tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814464431995035927.post8584034348291537846..comments2024-03-18T10:33:45.820-04:00Comments on Mountain Wandering: Steve Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16403760631302934834noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814464431995035927.post-83073005693836402872011-09-02T21:36:52.627-04:002011-09-02T21:36:52.627-04:00Thanks, BC - and don't feel bad about turning ...Thanks, BC - and don't feel bad about turning back. I know of at least two instances in the last several years of hikers losing the trail on that stretch and needing assistance. It's one of the most obscure trail segments in the Whites, and who knows what it looks like after Irene!<br /><br />SteveSteve Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16403760631302934834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814464431995035927.post-82196648607204424172011-08-31T22:58:50.685-04:002011-08-31T22:58:50.685-04:00Great report, Steve. My sons and I attempted a si...Great report, Steve. My sons and I attempted a similar hike last summer, but didn't have nearly the success that you did. After summitting Owl's Head, we attempted to continue north to Thirteen Falls, but lost the trail many times. Those boggy areas in your pics look familiar, but I wasn't convinced we were even on the trail, and I didn't want to suffer the embarrassment of seeing our names in the paper as "lost hikers", so we turned around and camped off the trail, then went back out via the Lincoln Brook Trail. A great hike, but I would have really liked to see Thirteen Falls and circumnavigate the Owl. Maybe some other time.BCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814464431995035927.post-58127907103039280662011-07-31T10:45:18.075-04:002011-07-31T10:45:18.075-04:00Hi Tony,
Have a good trek to the Owl! Great area ...Hi Tony,<br /><br />Have a good trek to the Owl! Great area out there.<br /><br />SteveSteve Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16403760631302934834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814464431995035927.post-23439274913382505282011-07-28T22:59:56.208-04:002011-07-28T22:59:56.208-04:00Ah, here's the Pemi trip you were talking abou...Ah, here's the Pemi trip you were talking about today! Reading this made me excited about my next trip to the Owl(and it's coming soon).Tony Rachupkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07238101890060716763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814464431995035927.post-34274459004275855232011-07-12T23:51:58.622-04:002011-07-12T23:51:58.622-04:00Thanks, Chris - and I'm sure there are more ca...Thanks, Chris - and I'm sure there are more cascades on that upper section of Lincoln Brook. You can hear them from the trail. Unless there's an old photo somewhere, it may be hard to determine what actually is the "Lincoln Brook Falls" shown on the logging RR map.<br /><br />SteveSteve Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16403760631302934834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814464431995035927.post-84858606690493947952011-07-12T12:56:34.957-04:002011-07-12T12:56:34.957-04:00Another wonderful report, Steve! And now, thanks ...Another wonderful report, Steve! And now, thanks to you, I have yet a few more cascades to add to my list of places to visit! Hmmm - couldn't you have made them a bit more accessible, instead of 10 miles out? :) Just kidding! Thanks for sharing this great report and photos!NeoAkelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06780444851250977133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814464431995035927.post-20564530192925480602011-07-08T22:45:39.297-04:002011-07-08T22:45:39.297-04:00Hi JS,
Nope, those weren't my prints. Did go ...Hi JS,<br /><br />Nope, those weren't my prints. Did go there a couple of times in the 90s en route to the pond. Did you see any good stuff there?<br /><br />SteveSteve Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16403760631302934834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814464431995035927.post-44050834579397515332011-07-07T07:26:07.264-04:002011-07-07T07:26:07.264-04:00That's funny, I made the same loop this past w...That's funny, I made the same loop this past week-end as a 3 days backpacking trip without having read this TR. I gotta ask, did you went to Camp 14 ??? I saw boot prints in the mud when I went ? :-)rouxjeannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814464431995035927.post-16737712055631243942011-07-06T18:25:08.990-04:002011-07-06T18:25:08.990-04:00Excellent report and photos! Sounds like you had a...Excellent report and photos! Sounds like you had a nice quiet day out there. <br /><br />That is a great lunch spot!<br /><br />SteveSteve Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16403760631302934834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814464431995035927.post-6013028252646891892011-07-06T10:14:31.416-04:002011-07-06T10:14:31.416-04:00I was just out to Owl's Head last week and sat...I was just out to Owl's Head last week and sat and ate lunch at probably the same exact spot in the slide that you stopped at. I went to the summit first and came back to that spot, thinking I had the best lunch spot in all of the Pemi that day. Since I needed the Owl for the list, I did not have the luxury of biking, but that sure does sound like a great idea! Here's my trip report from last week: http://nh48.wordpress.com/2011/06/29/bagging-the-owl-41-owls-head-6-28-11/Summersethttp://www.nh48.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814464431995035927.post-37907114105649749482011-07-04T20:22:44.008-04:002011-07-04T20:22:44.008-04:00Thanks, Joe! Nice description of that section alon...Thanks, Joe! Nice description of that section along Lincoln Brook. I try to talk that up when people ask what the trek to Owl's Head is like. The Pemi rules when it comes to remoteness in the Whites.<br /><br />SteveSteve Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16403760631302934834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814464431995035927.post-32784241375481325742011-07-04T14:38:26.368-04:002011-07-04T14:38:26.368-04:00Nice little walk Steve. I need, and want spend mor...Nice little walk Steve. I need, and want spend more time in the Pemi.<br /><br />I must comment about that spot along Lincoln Brook you mentioned. My first trip Owls head was on a beautiful, sunny, late summers day. The way the sunlight filtered through the hard woods onto Lincoln Brook in that area was one of the most beautiful things I've seen. That,coupled with the fact you really sense the isolation there, makes it a very special spot I think. I bring it up ever time someone mentions hiking to Owls Head. I'd say "Lincoln Brook Show" pretty much nails it. <br /><br />Thanks for sharing,<br />JoeJustJoehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07657236449099527872noreply@blogger.com