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The treatment of snakebite has always been an argument. When I was teaching EMTs and paramedics, from the four available textbooks, you'd generally find at least three different standards for...

While I agree with our overall point, this does not qualify as an urban legend. Rather, this is a change in the accepted medical advice, as happens often in the medical field.

I was teaching EMTs...

I wouldn't pay dues to any organization with "conservancy" in its name.

It's rare to find sensible posts on such an insensible topic as this, Minnesota Smith; so yours are appreciated. Fully realized, the plan is not to acquire wild places for people to enjoy, but to use...

I'm in Millinocket, Maine; about 20 minutes from Baxter State Park.

I believe that there is only one type of scorpion in the United States that is deadly to humans - the Arizona scorpion. The Arizona scorpion is dark in color, and is found in states other than...

Species come and species go, that is the natural order of things. When we try to change nature through artificial regulation, we risk doing more harm than good.

I lived, for a time, in the canyons outside of Corona, California. Almost any warm day that I wanted to hike up in the canyons, I'd see dozens of rattlers. They were all over the place. I had at...

I'm sorry, Skeemer. I thought I was replying to smokeymtnsteve. My mistake.

When I moved to Millinocket, I wanted a rotor blade mower, the kind without a motor. I found one at Sears and bought it new, only to find that it didn't work very well at all, but simply flattened...

I'm not sure how we went from Bibles in shelters to Bush's reelection. I didn't vote for Bush, but neither did I vote for Kerry. Back on topic, my post was in response to those here who are...

I haven't been quiet, overall; I've been posting in several of the other areas on Whiteblaze, but I haven't posted recently in the 2005 area. I'm not sure why, but I guess it's because I've been busy...

I am opposed to people taking dogs on the trail. My cat doesn't like them.

It increases again when you get into Maine, particularly northern Maine. It seems that nearly every other vehicle in Millinocket is a pickup truck.

So our freedom of speech does not apply to the AT. What other topics are disallowed on the trail? And who gets to decide? Why?

When the people who are arguing against Bibles and other Christian...

There seems to be a bit too little tolerance for nonconformance around here. Before long, backpacks will have to come in approved colors and trail names will be issued from a central registry. I've...

I've had an Olympus C-720 for over a year now, and am very happy with it. I haven't taken it on any long distance treks but it does well in wild. It might a little on the heavy side but I'll be...

They are still letting people summit Mount Katahdin, although its on request after October 15, and dependent upon weather conditions.

Your memory might be better than mine, Jack. I was pretty young at the time, so I don't remember John very well.

I don't believe that he was thought to be insane at the time. Ferocious, yes. Passionate, certainly. But the spin that he was an insane, homicidal maniac came later.

On the day of Brown's...

I find it strange to find such strong feelings about an individual's decision to ford the river or take the ferry. We make decisions every day, some of them more dificult or dangerous than others....

You might not like profiling, but it's human nature.

When kids come into my cafe, they seldom buy anything, are often disruptive, and tend to leave a mess. Paying customers are sometimes put off...

I think that some people are bothered by the very fact that anyone is discussing religion. Convinced that freedom of speech should not apply to Christians, they feel compelled to participate.

I haven't (yet) completed a thru-hike of the AT, but I've done the 100-Mile Wilderness in Maine without a map and found that to be no problem whatsoever.

That said, I would probably carry maps on...

I remember all that stuff.