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    "Is it worth it?" My take on early season ice climbing.

    It's better than staying home and watching the jets get beat...
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    3 hikers die from fall after crossing warning barrier in Yosemite

    REF: posts #68- #71
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    WMNF Closure!

    Does this mean we don't need parking passes?
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    NPR/Fresh Air interview w/Hugh Herr

    +1 that is the book by Alison Osius; It's been quite a while since I read it, but it's really good.
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    3 hikers die from fall after crossing warning barrier in Yosemite

    this thread is getting silly
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    NJ bear attacks 2 young campers, is wounded

    I'll take one !
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    Polar Bear Attack!!

    Wwhs? What Would Herrero Say?
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    600-foot fall marks 14th Yosemite death this year

    "it likely was the unseasonable rain that brewed on the day her group of four secured a rare permit to ascend the enormous, smooth granite dome, the park's iconic feature. They were among a group of about 20 hikers who were braving the trip to the summit despite the wet conditions, slippery...
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    Brown Bear attacks group of teens in Alaska

    nice to hear from someone with actual experience, not paraphrasing a book...
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    Another Yellowstone grizzly attack, different outcome

    http://www.adn.com/2011/07/24/1983379/grizzly-sow-attacks-group-of-seven.html well so much for the 'Experts'...maybe those 7 could've brought the book and thrown it at the bear.
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    The Whitney Lottery

    Just stay flexible with your plans, I got a permit at 4:20 in the afternoon, only requirement I had to start hiking that day, and make it to a legal campsite. Give yourself a window of a few days and you should be fine.
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    property owner sued for faulty tree stand

    The only way to eliminate these frivolous lawsuits is making the loser pay all legal costs of the defendant. The plaintiff has nothing to lose except the 33% the lawyer gets if they win.
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    Another Yellowstone grizzly attack, different outcome

    I always carry my vuvuzela when hiking in griz territory. It is much lighter than an air horn and legal to carry on airplanes.
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    AMC Executive Director pay

    that's pretty funny! Teachers in private schools don't make anywhere near what public school teachers do.
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    2011 free parking days in WMNF

    http://westernslopenofee.org/index2.php
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    "Warm smell of colitas (well, creosote), rising up through the air"

    because they can
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    New Boots - Can't Wear - How to

    Summitpost has a classifieds section- http://www.summitpost.org/phpBB3/classifieds-f38.html
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    "Warm smell of colitas (well, creosote), rising up through the air"

    wouldn't that violate the 10 person group size limit in wilderness areas?
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    The Case for Young People and Nature (Global Warming Article)

    I think they are saying having kids is bad for the environment.
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    Maine Bans importation of firewood

    What about if I buy wood in Acadia, bring unused wood home (quarantined of course) and then bring it back to Lake Umbagog. Is that legal even though I transported it through NH and MA? Also is Cumberland Farms wood CERTIFIED bug free?
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