP mid-week to avoid the...

I will be visiting Willie in Chicago next month so we have designated Wed 11/17 as the VFTT/ADK/AMC "Get to know your hiking pals more than you really want to" night. Sort of like our hiking planning, unknown plans until usually that morning when we see which way the wind is blowing and it will...

I decided to give it a shot for a Great Range traverse on Sunday 9-5-10. I am in as good of physical condition as I have been since I was a younger man, so this 53 year old went for it as a solo trek, even with the crappy weather conditions in the morning and the forecast for showers all day...

Our regular hiking group of me and my 17 yo son Eric and my Bro-in-law Mark and his 15 yo son Alex, in pursuit of the NE 115 for us and the NE67 for them, planned a week in Western Maine to bag 11 more peaks. We based out of Rangeley Lake Resort with its comfortable accomodations. There is...

Our group will be based out of the Rangeley Lake Resort in Rangeley the week of July 19 - 26 to bag the 11 western Maine 4ks plus any other activities we can jam into the week (i.e. kayaking, mtn biking). Your info/suggestions on nearby restaurants, places of interest to enhance the experience...

5/28 Ascended Killington via front ski trails/slopes. Fine conditions in grasses but the black flies were biting. 5/29 Lincoln Gap to Jerusalem via Long Trail. One of the best trails I have ever been on- dry conditions. No bugs 5/30 Mansfield via Sunset Ridge RT and Camels Hump via Burrows...

Our group of four, with two cars, is planning to hike all five of the Vermont 4,000 footers over Memorial Day weekend. Our current plan is: Friday - Killington r.t. via Bucklin, hotel somewhere around Killington Friday night. Saturday - Lincoln Gap to Jerusalem for Abraham and Ellen, stay at...

This is a copy of a recent trip report: Santa and Couch 9/14/09 Our route was N/O trail to Santa, over to Times Square, out and back to Couch, and down the Panther trail to Blue and out. Total time was just under 12 hours. we never needed lamps though the walk down the gravel rd was pretty...

This was the day planned for finishing the NH48 on Carrigain with sunny skies and awesome views. Ok, so it was fogged-in with intermittent rain spitting us on but it didn't dampen our day. Finishing with me was my 16 yr old son Eric, brother-in-law Mark and his 14 yr old son Alex. Great job...