tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6948411834442673072.post1690623228645659620..comments2023-04-03T10:58:45.026-04:00Comments on Alex in the White Mountains: A Frigid Day on Carter Dome, South Carter, and Middle Carter, 1/8/2017Patricia Ellis Herr, Alexandra Herr, and Sage Herrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03077445974909636411noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6948411834442673072.post-24707895672717496512017-01-20T23:48:54.784-05:002017-01-20T23:48:54.784-05:00Thanks! Good luck to Alex on midterms and the tou...Thanks! Good luck to Alex on midterms and the tournament! Beckie Janihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06726019076093080288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6948411834442673072.post-17207511355563706822017-01-19T18:38:13.091-05:002017-01-19T18:38:13.091-05:00Trish here -- Alex will answer this coming week. ...Trish here -- Alex will answer this coming week. She has midterms to study for and an international karate tournament coming up, so her usual replies and posts will happen next week instead of this week. <br /><br />Alex told me she wanted to answer your question personally, so all I will say right now is that we sometimes buttslide, and that people who need the trail to look a certain way just for their own personal preference (or lack of being able to navigate on a firm/icy surface) need to chill out and remember that these are the mountains and not a groomed touristy resort area. In the Whites, there is no one "right" way of hiking...people who try to tell you that there is are wrong, and I suspect they have nothing better to do than play holier-than-thou. If folks aren't prepared to deal with whatever winter conditions they might find on the trails, then they need to stay home (or learn more winter hiking skills). I could say more, but I'll let Alex take it from here later this week. ;)Patricia Ellis Herr, Alexandra Herr, and Sage Herrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03077445974909636411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6948411834442673072.post-7381769468073835772017-01-16T21:38:33.278-05:002017-01-16T21:38:33.278-05:00We have a lot more deer here in Connecticut than y...We have a lot more deer here in Connecticut than you do in New Hampshire, judging both by the deer I see and the deer tracks I see in the snow, and deer following a human trail is not unusual. You have to be careful, though, when a deer has "broken trail", since after a while its tracks will wander off the trail and if you get to just following them you'll wander off trail too.Cumulushttp://www.cookhimes.us/dennis.htmnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6948411834442673072.post-20438126713171966142017-01-14T19:08:03.268-05:002017-01-14T19:08:03.268-05:00Frozen hot chocolate! Don't they sell a versi...Frozen hot chocolate! Don't they sell a version of it at Dunkin?????<br /><br />I've got a question for you (and your sister and mom, if they care to comment). Although I didn't bring a sled, I've had a few fun moments here and there butt sliding (most recently descending Field). Some folks are critical of sledding/butt sliding, claiming that it smooths the trail down to the point of creating an ice slide, weather permitting. What are your thoughts? Are there times where you would avoid it for this reason? I had a great time and didn't read any accounts the following days, so I don't think I (or the other happy souls I could hear) messed it up for anyone.Beckie Janihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06726019076093080288noreply@blogger.com