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  1. Kevin

    EMS Going Bankrupt?

    According to one news story, The Eastern Mountain stores closing are as follows: Christiana, Del.; Dulles, Va.; Foxborough, Mass.; Moorestown, N.J.; North Brunswick, N.J.; University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia; Warwick, R.I.; and West Hartford, Conn..... No wonder Warwick was empty of...
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    Sleds revisted..

    Actually a fun little sled; I have used it before and I am a bigger guy... It does work best on packed snow but have used it on a variety of hills/snow conditions and it worked well. I took one a number of years back for winter hiking and camping; really light weight, can be used as a shovel to...
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    Suggestions for meals while winter backpacking

    Corn meal is a great food option too... in the morning it can be used to make a porridge with dried fruit, seeds & nuts... at dinner use it to thicken some soupy FD meals or make it into a cake; add some cheese cubes & pepperoni, dried tomatoes and saute in your pot; top with grated cheese a...
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    Former Rainier Park Chief Under Fire for Questionable Deal with RMI Owner

    Classic NPS move... Even on small park levels I have heard enough stories of the biggest screw ups moving up the food chain...
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    Rhinebeck NY

    Also check out Ferncliff Forest just 5 minutes from the center of the village... Also the trails in Hyde Park are less then a 1/2 hr away and there are trails in Staatsburg about 15 minutes south of Rhinebeck too... Plenty of options!
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    Three Cups of Tea veracity questioned

    It was an interesting 60 Minutes piece last night on this... a little one sided I thought but then again, there are a few things to that seem off.
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    Stissing Mountain

    I wish the NYNJTC would add this little gem to the South Taconic mapset... There are a number of trails up it, some on private land. The Nature Conservancy I think still maintains the land, but they were not receptive to an actual map or blazes. There was a small local group that did a lot of...
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    Gaz stoves & lanterns - fuel

    Thanks for the heads-up...
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    Part of AT in NY CLOSED due to brush fire

    BEEKMAN — Firefighters are battling a blaze along the Appalachian Trail in the Town of Beekman, where a stubborn brush fire has reignited after nearly being extinguished yesterday. According to Beekman firehouse staff, the fire was first reported about 4 a.m. on Saturday. Fire crews battled the...
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    Why would someone eat this?

    Ahhhh my old friend the Chilkoot trail... I am sure Temsco LOVED getting this call, they charged me $1400 for my resuce, they must have salivated! I love that trail all kidding aside...
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    Petzl Reverso 3 vs. Black Diamond ATC Guide

    I love using a GiGi... Does pretty much everything that the R3 & Guide do, but in a smaller foot print. I picked it up a few years ago after learning about it from old friend/Guide in the Gunks.
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    Lost hiker dies of hypothermia in Catskills

    Thank you to everyone, your thoughts are being passed along to Seth's family...
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    Lost hiker dies of hypothermia in Catskills

    Seth was a great friend, and the brother of a very close friend. The basic details were they hiked to the Batavia Kill Leanto on Friday night, hiked to the peaks on Saturday. After that no other details are known as of yet except for when they called their 911 calls. Alberto was found last...
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    ;ay... Close friend and his hiking partner went up fri... Left bataviakill 09:27:40 on Sat to do...

    ;ay... Close friend and his hiking partner went up fri... Left bataviakill 09:27:40 on Sat to do the traverse. 1am Sun they called 911. They found one guy last night late. Still looking for my friend. That is all we know for sure right now.
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