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  1. daxs

    Orionid Meteor Shower - Oct. 21

    hopefully some more tonight i figure I will be up late tonight celebrating the phillies winning the NCLS
  2. daxs

    Is anybody here a hasher?

    I do quite a few trail run races in the Reading PA area and one of the local running clubs usually has a beer/margarita stop some where along the trail. At one race they even gave you a choice of beers.
  3. daxs

    1st Pemi hike...little of everything!

    nice dave good to see you back hiking
  4. daxs

    Lake Champlain Paddling

    was not alone but I feel comfortable enough to go alone on trips now. No great lakes paddling. Hopefully next year. I;ve been doind research already on palces to canoe and kayak. I paddle an Impex Force 3. next time on champlain I hope to paddle a little further north on the lake. Had time...
  5. daxs

    Lake Champlain Paddling

    I had the opportunity to do a 2 day paddle on Lake Champlain last weekend. I used a VT Fish and Wildlife boat ramp on Mallets Bays north of Burlington to launch. I paddled around Mallets Head and camped on Hazelett Beach. There is road leading down to the beach and houses up above so its not...
  6. daxs

    Fastest way to Manchester VT from NYC

    last weekend i took 87 to glens falls then rte 149 to rt 4 to rte 7. & was not bad except for burlington
  7. daxs

    Shhhhhh... I'm not telling...

    The pics and that report make me want to hop in the car again and go for a backpack...gee I have off until next weds
  8. daxs

    Pros and cons of fiberglass vs. carbon-kevlar kayaks?

    I have a impex force 3 which I love. Was just out paddling on Lake Champlain with it this weekend. Honestly, I used Jays method of the soda crate for awhile but now I use a step stool to help me reach everything to tie my boat down. I an get the baot on and off my car without a problem for...
  9. daxs

    Yes, there are nettles in VT!

    Yikes. thanks for the heads up. I should be hiking that peak next tues
  10. daxs

    Vacation in Vermont

    This is good info. I will be in VT starting 9/18. doing some paddling on lake champlain followed by hiking.
  11. daxs

    The 10 essentials (Ocean Kayaking)

    I also tether my paddle to the boat. Carry all of the above gear. I also take my spray skirt along. Honestly, when its warm, I do not use it. In cooler weather I will also carry my shorti wet suit and dry top along with extra clothes in a dry bag. Oh yeah, take a widr brimmed hat.
  12. daxs

    Herniated disk recovery...?

    Studies have shown in the long run people who ahve conservative tx; Pt and injections do as well as people who have surgery. Surgical folks do better initially but everythng equals in the long run. there is always a chance of scar tissue and pain with surgery. With degenerative disc disc...
  13. daxs

    Lyme experiences?

    I have been following this thread with great interest. several weeks ago i began to get lightheaded. It occured mostly from going from a sit to stand position. Several times i almost blacked out. Being a physician assistant i began to try and diagnose myself. Figured less insurance problems...
  14. daxs

    Lyme experiences?

    3 weeks of meds is the norm for lyme. If the doc did not want you to take the meds until test results came back, she should not have given out a script. In the states you can call everything but schedule II narcotics into a pharmacy. Even then you can call an few days of an emergency script...
  15. daxs

    Lake Champlain Trail

    Hey, why do you keep on picking weekends I work for trips. Any changing the dates for Lows?
  16. daxs

    Lake Champlain Trail

    Has any here done a multi day paddle on Lake Champlain? is it better on the NY side or VT side? Any suggestions or recommendations? I have the guide but I am looking for some advice from someone with recent personal experience. Thanks
  17. daxs

    FLECTOR Patch for local, acute pain experience ?

    Flector patch may be expensive based on your prescription plan. As with any patch medication, absorption is based body temp. Lower body temp means less absorption and higher body temps mean more absorption. Oral diclofenac is usually cheap,
  18. daxs

    What's Up with all the gear along the trail?

    maybe someone backpacking who had wet stuff lashed to their pack to dry and it fell off? Yech underwear on the trail
  19. daxs

    Lyme...bulls eye rash...spider bites?

    There used to be a vaccine for Lyme disease but it went out of production I beleive because it was not being utilized.
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