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No one should be pleased when Hikers choose to ignore the smallest shred of common sense by continuing to hike UP Mt Washington in bad and worsening weather. The policy at the summit building...

I'm Bumping this up to this forum so that I can give you all a link to where Patricia, Alex and Sage are right now.

http://www.girlsontheway.com/

Please don't feel that I'm fundraising...

On the West Bethel Gilead ME line, it was ~ 12 inches of fluff before the winds compacted and drifted.

I'm all set-- could have been more, glad it wasn't.

Its nicely tucked up...

Not a contest I'm happy to be leading....... there are many people suffering hardship, loss, and incredible difficulty going forward for an uncertain length of time ahead.

I...

not yet seeing all I want to see with the forecast, but I'm going to see " the Prez" @ 127 and raise that high wind bid to 144 mph.

Mind you, I DON'T want that whistling over my...

I had the pleasure of meeting our new Observer Brian Fitzgerald last week, he and Cyrena were on their way up to the summit and stopped briefly with us at the Tollhouse to chat for a few ...

HH, do you know ( or know of) Brian Fowler? I'm not sure, nor would I be in a position of knowledge, to judge whether Brian's ongoing mapping work is either/ neither contiguous or/nor...

The OBS geek, holding long service and being a long time up- in-my - face personality, Ken Rancourt is taking his well deserved lateral move to a well deserved retirement.
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Everyone is entitled to an opinion. I know, and I see and hear every working day strongly diverse and divergent opinions about " development" in the WMNF.

What is truly important, ...

I know the fun isn't over under the big tent at Great Glen... but I am home from work for the day. Someone still needs to win the Subaru Lease, and many someones will be recognized for ...

As others have implied; said ; and linked " camping" overnight on Mt Washington is not going to be in your plans. You can't.

What that means, is, if you want to spend the night up top,...

I'll be at the base of the Auto Road every weekend, until closing in October, remembering Brad and probably still watching for his smiling face. His presence is missed. Be sure to ...

As per the Observer comments this morning, Rebecca is going to be an Education Specialist with Brian Clark..... wonderful props for all her work the last 2 years........

Good on you,...

Well, if there is anything typical for the first week of May-- it's typically NOT spring on top..

Here a link to a thread at Time 4 Tucks for some visual.
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I did not know Brad well or closely, but one didn't need to be a best friend to recognize his kindness, his joy in this life, and his gift for spreading that joy.

I would see him at the ...

Tongue firmly in cheek here...... take this with a large grain of salt.

When folks present at the Auto Road to drive up, we very often describe these conditions as "a cloud...

You are welcome, Kevin. After doing some lazy Goggle research, it seems that the Greater Boston Soaring Club and other glider enthusiasts flock to Gorham NH at this time of year to fly the ...

Awesome trip report, and as usual, amazing photos!

Just to follow up on that yellow glider you captured in flight: not long after you snapped that image, the pilot landed the plane in...

I think they missed the last hiker shuttle....

Breeze

Just sending some love to all of you this year. Fundraising is hard work anytime, and in this economy it is even tougher sledding.

Since early this morning at the AR tollhouse,...

No fishing fans here? Sorry Hank, some great Rainbow and Brook Trout fishing throughout the area thanks to the stocking efforts of State of NH. Google "White Mountains NH fishing". ...

You'll be happy about your Prior Planning, that should be quite close. Valley locals will tell you that peak foliage coincides with the dates of the Fryeburg Fair, but up in the Notches (...

I can't be silent on this, and I understand I walk a fine line.

Ego, bravado, aggrandizement, ignorance, selfishness, ill preparedness, and willfull dismissal of best advice/practice ...

I have been "sorta" curious about the METAR coding used by the Observers for a long time. Some I've been able to figure out over time, but if I'm not paying strict attention, I lose the "...

Consider the October Blizzard of 2005. The extratropical remains of Hurricane Wilma were traveling up the Connecticut River Valley loaded with moisture, from a southwesterly direction. An...