a few things...

• Just finished two books that were equally good reads.  First up was Force of Nature, C.J. Box's latest Joe Pickett thriller set in the woods of Wyoming.  If you like the typical murder mystery then you'll certainly like this series of fifteen books following Wyoming Game & Fish Warden Joe Pickett as he solves the latest of Saddlestring, WY's latest mysteries.  Next up was Zach Davis' Appalachian Trials, a newly-published book by Davis about his 2011 thru-hike of the A.T.  No, that's no typo, it is entitled "Trials," as in the trials and tribulations you're sure to come across as you hike the 2,200 miles from Springer Mountain, GA to Mt. Katahdin, ME.  As he notes early on, you can find a plethora of books about the physical aspect of hiking the trail, but his book is surely the first to tackle the subject of the psychological toll the trail can take on you.  It's a must read for any hiker, as the topics covered by Davis apply to everything from the entirety of the A.T. to a 10-mile overnight in your local state park.
  
• Added a quick blurb and an even quicker slideshow on the recent snowmobile season here in New England.  We had the mildest winter in over 50 years, following last year's historic snowfall, so the snowmobile season was brutally slow.  I managed 70 miles in the White Mountains of New Hampshire on one Saturday - a far cry from the 1,000+ miles I was anticipating on my new sled.
  
• Have gone through and modified the backpacking and fishing gear pages, adding pages for Phil, Ben, and Marc, too. 
  
• Will sincerely try to get the Ireland trip documented as soon as possible.  I want to avoid what has happened with Zion - procrastination = memory failure and lack of details.  This trip over the pond was far too much fun to sit back and let all of the details drip out of my skull just because I'm lazy and would rather watch reruns of Seinfeld.