a friend of mine showed me the trail described here yesterday-
http://hikingonthebear.wordpress.com...-nose-7-25-10/
the marks that are referenced in the first paragraph appear to be old unmaintained AT markers. this trail does not appear on any maps and most people dont know about it, but above the lowest portion is still very clearly there and easy to follow. is this an old route of the AT? anyone know when and why it was changed? it has the distinct advantage of actually summiting anthony's nose, which the cureent AT route does not do unless you make a point of taking the blue blaze from the AT to the summit.
also made a wrong turn on the way down and found another trail similarly marked in old white blazes a bit further north on 9D from where the trail currently meets the road.