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Here's my situation. Everytime I come to this forum I have to log in, even though I check the box for logging in automatically. I used to be able to log in and then save the page in my favorites and it would work all the time. Now, no matter what I do, I get the forum as though I haven't...

Went up today to do a loop run in the Pemi. On the drive up, the summits appeared socked in and I couldn't even see the top of Cannon, so I decided on a low woods run instead of Franconia Ridge. The plan was to run up Wilderness trail, Franconia Brook trail, Lincoln brook trail (possibly an...

Hit the mailbox and win a free X-box? No wonder this country is so screwed up...advertisements recommending a lack of respect for someone else's property. We had a discussion about this at work last night. I brought up the subject of saving gasoline by riding a bicycle a bit more on short...

My wife and I arrived at Lake Placid on Thursday, so we had plenty of time to unpack, get things sorted out, scout the whole area for places to eat, spectator spots for her and my son who will be arriving on Saturday, and visit the Ironman expo. I bought a new Ironman sleeveless bike jersey, a...

Date(s) Hiked: Saturday, March 5, 2005 Trails(s) Hiked: Castle Trail Total Distance: 8.6 miles Difficulty: 8 or 9 on a scale of 1-10, not a beginners winter hike! Conditions: Temp in teens, 20 mph wind, drifted snow Special Required Equipment: Snowshoes Trip Report: Well, the object...

What's with all the spam here lately? :cry:

Kris (Little Bear) and I headed out from the Ritz-Crawford on Saturday to bag the Willey Range. We got on the trail shortly after 7:30 and luckily, one hiker had started about an hour before us so there was one set of tracks to help break the new snow. We made good time to the Mt. Tom col and...

Started out via the Bridle Path at 7:45 this morning. Bare-booted it all the way to the hut, though there were a few dicey spots on the Agony Ridge section of trail where it would have been prudent to put on the crampons. I managed to scramble by without them. I stopped at the hut just long...

A friend of mine opened his wife's dresser drawer and picked up a silk paper wrapped package. He said to me, "This isn't any ordinary package." He unwrapped the box and stared at both the silk paper and the box. "She got this the first time we went to New York, 8 or 9 years ago. She has...

I had the day off from work on Friday, so at the last minute, around 9 PM Thursday night, I decided to pack my gear and head up to hopefully do a couple of the Presidentials. The alarm came early at 3:00 AM, and after a quick stop at the donut shop for coffee and a muffin, I'm on the road for a...

On Saturday monring, I started out from the car at 5:40 AM, and was the first up the Zeland road in the new snow. Reaching the Hale brook trail at 7:00, I scratched a time in the snow for my friends who were doing Zealand only and would be an hour behind me at the start, and continued the trail...

I stagger out of bed at 3:15 AM, 15 minutes before the alarm is due to cause me to have a near heart attack. Why is it that I always seem to wake up before it goes off, do I have a built-in clock in my head? I wish someone would do a scientific study on this phenomenom. I've packed the night...

I didn't ski...only climbed to the summit of Cannon on Sunday Jan 18th. But I watched some of the skiers going down from the tramway and it appeared the conditions were decent, but a little thin in places. I was able to hike up and down the edge of a short upper section of trail to the left of...

Saturday, Jan. 17th. My plan for this perfectly clear day was to climb Adams and Madison, but due to 80 mph winds on the Presidentials, I decide to hike in the Carter Range instead. I start up 19 Mile Brook trail, then hit the Carter Dome trail to Zeta Pass. I hadn’t used snowshoes on my last...

Our group stumbled across a camera (thanks Jaytrek) on the Osseo Trail (Mt. Flume in NH) on Sunday, January 4th. If you lost it, please e-mail me describing the model of the camera and let me now how to return it to you. There are some pictures on the memory chip, and I'll download them in an...

I've got 2 that I'd like to follow up on: 1. Make a new friend and help that individual expand his or her outdoor experience. I thank a bunch of people for hanging with me last winter and I really enjoyed the fun and comapnionship as we went to places like Owl's Head and the Bonds in winter...

Friday December 26th, I've got a couple days off and the blessings of my wife to go have fun...what could be better? I drive to Crawford Notch and since it's been snowing and the typical hiker parking lots are not plowed yet (i.e. the one on Mt. Clinton Rd.) I park at the Ritz Crawford, load up...

Sorry, in getting away from an altruistic frame of behavior, I thought I'd post something nonsensical just to get my 100th and change my status! :oops:

Well I don't know how much this recent storm added, but my wife and I were up north on Saturday and Sunday. We weren't skiing, but here is a casual observation of conditions at the places we drove past as viewed from the road...for what it's worth! Cannon: not open on Saturday, snowmaking in...

Wow, what a great day to be hiking in the Presidentials! Left Appalachia at 7:30 AM via the Air Line trail to the summit of Adams. There was about 4-6" of snow between the rocks above treeline, and by picking my steps around the icy bits, I was able to summit without the use of crampons. And...