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  • The Night's sky

    feral bill - - General

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    Quote from OzJacko: “The brightest star in the sky is Sirius aka Canis Major aka the Dog Star. Anything brighter is a planet. If the constellation Orion aka the Big Dipper is visible you can find Sirius by sighting along the 3 stars in Orion's belt as they "point" at it ” Actually there is one that's brighter. Much brighter.

  • whats the weather where you are?

    feral bill - - General

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    Got a little rain this morning. It's much needed.

  • Hiking & Biking

    feral bill - - General

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    I have a steep downhill on the way to work. I top 40 MPH daily, and arrive at work with a smile, but earn it on my ride home (on a longer, less steep route).

  • Hiking & Biking

    feral bill - - General

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    Quote from LIhikers: “I think I found a bike for Kathy to use as a local commuter. prioritybicycles.com/ It looks interesting. I'd add fenders, a rack on the back, and a few other things ” Could be just the thing, if you don't have excessive hills. See Linus and Public bikes (among others) for similar.

  • Fake bacon flavored vegan crap

    feral bill - - Trail Chefs

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    1 The minute I see the words "super food" alarms go off in my head. 2. No one ever reprocessed meat to make it resemble vegetation. 3. There is plenty of vegan food that is tasty and nutritious, without playing games with it. Get an Indian cook book and go wild.

  • Hiking & Biking

    feral bill - - General

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    Quote from TrafficJam: “Quote from LIhikers: “My wife's bike needed a couple of new chain rings. My LBS (local bike shop) told me he had a a hard time finding plain old school chanirings. Now I have Kathy considering new bicycles. I'm thinking of going back in time for a commuter bike for her, a bike with a 3 speed, internally geared hub. And then a second bicycle, something like the Sorley Long Haul Trucker for longer rides. Then my touring bike is due for a major servicing. I just wish I had m…

  • Wildlife Sightings Today

    feral bill - - General

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    Saw some pelicans yesterday flying over a local lake.

  • Hiking in the Heat

    feral bill - - General

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    Quote from socks: “Colin Fletcher Colin%20Fletcher%205.jpg ” He has all the answers, really.

  • Making Fire

    feral bill - - General

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    That's hard to do in words, you might be better off trying You Tube. That said, the basics are lots if small dry twigs to start, adding larger ones as the fire grows, and allowing plenty of air to reach the flames. It's not hard, excepting prolonged very wet weather.

  • My pics are better then yours! :-)

    feral bill - - General

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    appalachiantrailcafe.net/index…2d50a269b6f9fe3c4d2eb6c94 Can't have too many moose pictures.

  • My pics are better then yours! :-)

    feral bill - - General

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    appalachiantrailcafe.net/index…2d50a269b6f9fe3c4d2eb6c94appalachiantrailcafe.net/index…2d50a269b6f9fe3c4d2eb6c94 Mt Rainier, 2000.

  • Best headlamp

    feral bill - - Gear

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    Quote from WiseOldOwl: “Just an FYI to everyone the tec will shortly change in one to two years.... in short DO NOT BUY any head lamps for a while. I am having conversations with manufactures of LED and Solar and just about everything on the market is obsolete. ” WOO, do tell us more.

  • Hiking & Biking

    feral bill - - General

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    I know they won't fit on transit bus racks. Which probably is of zero importance.

  • Hiking & Biking

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    Quote from Astro: “Quote from feral bill: “Quote from TrafficJam: “Friday is Bike to Work Day! ” Should be bike from work day. That's almost every day for me, excepting icy road days. ” You got me wondering, how do you get "TO" work? Does Scotty beam you up? ” I ride both ways. I prefer going home, even though it's uphill.

  • Hiking & Biking

    feral bill - - General

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    Quote from TrafficJam: “Friday is Bike to Work Day! ” Should be bike from work day. That's almost every day for me, excepting icy road days.

  • best hikes in all 50 states

    feral bill - - General

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    In the states I'm familiar with, this is pathetic. Tubbs Hill in Idaho is a nice walk in a city park. There are numerous day hikes to alpine lakes and peaks. Washington ha the North Cascades and Mt Rainier, and the Olympic coast. New York, others have covered.

  • LNT Craziness

    feral bill - - General

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    Quote from LIhikers: “Things have gotten so bad here on Long Island's trails, and in Harriman State Park, that I've put a pocket on the outside of 2 of my packs just to put all the trash I find into. The usual is bottles, cans, and food wrappers of all kinds. When I used to be a maintainer on the Nassau/Suffolk Trail I once dragged an old, complete motorcycle out of the woods. I'm glad it was downhill to the trailhead! ” I remember decades ago stumbling upon a good sized beer bash in Harriman. W…

  • M and Ms, Cheese (as long as it keeps

  • General Stove Thread

    feral bill - - Cooking Gear

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    Quote from max.patch: “i love the svea. have one that is probably 30 years old and still going strong. however....they are currently manufactured in taiwan rather than sweden. while i have no experience with the taiwan version i've heard it is nowhere as good as the original. and i believe what i hear. ” Thus the Ebay advice.

  • The Hammock Photo thread

    feral bill - - Hammocks

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    appalachiantrailcafe.net/index…2d50a269b6f9fe3c4d2eb6c94 On the Idaho-Montana border, 10/14