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I recently read "The Case Against Sugar" by Gary Taubes although his viewpoint is not without controversy since he's a proponent of high fat animal...

If you can handle winding roads (I mean mind dizzying winding) take the "Tail of the Dragon" over to Twenty Mile ranger station and make an over...

It's not about being "recognized" by the ATC, I don't care if my name is somewhere on their website and I don't want a patch or certificate, it's...

Point 1. People are social animals Point 2. Agree completely. I like most of what they do, if I don’t like a little bit so what? If you need...

these are my thoughts as well, and thanks for providing that other N=1 study... Remember the OP article says "suggests", it draws no conclusions. ...

Wow. Wow. Wow #1: You guys really care so much about being "recognized" by the ATC for hiking the AT? Wow #2: You guys are so petty as to...

The biggest issue with this study (other than being a sample of 1), is they took someone who started in much better condition than most people are...

Thanks all... I’m heading out for a few days in about 3 weeks, and I’m determined to make it a stoveless hike. Will it be different, yes. Will it...

From all accounts I have read, the loss of Hetch Hetchy weighed on him heavily late in life. He died shortly after the battle was lost and never had...

I have made a concerted effort to eat better over the past couple of years - specifically to reduce my intake of added sugars and carbohydrates....

Charge up you phone with negative, antimatter electrons and convert your mobile device to an anti-gravity unit, thus lessening weight. The only...

It is interesting that of all the variables that could possibly explain the physiology changes they found, the researchers chose diet as a causative...

Who is 'fit' to use it? Who decides?

This is what happens when an area is opened up to people unfit to use it.

Since this is the UL forum and not the "hiking humor" forum, and all joking aside (and I love post #8), I do think it is actually possible to "save...

Certainly in so many ways, John Muir was The Man, and we should all be very grateful of his magnificent efforts. It saddens me, however, that...

Terrible loss!

I was heartened to see a true description of the vandals in the article, "when brainless, or low-IQ imbeciles, attack archaeological sites."

My unscientific conclusion after attending a few ALDHA gatherings is that “thinness” is not a problem among thru hiker alumni.

I think the diet is the key. We KNOW that eating that crap is bad for you. I wish I could have access to such high tech testing before I go on my...

^ this! As the Greek philosopher/poet Hesiod said around 700 BCE, "Observe due measure, moderation is best in all things". Or perhaps more timely,...

I doubt anyone today could do what Muir was able to accomplish in his day, history rightfully holds him as the "Father of the National Park System"....

Though far from a thru-hiker and not even a descent LASHer, ever since I took up this little distance hiking obsession in 2011 or so, I have noticed...

You might want to take a look at the Big South Fork area if you're hunting something more secluded. Rock Creek Loop trail comes to mind. It's a 9mile...

Interesting. But as noted above, one subject does not a study make. And it stirs memories regarding something about a healthy diet and moderation...

Fingers are not considered to be part of a balanced diet, even on the AT.

Emerging COVID19 variants that have recently appeared and are spreading is of growing concern to science, never mind the stated goal of 70% of the...

What’s the best way to empty my “junk” folder in accordance with LNT?

Every time I poop I feel like I saved $500 buying some new cuben fiber thing. Also, using that same concept, not buying those 2 Snickers actually...