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I like how the trail lends the false appearance that you are walking across a very thin strip of narrow ground along the ledge, and it looks like the bridge sections you cross are the only suspended...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caminito_del_Rey

Caminito del Rey

El Caminito del Rey (English: The King's little pathway) is a walkway or via ferrata, now fallen into disrepair, pinned along the...

Harmony House has a really nicely designed website, which in my opinion is far and away one of the better sites I have seen in terms of being able to "find" the items you are looking for.

The...

What is clearly required in the first place?

Pain does not always cease when the body simply takes a rest. Not even when the rest period is long in duration.


Resting is for people who have...

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I guess I should stop chewing Ibuprofen like PEZ candy all day long, then?



A stroke may be better than eventual liver damage, so perhaps I'll just keep downing them like PEZ. If I 'go,'...

I have a relatively simple question for those who have done the CDT recently:


Is this trail actually "finished" yet, insofar as it no longer has "gaps" where one has to either bushwack,...

I've seen WhiteBlaze scorned on countless other websites.


One particular comment that sticks out in my mind is the criticism which went roughly as thus:

"WhiteBlaze, a forum that preaches the...

30 square-feet (plus 3.7 for the vestibule). That's kind of big for a solo tent. Kind of like a "1+" person tent.

[EDIT: Actually... nevermind... it actually say's it's a 1+ tent right on the...

Correct. I noticed you posted it, though. Thanks. Will now read it now.

The Science News reprint doesn't really mean much to me, since that is a thirdy party writing it, and in doing so, interjecting their own choice of words except where they may be directly quoting the...

(1) I'll also admit that like others, I thought the article smelled like marketing not more than a few sentences into reading it. Likewise the question being begged, as to who funded the research...

^^^^ That could be quite the revelation when it comes to the market. It's certainly quite the technological feat. Surprised people didn't take greater notice of that Time article, and the...

Wal-Mart has a pretty cool aluminum internal frame pack in the camping aisle for only $30 (I think) called the Skyline 8.0 (made by Outdoor Products). Weight 28oz, Capacity 38L 2320cu. in.

Maybe...

I can never get celery to reconstitute to it's original shape. This is beginning to irritate me. It's a small nitpick, but it's bugging me.

I have not tried enough kinds of vegetables to see...

Anybody ever try "Malt O' Meal, hot wheat cereal?" It comes in plain, chocolate, or maple brown sugar flavour.

Some other hiker suggested it to me once (I've never tried), but it seems really...

(11) Carry a trusty "spider web stick."

:p


Next time, I think I am going to get one of those little retractable FM antennas from Radio Shack, like the kind you see on portable radios. Use...

The first time was .... maybe.... end of April... last month. The the second time was about two weeks ago, which was middle of May, basically.

I don't know what the big hiking season is, being...

Just adding a thing or two to my list, regarding my Ocala NF hike, as I think of them:


(10) There was a conspicuous lack of roots and rocks from most of this trail, a fact I rather appreciated. ...

^^^ With respect to the above point, I just thought I'd throw in a random aside by mentioning I saw some kind of motion sensed camera along the trail, stashed in the woods. It had a little placard...

Oh yeah, I forgot one additional point of interest.

(9) I walked for four days straight.... and I **** you not.... I saw not one other hiker that entire time, on that trail.

Now, whether one...

^^^^ Well, since I last wrote that about two months ago.... I have since done the trail. Here are a few of my impressions. I'm kind of a "tough grade" so I may sound a bit harsh or unfair, or not...

Get yourself a couple more people, and a few 'out' buildings or residences, and you just may have yourself what is known as an intentional community. :)

I'm looking to build an off-the-grid place in the middle of nowhere, as well. I decided some time ago that I'm not even going to bother informing local officials. They simply don't need to know...

The Ospreys are really heavy.... 3-plus, pushing 4 pounds. I wonder why so many find the weight trade off acceptable, given the prevailing lightweight gear trend.

I'm guessing the 'extra'...

I bought this stuff called TECNU for Poison Ivy a long time ago. Anyone who has not heard of it, that is reallt allergic to poison ivy could look into that option.

I'm not that allergic to poison...