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If you are near Bangor or MDI and want to ride roads and eat ice cream, let me know. I do both, although not usually at the same time.

I'll be passing through a couple of times around those days. EB, let me know the plans and I might be able to join you southerners :D

Here are a couple of double-whammies: image deleted by mods I'm not sure which is worse - the PBR tall-boy or the horizontal finger :D I have an affidavit saying that's you... and just so everyone knows we're friends, here is an excellent pic of you.

Thanks, Stash. Would you mind saying which company? I'm partly trying to ferret out which companies don't use this as a factor.

I told that story to the folks I was with at CP last week and they were not impressed.

I'm looking for some advice on life insurance for those who play in the mountains. Virtually all questionaires I've seen so far ask if you mountain/rock climb. There are very blurry lines between hiking and mountain climbing and I'm looking for thoughts from those of you that tend toward the...

I think the original question was about campfires but since it has morphed into a general heating debate, I offer this: This is a far more complicated problem than can be reasonably solved on an internet forum. The answer requires a full life-cycle assessment (overview) with specific inputs...

By the way, I was there using both group sites last week. I left it in fine shape in preparation for the Gathering. I'm otherwise engaged about 3 ways that weekend but can likely make it for part of the fun.

terrific photography! He's a lucky kid to have an old man that shares that kind of experience with him.

For those still confusing splitting with chopping, I recommend this already-a-classic article. An even better article from about 10 years ago (I think also in Northern Woodlands) told the story of a man and his faithful axe that he had had for decades. It had had its handle replaced four times...

Jim, RS and I did both N and S peaks from LWL a few years ago. I threw in nearby L Mtn for good measure. RS will probably give you more details but it was overall a pretty fair bushwhack. Getting to S is easy via old road if you can find it early enough. Heading to N was thicker at times but...

Now that's the kind of adventure I had in mind when I was standing on Augille du Midi in my tourist clothes last year. thanks for letting us virtually climb with you!

You know that line we all use, "But this will last me the rest of my life..." It's funny b/c it's a red herring. Sure the quality will last a lifetime but we'll find something newer, shinier and better long before the old one wears out. Marketing types rely on our feeble consumption behavior...

Thanks for all the feedback, everyone! Tickets are purchased. I'm a sucker for road trips so in part to visit a family member and pick up her car to use, and partly to road trip by the Grand Canyon we are going: PWM to PHX Drive to Durango via 2-day side trip to Grand Canyon In and around...

you won't be sorry about the north end. Do the Traveler Loop at all costs. Other good and easy trips from South Branch: Black Cat Mtn. Barrell Ridge Big Peaked Mtn. (easy bushwhack from Fowler Trail) Howe Brook Falls If the 10-mile Traveler loop is too much for some of your party, head up N...

I'll be hiking all across BSP on Sunday, sans clothing.............. well, that ought to be enough to have the place to myself :D

In Patten: Ellis Market is a full-on small town grocery store. You can get whatever you need there. I'd stop at filet mignon and morels but otherwise you'll be fine. There is a diner/pizza joint, too, although I'm usually disappointed with the meal. The hardware store across from the grocery has...

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Can you imagine riding a zipline from the summit of a 4k peak to the base :eek: count me out...

great, now we are going to have "Do dogs really need leashes even if they are good dogs," "do you carry a gun while hiking" AND "what breed of cat makes the best hiking companion" threads all year long for eternity.:D