by Dave Pidgeon on January 12, 2010
Compass Points starts a conversation about whether America has true wilderness, or is it a state of mind?
by davepidgeon on September 15, 2009
Let’s set the scene: A low pressure storm system developed Friday off the Atlantic Coast, which spun like a wheel and lashed the Northeast region with rain storms. The Catskill mountains soaked just under an inch of rain between Friday and Saturday as members of the Appalachian Mountain Club hiked into the Slide Mountain Wilderness, [...]
by davepidgeon on September 14, 2009
A tropical-like rain storm … a drenched forest without marked trails … the confusion of navigating an unmarked wilderness cloaked in impenetrable darkness … risky river crossings … erratic GPS units … This weekend promised a challenging backpacking experience as 10 members of the Appalachian Mountain Club, myself included, journeyed to the trail-less portion of [...]
by davepidgeon on September 10, 2009
I shake my head in disappointment. AccuWeather says rain for this weekend. Again. Another hiking trip under concrete gray clouds spilling out daylong precipitation like we’re in the tropics. There’s been so many of these rainy trips for adventure seekers in the northeast, I’m starting to think the Appalachian Mountain Club, the Adirondack Mountain Club, [...]
by davepidgeon on September 8, 2009
I’m sitting here a few days from a real fine trip to the Catskills with the Appalachian Mountain Club, which is its own source of excitement. Trip report to follow. I’m also moving with my wife, Alison, to a new house in about a month. We’ve busied ourselves selling old furniture, rooting through storage closets [...]
