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Did the classic Falling Waters, Franconia Ridge, Greenleaf, Old Bridle Path loop. Although it never rained, the trails were very wet. Falling Waters was even wetter than usual, making for a rather slippery go at points. (First time I've been up the trail since Irene and I assume the heavily...

A great hike with an expectedly large amount of new snow. Ravine Rd. is still closed but almost completely snow free so it was a very quick walk to the trailhead. Gorge Brook was snow-free for only the first few tenths of a mile and then a couple of inches of powder rapidly grew to as much as...

A lovely midweek hike during which we saw not a single soul! Webster-Jackson was obviously quite slushy recently and people snowshoed (and dogs walked) through it, so it now consists of perfectly frozen snowshoe tracks and paw prints! A little rough for the short bit to the Elephant Head cutoff...

Greetings, folks! Along with another victim...er...volunteer, I'm trying to fill Mohamed's big shoes and run the AMC Boston Chapter's Hiking and Backpacking Committee's winter program. This is a program we run every year that's designed for three-season hikers who want to expand into the winter...

Howdy folks. I'm doing a backpack with 4-5 other folks this weekend. The plan is to do the Carters over two lazy days by hiking up Nineteen Mile Brook/Carter Dome, dropping packs in Zeta Pass, bagging Carter Dome (and Mt. Hight) then returning to Zeta Pass and finding a place to camp that's 1)...

I'm planning on bagging the Wildcats this weekend. I've done them twice in the summer via the standard Wildcat Ridge/Nineteen Mile Brook route. From poking around the bulletin board and trail conditions, it looks like in the winter a lot of people just take the Polecat ski trail to Wildcat D...

I was hiking out Sawyer River Rd. yesterday afternoon about 4 when we were passed by a convoy of 4-5 snowmobiles, a couple of which had flashing lights so were presumably police/emergency vehicles. One of the snowmobiles was pulling a sled with someone on it. Their face was covered (I assume to...

I did a quick search and didn't see anything on this so hopefully I'm not repeat-posting... I'm leading a couple of day hikes this weekend and was just planning on throw my winter tent up at one of the WMNF campgrounds on the Kanc but just realized that I've never noticed whether or not those...

If anyone was hiking with a dog on the Twinway/Bondcliff trails, got back to the car and discovered that Rover only had one bootie left, we found three of them on those trails on Sun. If you'd like them back, send me an email at [email protected] and I'll get them back to you somehow.

Howdy, folks. I'm wondering if anyone has ever explored campsites in the area around Norcross Ponds. As near as I can tell from the AMC map, it falls outside of the Nancy Brook Scenic Area so I assume camping isn't banned altogether. However, in my one hike past there about eight years ago, I...

Folks, I've never stayed in the Forest Service sites along Haystack Rd., although have noticed them plenty of times when either driving up the road or hiking it in winter. I'm thinking of staying there next weekend on Fri. night. Does anyone have a sense of whether they fill up or not? Thanks...

Hi folks. I've managed to somehow avoid ever doing Mahoosuc Notch but want to do that section of the A.T. sometime this year. I was thinking of Memorial Day weekend. From the trail guide, it appears that it could be impassable then due to snow. Given the low amounts of snow this year, however...

Hi folks. I was thinking of doing Owl's Head this weekend. I've done it twice in the summer and will probably take one of the bushwhacks (I've done the bushwhack from Franconia Falls but will probably try the Black Pond bushwhack for a change of pace). The angle of the slide strikes me as...

If anyone is heading in Zealand Rd., please be aware that there's an alternative route as the bridge is still "technically" closed. To take the alternative route, leave from the opposite end of the parking lot, cross Rt. 302, and head down the shoulder toward Crawford Notch. Once you're over the...

Hi folks. I'm taking some folks up to the Mahoosuc Trail over Columbus Day weekend (and, yes, I know it'll be cold and there could even be snow). I'm wondering what the fastest route for the car spot is. Initially I'd thought we'd just drive Rt. 2 to Bethel and then take Rt. 27 up to Grafton...

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