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I don't see any connection in this article, or the California Forest Service action, and 'Global Warming'. The issue in the article is people driving off trails and other restricted areas. I'm sure all participants on this forum are responsible users, who wouldn't think of driving across a...

Here's something in the same spirit, with an even lighter foot print (2psi), the Scotish made Ecorider http://www.ecorider.us/ .

The problem with chain is its great weight, especially if you need 50' or more to reach the anchor. On the other hand, nylon straps have a lot of stretch, especially if intended for dynamic recovery or snatch. I've tried to keep an eye out for low stretch synthetic straps. Supposedly one...

Once water comes to a boil, it doesn't get any hotter until it all boils away. At Denver the boiling point is about 95C, 5C down from sea level. At 10,000 it drops another 5C. Many items will cook at these lower temperatures, but take longer. Pressure cookers are the best way to speed up...

For changing a tire on a backroad, a wide base is a great addition to the stock jack. I carry a couple of 9" square wood boards, and have had occasion to use them twice. HiLift also sells a plastic base for their jacks. It turns out that that base is just the right size to work with my stock...

The 10% temperature change is new one to me, but makes sense. So with a cold psi of 35, after 20 minutes or so of driving, it should only go up to about 38. However such a test needs to take into account heating due to sun, and hot pavement. Race car crews check the tread temperature after...

I left my Wildernest on all the time. The tent and mattress only chews up a few inches of ceiling space. paulj

Which Lowrance are you talking about? Ifinder, Iway? I have an older Ifinder, so can't directly help. But on GpsPassion there is a Lowrance forum. http://www.gpspassion.com/forumsen/forum.asp?FORUM_ID=163 There they talk, for example about the Iway 250 which comes with its data on a 2G...

I thought you weren't allowed to visit Moraine Lake at sunrise :-) Last time I passed by there it was late morning on a cloudy day, so the contrasts weren't quite as nice. Still I found a nice foreground on the moraine near the parking. paulj

I don't know if I have any business talking about something that is no longer made, but for compactness it is hard to beat the Pyromid. It folding stainless steel grill that packs into a unit 1" thick. I've been using the 12" model on and off for years. It is designed to work on 9...

The SMC snow stakes have been around for a long time. They have a wider surface area that typical backpacking stakes, so resist a side pull better. You can also pass your line through one of the lower holes, and bury the stake past that point. Still, the design is probably better for snow...

Good photos. Lots of overlap between your trip and mine a few weeks earlier. I may have put pictures on my pbase gallery after you left on your trip (12th). Like you, we took a look down Devils Canyon, followed by a stop a Palouse Falls. We stopped at Fields Spring SP, but just for a midday...

In Tony Hillerman novels, policing involves a mix of agencies, depending on where the crime occurred and to some degree the nature of the crime. Tribal police have jurisdiction on tribal lands, except where murder is involved, then the FBI gets dibs. BIA (Indiana affairs) also has its...

Here's a source of historic tents, period copies http://www.tentsmiths.com/index.html

If you can find a way to hang it, the Zephyr fan/light could work well. I appreciated it on last month's trip in Oregon. It is just enough of a fan to reduce the stuffiness of a closed space. In 3 weeks of on and off use, the 4D cells are still going strong. It has two light settings - 1...

In case you couldn't read the Mokee Dugway sign, here's what it looked like a couple of years ago:

We stopped at two covered bridges. The first was the McKee bridge on the Upper Applegate road. This is south of Jackson/Medford. I believe the date is 1917. It is now pedestrian only. This on the east side of the Coast mountains, quite close to California. The second was at Westfir...

I've added these pictures, and more, to my pbase gallery http://www.pbase.com/paulj3/oregon

Since I normally cook for just 2 of us, I use small dutch ovens. I started with a 8" Lodge, but my current favorite is a 10" GSI hard anodized aluminum. This size GSI does not have integral legs, using a wire stand instead. It is both compact and light. With this size I get by with less than...

I drove the Hurley last fall http://expeditionportal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=2658 though at that time there was only a fresh dusting of snow on the surrounding mountains. Backroads around Anderson Lake and Lillooet were move of a challenge than the Hurley. Which mountain and valley did you...