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Rainbow? I'm not seeing any rainbow...where are you seeing a rainbow?

Seems like much of the corridor northwards from there through NY/CT/MA and VT may get some of this as well, which could help out their issues as well...

Very cool, looks awesome nice pictures and report. Looks like the dogs are loving it. Heading to work I'll have to watch the video later, but at the...

We've been doing dayhikes most every weekend since the spring, and sometimes short backpack trips. Included are Mt Mitchell, Grandfather Mountain...

Finally what we're in dire need of a good 48 + hrs of soak-in rain. Speaking for my area of course thanks lsaias... reckon I'll have to mow the grass...

We had a swing blade when I was a kid. Never heard that term used, "swizzle stick." But yeah, that's a lot of effort.

well it wouldn't be thrown far and i wouldn't do it or go back to sleep without making sure a fire didn't start but I didn't consider the legal...

What is cell service like in this area? My main concern is to be able to call/text my ride when I get near the end at Sand Point. I would also...

Wow...way too young. RIP Hikerhead.

I'm also pretty sure that firecrackers (fireworks) are illegal in the National Park.

My memories of Don "Hikerhead" go back to when I first joined WhiteBlaze in 2005. It wasn't until 2007 that we met face-to-face. In June 2007,...

There's no way you can throw a firecracker in the dark and be certain it doesn't land in an area with flammable material. "How much harm can one...

Glad you responded! That is a badass accomplishment, record or not, congratulations. I immediately had a few questions..How did you get to the NC...

I started carrying some little fire crackers, only for an emergency of a problem bear in camp at night, not just to scare any off. Never used them...

Was it overgrown with tree branches poking you in the eye or just grassy and thorny seasonal growth? If seasonal growth, it needs a weed whacker, but...

It's grizzly bears where you have to worry about mama...They are very protective of their cubs because a grizzly male will kill cubs just to make the...

is your jet boil still under warantee? .

I am of the camp that all instant coffee is garbage and any other method of making coffee is not worth the effort when backpacking. So i...

When I'm in tent for the night and hear a large anything moving around my site I make noise. My go-to is to shout "hello campers" in my best Marine...

In that case, your best source of info is: https://www.nps.gov/grsm/learn/nature/black-bears.htm

Bluff charge any cubs, ring your bells, blow your whistle, blast bear spray into your own eyes then turn and run like your hair is on fire. JUST...

I know the individuals that maintain that section. That is a remote Wilderness section...and COVID along with summer humidity and heat is a hard...

Well said Jeff. Don was a great guy as well as hiking partner. I looked forward to sitting around at the end of our hiking day drinking bourbon with...