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Wrapped up a five day trip to the White Mtns in New Hampshire with two of my Army friends from the good old days and enjoyed an outstanding display by mother nature of some natural fireworks while...

I prefer to either park in Davidson River campground and hike up over the ridge onto the balds of the Art Loeb or Park at Little East Fork and hike a long loop up and back.

A lot of good back...

I think we have decided to go with day one to nauman hut, day two to the perch, day three to somewhere past Pinkham on the trail day four to close to Imp Shelter and then Day five into Gorham...we...

Going to walk from Crawford Gap north over Mt Washington. However, only have 4.5 days. What is the best four day itinerary which returns to Crawford or should we just go to Gorham? I have never hiked...

Returning to the US for a few weeks this summer, hoping to fit in a 5 day hike along the AT in New Hampshire with some friends. Including the Prezzies is a must. Look forward to your recommendations....

hard to believe that a squirrel could at one point could go from the atlantic to the miss. river valley on huge chestnuts and elms.

oh for the good old days!

to answer the charges above i would say that archeology is the science of speculation and interpretation based upon recovery of physical evidence.

Anyone out there into fast-packing? i am looking for some fast packing, long run partners in the Northern VA/Md area who are interested in getting out on the AT to cover those quick and light miles.

slo go-en, you should relook the book 1491 for a good overview of recent scholarship on how native americans influenced and shaped their natural environment.

i took a set of cycling rain gear to them that had not been worn or used in two years, they gave me full instore credit.

does anyone really give a ****e about bryson? if i passed him on the trail i wouldn't recognize him and could care less about anyone's motives for hiking or doing anything else for that matter as...

agreed terrapin.

try coming back from 15 months of combat - anytime you have a watershed experience readjustment is not fun - for anyone involved.

furlough, i sent you an email.

i think we all take ourselves a little serious. who gives a ****e about what/how/why he wrote it.

furlough, i work at the pentagon too

djessop, you are right on with your comments. i think that many people who are critical of supertramp really project their own fears to his actions where it is easy to ridicule those parts of your...

if you are much heavier than 30 pds i would have to question what is being hauled. look at ways to lighten the load - the obvious culprits are too much food, too heavy a cook kit, and too much tent.

the best thing you can do is a short brisk walk before you get into your sack - or some pushups, etc. this will get the blood flowing to warm you. alcohol is counterproductive - for warming you that...

irony at its finest....

hayduke lives!

french press mug :)

i guess 11 years in the army have inured my spouse to me being gone for long stretches....

lw,

otscher and swiss alpine post.

you?

fly-fish, ultra-running, cycling, climbing, and introducing my kids to the outdoors one small six and four year old step at a time

i do less trips these days (most of them are 1-2 nights) and...

this begs the point however that on shorter trips the most important thing you can do afterwards is to clean your gear thoroughly to prevent mildew/mold and ensure it is dried and washed before...