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asdf Member
Joined: 17 Jul 2005 Posts: 274 | TRs | Pics
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Sun Jul 19, 2020 6:54 pm
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We may be moving to New Hampshire. It is mostly a family thing and kind of unavoidable.
I've been hiking in New England and I'll just be blunt, I've always thought it inferior. Lots of long forested approaches for a peek-a-boo- view you're lucky.
Whereas here I can be out walking ridgelines for miles.
I'm stressing out about this. Anyone got any thoughts? I guess worst comes to worst I can build a vacation to the PNW into the budget.
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Randito Snarky Member
Joined: 27 Jul 2008 Posts: 9495 | TRs | Pics Location: Bellevue at the moment. |
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Sun Jul 19, 2020 7:24 pm
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I lived in NYC for two years and was able to get out to the nearby mountains occationally and hiked a section of the AT in NYS using the Metro North/Taxi and New Jersey Transit to reach/return from trailheads.
It's different -- but if you are willing to accept it as it is -- the mountains are still beautiful.
Especially if you are able to think creatively there is lots of opportunity for enjoying solitude. E.g. on the little section of the AT I hiked one of the sheltlers had signs warning of recent bear activity and other hiker I passed on the trail had reported that a bear had come into the shelter the prior night and made of with a food bag. In the shelter after hearing about this, one of the other hikers was super excited about having his bear canister "put to the test" -- I decided that this was not my idea of fun and hiked another mile of so along the AT and then hiked a 1/4 mile off the trail through the open forest and setup my hammock just on the other side of a little hummock so I was not visible from the trail. I enjoyed a peaceful night -- even though technically such dispersed camping isn' allowed in Harriman State Park.
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Cyclopath Faster than light
Joined: 20 Mar 2012 Posts: 7694 | TRs | Pics Location: Seattle |
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Sun Jul 19, 2020 9:10 pm
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New England really can't compete with the PNW, it's not a fair fight. It's still pretty there. Become a lake bagger. Take up Nordic skiing. Enjoy the fall color.
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Anne Elk BrontosaurusTheorist
Joined: 07 Sep 2018 Posts: 2410 | TRs | Pics Location: Seattle |
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Sun Jul 19, 2020 9:22 pm
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I agree w/Cyclopath. You'll have to re-set your outdoor aesthetic. To riff on his suggestions, I'd add waterfall bagging, gorge exploring, and there's always Acadia NP in Maine. I've seen some great photos of the coast of Nova Scotia, if you care to venture that far. You might check in with member GaliWalker to see if he's ever ventured up that way. The photos he posts here from his wanderings in PA, VA, and elsewhere, are fabulous; especially the waterfalls.
"There are yahoos out there. It’s why we can’t have nice things." - Tom Mahood
"There are yahoos out there. It’s why we can’t have nice things." - Tom Mahood
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JPH Member
Joined: 14 Feb 2008 Posts: 808 | TRs | Pics
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Mon Jul 20, 2020 8:18 am
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The Baldface Circle Trail was my favorite hike back east and a dip in the Emerald Pool near the end is awesome.
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coldrain108 Thundering Herd
Joined: 05 Aug 2010 Posts: 1858 | TRs | Pics Location: somewhere over the rainbow |
Hot and sweaty if you hike in the summer. Humidity was a crusher. Bugs were at a whole 'nother level of madness compared to the PNW. I did a lot of hiking in the Adirondacks in the 80's. Nowhere near the same solitude opportunities. Not easy to do cross country travel in thick woods.
Now fall hiking is as glorious as anywhere in the world. Weather is nice and comfortable and the colors are astounding and the crowds were lower and the miniature buzzards (black flies) were gone. We used canoes for some access. High Peaks region was my favorite. Colden Lake had many cool camp sites.
I haven't hiked back there since 1990. Hiked to the top of Marcy and Algonquin for my honeymoon.
Since I have no expectations of forgiveness, I don't do it in the first place. That loop hole needs to be closed to everyone.
