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Whether duck or whistle shaped - I'm beginning to wonder what the point of a whistle is. I've been on two group hikes where a whistle was used. Each time, the intent was to signal where the main group was to a separated hiker, when we didn't know if the individual was ahead or behind. In both...

Exactly! Are we going to regulate what has to be carried, classes for education? Mileage? Speed? Schedule? Who checks? Who pays? I'd like to think I'm prepared, but not having a crystal ball, I cannot predict what I might run into, and you can't pack for every conceivable possibility...

Nope about the crash on Holyoke. In case you don't know, there's a memorial for a crash on Mt Tom. The easiest way to find that one is to take the road down from the summit. It isn't far. Once you're there, there's two trails. If you're in the road with the memorial to your left, the path...

It's a great local resource. There's a group of us intermittently putting together a section hike of the RF. With SilentCal's local knowledge, we prescouted the section off the ridge, luckily he knew the mess of jeep roads well. The log steps are on the developed section. If memory serves...

hee-hee - you got caught by the RF! There's a guidebook for it, and it even describes the route, but the fine print shows it hasn't actually yet been developed in that area. That, along with the number of jeep roads, can makes the area a bit confusing. Some call the ridgeline the 7 sisters...

Words like "moronic" aren't judgemental? Why is the start time criticized? It isn't so much that THIS thread has gotten out of hand, as the anticipation that it will, given past discussions.

Yep, I've heard that too. http://www.answers.com/topic/painter?cat=technology

Definitely. This thread has every sign of becoming yet another rush to judgement, with much speculation and little fact.

Skip the slide :eek: That's the best part!

That new shelter is a nice one. Not on the pond shore like the old ones were, but very nice. Best wishes on getting your feet dried out!

The first one is very funny.

This can't be said often enough, or stressed strongly enough. Take as evidence the number of dog show sites lost due to irreponsible owners and handlers. And if you do not have this kind of connection, the dog should be under physical restraint, and that restraint should be used properly...

The long canine teeth can cause soft tissue damage without breaking the skin. Agreed. It doesn't matter why the dog bit in the first place, but a situation such as this will only serve to further aggravate the circumstances. You may get hurt more badly. It may give the owners grounds to...

Awesome! Thanks for being able to capture the experience and share it with us.

That's how all 3 editions I own track elevation. With that said, I do not have the most recent. Perhaps it has since changed.

I'm wondering that too.

I, for one, meant no personal offense. I haven't seen the thread you mention. I too agree with Tom Rankin. Guidebooks are useful for some things, personal experience for others. One is not meant to supplant the other, both are valuable resources. If you're looking up how long a route...

and once you buy it - OPEN IT!! I ran into a man around Garfield once. He asked me where he could camp. He said he was headed out to Lincoln Woods the next day. I let him know about Garfield campsite and 13 Falls. He asked how far to each. I got out my guide to look them up, asking whether...

What would make it everything a GPS should be?

From what I have read, with any form of internal protection that is not leaking (or wicking out via a tampon string), the smell is effectively trapped within the body. Yes, better even than the scent hound breeds. What a bear may smell is not the menstrual product inside the body, but rather...