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Several years ago, I slipped (coming down Weetamoo Tr, of all places) and heard an audible snap when my ankle became injured. Hiking alone in the quiet woods, that SNAP seemed to echo through the forest. I may have said, "Well, that's not a sound I wanted to hear." Fearing a broken ankle, I...

That was 1993, when I was a trail adopter on North Twin Spur. What a mess!!

I always carry them in winter. They are inexpensive and easy to use. I always wave them around in the air for a few minutes before I put them inside my mittens. Like bikehikeskifish indicated, the exposure to oxygen activates them. I agree with TCD that Hot Hands are readily available, and...

Amazing film! Very interesting to learn that Nirmal "Nims" Purja, the climber featured in this film, was the photographer of that famous Everest bottleneck photo that most people are familiar with. Thanks for posting, SpencerVT!

Oh no! You've had quite a year, haven't you?! It sounds like your incident could have happened to anyone. That's great that the ATV was close by. I hope everything goes well with the potential surgery and upcoming rehab. Hang in there!

Barney and Betty Hill!

When I hiked with my son, he often ditched me, but I always made him stop at intersections and stream crossings. It seemed to work out fine!

I'm surprised Mt. Tom wasn't one of the cat's favorites. =^.^= __)

peakbagger, if you want a sticker to tide you over, I have a couple extra. I'd happily put one in the mail to you, from one Toyota owner to another!

I keep a can of PAM in the trunk of my car and give my snowshoes or crampons a shot of lube before I hit the trail. It may not be good for the metal, but it always seems to prevent the balling that others may experience.

Update to the update: And my GPS and maps are working perfectly again. I called Garmin on Monday and described what jniehof and I discovered. They conveniently replaced the SD card for a nominal fee. I have carefully installed the new card and enabled my new map. I can see the trails again...

Update! jniehof and I tinkered around with my GPS. The unit could read his SD card(s) without issue. His unit could not read my SD card. So, the problem is with the card. Upon further examination, we noticed that a tiny chunk of plastic is missing from the edge of my card. This must have...

Thanks for your help, Capt, DougPaul, and IamKrzys! Your suggestions make a lot of sense to me. I am going to get together with jniehof, (who lives nearby, and who I know from trail maintenance), and we are going to see what we can do to get it sorted out. When we figure out what's going on...

Thanks, guys! I've looked at the Setup for maps and it's got all these oddball options: Austria, Grand Canyon, Switzerland, Mont Blanc, etc... I have never seen or used any of these before. The only normal-ish sounding one is "Worldwide DEM Basemap NR" I have enabled everything available and...

I don't have a different reader, hmmm... Looks like a housecall may be necessary. Thanks, neighbor!

And now, out of the blue, a blast from the past, another GPS question! I have used my Garmin GPS MAP64s for 5 years! (see above!) I hike every weekend, and then some, and I have never done anything with the GPS, except to illuminate the white arrow to find the answer to the question "How much...

Great job! Oh, the stories you must have!

Hi Alex! I can only hike during the weekends, but I am totally up for some socially-distant car-spotting reciprocation if our goals match up! I have hiked 85% of the trails in the WMNF. Oddly enough, most of my Redlining miles come from being an AMC Adopt-a-Trail program Region Leader for 25+...

Thanks for the clarification. Now I get to watch more films!

FWIW, All of the Banff Mountain Film Festival films for this past year are available for free here: https://www.docdroid.net/lR9Mzcw/banff-movie-festival-pdf I've been working my way through them while in quarantine. Most are amazing!