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For a greater variety of satellite images I recommend setting up a free OpenStreetMap contributor account which will enable you to click on "Edit" button that in turns gives access to a number of satellite image sources for background - some of them are definitely better than others...

I got MSR EVO snowshoes for my daughter and they come with 3 rubber straps & buckle type locks. Question for anyone who uses these types of bindings - how do you usually lock them? Do you keep rear strap fixed (pre-adjusted to boot size) and you slide your foot back into the binding & then...

Thanks everyone for your comments. I learned something new. Of course more input is still welcome.

On a separate note (still same hike) we saw these small pellets concentrated in a small area under a tree. I asked in "What's this bird" group on facebook and I'm told it looks like Ruffed Grouse droppings. Too bad we did not see the bird itself.

The animal track was not steady - I saw the prints wonder about the trail, so I guess this would make a case for a dog stronger.

Maybe a large dog. I don't have much experience with tracks but one time I was looking at coyote tracks and the examples I saw on the internet showed only 2 center claw marks.

I would vote for a car magnet rather than a sticker if there was enough interest. Stickers are hard to clean up once they get worn out by weather.

I saw these paw prints while hiking on AT with my daughter today in Vermont. I'm hoping these would belong to a bobcat... Any thoughts? I think the spacing on hiking stick marks is actually 1 inch since there are two sections, so the paw width was probably a little over 2 inches.

Someone complained that there is not enough pictures on VFTT, so here is a vintage one (I think from late '90) where I was enjoying the wind on Lions Head Trail even though it was probably nothing that strong.

The below news release was posted in one of the Facebook groups. I was not able to find it on F&G web site but assuming it is real (I don't have any reason to think otherwise) the bit that I find interesting is that F&G did not have accurate coordinates for the location of the hiker until 911...

There are special-purpose glove dryers that blow air through thin vertical sticks that you hang your gloves on, which I imagine could easily be adapted to a bottle that is not too narrow. I guess for a bottle you would need temperature control to make sure you don't accidentally melt your bottle.

A couple of years ago I posted about hiking in Tatra Mountains, where I witnessed a helicopter rescue: http://www.vftt.org/forums/showthread.php?58449-Hiking-Rysy-highest-peak-in-Poland-8-8-16 During the rescue the helicopter never landed and instead picked up the rescuer and injured hiker from...

Usually when I go some place where I have never been before, I start exploring on AllTrails e.g. https://www.alltrails.com/explore/us/idaho/stanley The other source that I always utilize is OpenStreetMap.org, and the websites & phone apps based on OpenStreetMap data, e.g...

Looks interesting - exploring from this link I landed at http://idahosummits.com/index.php Perhaps it will give me some ideas for future backpacking trips.

This is the tick specie I mentioned in a post back in April: http://www.vftt.org/forums/showthread.php?59161-Banner-Year-For-Ticks&p=444083&viewfull=1#post444083

I took one of my most memorable pictures overlooking Seneca Lake: I'm glad to hear that you had such a great time!

We recently scratched the screen of our car gps - it is as good as dead now. I switched to using a smartphone for car driving.

You may want to revisit this post from a while ago: http://www.vftt.org/forums/showthread.php?57608-Take-Me-To-GPS-School&p=431067&viewfull=1#post431067

"Show us your Hike Safe Card and save 10%!" - this might work better than any stories of negligent hikers getting charged.

Catamount Mountain ( http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=12750 ) is not a very high peak, but it stands alone hence offering great views. The whole hike can fit into one afternoon - we started around 3 pm and reached the summit in about 2 hours hiking at a relatively slow pace and enjoying...