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Watch smart mama bear save cub's life after plummeting off a bridge into a river Mama bear saves her cub's life after it falls from a railway bridge into a river in Plymouth, Connecticut. usatoday.com/videos/life/anima…s-into-river/73465211007/

Watch smart mama bear save cub's life after plummeting off a bridge into a river Mama bear saves her cub's life after it falls from a railway bridge into a river in Plymouth, Connecticut. usatoday.com/videos/life/anima…s-into-river/73465211007/

August 18, 2023: Wild Flowers Today appalachiantrailcafe.net/index…83d0d7b8c82057f6fc4406f04Seed Pods of 'Balloon Milk-Vetch' (Astragalus whitneyi) appalachiantrailcafe.net/index…83d0d7b8c82057f6fc4406f04 Spreading Phlox (Phlox diffusa) …

August 18, 2023 in the Trinity Alps Wilderness: Trail photos appalachiantrailcafe.net/index…83d0d7b8c82057f6fc4406f04 Hung out here for a while with thru-hiker 'Bob the Builder.' He was a great guy. …

⛰️ AT Question Of The Day – Apr 30, 2024 ⛺ My answer today was – CORRECT Total questions answered – 784 Total answers correct – 727 Percentage answers correct – 93% Longest correct streak – 61 hykeroo.com/atqotd #hykerooatqotd I noticed on today's…

for gloves for winter riding I use a pair of light gloves under mittens

Taught my last class today (nucleic acid structure). After next week's final exams I will be done.

Apparently a horse died and the Enloe Creek Trail is currently closed, which means my BMT segment is now over. I'm currently in Cherokee figuring out the next move. I may hop up to Hot Springs.

⛰️ AT Question Of The Day – Apr 29, 2024 ⛺ My answer today was – CORRECT Total questions answered – 783 Total answers correct – 726 Percentage answers correct – 93% Longest correct streak – 61 hykeroo.com/atqotd #hykerooatqotd

Quote from max.patch: “I thot ahead...when I was dating my soon to be wife I told her that at some point in the future -- and I had no idea when -- I was going hike the entire AT. So when the time was right...what could she say? ” she COULD say, "No,…

I thot ahead...when I was dating my soon to be wife I told her that at some point in the future -- and I had no idea when -- I was going hike the entire AT. So when the time was right...what could she say?

Quote from odd man out: “Good to know, since Monday is my last day at work. However my wife thinks being gone for more than a week is unreasonable. That makes planning a challenge. ” 4 years from now I am plannig on 5-6 months (unless I could pull it…

Good to know, since Monday is my last day at work. However my wife thinks being gone for more than a week is unreasonable. That makes planning a challenge.

I'd emphasize gloves for winter riding. My last winter ride was in February 2020 to pace my daughter on her last big pre-marathon run. The only part of me that was uncomfortable was my hands. I'd look for insulated windblock gloves. Non-windblock…

You probably already have most of the clothing you'd want for winter riding. A couple of layers on top, under a jacket to break the wind. Long underwear on the bottom, possibly under shorts if a second layer is needed on your legs. A warm pair of…