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**MichaelJ** · Aug 25, 2006, 8:42 AM

Weather could be anything from 80's during the day to 30's at night. Dogs are welcome everywhere except the AMC huts. Are you looking to camp in established shelters or just off-trail in a tent somewhere? Do you want a valley experience, summits, or a maximum of above-treeline?

Any established campsite/lean-to/shelter on Labor Day weekend will get crowded, so if that's your plan you'll want to get to your destination early. However, a lot of otherwise unthought-of destinations may be wide open. I'd avoid Guyot Shelter and Franconia Ridge, in particular. Beyond that, let's hear more about what you're looking to do...

Aug 25, 2006, 8:42 AM	#3 (permalink)
MichaelJ Boundary Peak #100 Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Out in the MA 'burbs near 495. Posts: 1,981	Weather could be anything from 80's during the day to 30's at night. Dogs are welcome everywhere except the AMC huts. Are you looking to camp in established shelters or just off-trail in a tent somewhere? Do you want a valley experience, summits, or a maximum of above-treeline? Any established campsite/lean-to/shelter on Labor Day weekend will get crowded, so if that's your plan you'll want to get to your destination early. However, a lot of otherwise unthought-of destinations may be wide open. I'd avoid Guyot Shelter and Franconia Ridge, in particular. Beyond that, let's hear more about what you're looking to do... __________________ Skiing combines outdoor fun with knocking down trees with your face. - Dave Barry 21 days '07–'08 … bring on the '08–'09 season!