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It is an easier way down via the helon taylor trail. Roaring brook is always busy with dayhikers and weekenders that time of year I can't imagine it would be too hard to hitch a ride to millinocket...

I wandered off the trail twice in the 100 mile wilderness a couple years ago. I probably would have found it again without the maps I was carrying but they did provide peace of mind.

from sandy stream you have a couple different options for a loop over the summit(s). DO NOT try come down the dudley trail it looks like a shortcut but is a steep rock scramble. My favorite loop...

For trash I plan ahead and repackage most everything with the aim of eliminating the trash that I have to carry out. Plus I burn everything that will catch fire along the way. Fish the foil out of...

I thoroughly enjoyed my stay at WHL in 2008 and expect to be back again this year.

I think we could probably rustle up the donations and support to have White House Landing added to a new sign...

When I was younger and didn't mind being hungry, cold and uncomfortable I could easily do 5 days on 15lbs.

Being a middle aged fat guy who likes to eat well and sleep comfy 30-40lbs, 50 if you...

Never get so focused on your goal (the summit, your chosen campsite) that you get yourself too tired, dehydrated, or hypothermic for safety. If things start to really suck, stop and make yourself...

If a little noise and light keeps you awake you didn't put in enough miles that day.

of course, I'm one of "those people" that passes out promptly at dark and wakes up 45 minutes before sunrise....

My ridiculously oversized northface pack that i've had since highschool, and my whisperlight that has always seemed to fire up no matter how badly I abuse it

I grew up in northern Vermont I remember one winter going on an overnight. Spent the night warm and cozy packed up in the morning and ten minutes later fell into a spruce hole. Took two hours to...

When I was young I went without a pad. The older I get the more weight I am willing to carry for a good night's sleep. I think I'm going to haul around a camprest on my section this year... :)

Periodic burns of undergrowth... most of the east coast was parkland forest when europeans got here. trails were footpaths and major commerce was conducted by water. There was no need for 'roads'...

Excellent, thanks. That used to be my favorite section of trail years ago but it was always in really bad condition every time I hiked it.

the forecast looks pretty good for maine for the week with intermittent storms through new hampshire. I don't expect the rivers to come down much. I guess I'll pack along the mud shoes no matter...

that settles it, Last time I went through that section (many moons ago) the bog bridges were completely falling apart and the ridge between speck and goose eye was solid mud. If those have been...

I will, originally I was going to do the mahousics but a friend told me it was one long swamp, then i figured bigelow to caratunk and my brother went fishing up there and said that was a mess...

I...

I know it, probably not possible this year. My main concern is mud and poor trail conditions. I don't mind getting rained on but I like solid trail to walk on...

I did the northern half of the wilderness last year, wanted to do something different this year. How was Bigelow to Caratunk?

All right folks, with all the rain we've been having I'm looking for a good 5 day hike that isn't completely waterlogged for late August.

How are the conditions between Stratton and...

Probably Sealand...
I had one of those passports back in the day.

call me crazy, but I think 10 bucks an ounce is a little much to spend on what amounts to silicone lubricant suspended in vaseline...

Hiker catapults...

a trebuchet and net on each side of the river...

I've found that if you are leaving the park on foot the rangers are pretty good about disposing of your trash for you, if you ask. If you're driving out forget it they're more likely to ask you to...

At the midpoint between two privies...


happens every time.

That's true, the view from Bigelow is probably why mountains were invented in the first place...

Course there's the canadian jays up there that will also rob you blind, along with the mice and...