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Ok, politics aside, bears are a lot like people. They are opportunists, and they like to be comfortable,preferable with a full belly. Here is a series of photos that have been on the internet for a while but they will give you the idea. Hey man, where is the remote? I am still having trouble...

The Via Ferrata (Iron Way) are a great way to visit places and cross terrain that would usually require climbing gear and training. Many of the routes are more exposed and would merit the use of a harness, helmet and a way to clip into the cables. It is a good idea to use some sort of a Y system...

I think that in many National Parks, when funds are cut, they do anything they can to make things worse for the public that wants to use the parks. They block off parking lots and close visitor centers. The gates are closed so perhaps the season is shortened when there is public access. You will...

Once you have gone to Mt. Major, you really should go out to Straight Back Ridge and do the loop back to the parking lot.

Although the state senate in NH may have their hearts in the right place, the White Mountain National Forest is owned and controlled by the federal government. The resolution says that they will send notes to the President, our delegates in Washington, etc. This may make NH residents believe...

I apologize to DougPaul and everybody else, I did confuse the SPOT system with the Cospas-Sarsat system. Sorry

The SPOT system works very well BUT if it is overused the system will fail. It was designed for off shore boaters or aircraft or people lost in the wilderness, with no backup that were far from any other way of being found. Too much use will mean that the system fails. I have no idea where the...

The dive and fly problem is caused by extra nitrogen being dissolved in your blood when you dive, remember the bends ? The reduced pressure in an airplane will tend to cause more bubbles to form in your blood. Flying and then diving will not cause any problems. Flying and climbing to 14,000 feet...

Perhaps New Hampshire is just trying to catch up with the Chinese.

Actually, a wheel on the airplane hit a rut in the field and around and over I went, very quickly. The payback for my folly was after my cracked wrist healed up, I had to fix the airplane. I have many photos of the Whites from above. Rocket 21 has a whole set of photos he took of old ski areas...

Hi Kids, I just wanted to make sure nobody out there thought I was trying to sell my superior flying and photography skills. Attached is a photo of one of my not so good photo sessions. All experiences you live through make you stronger. Hopefully all of you have had a few.

I am sorry about the wrong photo. I wanted to attach I have trouble with the file system on views and have been too lazy to open an account with something like Smugmug. I apologize to the moderators and other overseers.

Hi Kids, Ok, this nonsense may have been directed at some fool that flies around and takes photos of illegal activities from his airplane. As has been reported, the aerial photos available from Google Earth and many government sources are far better than a snapshot taken (without...

Let those who are without sins cast the first stones I have tried to keep out of the Wind Turbine and Northern Pass debates but I had to comment on a group of snowmobile drivers reporting on the noise from one of the turbines. Snowmobiles pollute and make noise too. (I have noticed that...

Nessmuk and DougPaul have covered most of the important stuff about compass navigation in high latitudes. There is a bit about the wandering of the magnetic poles at: http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/geomag/GeomagneticPoles.shtml All this is even more fun if you happen to be in a moving vehicle...

I am sorry if I have given a report on St. John that has discouraged people. Tom Rankin says "After reading about St. John's, I think I'll skip it.." I hope I was not the cause for his decision. St. John is still a great place to get away from the cold, and do some hiking, swimming, snorkeling...

If you want to make a donation I would suggest that you send it to the Mountain Rescue people in North Conway. They don't get paid out of your tax money and go out and rescue people whether the rescuees are idiots or just got into a mess but were otherwise competent. What percent of the NH Fish...

Perhaps there is more to the story.The cops and or the sheriff usually get a cut of the fine when you go to court. The tow truck driver is happy as he gets big bucks for the tow and more bucks for keeping your car in the lockup. Follow the money and you will find out why this is happening.

If this is the same Mountain Rescue Service that I met many years ago, I am very much in favor of giving some support to them. They had a really beat up HEAVY folding metal stretcher that one guy had carried up the mountain and was assembling when more help came along. These trained guys brought...

I have seen a number of these windmill "farms" and don't find them offensive. The one nearest to me is on a ridge near Mt. Sunapee in Goshen I think. I ride my bike out that way from time to time and last summer I was coming down Rt. 31, heading toward Washington. There is a place that you have...