tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4116253430111498292.comments2023-08-05T06:00:29.365-04:00RamblingsMark Trumanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14668923500714114502noreply@blogger.comBlogger344125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4116253430111498292.post-84469875017212205642016-06-28T15:09:29.435-04:002016-06-28T15:09:29.435-04:00You people are champions! My friend and I found th...You people are champions! My friend and I found this a pretty tough hike with a backpack. Thanks for the excellent write-up and pictures -- your post convinced us to go. The views were worth it, especially at the campsite.Tylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00304627759316288276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4116253430111498292.post-34965073231298678292014-09-19T14:45:28.579-04:002014-09-19T14:45:28.579-04:00Hi Jon -
Those are the designated tent sites. Hi Jon -<br /><br />Those are the designated tent sites. Mark Trumanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14668923500714114502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4116253430111498292.post-14299137550062411432014-09-19T14:29:57.226-04:002014-09-19T14:29:57.226-04:00Hi, very useful trip report. I'm trying to tel...Hi, very useful trip report. I'm trying to tell from the photos but did you end up in a designated tent site or just another clearing up top? thanksJonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13780632479815629320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4116253430111498292.post-85850309632073344992014-06-12T00:29:44.152-04:002014-06-12T00:29:44.152-04:00Thanks Don. Your trip report was very helpful for ...Thanks Don. Your trip report was very helpful for my hike/camp on Stairs last weekend. Stairs is my new favorite. My trip report with video from the top is at http://www.newenglandtrailconditions.com/nh/viewreport.php?entryid=17041.CPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09285865671876370246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4116253430111498292.post-14300370664412845072013-10-13T06:39:35.968-04:002013-10-13T06:39:35.968-04:00Thanks so much for the trip report. I'm planni...Thanks so much for the trip report. I'm planning the Notch day hike next weekend. This gave me my first visuals. Greatly appreciated.<br /><br />CPCPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09285865671876370246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4116253430111498292.post-43655539165728739282013-09-10T16:21:03.478-04:002013-09-10T16:21:03.478-04:00Yeah, that was one of the most amazing hikes we...Yeah, that was one of the most amazing hikes we've ever done. If this hasn't sold you though (and you haven't already seen them) take a look at the rest of my Baxter posts - particularly the one from Baxter Peak via the Knife Edge last summer. I didn't think I could make myself do that one with my acrophobia, but it wasn't as bad as I thought (they never are) and it was nothing short of surreal up there.<br /><br />Looking forward to the last few of the 67 (although we've already got the best ones). Looking forward to another visit to Carabassett Valley though, everything there has been great. Probably saving Abraham for last...Mark Trumanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14668923500714114502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4116253430111498292.post-38185647191698024762013-09-10T11:32:54.950-04:002013-09-10T11:32:54.950-04:00Alright, that was just too amazing. We are *defin...Alright, that was just too amazing. We are *definitely* going to BSP next summer. Good luck on finishing that 67 - you both are pretty close!Summersethttp://www.nh48.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4116253430111498292.post-46509955105598608442013-09-09T07:16:59.215-04:002013-09-09T07:16:59.215-04:00Thanks Summerset. We just fell in love after our ...Thanks Summerset. We just fell in love after our first visit to Baxter last year. Already thinking about going back next summer - what an amazing place. You guys are going to love it!Mark Trumanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14668923500714114502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4116253430111498292.post-7363827790305707672013-09-08T13:11:23.057-04:002013-09-08T13:11:23.057-04:00Lost my comment somehow (if not just delete the d...Lost my comment somehow (if not just delete the duplicate!), but WOW! Thanks for sharing your amazing trip, now I can't wait for our trip to Baxter next summer.Summersethttp://www.nh48.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4116253430111498292.post-37198035640359300232013-09-06T21:11:42.553-04:002013-09-06T21:11:42.553-04:00Beatiful pics, Mark! I was hankering for a good Ra...Beatiful pics, Mark! I was hankering for a good Ramblings report. Thanks! :)Arkie_in_CThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06013395837575030786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4116253430111498292.post-22100161827138268092013-07-26T20:10:08.443-04:002013-07-26T20:10:08.443-04:00Thanks Ann. I love the reference to "the win...Thanks Ann. I love the reference to "the winter month of May". Only in New England. :) Ouch on the Owl's Head spill. I can imagine the spot. Looking forward to a return to Pondicherry as well.<br /><br />MarkMark Trumanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14668923500714114502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4116253430111498292.post-64310421466759726952013-07-26T20:08:33.221-04:002013-07-26T20:08:33.221-04:00We'll definitely be back Dan. Several other a...We'll definitely be back Dan. Several other approaches to try (all leading to those views).<br /><br />MarkMark Trumanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14668923500714114502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4116253430111498292.post-40150022815722538882013-07-26T01:19:55.089-04:002013-07-26T01:19:55.089-04:00Great "little" hike Mark, unparalleled v...Great "little" hike Mark, unparalleled views of the Presidentials. One of the these days I'm going to try the east side and see where that goes!Dan and Meenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09306165980428873114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4116253430111498292.post-67686432632046079652013-07-25T23:03:17.214-04:002013-07-25T23:03:17.214-04:00Great post. Love the photos. We did this, a few ...Great post. Love the photos. We did this, a few years ago, in the winter month of May. Took a nasty spill on Owl's Head, slid right down a rock. Think I still feel the pain. We love looking at it from Pondicherry and plan to re hike on one of our return trips North.<br />Annannhttp://cthikergal.