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Gloversville-Johnstown area Sadly Gloversville has gone downhill quite a bit over the past 25 years ... there is little industry left, and even some of the industrial park buildings have gone empty when companies moved on. Major employer is the ARC (5th largest in NY State). Johnstown has...

yeah, us fat guys don't hike or wear this clothing!!

These are parks administered by the State Parks and Recreation Dept, NOT the DEC. The campgrounds in the Cats and Adks are administered by the DEC. The DEC is slated for cuts in personnel, but I don't believe there are any proposals to close any campgrounds. At least right at the moment.

meanwhile up in Alaska ... Fairbanks is about to end their warmest and driest July on record ... and right now there are air quality issues due to the smoke from the forest fires nearby. Forest fires that have already burnt more than 420,000 acres (over 650 square miles) and continue to burn.

I'm slightly confused by your stance regarding this ... especially since the Nature Conservancy has these accomodations listed on their web page : http://www.nature.org/aboutus/travel/lodging/ As they write on this webpage, "It's our best way to educate members about our work and ensure their...

ah, this is nothing ... I know someone who actually went hiking with a goat in the southern Adirondacks a couple years ago! :D

Chilkoot Trail ... no fee or reservation needed to day hike on the American side ... but you would need transportation to get to the trailhead from Skagway (check with the locals ... Dyea Dave is always around to give people rides to the trailhead for some $) ... the interesting parts of the...

what kind of tires do you have on the car now?

I hope that this was written "tongue in cheek" ... 'cause it's a pretty sad statement to make about "many of the people on this site".

I don't believe that McCandless was mentally ill ... he really didn't exhibit any symptoms that would qualify him for a MH diagnosis.

An Alaskan Perspective on the Movie ‘Into the Wild’ opens elsewhere in America today, but not in Fairbanks By Dermot Cole Staff Writer Fairbanks News-Miner Published September 21, 2007 ON SCREEN: The opening moments of Sean Penn’s adaptation of “Into the Wild” feature familiar Fairbanks...

correction "11.55 Parking lot, passable by four wheel drive vehicle to this point." This is incorrect. You will reach the parking lot on the right side of the road (Godfrey Rd) at 10.3 miles (from Northville) ... park there and the register is a short walk up the road. You could drive a...

I think that this is exactly what happens to some people (not everyone!) when they get hooked on hiking the ADK High Peaks or the 48, etc. ... most, if not all, of their hiking becomes directed at completing those lists. Sometimes they'll decline a hike (with friends) because they've already...

Homer, AK Missoula, MT Northeast Harbor, ME I'd love to be able to live in Yellowstone or Denali, year-round, working on some sort of wildlife survey, or simply taking photos.

Alaska try the Chilkoot Trail. or Kesugi Ridge. plenty of places to wander ... and be overwhelmed.

I don't think they flew to Alaska in a bush plane ...

I have an '07 Jeep Compass 4x4 (but not a true 4x4) ... similar in many respects to the CRV and RAV4, only $$$ cheaper. And it's a Jeep. I traded in my Wrangler for this car and I have been extremely happy with it. Over 8 inches of ground clearance, plenty of power (altho it won't burn...

I wonder if the make of the vehicle has any correlation to break-ins ... are "high end" models targeted more often than "plain jane" models?

after our most recent experience flying (in March to Denver), we suggest that perhaps you ship your camping equipment ahead, maybe to wherever you're going to stay your first night out there. the airline "misplaced" our luggage (all of it) for over 24 hours, and if we'd been planning on doing...

Hi ... just looking for a few comments about this photograph, taken at Cedar Lake (in NY) in June 2005. [/IMG] thanks!