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I never heard of the Horse-Shoe Trail until I moved to within hiking distance of its start in Valley Forge. It’s a 140-mile hiking and equestrian trail in southeastern Pennsylvania that heads generally west/northwest from Valley Forge, through the Hershey area and ends at the Appalachian Trail...

Sorry to hear you got cut off. I went to Big Snow for the first time 2 weeks ago and I did notice that the unload at the top is tight. There is little room to make adjustments. I hope your recovery is smooth and quick!

Good point. I did a few hikes in the last couple weeks in and around PA state game land without seeing one set of antlers. It did not occur to me until your post but it may not be a coincidence that the bucks were shy out there but act like they own the place in my yard in suburbia. Thanks for...

These guys took a break from eating my wife's flowers to kindly pose for a picture.

Congratulations DomB! 120 miles with full packs in 12 days at significant elevation is impressive! What an experience that I'm sure all involved will not soon forget.

How many people who were introduced to Montage via Indy but then converted to a Montage season pass is an interesting question. I never skied Montage before I got the Indy Pass but I took full advantage of the Indy pass to ski there each of the last four years. It is just under a 2 hr drive for...

I will not affirm nor deny Brownski’s statement. What I will say is that, at that time, I thought of NYC as one big outdoor adventure land (with some of the attractions being made of steel and concrete). All are welcome to catch me on a lift ride and I’d be happy to elaborate.

I had not realized until a few days ago that Brownski is actually a college buddy of mine from back in the day (~1993/1994). He even visited me for a couple days when he was driving back from Alaska in ~1996 (I was living in Bozeman at the time). That’s where Brownski purchased those K2 skis. He...

Wow! I was not expecting that. Thanks for making the connection. Great to hear from you. What a small world! Can't wait to catch up. It has been too long!!

Thanks so much Ripitz for the info. Super helpful and I really appreciate it!! Fantastic pictures as well!

First off – Happy Summer Solstice everyone! I came across this thread while doing research to upgrade my Nordic touring set-up. I currently play around in the woods on an old pair of Alpina Renegades (65 mm tip; 60 mm underfoot; ~63 mm tail; no metal edges, waxless) that I picked up at a ski...

As someone living in Southeast PA who has work and family responsibilities, it is rare that I can decide at the last minute to travel all the way to the Adirondacks or Vermont when the conditions are good. Therefore, the majority of my trips up that way involve committing months in advance and...

I was able to attend a conference last week related to my line of work. This conference just happened to be in Anchorage. I don’t think the contents of my checked luggage bag was similar to what the other conference participants packed. This was my first time in Alaska so I wanted to take this...

Great shot ski story Ripitz! Thanks for posting. Skiing Tuckermans with straight skis by choice when I’m sure you had other quiver options is impressive! That’s amazing we both showed up in Southwest Montana around the same time. I have so many fond memories of my time there!

I purchased my first pair of skis (used Rossignol 7S) during the Bozeman pre-season ski swap soon after I rolled into town in 1996 to start graduate school at Montana State University. These skis served me well until I lost one during a 1998 powder-day snowstorm. I kept the remaining ski with me...

Stopped by Hickory on my way back from Whiteface on Sunday. First visit. I had a fun time taking laps off the T-bar and then I skinned up to the top of Ridge Run (and skied down the same way). Conditions were firm but skiable (and the snow started to soften up when I got off the hill at ~1 pm)...

I actually found a car key halfway down White Lightning (skier’s left) during a beautiful corn-snow Spring ski day last March. No joke. The key looked like it had been there a while but it sounds like your colleague’s lost key experience was year’s ago so I can’t imagine it was the same key. Who...

Thanks for info. I could see me being in a similar situation in the future. Now I know not to try two Indys in one day.

Rain took away the majority of the snow in my yard. I could have been disappointed as I looked at the little bit of snow left next to the driveway…. Instead, all I saw was the Run of The Day! I had a few fast runs down the white strip of death (and a lot of laughs)!

Thanks for posting. Dutch Hill was one of the places on my radar this winter. Looks like I will have to wait another year.