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Done saturday 2/2. Hiked out of Moonhaw road. Barebooted part of the way up Friday. Used crampons to get through the chute but microspikes would have been fine. Changed over to spikes at the summit and stayed with them the rest of the day. Not enough snow for shoes. Traction necessary...

Hiked these 2 peaks on 2/3. Used spikes on both peaks. Westkill was icy. There was one area where crampons would have been nice on the way down. Bushwhacked around this area. No snow shoes required on either peaks.

I have the opportunity to spend a few days in Albuquerque in mid august. Any suggestions for hiking or mountain biking?

There are a couple of very small patches of ice on Westkill. Rusk was snow and ice free. The temperatures were in the 80's last week in the Cats so snow and ice are pretty much gone. Mud patches is about it.

I am in the market for a marine band radio. I do a fair amount of paddling by myself. About a year ago, I got into a bit of trouble. Luckily, i was able to get back to the launch site safely but I was exhausted by the time I got back. Situation gave me reason to pause; what would have...

I will be in western Maine for 2 weeks in Sept. Plan on some paddling and hiking. I am looking for some suggestions for kayak camping. If you had to choose between Umbagog, Richardson, Mooselookmeguntic, Rangeley where would you paddle? Where you you recommend to put in? What put in is...

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I had the opportunity to do a 2 day paddle on Lake Champlain last weekend. I used a VT Fish and Wildlife boat ramp on Mallets Bays north of Burlington to launch. I paddled around Mallets Head and camped on Hazelett Beach. There is road leading down to the beach and houses up above so its not...

Has any here done a multi day paddle on Lake Champlain? is it better on the NY side or VT side? Any suggestions or recommendations? I have the guide but I am looking for some advice from someone with recent personal experience. Thanks

You would think it was July with the weather we have had in Cape May this weekend. Jim and I got a loter start than we thought be were still on the water about 945. The wind was minimal the water cold and the sun was out bright and sunny. It was very warm, even at 10. We paddle in shorts and...

Jim and I are really thinking ahead to next year. we are looking at a multi week trip to the upper peninsula of Mich and to Wisconsin that will involve paddling, hiking and possibly mountian biking. We are interested in paddling around the Apostle Islands. I read the information on the NPS...

Started from the Big Hollow trail head. There was a light snow all day long that added up to several inches on the trail. It was also very warm for a wintr hike. You can bareboot the lower section of the trail up to the trail divide to Batavia Kill lean to. We went the opposite way up the...

The hike from the Lake Road to Pyramid was not too bad. Wet because it was raining but not too much mud and running water in the trail. Hike off of Gothics was like hiking in a creek; running water the entire way. Range trail to Armstrong from the trail junction was nothing but mud and water...

Jim and I have been thinking about a paddle across Delaware bay going from Lewes DE to Cape May NJ. We would need to do a bit more research on moons, tides etc. We do not have a date set. Of course, such an undertaking could be cancelled on "game day" due to weather. Is anyone interested in...

Jim and I had planned this trip a long time ago so when the week of the trip rolled around we were raring to go. Unfortunately, when we were planning, the NPS told us not to worry about reserving a spot in the campgound on Friday night because April is early in the season. Of course, the...

The lake road from the Ausable Club is in good shape. All packed down. Rangers are requesting snowshoes or skiis on the road to keep it in good shape. The Weld Trail to the col between Gothics and Sawteeth had been broken out but still loose snow on the path that kept you sliding on the...

Has anyone paddled (kayaked) and camped along Nicotous lake outside of Bangor or on Flagstaff Lake in western Maine? Any advice/suggestions? I will be in Maine for almost 2 weeks in early Sept. Looking at some flat water kayaking as well as ocean kayaking. I already have advice on kayaking...

At lower elevations, the trail had little snow with rocks, roots and even leaves showing through. Able to bear boot it quite a ways beyond the lean to; most of the way up the steep section. Once the trail leveled off and the traverse to the first false summit began, there was a fair amount of...

Lower elevations had crunchy snow in varying amounts and it was possible to bareboot. Brook crossings did not present any problesm. At higher elevations snowshoes were needed. Someone had bare booted over to Balsam but did not impact the use of snowshoes too much. snowshoes needed. No other...

Has anyone paddle the portion of this trail that goes trhough Maine? I am looking to paddle in ME this summer and would appreciate any input.