Since I have no expectations of forgiveness, I don't do it in the first place. That loop hole needs to be closed to everyone.
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Washakie Member
Joined: 18 Aug 2010 Posts: 402 | TRs | Pics Location: Ann Arbor, MI |
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Mon Jul 20, 2020 12:03 pm
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Hot, sweaty, buggy, viewless woods are better than no woods.
"What is the color when black is burned?" - Neil Young
"We're all normal when we want our freedom" - Arthur Lee
"The internet can make almost anyone seem intelligent" - Washakie
"What is the color when black is burned?" - Neil Young
"We're all normal when we want our freedom" - Arthur Lee
"The internet can make almost anyone seem intelligent" - Washakie
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Washakie Member
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Mon Jul 20, 2020 3:59 pm
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....and the native people won't dump your tea in Puget Sound.
"What is the color when black is burned?" - Neil Young
"We're all normal when we want our freedom" - Arthur Lee
"The internet can make almost anyone seem intelligent" - Washakie
"What is the color when black is burned?" - Neil Young
"We're all normal when we want our freedom" - Arthur Lee
"The internet can make almost anyone seem intelligent" - Washakie
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GaliWalker Have camera will use
Joined: 10 Dec 2007 Posts: 4916 | TRs | Pics Location: Pittsburgh |
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Mon Jul 20, 2020 6:11 pm
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I haven’t hiked extensively there but New Hampshire isn’t bad at all. Obviously, the views can’t really compare to the northwest and the opportunities are more limited. Having said that, the waterfalls are a lot more photogenic, although maybe not quite as impressive in person. I found the ‘trails’ to be tougher, mainly because the surface can be extremely rugged. (Obviously, I’m not comparing them to off trail travel.)
I like the Adirondacks more than New Hampshire’s White Mountains.
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Eric Hansen Member
Joined: 23 Mar 2015 Posts: 860 | TRs | Pics Location: Wisconsin |
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Malachai Constant Member
Joined: 13 Jan 2002 Posts: 16088 | TRs | Pics Location: Back Again Like A Bad Penny |
We lived for two years in Ottawa and hiked a lot in New England particularly upstate NY, NH, VT, and Maine. The Adirondacks can be challenging As they have some good verticals and trails mostly go up the fall line often on slabs they call slides. Do not expect solitude. Mount Marcy and a few others have small alpine areas. Backside of Mansfield has some fun trails. Fall colors put the northwest to shame but “leafer” crowds will drive you nuts. We spent a lot of time canoeing and biking. Some ice climbing and rock climbing mostly short pitches. Ontario and Quebec is canoe country.
"You do not laugh when you look at the mountains, or when you look at the sea." Lafcadio Hearn
"You do not laugh when you look at the mountains, or when you look at the sea." Lafcadio Hearn
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Slugman It’s a Slugfest!
Joined: 27 Mar 2003 Posts: 16874 | TRs | Pics
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Wed Jul 22, 2020 5:51 pm
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One thing to remember: eastern black bears can be more predatory than ours here in WA. Attacks are still rare, but not as rare as here, and they are more likely to actually eat a person.
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Malachai Constant Member
Joined: 13 Jan 2002 Posts: 16088 | TRs | Pics Location: Back Again Like A Bad Penny |
Sluggish right when we were there a black bear drug a guy out of an outhouse in Ontario Cottage Country. A friend grabbed a rifle and shot the bear saving his friends life. FYI Canadians own guns a lot of them.
"You do not laugh when you look at the mountains, or when you look at the sea." Lafcadio Hearn
"You do not laugh when you look at the mountains, or when you look at the sea." Lafcadio Hearn
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Brucester Member
Joined: 02 Jun 2013 Posts: 1102 | TRs | Pics Location: Greenwood |
How do I quote everyone here?
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Jumble Jowls Member
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Don't expect any altitude. The highest point in the entire eastern US is 6,000 feet. In Tennessee.
But you can hike the AT, the Long Trail and other areas, and it's nice. I'd avoid summer. But as mentioned, in the fall, glorious.
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