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According to this Anchorage newspaper article one of the items in this bill (which failed the 2/3 vote) was for a road that would give allweather access to an airstrip in the Alaskan bush http://www.adn.com/news/politics/story/719000.html

Many non-photographers don't realize how much your eyes and brain process the images you see. Your diaphragm opens and closes in response to how much light there is. Your eye moves around, focusing one thing close, then on something far away. Your brain automatically adjusts the color...

Here's a slide show of the area north and east of Reiter, including the town of Index, the North Fork of the Skykomish River, and area now included in the Wild Sky Wilderness. http://wildsky.org/fram?url_id=6 I can't information about the wildsky.org website, though it appears to have been...

The subject line and intro in the original post are misleading. The SC text is asking interested members to get involved in the planning process for this area. I don't know whether the SC is a johnny-come-lately to this planning, or whether this a repeat of a notice issued last year when the...

Some questions regarding intended use: - how many people? - is it just for sleeping, or also for daytime activities? - children? We tend to limit the tent use to sleeping. Shoes are always left in the vestibule. Daytime activities such as cooking are done outside, under a rain tarp if...

Here's an area newspaper article about the DNR planning process for this area http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20080218/NEWS01/702579463&news01ad=1 A JCTRA article about the need for volunteer work in the area: http://jctra.org/index.php?module=News&func=display&sid=141 Washington Climbers...

Reviewers on Cabela's all like this, but one writes:

While 2 person tents often are aimed at backpackers, 4 and larger are much more likely to be used for car camping, even if made by the same company. Keep in mind that a phrase like '4 man' means, space for 4 20" wide sleeping pads side by side. The 3 v 4 season distinction is more likely seen...

I haven't done any off-road driving in this area, but have passed by it while driving the backroad (north side of the river) between Gold Bar and Index. When I first saw ORV activity in the area I was a bit surprised, since the Forest Service keeps a pretty tight rein on this sort of thing, at...

Google maps has greatly expanded the coverage of their streetview. It started off focusing on metro areas. Now it covers many highways, and even some lesser roads. Here for example is Mokee Dugway, Utah 261, with a decent snow covering...

There was a time I dreamed of getting something like a Thomas Colvin steel boat with a Junk rig, and sailing the world :) I have to be careful when looking at that West Coast Trailer Sailing Squadron web site. I think of my self as being on the West Coast - but it's a different one (WC of the...

Cabela's (and others) carry the classic coffee pot in enamel ware http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/links/link.jsp?type=pod&id=0003906 But most weight consious backpackers don't want a single-use pot. They'd rather adapt one of their regular pots to coffee use. GSI outdoors is a...

That looks like a Dutch boat, or a copy thereof. The Sea Pearl in post #45 uses leeboards for the same shallow water capability.

No-knead bread gained public attention with a Mark Bittman column in the NY Times several years ago. This version started with just a small amount of yeast (about 1/4 tsp of instant), and baked in preheated dutch oven (in the home oven, about 450deg). Baking in a covered hot pot simulates the...

There's a chance of finding a hole that leaks so fast that you need to refill every 20 minutes. It's the slow leaks that frustrate me; the ones that require a top up every couple of days (for a mattress that's in continual use). Those are much harder to find and repair, especially on a queen...

I occasionally use private parks if nearby state/provincial parks are full, or too far out of the way. They usually aren't my first choice since they tend to be expensive, and closely packed - either side by side slots for RVs or open lawns for tents. Bathroom facilities may or may not be...

The SODIS site does discuss the issue of chemicals being leached from PET bottles. Double check on the glass bottle idea - glass may absorb UV more than PET. Automobile glass tends to block UV, as evidenced by the slower response of my photogray glasses in the car. Choice of materials on...

The purification using clear plastic bottles is called 'SODIS' - solar water disinfection. Here's the web site of a group that is promoting it http://www.sodis.ch/

REI has some inflatables on sale. My pack anywhere kayak is the Innova Safari.

On one geology field trip, we stopped at a grocery, and everyone was told to buy a can of chili. These were all thrown into a communal pot. But, is there a good can of chili? Most seem to be slightly spiced beans, with undefinable bits of meat thrown in for marketing purposes. Years ago S&W...