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Spread from mice to humans via deer ticks, Babesiosis is now endemic in the Northeast. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/16/health/babesiosis-tick-disease-northeast.html

Thank you, Tim (@bikehikeskifish), for all that you did to keep VFTT going. Well done!

Here's the MWOBS screen shot showing -47.1 ºF for a 24-hour low. I saw -109º F windchill late last night, too. The NOAA's windchill calculator won't calculate windchills for winds faster than 110 m.p.h. The windchill at -47.1º F with 110 m.p.h. winds would be -112.1º F, -110.3º F with 100 m.p.h...

No, because it is a discussion-based forum which promotes an exchange of ideas, including feedback and criticism. OTH, especially in its heyday, I do feel that the forum contributes to overuse and a loss-of-wildness, though not close to the scale of the Socials. The biggest impact may be on...

(A) Recognize that the Socials are a significant part of the problem. They encourage people with their superficial "Look at me!—You're so awesome!" interactions to complete challenges with little interpersonal mentorship and education, no accepted responsibility. It's time to stop lauding people...

I agree. She was just a kid and had no idea what she was getting in to.

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/11/30/business/appalachian-mountain-club-names-nicole-zussman-ceo/

Search for "map and compass" on the AMC website, and you will see that the intro class is $150. However, you are correct that, especially when travel and lodging is added, the cost is not trivial. And, are the people who are getting into hiking today the type who would see the value in taking a...

Sadly, it makes sense if you assume that she was relatively new to hiking, didn't have a knowledgeable hiking mentor—maybe instead she saw people's social media posts showing the awesome views/good times—and she likely hadn't encountered challenging conditions before. Tragically her death was...

Was WMUR your source? Curiously I don't see any coverage on the Concord Monitor or the Laconia Daily Sun.

Ayup, Fisher.

Not necessary on Mt. Blue, Me., but studs or at least having chains with you, is advisable if you want to drive all the way to the trailhead.

Thank you, Tim! Well done!

While they do have a similar problem of too many SARs, I didn't see where it said that Vermont's fiscal scheme is unreliable. The VT State Police may or may not need to increase the funding, the article doesn't say so. (I'd rather have them out doing SARs, than have them speed around with no...

Hikerbrian, thanks for sharing the article. It reënforces my argument that NH doesn't properly fund NHFish & Game and to do so would be a minimal burden on taxpayers. It makes the point that seeking to make up that funding by billing people is not reliable, nor are the Hike Safe Cards. (If the...

Speaking of skiing, it’s about time that the freeloaders who ‘need’ ski patrols to give them toboggan rides down the hill start paying there way instead of making the rest of us to pay for their ineptitude.

Do parking fees cover the entire cost of operating a beach? I assume that residents typically have a discount in part because a portion of their taxes go towards municipal beach expenses. If parking fees cover the entire operating cost, then locals who live within walking distance are just...

Oh! Don't get me started on lifeguards. Why should I, when I am reasponsibly mowing my lawn nowhere near an overrun beach full of lazy drunks frying themselves to a crisp, pay for a lifeguard to attempt a rescue because some lecherous slob is leering at young bikini clad sunbathers, instead of...

A SAR operation isn't analogous to an ER visit. It is analogous to a 911 response, e.g. police, fire department, and/or ambulance. Re. limiting hikers, read my post that I linked to. (N.B. Satire alert.) I'm not calling you elitist, I'm saying that hiking has a history of elitism and if you...

I'll point out that, at least where I have lived, when you call 911 and they send the police, fire department, and/or ambulance, you don't get a bill. Additionally, you're looking to what is widely viewed as a screwed-up healthcare system as a model of funding SARs? Gee! Let's make hiking even...