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Quote from Traffic Jam: “My newest thing is that I want to learn to make homemade tortillas…mainly corn. I tried to make them yesterday and they sucked and ended up in the trash. It’s harder than you might imagine. Today was a little more successful although only a few puffed up while cooking. I don’t have a tortilla press so used a pot, skillet, and a freezer bag cut in half. ” I use a 1" diameter wooden dowel as a rolling pin. Never tried corn I only made flour I use that for tortillas, I also…

Quote from rhjanes: “I'll just paraphrase what my doctor told me at my physical this summer. A certain NFL player had stated that he didn't need the shot because he's "Not sick with COVID" (exhibiting no idea about a Vaccine versus treatments). My doctor rolled his eye's and said "just remember, their JOB description includes a regular pounding of their head into the football field". ” Just sat thru our yearly health insurance enrollment presentation. Part of the changes is that you're charged m…

So what you're really saying is you got a 22 GB plan. I pays $35 for 10 GB (yeah it's unlimited 3G too once you get there). And if I think I'm going to use it up I'll buy another $10 of data. Only time I'll use it up is if I do a lot of driving and listening to streaming music in a month.

Was listening to a rodent gnaw on a shelter one night a few weeks back. It was just me in the shelter so I shine in my light up there to see what it was, expecting the usual shelter mouse. It was a flying squirrel. Kind of cute. Gnawing wood peg down to nub. Majority of the wood pegs for hanging packs etc were gnawed down to nubs.

Shame that lack of judgement in unfamiliar circumstances, is so unforgiving. Although it do seem that all.....at same place...is unlikely. They were very close to their car.... If you have t read the book " Off the wall: Death in Yosemite", its a good read. Chronicaling all known deaths in the park ......~950 ish of them. Unbelievably easy to die in environments where people are just unfamiliar with the risks, and misjudge them. I observed a lot of people dayhiking to popular overlooks on AT fro…

Too bad , pretty young. He was Henry on bosom buddies. I couldnt stand Tom Hanks back then on that show..loud and goofy.....but he turned into a really great actor and one of my favorites ( and everybody elses too)

Yeah there's plenty of data on bears getting food in Georgia..... Virginia has done a good job installing a lot of bear boxes. Or maybe PATC. I was south of Harpers Ferry a while back, and tentsites near a shelter even had small metal box...... However I think a good size bear could have removed the entire structure that the small metal box was attached too

Need to make it required. People will get used to it. Wildlife will be better off. Some people will stay away do the trouble and expense, they will go weekend camp elsewhere. AT is too accessible, too easy with shelters. Too much use today in several areas. In those areas people use need to be discouraged and the wildlife needs to be protected more. Win- win

Quote from odd man out: “Good thing they didn't make him wear a red uniform google.com/amp/s/amp.cnn.com/c…n-space-flight/index.html appalachiantrailcafe.net/index…860b33677ce56c3f4a212dceb ” Should have worn his captain kirk star trek outfit But that one looks like it's probably nomex.....

I bring same stuff everytime so only thing i really need to give attention is starting food and resupplies. Rest i procrastinate on. When driving, Quite a few times i have just put all my gear needed in a cardboard box , with some alternate options. Then I actually decide what I'm going to bring and pack in the hotel the night before. Being able to procrastinate and leave stuff in the truck just makes it less likely for me to pack ahead of time Because of this somewhat haphazard approach even th…

Quote from Astro: “Quote from Muddywaters: “Id play it by ear.....hike by hike. Because whatever you plan, it will change. Personally, after about 3 weeks /300 miles or so.... I am ready to go home for a while. Might just be a few weeks but I'm ready for a break. And that's on a good trail thats interesting Here's the thing about the AT also........a lot of it just plain sucks. No views worthwhile for 50 miles.....nothing but rock, roots, pointless climbs only for the sake of going over whatever…

Id play it by ear.....hike by hike. Because whatever you plan, it will change. Personally, after about 3 weeks /300 miles or so.... I am ready to go home for a while. Might just be a few weeks but I'm ready for a break. And that's on a good trail thats interesting Here's the thing about the AT also........a lot of it just plain sucks. No views worthwhile for 50 miles.....nothing but rock, roots, pointless climbs only for the sake of going over whatever high spot was close by. And it rains. Often…

The problem is you can drive right to it, and just walk 200 yd up the side of a hill. That, and Facebook.

Yep. I had a great hot reuben sandwich there once. The bar/restaurant is a huge plus . Seemed like a great place.

Quote from Astro: “Quote from Muddywaters: “Quote from max.patch: “Watching some of the Womens Softball National Championship Tourny here and there and saw an interesting at bat. The announcer had just said that the batter was fast and one of the ways she got on base was to hit the ball into the ground. Two pitches later that is exactly what happened. She hit the ball in to the ground, it took a giant bounce, the 3rd baseman fielded it cleanly and made a perfect throw to first. Safe. She beat it…

Quote from max.patch: “Watching some of the Womens Softball National Championship Tourny here and there and saw an interesting at bat. The announcer had just said that the batter was fast and one of the ways she got on base was to hit the ball into the ground. Two pitches later that is exactly what happened. She hit the ball in to the ground, it took a giant bounce, the 3rd baseman fielded it cleanly and made a perfect throw to first. Safe. She beat it out. Something you don't see everyday -- or…

I think the guy was crackers, from what I read. I don't think anybody that had run-ins with him would dispute that. I prefer.....guilty, but insane.... As a verdict. But even past that, if you have a concept of right or wrong....... I really couldn't care less how much trouble you have controlling yourself.

Quote from max.patch: “Quote from Muddywaters: “Quote from max.patch: “USFS says screw it and gives up: GEORGIA, NORTH CAROLINA, TENNESSEE, AND VIRGINIA All shelters on U.S. Forest Service lands (most areas between the southern terminus in Georgia and Shenandoah National Park in Virginia) re-opened April 21. This is every shelter in Georgia and almost every shelter between Georgia and the SNP. The ATC reminds us (not that anyone is paying attention) that social distancing doesn't exist in shelte…

Quote from max.patch: “USFS says screw it and gives up: GEORGIA, NORTH CAROLINA, TENNESSEE, AND VIRGINIA All shelters on U.S. Forest Service lands (most areas between the southern terminus in Georgia and Shenandoah National Park in Virginia) re-opened April 21. This is every shelter in Georgia and almost every shelter between Georgia and the SNP. The ATC reminds us (not that anyone is paying attention) that social distancing doesn't exist in shelters and recommends that hikers be self reliant an…

Quote from Astro: “Local giirl pitched at our D2 school Freshman year, and was an All American. Next year she was at U of Kentucky. ” Autumn was good pitcher. Nice young lady too .She was one overlooked. Thats what a D2 has to luck into to really be competitive. Not common. Of course, she didnt stay overlooked. And thats the problem.