I have to agree. In many places hunting is an important part of convervation. Many of the natural preditors (wolves, etc) have been totally killed off and...
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Ben Swain
swainb@xxxxxx.xxxx
Aug 1, 1999 1:05 pm
I'm working on final preparations for my church group's trip to the Smokies. It's going to be a 9 or 10 hour drive from where we are (that includes stops for...
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Paul Haan
jacobjans@xxxxxxx.xxxx
Aug 1, 1999 4:11 pm
... Gas station bathroom? Works for me. Lot's of rest areas along the way!...
1692
CC0000000@xxx.xxx
Aug 1, 1999 4:47 pm
Backpackers, hikers, paddlers, fishers, hunters, etc. working together. That would be great wouldn't it? I agree that they are not necessarily separate groups...
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Orosz Asylum
dorosz@xxxxxx.xxxx
Aug 1, 1999 6:13 pm
Leave no trace is a good start. I think the credo slightly misquoted here is "Take nothing but pictures. Leave nothing but footprints" Now a days that's what...
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Doug C
dcarlson@xxxxxxxxxxx....
Aug 2, 1999 3:18 am
Mary, I had a cousin who had a small group form college out in the Porkies a few years ago and they had the same experience at Lillie Pond. Bears seem to be...
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Ron Hassel
rjhassel11@xxxxx.xxxx
Aug 2, 1999 4:09 am
I have to agree with you guys on that one too. I think conservationalists do in fact go a little over board when it comes to hunting issues. Its a fact of ...
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arren wetzel
wedsel@xxxxxxx.xxxx
Jan 3, 2000 6:18 am
Does anyone know how long it takes to get to the porcupine mountains from lansing MI.? And for us that enjoy winter hiking, is it a good place to go? Thanks...
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SmithC@xxxx.xxxxxxxxx...
SmithC@xxxx.xxxxxxxxx...
Aug 2, 1999 2:25 pm
I b-packed in the Porkies last August. I had heard that bears were a major concern in that park, so I borrowed a bear can from a friend. We never saw any...
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Abu Garcia
burningmonkeycat@xxxx...
Aug 2, 1999 4:15 pm
... Hear, Hear! I really don't think that the "hook and bullet" organizations get the credit that they deserve from the environmental community for habitat...
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Abu Garcia
burningmonkeycat@xxxx...
Aug 2, 1999 5:31 pm
... Off-topic, Arren, why/how is your message dated Mon, 03 Jan 2000? Ian...
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Abu Garcia
burningmonkeycat@xxxx...
Aug 2, 1999 5:29 pm
I've never done this, but I know a lot of truck stops have coin operated showers. That's an option cheaper than a hotel. I have snuck into car campgrounds...
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arren wetzel
wedsel@xxxxxxx.xxxx
Jan 3, 2000 8:44 am
I have been running my computer with the clock set forward to see what would happen when it turned over to 2000. I am running it for one week to make sure...
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Rodney Martin
MARTINRD@xxx.xxxx
Aug 2, 1999 5:54 pm
Call the Happy Hiker in Gatlinburg, TN, for their suggestions on where to clean up after your hike. They cater to the needs of Thru Hikers and ought to have...
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Dawn Atnip
dmatnip@xxxxxxxxx.xxxx
Aug 2, 1999 10:27 pm
Hello everyone- I wanted to recount my trip this past weekend up to Lake Superior Provencial Park -- which actually did not happen quite the way we planned. To...
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grinch_dog
grinch_dog@xxxxxxxxxx...
Aug 2, 1999 11:24 pm
Been there and done that a back in '94. Bear got everything, but my friend and I had only had a five uphill hike out the next day. It appears that the bears...
1705
JenCharney@xxx.xxx
Aug 3, 1999 12:27 am
In a message dated 8/1/1999 12:48:15 PM, CC0000000@... writes: <<(What is the politically correct term? Is it "fishers"?).>> Anglers....
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JenCharney@xxx.xxx
Aug 3, 1999 12:29 am
In a message dated 8/1/1999 10:20:46 PM, dcarlson@... writes: <<Mary, I had a cousin who had a small group form college out in the Porkies a few...
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JenCharney@xxx.xxx
Aug 3, 1999 12:39 am
In a message dated 8/2/1999 11:11:01 AM, wedsel@... writes: <<Does anyone know how long it takes to get to the porcupine mountains from lansing MI.? ...
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Doug C
dcarlson@xxxxxxxxxxx....
Aug 3, 1999 2:15 am
Too, bad. What could happen it that your computer would turn into a slate with chalk instead of a keyboard! -Doug ... From: arren wetzel <wedsel@...> ...
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Doug C
dcarlson@xxxxxxxxxxx....
Aug 3, 1999 2:17 am
the problem is simple. find a socluded spot, fill a few gal. size plastic bags, or whatever you have, and dump some over the head, Clothes off seems to work...
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Mark & Beverly Shepherd
hikers@xxxxxxxxx.xxxx
Aug 3, 1999 2:01 am
Just a note to introduce ourselves. (Mark and Beverly) that's us, we are in our mid 40's, we hail from southern Indiana. We started hiking seriously about 4...
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Polly Molenaar
pollywog@xxxxxx.xxxx
Aug 2, 1999 2:02 am
Another place to check for information about showers etc at trails end is the Appalachian Trail web site at www.trailplace.com A lot of other sites come up as...
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Paul Haan
jacobjans@xxxxxxx.xxxx
Aug 3, 1999 3:06 am
Call for list member pics #2. Wondering what the other folks on this list look like? Go to http://my.voyager.net/jacobjans/glhpics.html (pardon the slow load...
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Paul Haan
jacobjans@xxxxxxx.xxxx
Aug 3, 1999 3:10 am
After last year's winter hike, I'm looking to up the anti this year. I need something more adventurous than the Manistee River Pathway in January. Any ideas...
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Datto
datto996@xxxxx.xxxx
Aug 3, 1999 4:51 am
... Glad to see someone else has heard of and hiked the Knobstone Trail. I hiked the KT over July 4th week this year -- had a great time even in the heat (nice...
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Jennifer Bevier
jennbevier@xxxxx.xxxx
Aug 3, 1999 12:18 pm
Hi, I'm from Indiana but recently moved to Cincinnati, Ohio in May. THis past July I went camping and Hiking in Vermont and New Hampshire-----needless to say,...
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Doug C
dcarlson@xxxxxxxxxxx....
Aug 3, 1999 1:22 pm
Where is the starting point of this Knobstone Trail, what water sources are there and whats the trail like in late fall, like November or early spring, like...
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Jennifer Bevier
jennbevier@xxxxx.xxxx
Aug 3, 1999 12:33 pm
Hi-- Just wondering if you could shed a little more light on this trail. I'm from southern Indiana (southwest) and am now in Cincinnati. Just wondering where...
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Datto
datto996@xxxxx.xxxx
Aug 3, 1999 12:46 pm
... If you're hiking the entire KT northbound, you start at the southern trailhead at 'Deam Lake' on State Route 60 west of I-69 by about 10 miles (the Deam...
