tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541721184143597039.post307790994272511612..comments2024-03-24T14:10:13.944-04:00Comments on 1HappyHiker: No Grumpiness From Me On An Overcast Day at Mts. Stanton and Pickering1HappyHikerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02242409292439585691noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541721184143597039.post-11626249014019648272012-05-27T09:50:21.549-04:002012-05-27T09:50:21.549-04:00Hmmm! Interesting! I've checked a few old ma...Hmmm! Interesting! I've checked a few old maps and didn't see any old trails in the area you described. There is a large rectangular piece of private land that runs northward from the Saco, and its northern edge nearly touches the trail corridor in the vicinity of Mt. Pickering. Possibly the corridor that you stumbled upon was either the western or eastern boundary of this rectangular piece of property. However, it's merely a guess.<br /><br />Regarding your comment: "cutting at the 3rd Crippie clearing the view towards Washington"; I don't know if it's at the same place you're talking about, but a few years ago I was at the Mt. Langdon end of the Crippies and noticed a view toward the Presidential Range that seemed to have been "improved".<br /><br />John1HappyHikerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02242409292439585691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541721184143597039.post-67326499815655604102012-05-27T07:40:10.022-04:002012-05-27T07:40:10.022-04:00Hello John
From the Stanton / Pickering Tr I’ve b...Hello John<br /><br />From the Stanton / Pickering Tr I’ve been exploring the Crippies a bit, poking around on some of the ledge(s) viewpoint(s).<br /><br />In between the 2nd and 3rd Crippie I stumbled on an unmarked trail descending off of the ridge towards the Saco! Wasn’t on my map! I followed it down about a mile; there are trail cuttings and huge cairns. (some of these have large stones that would not be possible to lift with a single person). I was a little nervous to keep going because I would have eventually left WMNF land. <br /><br />Any idea where this unmarked trail goes? <br /><br />(Also, as a side point I noticed there has been some cutting at the 3rd Crippie clearing the view towards Washington)<br /><br />Best<br />Charlie Sielicki<br />Merrimac, MAcharlessielickihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09331411584984796332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541721184143597039.post-34116853553061838152012-05-05T23:04:29.865-04:002012-05-05T23:04:29.865-04:00Rita, thank you so much for taking time to post an...Rita, thank you so much for taking time to post another of your terrific set of comments relative to my Blog posting.<br /><br />Regarding that “spring-green leaves” photo, those particular woods are one of my wife’s favorite. She became enamored with that part of the forest when we did a Springtime hike there several years ago. She was unable to accompany me on this hike, and so the least I could do was bring a photo home to her!<br /><br />Regarding The Great American Grump Out Day, I also think it’s a terrific idea. It is nice to have a day set aside to remind us to “grump-out”! :)<br /><br />John1HappyHikerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02242409292439585691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541721184143597039.post-39727396862779429922012-05-05T21:18:43.018-04:002012-05-05T21:18:43.018-04:00First of all, I love the idea of The Great America...First of all, I love the idea of The Great American Grump Out Day! I had never heard of it before but it's a good reminder to take it easy and lay off the complaining for a day or two (and that's not an easy thing to do for those of us who care about the fate of the natural world).<br /><br />Second, you managed to get a lot of pretty pictures for such an overcast day. You could sell copies of the "spring green leaves" picture—it would look great hanging over a living room mantle every spring.<br /><br />Finally, Stillings Road (minus the mud hole) looks like a great place from which to launch future fair weather treks. <br /><br />Next year I'll have to do something special to celebrate Great American Grump Out day!<br /><br />RitaOne Day in Americahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06908834658716123640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541721184143597039.post-44278367333446259032012-05-04T11:34:11.277-04:002012-05-04T11:34:11.277-04:00Hi Peter,
I just accessed your article in the arc...Hi Peter,<br /><br />I just accessed your article in the archived edition of the 23-Feb-2012 of the Mount Ear at the link below:<br />http://www.newhampshirelakesandmountains.com/118968.113119body.lasso?publication=MTN<br /><br />Wow! What a wonderful winter whack you and Sally did! It makes my short foray look like child's-play by comparison! That area of the WMNF certainly provides opportunity for a variety of adventures.<br /><br />Thank you for posting a response, and especially thank you for drawing my attention to your article in the Mountain Ear. As a result of reading your article, my memory was tweaked about Stillings Rd following the old rail bed of the logging railroad known as the Rocky Branch Railroad. I've inserted an addendum within the body of my report to reflect this.<br /><br />John1HappyHikerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02242409292439585691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541721184143597039.post-68192934047741089712012-05-04T09:19:53.147-04:002012-05-04T09:19:53.147-04:00My wife and I did a similar bushwhack up Pickering...My wife and I did a similar bushwhack up Pickering in mid-February, starting directly behind the Stillings farm house, angling to the right up the steep east ridge, then up a gully that brought us out near the summit of Pickering. An account of our adventure was published in the Feb 23 Mt. Ear in my The Great Outdoors column. Next time I'll head for the Crippies.Peter Minnichnoreply@blogger.com