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Quote from Trillium: “Quote from Traffic Jam: “I set goals instead of making resolutions... maybe it’s the same thing but psychologically, it works better for me. I usually have something in mind but this year I haven’t thought about it. This…

Kathy and I have been working on the Long Path between New York city and Harriman state park in day hikes. So on Saturday we drove north and at about 12:30 parked the car on the side of a road right where the Long Path goes into Harriman. From there we…

me and lou found a nice stealth site off of a ridge on the Overlook> We were treated to a beautiful sunrise MOnday morning

Quote from Dmax: “Love the mittens Bernie!appalachiantrailcafe.net/index…f46b01f92781d18808bdcbfdc ” The mittens are great! Hand knitted by a teacher.

I attended a Zoom webinar by the Handweavers Guild of America called Vistas Along the Appalachian Trail. It was a juried event where weavers submit their work and a jury selects the top three winners... like at a state fair. It didn’t win but I love…

Love the mittens Bernie!appalachiantrailcafe.net/index…f46b01f92781d18808bdcbfdc

When I was there I saw all sorts of clowns climbing over the railing for the perfect 'selfie.' People have no clue how slick wet algae covered rock can be.

Our trip to Yosemite was in August of a particularly deadly year. Several people had gone over the Falls on the Mist trails that spring and had not yet been recovered. There were signs on the Yosemite Falls trail about hikers who went up but never came…

Quote from max.patch: “I think all of the "planning" is going to be a total waste of time. We should "opt out" and let MLB give this to someone else. If anybody will take it. northwestgeorgianews.com/regio…2d-ab30-9562274ccffe.html ” Sounds like a…

Thank for the review JJ! The jacket looks sweet.

The deceased hiker's father asked that this story be shared... altaonline.com/dispatches/a347…YWElDdzQzCYl40nB_brHWD3L0

We'll be seeing a lot of Bernie over the next few days. Nobody puts Bernie in a corner! EsPtdeeW4AAuznE pbs.twimg.com/media/EsPQDHIXcAAmyqo?format=jpg&name=small pbs.twimg.com/media/EsPQClPXcAAg1MJ?format=jpg&name=medium

Love the mittens Bernie!appalachiantrailcafe.net/index…f46b01f92781d18808bdcbfdc

Our trip to Yosemite was in August of a particularly deadly year. Several people had gone over the Falls on the Mist trails that spring and had not yet been recovered. There were signs on the Yosemite Falls trail about hikers who went up but never came…

Quote from max.patch: “RIP Don Sutton, 75 y/o. Former Atlanta Braves TV or radio announcer for 28 years. Also pitched a little bit somewhere or another before becoming an announcer. ” met him when i was 12 . He signed some stuff. Never liked him…

I think all of the "planning" is going to be a total waste of time. We should "opt out" and let MLB give this to someone else. If anybody will take it. northwestgeorgianews.com/regio…2d-ab30-9562274ccffe.html

I found this interesting. It's a survey of the number and cause of deaths in all US National Parks (except the newest one) over the last 10 years. outforia.com/danger-parks/ The deadliest overall is the Grand Canyon, with by far the most medical (heart…

me and lou found a nice stealth site off of a ridge on the Overlook> We were treated to a beautiful sunrise MOnday morning

Quote from odd man out: “BTW, for all of you worried about being killed by wild animals, they accounted for a whopping SIX!!! out of 1174 total deaths (3 in Ystone - grizzlies I assume) and 1 each in Olympic, Wrangall-St Elias, and Denali. But if you…

I wore the jacket around the neighborhood today. It was 45° and the wind was out of the NW at about 20mph. So it felt a lot chiller that it was. I'd say a real feel of more like 30° or less. The jacket does a great job of not letting the wind thru…