A group of friends and soon-to-be friends met at Springer Mtn for New years Eve. It was a very chilly night but we were warmed with laughter, good food and a little screech! (http://members.aol.com/karens62)

Nahuel Huapi National Park in Argentina is considered the doorway to Argentinian Patagonia. From almost summer-like conditions in the vallies to waist-deep snow in the mountains, it was a spectacular four days. There was almost nobody on the trail because the trekking season is over, but the refugios were all open so I did not even need to bring my tent. I´ll be back!!

To learn more about hiking in Nahuel Huapi National Park, go to: http://www.clubandino.org (Spanish).

May 10, 2003 - May 19, 2003

This was my first section hike of the season but certainly not the last.

href="http://members.bellatlantic.net/~vze2h6gy/papabear/AT_section_1.html"> Click here for the on-line report for this hike href="http://gallery.backcountry.net/papabear_2002_sections"> Click here for the AT alboms from 2002

I was on the trail for 10 days and covered about 125 miles of the trail. There was very little sun and lots of rainy days but still I had a good time.

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Regards

Pb

These are the pictures of my 2003 hiking adventures, mostly, but not entirely on the AT. Some wild flower pictures (with a few beasties thrown in) are also included in an album.

In Maryland and Pennsylvania we had almost no sunshine, so most of those shots are a bit dark. Sorry.

See also my web site which has many hiking trip reports as well as other material you may enjoy.

Regards

Pb

Climbs of New England Fifty Finest peaks - October 10-13, 2003

I spent Columbus Day weekend in New Hampshire and Vermont hiking to peaks from this list of the fifty most prominent peaks in New England.

Click on the picture to see all the albums, or just click on one of the links to the right to go directly to a particular one.