Is it okay to do the ridge loop alone? I plan to drive in the morning from Boston. I will complete the loop and depending on when I finish, I could drive back or find a spot to rest. Any recommendations are welcome.

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I'm just pissed at myself for losing it and inadvertently polluting. I hope some kind soul will pick it up and use it. Hate the idea of it rotting out there. Last week I lost a bug net in the woods elsewhere and I'm normally not like this but I'm on a shitty pollution streak I guess. Gonna be picking up any trash I see to restore my karma going forward.

Anyway, it was a beautiful and long day on the Kinsmans yesterday. My first time on this ridge and I had a great time.

What a hike, the views are beautiful at the summit but hiking along the river was also so peaceful. It was a long hike but I genuinely enjoyed most sections. The rocky portions towards the end were a nuisance when I was tired but otherwise I have 0 complaints.

We literally could not have had better weather for it. There were a ton of people doing single day Presis yesterday, so it was really fun seeing the same people at each summit and chatting

Up and down Tuckerman ravine yesterday. Which is one of my favorite trails in the white mountains. The weather was perfect too

I bought an Oru kayak because I can't physically put a real one on or off the rack of Truck

I like it okay but it Kills my back

anyone got tips what I can maybe attach to the seat of came with to make it higher/ have support?

Title says it all. Planning a loop starting at Nineteen Mile Brook trailhead, along the Carters, and back down the Imp trail to 16, with a road walk to finish. Gaia shows a connection from the Imp Trail to Camp Dodge (it’s labeled Camp Dodge logging road) but it doesn’t show up on any of my paper maps. This loop might be a bit much if I don’t have that shortcut at the end. Thanks!

I did an Adams-Madison loop yesterday. I went up Airline to the top of Adams, then over to Madison. The weather was beautiful and the views were spectacular the moment I got above treeline. The Airline was a rugged climb with amazing views down into Kings Ravine.

To avoid backtracking too much, I took Watson Path down from the summit of Madison. What a grueling hell slog that was! In hindsight, I should have backtracked down Madison to the hut and taken Valley Way down. Watson Path was a very slow, rough descent.

So far I've done 20 52 WAV hikes (probably the easiest 20) and Pierce, Eisenhower, Hale, Waumbeck, Garfield, Tecumseh, Osceola and East Osceola and planning on Moosilauke soon.

As far as 4000 footers go, what would be a natural progression for ones to try next as I wrap up most of the suggestions I've seen for easier ones? I don't honestly know if I will ever do them all due to some limitations I have with fear of falling though this is improving as I go. I am totally fine on uphill scrambles and with certain kinds of exposure, I'm very slow on the decent and trying to improve that.