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Depending upon water levels and temperature, a hike up the Virgin River into the canyon is a signature trail in Zion. There is a short season in which it can be done because the canyon is so narrow that it is easy to get trapped by flash floods during frequent storms that occur out of sight and...

I jam(b) my PBJs into a sandwich sized tupperware. Doesn't take up much space and prevents further oooooozing of the prolific amounts of preserves.

I may be wrong ... Steven right said that 87% of statistics are made up at the moment ... but it seems that the light powdery snow in which we sink so deeply is the exception here in the NE, unlike the West where dry conditions lead to the powdery snow and larger snowshoes are routinely needed...

I think you can do something like that with mules, too, only the 2 X is used to whack it on the head to get its attention.

It depends ... I'd take the Atlas, Tubbs, Northern Lights or the like for my winter trips because there is usually enough of us to share breaking trail if that is necessary on many NE trails. The main advantage to me is traction on steeper slopes or compacted or somewhat icy surfaces. The...

A hidden damage of sun in any season is long term damage to the eyes. Wear good UV protection no matter the season. If you've had surgery to replace lens for cataracts, the sun can also damage these artificial lens over the long term.

I notice only one post that even comes close to a gripe about the fee so let's not get our shorts in a twist about this. As for trail maintenance, thank you to the many people who volunteer to do it all over the place. That service is often under appreciated until it isn't there. But it has...

I still feel the same way I did 2 years ago: "I work on lists and redline mainly because I prefer to go to different places and that was one of the pleasures when we were hiking the NE 100 highest. We may never have gone to some of those places otherwise. Occasionally, we'll repeat mountains...

There is a natural water slide and swimming hole in the chilly Nesowednehunk Stream. Its a popular place and fun to watch the kids, who tolerate the cold water much better than I, located right on the Tote Road north of the camps and south of the turnoff to Camp Phoenix. As for a thruhike of...

My two favorite cities out West are Jackson Hole ... but I don't think I'd want to live there year round and it is expensive ... and Santa Fe. Never lived in either one but spent enough time in each to rate them highly. We've often thought, well, if we actually lived here instead of visiting...

I 2nd Chris' motion about Kidney Pond but, for convenience sake, I'd stay in one of the others. #12, Camp OJI, doesn't have the view it once had and with the trees so mature probably doesn't get the 5 AM moose coming by, either, since there is less to brouse on. While my son and I hiked my...

I'm not sure why we have to question the source or amount of the financing but there could be a hundred reasons to chose one lender over another. It might entail rates and terms, required security or perhaps better timing the need for capital. Perhaps it reflects a greater than projected...

There are some good suggestions already but the one I would emphasize the most is the ability to safely start a fire under any circumstances. It serves a multiple of purposes but the most critical one is if an unplanned overnight takes a turn for the worse either because you're lost or injured...

Well, let's look at the downside of automating the reservation system from the quaint personal system it once was. The pencil sharpener and eraser industries certainly must have suffered as the multiple huge ledgers once used to record and change reservations were discontinued. The new system...

With all the discussion here about SAR cases, this conference may be of interest to some, even if purely for the educational rather than professional value. http://masarconference2018.com/courses/ The event is May 18 and 19, 2018 in Harrison, ME.

There is some hunting allowed within Baxter Park, mainly in the southern section where day use might be common during hunting season. Many maps delineate this area and I would presume that the sign on the tote road directing that weapons be stored marks the east-west line of the northern limit...

I'm with Brambor on the rant but in my case the shortage of funding is in large part due to over reach and taking on more than government can handle. I know that feeling well from my own personal over booking. There are effective ways for government to be sustainable but then, that would go...

Weather/climate cooperating, the shoulder seasons are great times to visit almost anywhere (i.e. before summer school vacations and after school starts). An annual pass, good at parks, BLM properties, NFs, monuments, etc., is a better value if you go to such places frequently. The passes are...

The number of permits is based upon moose census and the declining permits are representative of the impact of winter ticks and coyotes on population. I wouldn't get too comfortable far off trail as hunters can field dress the moose and haul it out in quarters or smaller; a snow base makes this...

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