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https://www.pressreader.com/usa/backpacker/20190820/281530817643695 Well written article on an interesting fellow.

Any suggestions for a fairly lightweight tripod for use in the woods? I don't require anything particularly fancy, my camera setup isn't that heavy (Canon 80D with 28-135 or 100-300). I used to have one from the 70's but I think it got purged in the past 2 years from the basement. I understand...

We're looking at a Grand Canyon trip, hiking down to Phantom Ranch and spending two nights down there, as part of a week long trip. I'm looking for people's experiences with the reservation system for Phantom since we are limited to a single week in April based on school vacation schedules. It...

Dartmouth's Moosilauke Ravine Lodge, built in 1938, is scheduled to be dismantled after First Year Trips in Sept 2016. The replacement lodge will be built in the next 11 months and the new building should be open for First Year Trips in Sept 2017. MRL has lived an amazing life, well beyond its...

Hello all, We've got two days to spend just north of SF next month before we attend a wedding. Right now now we're planning on spending one day at Point Reyes/Mt Tam/Muir Woods and another over by Mt Diablo before heading to the wedding site just south of there. Any suggestions for dayhikes...

We're planning a trip to Iceland this summer and are probably doing the Laugavegur Trek, staying at the huts. We have reservations lined up but the biggest question right now is should we do a 4th night, staying at a hut at the endpoint, or simply catch the bus on the last day back to Reykjavik...

Lovely day up in the Ravine. Certainly crowded but snow conditions were great and we timed it pretty well. We (Me, M, Brenda, Rider.Steve, and RobRox) stayed in Jackson Friday night and got to the Pinkham lot at 6:45 and got one of the last few spots. It filled up wicked early and they weren't...

By now most of you have heard or seen reports of the explosions near the finish line of the Boston Marathon. I'm sure we're all thinking of friends and strangers who were running, working, or spectating at the race. Communications in and out of the area are very difficult and VFTT is probably...

Trails in pretty good condition, wet in places. First two stream crossings are possible without wading, but iffy; we brought and used water shoes for the trip back. Missed the slide trail on the way up, had to backtrack once we figured we'd gone too far; no cairn at the junction anymore. A...

After using up some free lift tickets for Sunday River, we spent the night at a friend's house in Jackson and got ready for an early morning start. We pulled into Pinkham right on schedule at 7:30, and went to the Visitor's Center to try and find an M5 Allen wrench to swap the heel plates on...

http://trailsblog.outdoors.org/2012/02/regards-resolution-removal-of-shelter.html Interesting article on the removal of Resolution Shelter.

http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ll=44.258355,-71.23312&spn=0.024189,0.038581&t=h&vpsrc=0&z=15 Click on the little person icon and the trails that have been mapped will highlight. I know Wildcat, Attitash, and Stowe have been mapped, not sure which others. Not all trails have been mapped, I...

http://www.thebostonchannel.com/news/28942445/detail.html Some of the details in the article are wrong (it's hasn't been done every year, and it started in 1976 as the Bicentennial Portage) but it seems to be an annual event recently. I've never been involved myself, but I have been hiking in...

Several sources have said that the Tuckerman Ravine trail will reopen tomorrow (Saturday 8/13) but I haven't found any official statement. The Gale River road repairs are complete and the road has been reopened. http://www.fs.fed.us/r9/forests/white_mountain/conditions/index.php

Thanks Rob for being the Mayor of Slackfest once again. Monica and I had a fine time, enjoying the limited but sufficient snow cover, the non-race course, the sunshine, and fine company. As tradition dictates, we head up the Auto Road on Memorial Day weekend, park at the Air Force lot and hike...

Just a quick report with photos. We arrived at the parking area near the Flume Visitor's Center just after 9 and were on the trail by 9:30. I reflected that it left us with only 11 more hours of daylight. It had rained a bit on the way up and was overcast at the start, but there were signs...

Not sure what to expect as we started out under gray skies but no rain was falling so we didn't hesitate. We saw the first patch of snow just before the campsite but no real snow until on the ridge. All very easily negotiable in bare boots, but poles came in handy from time to time. More snow...

Monica and I stayed up in Gorham so we could get an early start for Saturday, which promised to be a nice weather day. We grabbed breakfast at McD's and pulled into Pinkham right around 7:00, which was good enough to get a spot on the right side of the main lot. We booted up and headed out by...

Link to Trip Report Here's something all skiers have thought about as they move along Avalanche Lake. These guys are great skiers, and have been pulling off some incredible descents in the past few seasons.

http://www.xkcd.com/831/ Ain't it always the way?