Need a good weekend trip in New England. ..

“I have some new gear I want to break in before I hit yellowstone in September, anyone know any good weekend backpacking trips in the New England area? Preferably for spring time...TIA!”

“Try some long rocky beaches or out by the bay.”

“Just don't fall in love . ..


separation is a #&%!$:


I think Barry says it best:


Weekend in New England

Last night, I said goodbye
Now--it seems year
I’m back in the city
Where nothing is clear
But thoughts of me --holding you
Bringing us near

And tell me
When will our eyes meet
When can I touch you
When will this strong yearning end
And when will I hold you again

Time in new england
Took me away
To long rocky beaches
--and you, by the bay
We started a story
Whose end must now wait

And, tell me
When will our eyes meet
When can I touch you
When will this strong yearning end
And when will I hold you again

I feel the change comin’
--i feel the wind blow
I feel brave and daring!
I feel my blood flow
With you
I can bring out
All the love, that I have
--with you there’s a heaven
So earth ain’t so bad

And tell me
When will our eyes meet
When can I touch you
When will this strong yearning end
And when will I hold you again”

“For most of the Spring, your better off staying in Southern New England and away from altitude. Mud, ice, snow and melt make things difficult further North. Consider section hiking the AT In Connecticut or Mass. I've hit heavily iced trails below 3500 feet in late May in New Hampshire. Black flies are also a problem by early June or late May.

By June, some backpacks in the White Mountains are pretty feasable (but be prepared for black flies). Consider a loop involving Sandwich Mtn., or Passaconway and Whiteface.

You can get pretty up to date trail condition reports as the dates approach on http://www.viewsfromthetop.com/ - I usually check them the day before I leave if I have doubts and re-route my trip accordingly.”

“I'd suggest picking up a copy of the AMC White Mountain Guide - its got lots of great maps and covers a variety of backpacking territory in New Hampshire. The trail descriptions are very helpful. Maps are lightweight and easy to carry with you. A good start for a backpack trip would be .

I mentioned Sandwich Mountain. There are a few easy routes in that area. For example: take Flat Mountain pond trail out to Flat Mountain Pond Shelter. The pond is great (you might want to be careful of leeches, but no one I know had a problem). There's room for tents and a composting outhouse. The trail starts at WHiteface Intervale Rd (From Mass, take I-93 to Rte 25 to Rte 113 to Rte 113a to Bennett Street).

Also, If you take I-93 to Rt. 49 you can come into the Sandwich Range from the other side. One hike I did was to head out on the Sandwich Mtn Trail towards Jennings Peak and Sandich Mtn. There's plenty of flat land along the way and its easy to go a ways off the trail and set up a tent. The next day you can go ahead to Sandwich Mtn. and loop back to your car via Drakes Brook trail. Or, you can head out on the Bennett Street Trail for Flat Mountain Pond Shelter for a night. Another alternative is to head to Black Mountain Pond and the Black Mountain Pond Shelter. Get the WMC Guide or Delorme White Mountain National Forest Map and all this will make sense if you look at the Map.

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