tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541721184143597039.post2145435744573554636..comments2024-03-24T14:10:13.944-04:00Comments on 1HappyHiker: A Legal Loop Hike into the Dry River Wilderness1HappyHikerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02242409292439585691noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541721184143597039.post-41168662885488583712012-04-29T22:42:42.661-04:002012-04-29T22:42:42.661-04:00It sounds like you had a terrific adventure in the...It sounds like you had a terrific adventure in the Dry River Wilderness. As you indicated, that area is indeed very remote, which makes it such a special place to visit.<br /><br />Thanks for posting your comments!<br /><br />John1HappyHikerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02242409292439585691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541721184143597039.post-73911332273342553112012-04-29T20:28:39.812-04:002012-04-29T20:28:39.812-04:00Just found your blog. I also have hiked the dry ri...Just found your blog. I also have hiked the dry river. We started at Pinkham notch and accended the Glen boulder trail then decended down into the Dry River. We ran into weather that was not forcasted and the river was raging we did managed to cross however looking back we probably should not have tried. The area is very remote and the trail are poor at best and that is a good thing. We spent 2 nights at mizspah tent sites and then up to the sumit of Washington then back to the car. We had planed on one more night but the dry river took it out of us so we just headed for the car.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541721184143597039.post-9161844408737679332012-03-28T17:00:43.559-04:002012-03-28T17:00:43.559-04:00Dave . . . best wishes to you for a fun trek into ...Dave . . . best wishes to you for a fun trek into the Dry River area this summer! Glad you enjoyed my posting, and perhaps were able to get a few ideas from it for your trek.<br /><br />John1HappyHikerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02242409292439585691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541721184143597039.post-11959222010175817602012-03-28T12:52:35.194-04:002012-03-28T12:52:35.194-04:00I am planning a hike in Dry River area this summer...I am planning a hike in Dry River area this summer. I was put off last year by Irene.<br />Thanks for posting your views.davenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541721184143597039.post-30624580372410099772011-09-15T10:22:48.069-04:002011-09-15T10:22:48.069-04:00ELLEN: Thank you for your comments! I think you...ELLEN: Thank you for your comments! I think you're correct about doing a Dry River trek by following a modified version of the route I followed. To address that issue, I just posted an ADDENDUM to my Blog Report which shows one of several alternative ways to loop down into the Dry River valley.<br /><br />John1HappyHikerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02242409292439585691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541721184143597039.post-24524163559204377672011-09-15T05:40:32.840-04:002011-09-15T05:40:32.840-04:00The last time we hiked up to Mt. Eisenhower it was...The last time we hiked up to Mt. Eisenhower it was socked in. Nice to see it in the clear for you. We eyed the Dry River Wilderness from above and thought someday we should hike down in. Thanks for sharing your experience and the route. We just might try that someday soon. We'd probably start and end at the same place, taking Crawford Path across Mt. Pierce.Ellen Snyderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09158932570826154360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541721184143597039.post-37859378376546887242011-09-14T16:44:20.828-04:002011-09-14T16:44:20.828-04:00SUMMERSET: Thank you for posting a comment! I th...SUMMERSET: Thank you for posting a comment! I think you’re correct about the possibility that the closure of the Dry River Trail might be prompting more folks to explore trails in the Dry River Wilderness such as the Dry River Cutoff and Mt. Eisenhower Trail. Or, I suppose another possibility is that some of the crew from the Mitzpah Hut might routinely hike these trails during their off-hours? <br /><br />And yes, I agree that there’s a high likelihood that many of the blowdowns on the Dry River Cutoff and Mt. Eisenhower Trail were already there pre-Irene. And besides, these trails are in a designated wilderness area where there is a different standard for trail maintenance, i.e. less is more! :-)<br /><br />Regarding the erosion along the bank of the brook, I’m uncertain if it’s the same spot that you described, but it very well could be. If it helps any, when travelling westward on the Dry River Cutoff from the Mt. Eisenhower Trail junction, the erosion was NOT at the first water crossing. It was at what I recall to be the second crossing.<br /><br />John1HappyHikerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02242409292439585691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541721184143597039.post-7071489917080279792011-09-14T16:13:58.892-04:002011-09-14T16:13:58.892-04:00Nice hike, and if people are staying off of the Dr...Nice hike, and if people are staying off of the Dry River Trail, maybe they're exploring these trails. I've been on all of the Dry River Cut Off from where you picked it up, to Mizpah Hut and then down to Highland Center. I'm guessing that some of the blowdowns you encountered were probably there before Irene. That bank certainly is eroded - if I remember right, does the trail go across the stream and then take a sharp left and ascend for a bit? If that is the stream crossing, then I remember that bank being level with the rest of the trail you show on the left and having to step up to the trail from some rocks. I'm not sure if that is same crossing, but it looks like it.Summersethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00364235843222794829noreply@blogger.com