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Originally Posted By: Harvey LankfordWhoa Steve, that one is too easy. Yeah, it was too easy. But at least it has some relationship to WhitneyZone. I guess the sage / desert landscape surrounding an oasis with so many cars is pretty easy to ident
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Way to go, kid! The pin was so quick, the other guy probably didn't know what happened!
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Gear Heads
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I have a pair of carbon fiber poles from REI that I really like -- they're lighter (and more expensive) than the aluminum. Your losing a pole here and there is a problem. Do you use the straps? I don't think I ever use my poles without them. ...a
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3-day Live-Aboard Multi-Island Cruises. May 7 - 9; July 16 - 19; August 6 - 9; September 10 - 12. The wild, windswept islands of Channel Islands National Park abound with wildlife - plants, animals, and birds - some known only here. All islands are
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I once camped at Cachuma Lake. There was a huge crash in the next campsite over. We ran over there and found an approx. 20"-wide horizontal oak branch on the ground, with millions of termites zooming around in panic. The people immediately on th
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Loved the story Steve, and I noticed there was a football in it. #4 Football Joke for the Big Game Tomorrow Dallas Cowboys The Texas State Police are cracking down on speeders heading into Dallas. For the first offense, they give you 2 Dallas C
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Cindy now plans to race in the 2013 Iditarod.
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Active Puzzles What In The World Happened Here? XCIII: (Link) wagga What In The World Happened Here? XCIV: (Link) AlanK What In The World Happened Here? XCV: (Link) wagga What In The World Happened Here? XCVI: (Link) S
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Photoshop is cool. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ From this page. I like the second sign. "If there is someone behind you and no one in front of you, then get out of this lane"
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Great news, MT! They record all events, and they are available online by about 9am the next morning on their website! I'll wave, but would much rather have you there!
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Canceling is pretty easy. Go to www.Recreation.gov, and click on My Account or Log-In. (They both bring up the Member Log-In window). And sign in. You will get an Account Overview page, and on the left some choices. Two of the choices are:Curren
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Its interesting how the timing of all this has unfolded. I sincerely believe that these restrictions are set to help improve visitation to HD, but with them, I know it'll only increase the amount of people who race to the top before a Ranger is at
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You guys are all awesome. Thanks for the inspiring comments! We'll keep you posted on future projects.
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February results are very similar to January. Snowpack is 37% of average and 23% of April 1 average. Not looking good, but some precip on the horizon mid-Feb. Classic La Nina pattern continues with the storm track going mostly to the north of CA.
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Thanks Steve, I found it the same night. I can't look for any permits as of now. The trip will be more than 6 months away. In 2 weeks I'll be able to do it. We want to go up the MR and come down the main trail. As a back up we applied for permits via
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> they are allowing three alternate leaders And one more "one other thing" ..... ONLY the person applying or the alternate leaders can pick up the permit (and no changes allowed, to prevent scalpers) so put down as many alternat
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Not sure I can find a reference for you - but both anecdotally and in some trekkier advice on AMS a mild form of activity is often preferred rather than being too sedentary. If someone like you who has a history of altered ventilation such as periodi
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thank you!
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Don't tase me, bro. The original.
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Splendid pics, Laura! Now that is the kind of drama (photographic) I like to see! CaT
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Originally Posted By: BeeOriginally Posted By: Ken One of his last authors was Siddhartha Mukherjee, who wrote The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer. Amazing book, strongly recommended. It won the Pulitzer Prize, so he must know what h
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Camping at Lone Pine Lake is fantastic idea. Beautiful location. Great acclimatization. Unless they change this from prior practice, an overnight permit is actually good for 14 days, so just specify as the entry day the day that you want to camp at
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The Mt Whitney Permit Lottery applications can be entered starting sometime tonight -- possibly as early as 9 PM today, (January 31), since the www.recreation.gov site runs on the east coast. Just be aware, you should take your time! There is NO AD
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tommy, great info. I have a 15deg bag and I definitely sleep warm too. I have several pads and would definitely bring two. thanks, tom
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Thanks for the kind words. I am not an attorney, but that does not prevent me from excising my 1st amendment right to express an opinion. The PDF files that were produced by the USGS and which contain the hi-res scans are in the public domain. Mat
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