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I'm finalizing an intermediate backpacking trip for the AMC's Spring Hiking Program and wondering about the shuttle and the parking situation for July, 2022. All the info I can find is either un-dated or obviously out of date. Any info would be much appreciated.

Does anyone have a sense of whether break ins are worse in VT than in the Whites. I'm thinking particularly of Journey's End, Hazen's Notch, Kelley Stand (aka Arlington Stratton) and Rt. 7 (for Lye Brook). Many Thanks!

Has anyone been through this section in the past year or so? A few years ago, I encountered flooding and the mother of all blow-downs hiking the Lye Brook Trail between Bourn and Stratton Ponds. This was due to a micro-burst in the area and beaver activity. The wilderness designation...

Plastic framed - please let me know if you find them. They were lost the week before last, but I was hiking the Cohos and did not have a chance to post until now.

Does anyone have a figure for the elevation gain for a Wapack traverse (especially a reliable or authoritative one)? A Wapack traverse has been a rite of spring for me the past five years, but I've never gotten a handle on the elevation gain. Several times someone with me has tracked...

Information sought from public, people hiking in the area (GMC is publicizing this): GOSHEN, Vt. —The U.S. Forest Service is asking the public for help in finding who's responsible for what's being called significant vandalism north in Vermont's Green Mountain National Forest in Goshen and...

Information sought from public, people hiking in the area (GMC is publicizing this): GOSHEN, Vt. —The U.S. Forest Service is asking the public for help in finding who's responsible for what's being called significant vandalism north in Vermont's Green Mountain National Forest in Goshen and...

Saturday 4/27 - completed what has become a rite of Spring, hiking the Wapack Trail from north to south. Joined by 10 other hikers, we found the trail in great shape. Dirt road route for car spotting (Timbertop Rd.) was in great shape (much better than in the years before Irene). Some snow...

Edit: I should have been clear with the title that I was asking a question, but I have now added the answer to my own question. Has anyone been on Timbertop Road lately? What kind of condition is it in? How completely repaired was it after Irene? It would help to know as I am planning car...

I'm heading to Vermont to hike Equinox and Mendon in a couple days and am wondering if it is OK at this time to park at the Burr and Burton lot at West Union, or if it is still best to park at the Equinox Hotel and Resort (or maybe somewhere else altogether is best?). I'll be meeting others -...

http://www.wwlp.com/dpp/news/local/hampshire/mt-tom-biting-snake-is-endangered

A couple years back on a short, amusing thread on alternatives to a Pemi Loop, LRiz posted "Pretty awesome loop that starts and finishes at Dolly Copp Campground. 9 4,000 footers, a little over 33 miles, and ~13,400 gain. Dolly Copp Campground --> Rt 16 --> Imp Trail --> North Carter Trail...

I'm doing my third annual May hike of the Wapack Trail and have used Beaver Dam, Hampshire and Timbertop to do a car spot at Greenleaf Road in Sharon in 2010 and 2011. I've heard second hand reports that the unpaved portions of this route are in bad shape. Has anyone been out there recently...

Just realized there is a book event tonight at Porter Square. Since it's an 0.1 mile bushwhack for me, I'll be there! http://www.portersquarebooks.com/event/tom-ryan-following-atticus

Trails + bushwhack with EarlyLite Trails well packed. No problems with stream crossings on trails, ice bridges formed and were solid. Traction needed for for trails, some difficulty even with microspikes (we both switched to more aggressive traction). Snow a little over one foot deep in...

A friend (EarlyLite) has been eyeing West Field and, having realized we are both free tomorrow, we've decided to go bushwhacking. Plan is to approach from A-Z trail and not to start too early. Visits to any other peaks would depend on when we get back on trail.

Date of Hike: 12/22/11 Approached from Little River Road - followed cross country ski route to Trailhead. Trail Conditions: Parts of approach route and North Twin trail iced, others wet and with standing water - very little snow at lower altitudes. Few blowdowns, little erosion, on FWT, up...

I've been planning a trip to Hale and South Hale to celebrate the start of winter. My planned route to the Haystack Road trail head is from the end of Little River Road, crossing the bridge nearby (just before the end of the road) and then turning a sharp left after crossing the bridge and...

Does anyone have any experience with Bean's Waterproof Snow Sneakers or similar products (such as the New Balance MO1000)?

I called the AMC and did not get a definitive answer to my question. I'm taking Mt. Washington for Flag's on the 48 on September 11th and plan on hiking up via the Ammonoosuc Ravine Trail. The huts are open to overnighters through the 10th, so they will have visitors having breakfast and...