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Hmmm.... I have a feeling that we will be seeing an influx of hitch-hikers in the near future...

I am into "highpointing", mainly because I love to explore this beautiful country that we live in, but there are SO many amazing places in this country that we can never visit them all. State highpoints are generally the most spectacular peak in a given state, but not always (especially in...

I think that trying to rate the top day hikes in the US is unrealistic. How do you define a day hike? Within 24 hours? The Wonderland Trail that circumnavigates Rainier by 100 miles was done last year in 24 hours (and 1 minute). Denali has been climbed in a day, which makes the Presi-Traverse...

I am also one of those hikers who loves their trail runners, when conditions warrent :D I have done many long distance hikes in my Montrails with no problems whatsoever, and I also have a few friends who do brutal ultra-marathons in the Colorado Rockies going over 14'rs in trail runners with...

Mari, 1st of all, my sincerest regrets to your aunt's passing... 2nd, Congrats on your recent engagement!!!! It doesn't get much better than being married in such a beautiful place as the mountains.. :D 3rd, Awesome job with finishing your 48!

I drove down the Base Road to the Cog last Saturday. There is a snowmobile Trail that runs just off of the right side of the road, then crosses over about 3 miles in to allow access to Jefferson Notch Road. I didn't see any snowmobiles, but there were lots of tracks! As for Mt Clinton Road, I...

Due to this being one of the top 5 "most used" trails in the Whites, I doubt it will be closed for long... Just hope they don't hire any of the "Big Dig" contractors to work on it :D

Hello dg, 6 months of trekking in India and Tibet? That is awesome! Great to hear that you are just working out the details. Should be quite the adventure! For a 6 month trip, I would go with the Brunton 14W solar batt charger. It weighs just slightly more than a pound, and that does not add...

NH, Congrats on your new accomplishment! And I wouldn't worry about your waistline. Once you start winter hiking, you will likely soon finding yourself only hiking in the summer just to stay in shape for the winter... :D

Hey NH, We have to stop meeting like that... Was that the 3rd time we have ran into each other on the trails???? I was over 1/2 way thru my Twins/Guyot/Zealand/Hale loop (went down Hale via the old abandoned Fire Warden's Trail) when we crossed paths on Zealand. Not quite as scenic as your...

Just curious, are the old albums still availiable?

Ted is a very relaxed, easy going guy when he is hiking for liesure. He also takes in more of his surroundings than most hikers. Two years ago I climbed Katahdin/Hamlin with him, and it took us all day because he was very fascinated with the glaciated peaks, and took more pictures than the...

Greg, do you have patches for AZ? I would definitely add one to my pack if you did... For my 3rd favorite site... :D Silent Cal, I take a Yankee cap to every summit. Just doing my best to keep the curse alive...

Nice trip report! Hey, didn't I see you on the Tuckerman Ravine Trail about a month ago? :D

MichaelJ, Awesome trip report! You 2 did well. The Tri's are one of the most "under-estimated difficuilt" hikes of the NH48, and in spring they are even tougher.. Personally, I think that the N. Slide trail is one of the 2 toughest maintained trails in the WMNF (it's good to avoid it in...