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The Porkies is a great place to take a newbie - its where I did my first week long backpacking trip! All sorts of scenary.

NCT in the Manistee is some great easy hiking and has easy access spots...

sweet post about the pine tar. Cool!

We're waiting too...very impatiently. =( The demos I've seen of the sucker are impressive.

The nuvaring is self-inserted. Pop it in for 3 weeks, out for a week, get period. My doc says I could do a 2 back to back and then go off for a week. =)

I agree with the duffel - i traveled w/o one and my pack actually was damaged on the way to a big trip. ended up losing a side pocket full of good climbing biners, a silva ranger compass, my trowel...

Hubba Hubba. gotta love it.

My doctor switched me over to the nuvaring for the trip. No pills, and just have my maildrop person mail me the new one when the times. She also recommended going 2-3 cycles back to back if I'm...

We're climbing Katadin Friday the 13th. =) Can't wait!

we have a 05 hubba hubba and LOVE it. It's made it through flood, snow and the grand canyon. It's GREAT!

has anyone used the solio solar charger? we are looking at it to charge our phone, camera and ipods

We're right with you! BUT it's the best time in our life to do it. No house, no babies, now's the time! I am quitting my job, and my partner has the possibility of a leave of absence...maybe. Gotta...

Check out Olympus - they carry several different lines of tough little cameras - drop proof, water resistant. We had a camera from their Stylus line for over the past 4 years - took pictures in the...

trailnames: TBD
SOBO
starting June 10ish

the hubster and I have been planning this for a year! We can't wait.

A Commando Squirrel in the Grand Canyon got into my pack - I had missed one bag of gorp when putting everything up when we went for a mid-afternoon dip...unfortunately for the squirrel...it was a...

I found that using a tank top/bra combo (a sturdy one) was much more comfortable that just a sports bra. I think mine are patagonia's - but I got mine at a local outfitter and was much happier than...

That was my husband and me 10 years ago! It's not so much what you bring...it's making sure that she knows it's ok to say she's tired, needs a break, the packs too heavy, etc. I've seen way too many...

Has anyone tried depo for over a long trip? I am planning to thru the AT and was talking to my gynecologist about options. She suggested depo because of no periods...but I'm wondering the ease of...