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4116253430111498292.post-11463679494416361292013-07-25T19:17:11.134-04:002013-07-25T19:17:11.134-04:00Thanks! I wish I'd been able to stick it out ...Thanks! I wish I'd been able to stick it out with the ladies. I'll definitely be back to do at least parts of it. I hope you get to check this one off your bucket list - it's definitely an amazing hike!<br /><br />MarkMark Trumanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14668923500714114502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4116253430111498292.post-23602921671114624612013-07-25T19:15:11.682-04:002013-07-25T19:15:11.682-04:00Thanks Lisa, glad you enjoyed it. It was really a...Thanks Lisa, glad you enjoyed it. It was really a wonderful day.<br /><br />MarkMark Trumanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14668923500714114502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4116253430111498292.post-3781604240707861652013-07-25T17:45:50.457-04:002013-07-25T17:45:50.457-04:00Thank you for posting this, I must say this has go...Thank you for posting this, I must say this has got to be one of the most comprehensive trip reports of the mahoosuc traverse I've come across and the pictures were wonderful. I also have not yet seen such thorough pics of the mahoosuc notch, only the usual ones that people post, this gives me a better perspective of its length and challenge. The overall photos really gives a person a clear understanding of what they are undertaking if they are going to do this hike. I've always read it is a rough traverse, but the pictures give a good perspective of what to expect. I've had this on my "bucket list" for a while and had planned on doing in in 09, but weather did not permit the week I had planned and life has sort of got in my way since then. I had thought of doing "day" trips to get it done in sections, but that would require a great deal of driving. I realize now that I may like that option better, since it looks very challenging not just physically, but mentally. WOW. A big congrats to the ladies accomplishment (and having the courage to climb that Old Speck Ladder!!!) I am always amazed at AT'ers who zoom through that section as well as people who do it in a day??!!! <br /><br />Glad to hear the dog made it out safely without drowning in mud, that is some picture! <br /><br />Thanks again for taking the time to write and post these pictures, that took time and effort and is a great chronicle of the hike. I plan to "bookmark" this so when/if the day comes, I can be reminded of what I am getting myself into!!! Kudos to everyone!! Good stuff!<br /><br />Hiking LadyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4116253430111498292.post-46780989697633210372013-07-25T09:18:25.521-04:002013-07-25T09:18:25.521-04:00Awesome Views Mark and a very nice narrative of yo...Awesome Views Mark and a very nice narrative of your trip!!! Thanks for sharing!!!!! LisaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4116253430111498292.post-92122239200565739182013-07-23T17:01:37.454-04:002013-07-23T17:01:37.454-04:00Thanks Tom. Wish I'd done the whole thing wit...Thanks Tom. Wish I'd done the whole thing with the girls - the last three days were the best (but maybe also the toughest). Goose Eye is awesome! If you didn't already see it, here's the post from our first trip to Goose Eye and Carlo last summer. This was just a wonderful day hike and the views on a clear day are pretty much unmatched. A loop over Goose Eye and across all of the Goose Eye subpeaks and out at the south end of Mahoosuc Notch would be perfect. Just need a car spot on Success Pond Rd.<br /><br />http://theramblingsblog.blogspot.com/2012/07/venturing-into-maine-goose-eye-and-carlo.html<br /><br />MarkMark Trumanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14668923500714114502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4116253430111498292.post-5705276304223186062013-07-18T11:25:29.068-04:002013-07-18T11:25:29.068-04:00Wow! What a trip - your photos are amazing. Goos...Wow! What a trip - your photos are amazing. Goose Eye looks particularly interesting. Thanks for detailing the trip, some great inspiration!<br /><br />Tom<br /><br />www.tomhikesthewhites.blogspot.comTom Standleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00469641187715047355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4116253430111498292.post-28398075732706252112013-07-17T08:08:32.078-04:002013-07-17T08:08:32.078-04:00Thanks Summerset. You're right of course, lif...Thanks Summerset. You're right of course, life is way to short for regrets. Hoping that 5 days up north this weekend will be the perfect antidote for any left over negative vibes. :)<br /><br />MarkMark Trumanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14668923500714114502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4116253430111498292.post-4617728464181052032013-07-17T06:55:33.168-04:002013-07-17T06:55:33.168-04:00What an amazing backpack - tough but rewarding. Bi...What an amazing backpack - tough but rewarding. Big congrats to the those who finished. Having to bail is always a hard decision, especially when you feel like you have no control over what your body is doing. BTDT, not fun. I think you did the right thing, and in the end you had some company on the way out, rather than doing it solo. Don't have regrets, life it too short. You've got an amazing wife and great relationship, enjoy that!<br /><br />Summerset www.nh48.wordpress.comSummersethttp://www.nh48.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4116253430111498292.post-57562910156514791442013-07-12T07:40:31.287-04:002013-07-12T07:40:31.287-04:00Thanks Allison. I hope you have a great hike (and...Thanks Allison. I hope you have a great hike (and that the bugs have let up a bit by now) - this is such a beautiful place! Look forward to reading your trip report next week.<br /><br />MarkMark Trumanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14668923500714114502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4116253430111498292.post-59663084859575678312013-07-10T20:16:12.832-04:002013-07-10T20:16:12.832-04:00Such amazing inspiration! I'll be heading up t...Such amazing inspiration! I'll be heading up there this weekend and hoping for views half as good as you got! I'll be thinking of your photos on the long drive up.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17799315284118214387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4116253430111498292.post-75680742949892195572013-07-03T06:39:09.897-04:002013-07-03T06:39:09.897-04:00Thanks Terry. The last couple of weeks on the tra...Thanks Terry. The last couple of weeks on the trail have been wonderful. Setting off today for another 4 day adventure that promises more of the same. Hope all is well in CA.<br /><br />MarkMark Trumanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14668923500714114502noreply@blogger.com