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Truly amazing, what dogs can take upon themselves. I can only hope that Dugan 3.8-legs would be half as helpful.

I forgot about Monument - very nice. Both this and STT are very doggable. I wasn't as thrilled about Bash Bish, but I was greeted by the crowd gathered on a hot summer day. Perhaps February would be better?

A second vote for Alander. Perhaps a section of the South Taconic Trail?

One spot gone to MarshallM.

I know I say this about every hill, but Mt Tom really is one of my favorites!

On Nonotuck, that'd be the Eyrie House ruins. When there not long ago I saw that they'd added a sign with information about what it once was. Roller skating??? Mt Tom too had a summit house at one point. The cliffs are magnificent, aren't they? If you take East street west from route 5...

http://www.mass.gov/dfwele/dfw/dfwhuntr.htm Scroll down to see the class descriptions. Where: Westminster MA When: Saturday August 18th, 8am to 5:30 pm Price: Free Description: "Map, Compass & Survival Courses involve one weekend day (10 hrs.) divided between classroom and field exercises...

Saw the new park maps on Sunday. The numbered signs are now shown on the maps.

p2piper - We've had two people cancel from our group going to the free course in Westminster MA (see earlier post) this Saturday 8/18. If you'd like to join us, drop me a PM with your email address so I can send you the instruction and requirements sheet that they've sent us. It sounds like a...

Mass Wildlife has a free course: http://www.mass.gov/dfwele/dfw/education/hed/hed_map_compass_listing.htm A small group of us are scheduled into the August class. I'll post back with how useful we found it.

Agreed. I could not have said this half as well.

Yay! I can give up that step! I only have one seive fine enough, and that only holds 1/2 cup at a time. Tedious to rinse large quantities.

Millet is another quick cooking grain - good trail food.

ToeCozy - I call that "thread" around the middle a halo! Whole Foods and Wild Oats is where I've seen it. I've read that if you don't rinse the grains well before cooking that they'll be bitter. Because of that, I've never tried cooking it without rinsing - can anyone confirm? Good trail...

Wachusett is particularly bad when humid. Some of the rocks are so slick they may as well have been oiled!

At least they'd be chewing on the tent - just make sure not to sleep near that piece of it!

Don't even bother with dish washing soap - been there, done that, doesn't help. Seeing DougPaul's advice to let it dry reminds me of another. Put it in the freezer for a few hours. Crack off as much as possible before using a remover. I can't guarantee that protective coatings wouldn't crack...

I've found 3 things that work: nail polish remover, isopropyl alcohol, and peanut butter. I'm guessing the latter two would be safest for nylon. Let us know which works best.

Congratulations!

So - not necessarily that it will be heard further, but that you can do repeated blasts at regular intervals for longer than you could do with voice alone. That I can accept. Sweeper - don't know what kind of whistles, but both were LOUD!