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  1. Whiteman

    Snow Cross on lafayette and other items.

    Shooting Stars I'm not sure about the movement you are referring to, but I do know that a phenomenal Leonid meteor shower in 1833 sparked a resurgence of religious beliefs. Imagine the great show we had five or six years ago, times 100. Thousands of shooting stars per hour! Here's a link to the...
  2. Whiteman

    Mysterious bat disease

    More on the Bats from the NY Times Wow, pretty serious problem for our little friends. This is today's story from the NY Times.
  3. Whiteman

    White Mountain Winter Shelters?

    Guyot Shelter in Winter? So what's it like up there in the winter? Is it true the H2O is year 'round? And if the approach was from the Zealand Rd. side, would there be water crossings that are on the verge of becoming impossible? I am aware of the logging operations and the somewhat longer...
  4. Whiteman

    youtube

    Question Chomp, Why so modest?
  5. Whiteman

    Lots of Rescues - Taking Stock

    The Boston Globe Weighs In FWIW, the Boston Globe has offered its support for a negligence standard. I thought it was interesting that the Globe was so concerned about this issue which is a perrenial here.
  6. Whiteman

    GMRS 2 way radios

    Testing GMRS!?? While I would never encourage the illegal use of regulated FCC frequencies, and I am sure the regulations of the use of GMRS radios at power over .5 watts are observed by every single user, I suspect that you could probably sneak a little QSO (two way conversation) without the...
  7. Whiteman

    Large Snow Storm hitting northern New England

    It is Good for the Planet True it's making the trails hard to find and follow, but think of this: all of that increased albedo sure is nice for an otherwise sweltering planet!
  8. Whiteman

    SPOT Satellite Personal Messenger?

    $$ Questions The unit costs about $150. There is an annual fee of $100 for the OK/Help/911 function. The optional tracking function costs about $50 year. Dr. Wu, take note: You can also get some rescue insurance (like the Divers Alert Network) for about $8 per year. I like your...
  9. Whiteman

    SPOT Satellite Personal Messenger?

    To Buy or Not to Buy (or be given as the case may be) Sli74-- The tracking feature, which sends positions every ten minutes or so, is an extra option, $50 per year. The feature I was using was the manual OK message. So I sent one at the top of the mountain, and at the bottom when we were done...
  10. Whiteman

    SPOT Satellite Personal Messenger?

    SPOT Update Although the hike we planned was an easy one, and I was not going solo, I decided to give my loving wife greater peace of mind and went off to REI and bought the little sucker. Here is my single experience update, after an extensive hike, all the way from Crawford Notch to the very...
  11. Whiteman

    SPOT Satellite Personal Messenger?

    Though I tend to carry redundant communication gear (the cell phone that probably won't work and the little ham radio that probably will), and do other sensible things such as usually hike with others, read the weather reports, avoid forecasted hurricanes, squalls, and derechos as best as one...
  12. Whiteman

    New Canadian-U.S. Border Crossing Requirements Jan. 31

    Quick Crossings We used to make the mistake of crossing the NY-Quebec border at Champlain. No more--there are so many little crossings just a few kilometers away, it is really worth the extra drive. At our usual new crossing, one car in front of us is considered a long wait.
  13. Whiteman

    New Canadian-U.S. Border Crossing Requirements Jan. 31

    Passport Cards--cool Now that was a good little tidbit I had not heard. Think I'll get one of them passport cards fer myself. From the U.S. Dee-partment of State
  14. Whiteman

    Allen Mountain

    NY did not acquire the land Actually, the land has not been purchased by the State of NY, it was purchased from Finch Pryun by the Nature Conservancy. There is a lot of information about the great conservation purchase on the Nature Conservancy Website. There was also an article in the Nov/Dec...
  15. Whiteman

    Warmlite tents

    Interesting catalog The Warmlite folks have been around for a long time. I remember them from the Whole Earth Catalog (ouch, dating myself). Their catalog has always been a bit unusual. If you are looking for vapor barrier clothing (and you are, aren't you?) it's the place to go.
  16. Whiteman

    more New England mountain lion rumors

    I thoguht of the dogs remembering a story about two women being stalked by a patient mountian lion, I believe in California (didn't pop up again on google). The lion split when some fellow on a horse with a few dogs happened down the trail. While searching for that story I did come across a...
  17. Whiteman

    more New England mountain lion rumors

    From California: We were just out in CA last week, hiking the Muir Woods and beautiful redwoods (just a short day hike). The sign we noticed, on the way out, had some warnings about what one should do if one encounters a mountain lion. Very practical: Pick up small kids and pets; face the...
  18. Whiteman

    Pine Tar Removal

    Or vegetable oil I think (I'm guessing) that the active ingredient in peanut buter which cuts through sap and tar is the oil. I've used vegetable oils with equal success.
  19. Whiteman

    redfield/cliff trip reports

    New Path on Cliff Wasn't there talk of a new unofficial path up Cliff that was going to be cut?? What happened to that (or was it just a dream)?
  20. Whiteman

    Truth Time: Could you survive 24 hours?

    Dislocated Shoulder? That's kid's stuff! Actually, it wasn't so much the first time I did it, but my buddies and I managed to work it back in pretty quickly without too much trauma. The next time 'round I was out by myself, konked my head, and when I shook that off I realized the old shoulder...
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