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Always tough though when the moderator starts up the political discussion.

Don't disagree. I do follow the news, try avoid opinions, but also try to look at various sources. That anyone on any side thinks the other has cornered the market on slanted news coverage/outright lies is a curious take. What the reality is anyone can find any source that will tell them what...

Good lord.....If we start to eliminate news sources that bend the truth, or outright lie, we'll have nothing left.

No, that is not my point. If you want to hike alone and leave a note or tell anyone "If I'm lost let me be" - OK. If you go out and get lost and someone volunteers their time looking for you, and is then met with a tragic fate, your actions no longer affected you alone. Personally, I don't...

I hadn't heard about some of these issues, which would be a cause for concern. But it also strikes me in reply to Sierra's comment about it being "their life". The issue becomes when the resources go beyond that individual's life. The S&R cost the state a lot of money and potentially put...

Agree, but I can't see how we put a clear line on an age. The closest I can think of is my mother, and her best friend. Both in their 70's. My mother eventually got to the point where she wouldn't go alone, and then only small trails, and then not at all. She knew. Her friend, however...

The saying "age is just a number" is true. There are 80 year olds who are more than capable of many a hike; more than many 30 year olds who never leave the couch.

Happens to every place. The 4Ks' list was started to get people off the most popular routes into other, less-climbed areas. Then, they became too popular so other lists started up. Now, those peaks are experiencing heavy traffic. There are waterfall lists, swimming hole lists, backcountry...

https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2023/08/16/mass-mother-drowns-new-hampshire-waterfall-father-rescues-another-son-trapped-boulders/?p1=hp_featurestack Can definitely see it happen.

What's your thoughts on snowmobiles?

Oh this one hits too close to home. I took my first dog everywhere with few problems, but the worst was when I lazily, stupidly, didn't put her booties on when we did Jefferson. Up Caps Ridge, decided to wander around the summit and around the backside. Just above treeline, I notice she's...

I can guarantee many of the neighbors didn't think it was done "the right way".

Like many, it's built on convenience. Being one with the land and bending the rules to make it fit. In full disclosure, I fit the category as well. I consider myself to be responsible in the woods and follow the rules. But, for example, I don't camp above treeline....however, on a few...

The Lakota Sioux were one of the most violent tribes in the Americas. As the Pawnee who were massacred by the Sioux. Eliminating one group of 'murderous' people's monuments in favor of another group of 'murderous' people's monuments is a slippery slope.

Like the greedy kids who trashed the entire Woodstock area originally? "Old man yells at cloud"

Gatekeeping at it's finest. We get it, we'll stay off your lawn.

Sorta'. The Bethel Woods Center for the Arts has events (obviously nothing like the original Festival), including the 40th anniversary; the 50th got the go-ahead but was cancelled for other reasons. The 30th was a couple of hours north in Rome. Also, it's generated a half-billion dollars...

The locals will curse you for even thinking this, never mind putting it in writing. You can kid about a lot of things, but NOT the Yokohama! (Not a fan either, even though I've been dragged there quite often over the years)

So, I had my fun but nobody else can? got it. (No, not advocating for this silly event)

What the hell? Why do that?