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I don't know if it's true or not...but it was reported on NPR.... http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5439362

Is it true that blackflies pollinate blueberries, too? Which would be good, 'cause otherwise I'd have a REALLY tough time finding anything to like about them...

I always thought there were five seasons: early winter, mid winter, late winter, next winter and mud season :)

I wouldn't mind having more snow days (even if we do have to make them up in June.) It's real nice getting that call and knowing I can go back to sleep :D

Stratton (VT) has the caretaker's shed at the top...does that count? I would doubt that it's open during the winter (only been there in summer)...

Hehe, I'm glad I'm not the only one who gets that - between my low HR and low blood pressure :)

There's a dice game with the Guiding Light Principle: "During the game, players can (and are encouraged to) make up their own rules. The Guiding Light says that new rules may be added at any time, provided all players agree. The new rule always goes into effect the next time the situation...

This article was in the Boston Globe: http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2008/02/07/die_off_of_bats_could_hurt_area_crops/ The NSS (National Speleological Society) is asking people to stay out of New England caves with hibernating bats. Scientists think that it might be spread by...

Until Madison joined my life, I hiked down in Quabbin regularly - dogs are illegal there so officially she cannot join me...so I'm no longer a regular. I live very close, however! The walk into Dana is really nice, though I prefer to do it on a bike because it is on the longer side and mostly...

Da Yoopers have a song called "My Car Won't Go": I wake up in the morning and its forty below the weatherman tells me it's too cold to snow. I look out the window and I know that he's lying My car's out of sight and the snow's still flying... :cool:

Haha, or maybe it's because they're already out there doing the fun stuff (well, maybe!)...which is what I should be doing, too, instead of playing on the computer! :rolleyes:

I grew up in Maine...and to me, camping was what I had to do in the backyard when my grandparents came to visit one week every summer and took over my bedroom (the tent I stayed in was 6 ft tall at the center). And, uh, that was it for my outdoors experience, for a long time. Right after I...

I hike by myself A LOT...and to date, have not run into any problems...and my dog probably wouldn't be much protection. However, this whole episode about Meredith Emerson has given me pause. Even last night, I went for a walk in the woods after dark (better, so I thought, than walking my dog on...

The 'Umbles I learned about the 'Umbles when I first started playing outdoors seriously in the winter (in high school): Stumble Mumble Fumble Grumble that can help catch hypo in the early stages, when it's really easy to treat (i.e. drink water or put on a layer etc).

How about Mt. Willard? The vftt is so nice!

I have a hiking, non-hunting friend who has an NRA sticker on his truck. Not because he's a member, but in the hopes that any petty thief might think twice about breaking into his car :)

Are you talking about trips in which you must carry all your own food? Or are you allowed access to as much food as you can get your hands on? When I rode my bicycle across the country in 2006, I think I tried the "traditional" three squares a day for about two days, with a big dinner at night...

One of my least favorite trails is indeed The Link. I've done it three times - all in one day (I was nearly at the end when I realized I'd dropped my favorite fleece....and had to go back to the junction. I didn't pass another person on that trail all day!). I wonder if the Link is made more...

I got to try out my 07 Honda Fit (35+ mpg) last month for the first time overnight at a trailhead. Slept in the back, with the backseats down. I'm 5'8" and could pretty much fit diagonally, but it usually doesn't bother me that I can't stretch out because I almost always sleep in the fetal...

...it takes over an hour to get ready for work, but you can pull together the essentials for a hiking trip in under 2 minutes. ...when you are injured, and the doctor says, "No hiking for 6 months," you have to give your boots to your neighbor because you are afraid, in a moment of weakness on...