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    West Mill Brook road condition

    I was there on Sunday. Made it across the river and to the other side of the Northway in a Forester. Water level is only a few inches. Road near the crossing was fine with loose gravel banks. Beyond the culvert, road is a little rutted and soft in spots with one big mud wallow encompassing the...
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    5/11/14 Acra Point glider crash

    To find this plane crash, I had help from above ... aerial images that is. I had heard that there was a plane crash near Acra point (N2617A). Had no real info on it, except the NTSB accident report. So, I started studying the aerial images (using Bing maps) on the off chance that I might spot...
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    5/3/14 Stoppel Point Second Plane Crash Site (Catkills)

    This is one news article: This is from another news article:
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    5/3/14 Stoppel Point Second Plane Crash Site (Catkills)

    Went on a mission to find the second plane crash site near Stoppel Point. I found only a vague description of the location on the Internet: This is from the accident report: So, I knew the plane was at (or around) elevation 2800 feet, and on the northeast side of Stoppel Point ... turns out...
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    3/8/14 Overlook mountain, Catskills

    Trail Conditions: packed powder, mostly smooth Special Equipment Required: none Comments: Easily bare-bootable. Used micro-spikes, but not essential.
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    2/21/13 small plane crash in McKenzie Mountain wilderness

    http://www.adirondackdailyenterprise.com/page/content.detail/id/535638/DEC-says-plane-crashed-into-McKenzie-Mountain-Wilderness--update-.html?nav=5008
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    Ticeteneyck or is it Ticetonyk?

    Here is my trip report I actually found out about this hike from this blog
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    Need a NEW camera.... Suggestions please!!!

    I have the Olympus Tough 6000. It's rugged and waterproof alright. But the picture quality is fair at best, and that's under good outdoor light. Auto-focus is terrible (slow and hit or miss). I also used that Canon model. It takes better pictures, but it had odd form factor and no zoom. I...
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    The Burning, Lye Brook Wilderness, VT

    This hike was with my beagle Howie. Got to the trailhead off Glen Road in Manchester, VT and started out on the Lye Brook trail. After 2.3 miles, took the side trail to Lye Brook falls. It crossed a land-slide cause by Hurricane Irene last year. Got to the falls and climbed a short path up on...
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    Giant (6/3/11)

    From route 73, took Zander Scott trail up. Trail is in very good condition. Just a couple of small blowdown in first mile. Very dry with just minor mud in a few places. No bugs due to stiff wind.
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    Panther (Catskills) 5/1/11

    Trail Conditions: From CR47 over Giant Ledge. No snow or ice on trail. Mostly dry, with some mud and wet spots in flat areas. Bugs are just starting to wake up. Special Equipment Required: none Comments:
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    Catskills: Big Hollow Rd. Parking in Winter

    There is also a "school bus turnaround" sign. I don't know if school buses ever turn around there or not.
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    What's there to do around Saratoga Springs & Lake Moreau?

    The western ridge trail (yellow markers) has the most views. There is one view point on the east ridge (moreau overlook), but it's a little overgrown. You can easily put together a loop hike from the campground.
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    Giant from Rte 73 (5/16/10)

    Date of Hike: 5/16/10 Trail Conditions: Trail is in good shape ... mostly dry. Above 4000 ft, there are some small patches of packed snow left along with mud ... no big deal. Comments: Amazingly, there were no bugs out today.
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    Lake Champlain Bridge closed

    Umm, no. Unreinforced concrete has quite a bit of shear resistance. See ACI 318 Ch. 22 for plain concrete. Vn=(4/3) * sqrt(f'c) * b * h Even today, many concrete components (footings and slabs) are designed with flexural reinforcement but without shear reinforcement. Just increase the depth...
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    Lean-to Spread Sheet

    Beebe Hill State Forest, "Chance of Thunder" lean-to, Austerlitz, NY
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    Moderate hikes near North Creek

    Crane mountain - you can do a nice loop over the mountain, down the other side to the pond and then back to the trail head on Ski Hi Road
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    Rusk, june 27th

    You must have missed the view on the way up of Hunter. If you go past the register, you can also find a a rock ledge with a view west into Spruceton valley.
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    My Dog's Better'n Your Dog, My dog's Better'n Yours...

    hoowwwooo you doing The essence of beagle...
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