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Re: Another fine entry Thanks for that, Jonathan. I'm glad you're enjoying what I do. It seems to me that UL/LW backpacking is a pretty big tent, with plenty of room for adventure racers as well as those of us ... |
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Re: thanks Hi Jason, my wife and I did a day hike to Lower Blue Lake while we were down there for the Telluride Bluegrass Festival last month. There are some good campsites in the trees by the lake. You'l... |
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Polarmax Transdry Boxer Briefs My new personal favorite. It wicks, dries quickly, and doesn't smell. Not bad for cotton. |
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Sorry, double post . |
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Re: Sleeping system for the Indian Peak Colorado Hi Stephen, Since you'll be staying at Gourd and Crater Lakes, it sounds like your friend is planning a variation of the Indian Peaks Northern Loop in a counterclockwise direction. Here&#... |
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Re: Do you ever not take a shelter? With that kind of forecast, I'd bring a UL poncho/tarp and a headnet, just in case the weatherman is wrong. |
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Re: GC loop Randy,thanks. Yeah, it's pretty dry in there. I may do another trip or two in LCW this year but will end up carrying more water than I'd like to. |
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Goose Creek Loop Thanks for all the positive comments, guys. Randy, yeah, this is an area that you really want to slow down and savor. The water situation this year is lower than that of the other dozen or so t... |
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Goose Creek Loop Read my new trip report at Dondo Outdoors. |
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Re: Lake Park Randy, some other hikers I met on the trail told me that the rangers said that the BM route was 1.5 miles longer than the Lake Park route. The last time I saw water levels this low was ten year... |
All Reader Reviews by Dondo .
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Montbell U.L.AlpineBurrow Bag #3 Long Nice review, Mitchell. After our discussion here about this bag back in April, I had a serious hankering after this bag. I really had no need of another bag and managed to resist until the Memorial ... |
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Rocky Rocky GTX Socks Mine fit well. Size 10 slips right over a thin pair of wool socks and my size 9.5 feet. They are comfortable inside my trail runners and do what they claim to do--keep my feet warm and dry in wet, col... |
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Pacer Poles Here's something I just posted at the Editor's Roundtable forum. It occured to me that it belongs here as well. Heather, here's something I posted on the TLB general discussion forum a... |
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Lighten Up! by Don Ladigin This is the book I recommend to friends and folks I meet on the trail who are interested in going lighter. It's fun, unpretentious, and lays out the basic ideas in ways that are easy to understand. Do... |
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Eastern Mountain Sports Craig, good news. The last EMS store in Colorado closed a few months ago so no more tax for you. It was two miles away from my home in Denver and I miss it but I'll admit that I took full advantage o... |
