tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541721184143597039.post7848132639560237422..comments2024-03-24T14:10:13.944-04:00Comments on 1HappyHiker: Bickford and Scarface – Now There's a Pair!1HappyHikerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02242409292439585691noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541721184143597039.post-6741787158025613692011-04-26T20:55:10.468-04:002011-04-26T20:55:10.468-04:00Hi Patrick! I’m delighted that you like my Blog! ...Hi Patrick! I’m delighted that you like my Blog! It’s something I enjoy doing, and would probably do it regardless of how many (or how few!) folks actually “tuned in” to read it. <br /><br />Regarding how much bare ground you might find this weekend on southern slopes and saddles between the peaks, I guess it depends on a number of factors like density of the canopy overhead, etc. I was a bit surprised today (26-April) to still find large patches of snow several inches deep on a local trail near my house that runs along flat terrain through open hardwoods. But that’s okay . . . lingering snow is more tolerable to me than the upcoming battle with biting insects! :)<br /><br />John1HappyHikerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02242409292439585691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541721184143597039.post-89768172865291260292011-04-26T18:49:14.757-04:002011-04-26T18:49:14.757-04:00Hi John, great blog spot....really like it and I...Hi John, great blog spot....really like it and I just bookmarked it so I'll be checking in on your travels. <br /><br />How much bare ground do you think I would find this weekend on the southern slopes and maybe the sadlles between these peaks?<br /><br />Thanks much!<br /><br />Patrick (aka forestgnome)forestgnomenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541721184143597039.post-87574153538260735422011-04-14T17:43:19.114-04:002011-04-14T17:43:19.114-04:00Chris, thanks for posting your comments!
Not only...Chris, thanks for posting your comments!<br /><br />Not only did YOU learn something, but I learned something as well. I did some further research as a result of your comment about thinking Bickford was “just an unnamed bump on Scarface”. I just posted an ADDENDUM which provides some interesting information about the geographic feature named “Bickford Mtn”. <br /><br />John1HappyHikerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02242409292439585691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541721184143597039.post-55845703859294730702011-04-14T15:56:01.182-04:002011-04-14T15:56:01.182-04:00Though it is sad to see winter go, it is so nice t...Though it is sad to see winter go, it is so nice to see those ferns! I haven't seen green in so long, I'd forgotten what it looked like. <br /><br />Great report - I learned something, too... I always thought that what you listed as Bickford was just an unnamed lower bump on Scarface, and that Big Bickford was just Bickford. So, I guess I'll have to say that I enjoy the view from Bickford most, with its view lining up the road with the ski slopes, as well as the wonderful hardwood ridge leading upslope, and some nice west-facing ledges.NeoAkelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06780444851250977133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541721184143597039.post-66412685239434300752011-04-13T22:42:50.501-04:002011-04-13T22:42:50.501-04:00Grant . . . great to read that you enjoyed the rep...Grant . . . great to read that you enjoyed the report! <br /><br />And, I know EXACTLY what you mean about it being “a little sad to see the snow melting away”. Each year about this time, we travel down to NC and DE to visit relatives. As we begin our journey southbound on I-91 in VT, it’s sort of like witnessing winter die a slow death as we pass by chunks of fallen ice lying like road-kill on the shoulder of the road!<br /><br />John1HappyHikerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02242409292439585691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541721184143597039.post-82180532839426300862011-04-13T22:25:48.882-04:002011-04-13T22:25:48.882-04:00Nice trip report! Even though I am looking forward...Nice trip report! Even though I am looking forward to the summer, it is still a little sad to see the snow melting away. Without your report, I never would have heard of these peaks and they look pretty cool!Granthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18223099156860153364noreply@blogger.com