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All of the above is good stuff. When I needed MedicAlert type info, I got red dog tags. The set I wear (both around my neck and laced into my...

Big South Fork in Tennessee has a field lab also. I always give it a visit when hiking nearby. ...

$450. Shipped.

Conservation efforts in North Americaedit] Experimental trials by the The American Chestnut Foundation at Tower Hill Botanic Garden in Massachusetts...

Chestnut blight affecting a young American chestnut

Since most of my hikes are solo, I always make sure my wife knows where my truck will be parked and where I intend to hike. A lot of my hikes are...

I don't think this qualifies as a bear attack since it didn't actually bite or claw anyone (I'm assuming the shoe wasn't on the guy's foot when it...

Thank you, Peakbagger!

Peakbagger thank you for this detailed description of the corridor monitoring process (likely one of the lengthiest posts in WB history :)) and for...

To volunteer, go to https://volunteer.appalachiantrail.org/s/ The Green Mountain Club, and likely nearly all local trail clubs, also have...

In 1999 a researcher in SNP was mapping remnant chestnut trees. "Dead" trees would put out new saplings from their roots. According to him, these...

I may have missed it but did anyone mention making sure your loved one knows what you are wearing for clothing, even taking a photo of you? Knowing...

I've been through the wilderness multiple times. The typical advice is that the water drops in 24 hours at most. If you have an extended map saved...

Great idea. I plan to use it. I carry vital info such as drivers license, insurance cards, cash, & cheat sheet of contact info in a money belt...

Just to add, in case SAR is necessary: Most of our hiking paths here in the Alps lead over mountaintops, and on every summit, plus many other...

I will answer a few of your concerns. You were not banned from posting in the previous thread that you started about the same subject. The thread...

Good stuff.

:sun SPECIAL SERIES OF VIDEOS AROUND & IN OUR A.T. MUSEUM, PINE GROVE FURNACE STATE PARK, IRONMASTERS MANSION, PAYMASTERS CABIN, STATE PARK...

I do a lot of solo backpacking. I do a lot of what is mentioned in this thread - I have a RoadID attached to my watch, and I now carry a Garmin...

Thanks for the photos, there are still remnant populations of wild trees that do not have the blight some may have resistance and others are isolated...

I'm enjoying with interest everyone's responses. In addition to leaving information with a couple of people as to my expected whereabouts, I also...

Some people are working on gene splicing to fight chestnut blight. ...

I learned a long time ago not to wrestle with pigs, but I guess I must be bored or something...so I have to ask: Why are you here?

Right, because everybody should get with the new age and what's current and technology and yada yada... Maybe you don't realize some people get away...

I am an administrator on 8 different VerticalScope forums - and troublemakers like this hardly make it past dinnertime.

I lay a map out on the dining room table with notes attached to it as to my whereabouts for each day/night. I also call wife every day at least once...

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This site has been extremely helpful to me. Whiteblaze may not be for everyone. You obviously don't like it, just leave it be for those who do....