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Have to give a thumb's up to Kahtoolas. As already stated, they work great with trail runners, are easy to adjust and are not difficult to put on or take off. I picked up a pair on eBay and couldn't...

Thanks for the info...for the life of me I couldn't figure out what a PHP extension file was, as I had never heard of one. I'm completely ignorant when it comes to web applications and such things.

Your Photoshop Elements program should have an option under "File" called "Save for Web."

This will allow you to save as a .JPG and it will convert to 72 dpi and let you choose the quality level...

What an amazing tool! It looks as though any shot that would normally make me reach for a graduated neutral density filter is a candidate for HDR.

In fact, the images may almost look "too good",...

I had an experience much like Toolshed's. I purchased a LiteLoft bag from Sierra Designs around 10 years ago, the "Lighten-Up", rated at 20 degrees. This bag also lost its loft very quickly and I...

These work pretty good for me.

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They clip onto your shoulder...

Another argument for cell phones on the trail.

My first pack (early 70s) was a great external frame made by a company called "Alpenlite." Their motto was, "Let your hips shoulder the load." It had a curved frame that attached to the hipbelt right...

In my opinion a weather radio or any type of weather forecaster would act as a barrier to my hike. I don't think I'd want to know what the weather was going to be like for the next few days until I...

One of my favorite places in the world! This is an excellent time to visit, with cool / cold nights and warm days. At this time of year the ferry ride to the island can be downright cold. My last...

You should have a lot of nice solitude on that chunk of the Tonto, so enjoy! I checked my map and I see what you mean about some interesting formations. Huxley Terrace looks like it's perfectly flat...

Chris, just curious ... are you heading for the Royal Arch route and Elves Chasm?

This is the Clear Creek Trail. I was going to explore this one spring but never crossed the river, just stayed on the Tonto Platform on the south side. But, I had done some research into Clear Creek...

You're right, I stand corrected. Actually the AT Conference has an entire 220 page manual on trail sanitation that can be accessed here:
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It only took one winter trip to convince me that a pee bottle was a must! I don't want to get out of that bag until morning when it's cold!

Warm weather is no problem ... I'll hop out of my...

The REI evening was free, consisting of Neil's slideshow and a question / answer session mostly surrounding travel photography, if I recall. I believe that the one day seminar at the Dekalb Library...

I really like the idea of keying on the photography aspect of a hike. Sometimes I have trouble dovetailing landscape photography with backpacking and I'd love to hear some practical discussion about...

Several years ago I had a DNR ranger tell me that the state was using the Cohutta Wilderness for what he termed, "A reform school for bears." Seems that whenever there was a problem bear in North...

Hi Jeff:

I have an ID Salathe that I use for my winter set-up. My WM Puma (9" loft) fits inside well. I use a hip length Therma-Rest inside the bivy and a full length Ridge-Rest outside the bivy....

I have to second all of the rave reviews for the Kalalau Trail on Kauai; it is simply the most breathtakingly beautiful hike that I have ever done. Plus you have the added bonus of naked campers and...

Rock,

I can't put into words the pride I feel when I see that you and all of our sons and daughters in the service are willing to put it all on the line to protect us. For us here on Whiteblaze,...

Well, there you have it in a nutshell! So, how do you manage? I love landscape photography and I love backpacking, but I've almost come to the conclusion that they are mutually exclusive. As I try to...

Good advice ... I can see the smaller ones serving better when backpacking for several days / weeks and you don't know what type of weather the mountains will throw at you. While the larger size...

Question regarding snowshoe size: Is the conventional wisdom that the manufacturers' charts tend towards oversizing? I'm looking to get a pair of Atlas 10 Series to play in the snow during the...

I did see the ATC one, but yeah, I thought it looked sorta big.

But, I completely forgot about Just Jeff's ... duh! I've been on JRB's site dozens of times and purchased their products before!...