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Well, the girlfriend is in California at the moment, so I can hit the NH trails when I want. I'll be joining her shortly now that I've found a job out there, but no worries for my hiking future, she also enjoys the outdoors as much as I do and California is a big state with plenty of new trails...

I've been out to Mormon Country 3 times in the past 2 years; I've become addicted to red rock. I've been to 3 National Parks there: Go to Arches and do yourself a favor by hiking in to some of the lesser known arches in the Park; the loop road does not do the park justice. (Watch out for...

Two Tries The only summit I've ever had to turn back from was Monroe, in winter, and I've since finished my winter 48. I bailed out because of several factors: heavy pack (I was planning on overnighting), exhaustion (I'd already done Clinton and Pleasant that day), 20 foot visibility...

An unusual, yet hilarious use for a tent... One time in Wyoming as part of a geology field camp several of us played a prank on a less fortunate member of the group. We were staying in cattle country, on the open range, and we used his tent in a highly unorthodox manner as a "cow magnet." All...

javelin I threw javelin at the collegiate level and my throwing coach kept a copy of the video of the judge being impaled. He only showed it once a year to the newbies as a warning to keep their heads up during practice. Javelin impalements happen infrequently, but the fear that they could...

Having visited several National Parks in my lifetime, as i'm sure most of you have, I don't think a Maine Woods NP is the way to go. I dread the thought of having the area opened up to development and roadbuilding on the scale of Acadia National Park or Arches NP. I'm of the opinion that when...

Definitely the flask I bring along for those frigid winter overnights...

I finished up my regular 48 on Carrigain in the Summer of 2002. Two things stand out for me about this hike: My father, who's been slowed down a bit by age, did the hike with me and the weather couldn't have been better--no clouds and 360 degree views from the tower. For my Winter 48, I chose...

I camped out in the Great Gulf a few weeks ago when I was finishing up my Winter 48. By chance, it happened to be the day after the skier fell to his death into the Gulf. If you're unable to find any backcountry campsites in the current guide books, they are marked on the maps of the Great...