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Kathy A Handyside (earlymusicus) - BPL Premium Member

My Locale Southeastern Michigan About Me I'm getting back into backpacking after several years' hiatus. All my gear was circa 1979, so I've been gradually replacing it with lightweight new equipment. I will be retiring in 4 more years and then plan to do all the trails I've dreamed of doing. I also love xc-skiing and mt. biking. I plan to move to Oregon for retirement. Besides the outdoors, I love early and classical music;I play Baroque recorder and harpsichord. I'm a bookworm, I enjoy writing and quiet get-togethers with close friends. City Southgate State Michigan Country USA

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	Outdoors Essays by Women To my fellow lady backpackers: I'm always looking for good books about wilderness trips done by and written by women - especially solo trips (since I always go solo; I don't have any friend...	In Chaff » Outdoors Essays by Women July 03, 10:35pm
	Re: Offroading and Backpacking I concede the necessity of a 4-wheel-drive vehicle to get to trailheads, especially in places like Utah and Nevada. However, what I don't like about offroading are the yahoos who just want to u...	In Chaff » Offroading and Backpacking July 03, 10:29pm
	Re: Saddened by the Wildfires I read that there are investigations starting to determine if some of the fires were started by arsonists. It's heartbreaking enough when these fires are caused by lightning, but the thought of...	In Chaff » Saddened by the Wildfires June 29, 1:39am
	Re:Wildfires Leigh - I hope your friends are safe and that they don't suffer any losses (or, at least, not too many). I've heard there are fires in Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico (that might be out now) - ...	In Chaff » Saddened by the Wildfires June 28, 4:57am
	Re: Netting? Steven - Ah yes, the good ol' Eureka Timberline, right? A classic. I have fond memories of a lot of camping trips with that tent. It stood up to some wicked thunderstorms, too. Really, not a ba...	In Chaff » New Indicator Species? June 27, 11:26pm
	Saddened by the Wildfires Hi All - I'm saddened by all the wildfires out west. It seems the entire west is on fire! Saddened at the devastation, concerned about the firefighters fighting these blazes, heartbroken to ...	In Chaff » Saddened by the Wildfires June 27, 11:23pm
	Re: RE: To Dream the Impossible Dream? Hi Heath - I'd forgotten about the Scarp 1 with the crossing poles. Thanks! Kathy	In GEAR » To Dream the Impossible Dream? May 26, 10:58pm
	Re: Re: To Dream the Impossible Dream? Thanks, Miguel - I'll check them out. Kathy	In GEAR » To Dream the Impossible Dream? May 26, 10:57pm
	To Dream the Impossible Dream? Hi Everyone - I'm probably dreaming an impossible dream but here goes: Is there such a thing as a one-person, free-standing tent with two doors? Just something I'm pondering. Kathy Ha...	In GEAR » To Dream the Impossible Dream? May 26, 8:41pm
	Backpacker Magazine Is it my imagination, or is Backpacker becoming rather light on content and heavy on ads? There aren't very many hiking articles - it seems more and more to be lists of trails, a little gear, s...	In Chaff » Backpacker Magazine May 17, 4:47am

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