I'm off trail from doing half the loop; I came down with a nasty case of bronchitis and decided that I wasn't up to any more ascent in the snow. 1azarus is still going strong. I'm resting up at home and I'll write a trip report when I'm feeling better. For me it was a great - but challenging - trip. I didn't know I was getting that sick until today, but it was affecting my hiking ability. Normally those Connecticut/Massachusetts hills would be perfect for me, enough to huff and puff, but not enough to plead for mercy. Not this week.