Recent content by redsock

Were you camping on the eastern part of the loop? The Town Corner campsite is probably where I want to go.

I would like to backpack the eastern portion of the Grafton Loop trail. Possibly on Labor Day weekend. Has anyone camped at the campsites recently? Do the tent sites fill up on weekends? i assume everywhere will be possibly crowded on Labor Day weekend. But on non-holiday weekends, is the loop...

Is George Hayduke a historical figure? ;-) If not, then Edward Abbey would be my choice. You can have a serious conversation about the environment with him or he can just make you laugh. Just don't let him get near the Cog Railway, he might get some ideas.

The "Unexpected hiking partner". When you pass by someone taking a break on the side of the trail, and as soon as you pass, starts hiking again right behind you.

On my NOLS Semester in Alaska course we used McGonagall Pass to access the glaciers during the mountaineering section of the course. Crossing the McKinley River was definitely hard (and really really cold!). You have to cross several braids of the river to get from one side to the other (if I...

If it had gotten to the point where a boot was needed, couldn't they have just not let the car in the gate until past tickets were paid?

"Roughing It" by Mark Twain. If I was able to pick someone to spend a night around the campfire with (besides my wife of course ;-)), it would be Mark Twain. I think he would be able to spin some pretty good tales for you!

Yes, another thread about solo tents! This time the question is about solo tents for someone over 6' tall. I am 6'4", and it seems like a lot of reviews I read for solo tents is that anyone over 6' tall will not fit in the tent. For example, the Big Agnes Seed House SL2 claims that it is 84"...

I too have had a lot of lower back problems. I would strain my back a few times a year and would be miserable for about a week each time. I finally went to acupuncture to help with the pain. I then went to a Rolfer (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolfing). The rolfing helped tremendously. I went...

Just set the "Wayback Machine" to 10/20/2006 and you shouldn't have a problem. ;)

Just curious, how did 9/11 have an impact on this business? Not trying to be political... Did the owners think 9/11 had an impact on their business? Why would 9/11 make people not want to stay at a hostel?

On my NOLS Semester in Alaska course we started the sea kayaking section from Whittier, AK (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whittier,_Alaska). I'm not sure how much it would cost to rent 2 sea kayaks for 4-5 days. Prince William Sound is incredibally beautiful (like pretty much everywhere else in AK).

Would just carrying a small thermos full of tea, cocoa, or soup do? The weight of a small thermos can't be much more than a jetboil, can it?

Don't look down When crossing fast moving water solo, don't look down. If you look down you will become dizzy which could cause you to fall (don't know why this happens, maybe an inner ear thing). I realize that sometimes it is hard not to look down because you want to see where you are...

When I took a NOLS course (semester in Alaska), we were not allowed to bring anything like baby wipes or deoderant. Since, we were in bear country almost the whole time, they didn't want the bears to be attracted to the smell of the deoderant. The two showers I took during that Summer were the...