Recent content by Arthur Dent

Here is the sign I saw at Nevada Falls some years ago.

They are definitely not associated with geocaching and anything like that wouldn't be allowed, plus there are no geocaches near Avelon. It might be prudent to stop pointing fingers at any other group that uses the outdoors and actually wait to see who is responsible.

From having owned a 60CSx for years, and having worn out my first 60CSx, I agree that it is a great unit. However, there are features that the 62s has that, depending on your use, could make it a far better choice. The downside is the 2X price difference but it’s only money, right? ;-) I have...

Lakes Of The Clouds Hut is not within any federally designated Wilderness area so it does NOT "violates all wilderness regs". The AMC owns the one acre of land Madison Springs Hut is on. Check with the local zoning board to see if that is a problem for them.:)

About a week ago I heard from a reliable source that the case has been settled out of court but I'm not sure if any of the parties involved are commenting on the outcome, or the specific amount of money I heard had to be paid to NH to help defray the cost of the rescue effort.

RickB, when I said that I meant that all the remaining maps he has as stock, no matter what those number are, have to be removed from the market. I would be surprised if 3000 maps were printed for what has to be a small market-that number doesn't sound right to me. I also feel that from what...

Chomp had posted this before and no one listened. To me this is a no-brainer. Until you can demonstrate to the land owners that you recognize these maps are a problem and you're willing to remove them from the internet and stop selling hard copies, at least until some sort of agreement is...

There is one exception of this that is quite notable. If you are shooting rainbows the sun will be at your back and a polarizer can make the rainbow almost disappear or really 'pop out' as it is rotated while having almost no effect on the rest of the scene. A polarizer on rainbows really makes...

Mike Pelchat has some interesting stories about similar requests for rescue. I may not have all the details correct but I remember one where he said 2 women called from the top of Tuckermans and wanted someone to carry them the rest of the way to the summit because they were too tired. Oh, and...

I believe the closest 'sport' would be Russian Roulette. It is sad that this tragedy happened but how many people retire from either activity?

Anyone who grew up in the area of Kilkenny Plantation, NH or Rogers Ledge around 1940 knows there was an offensive name there.

I was on the road 4 years ago but only drove in about 5 miles on the NE section and if I recall it was pretty smooth. Call the fish hatchery at (603) 449-3412‎ to see if they have current information on the entire 19 mile loop.

The quick and serious answer is actually a question: why do you feel driven to try to get 2 4000 footers in a steady rain?

Seems I remember some time ago hiking somewhere on the A.T. in ME and seeing a sign warning about unexploded squibs from maneuvers held in the area. On the northern Long Trail I've heard them testing wing mounted machine guns that fire something like 3000 rounds per minute. Sometimes in Georgia...

I predate Kevin and may have convinced him to really get into hiking.:cool: