File : An overview of the JMT Yahoo Group.pdf Description : A Short Overview Of The Best Of What Is Online In Our Yahoo Group.pdf...
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Mark Schultz
hikesierrane...
Oct 1, 2011 1:17 pm
Got news for everyone on this one, there is no Forest Order mandating wag bags, so there are no official rules. I've been looking into this carefully because I...
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jgoring1
Oct 1, 2011 3:10 pm
Well... You might have been a bit harsh, but you were also accurate. Trail camp reeks. Via iPad...
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John Ladd
johncurranladd
Oct 1, 2011 3:20 pm
If anyone besides me is interested in the military's approach to large-volume backpacks, there are now more pictures available of the new Marine external frame...
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judithsmcguire
Oct 1, 2011 5:21 pm
I hate to be a party pooper (I couldn't resist) but I LIKE the wag bags. So much less trouble than finding the right spot, digging a hole the right depth,...
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Marion Davison
mariondavison
Oct 1, 2011 5:56 pm
On our two week trip this summer we kept meeting up with a group of four teenage boys that we referred to as "the dangle gang". All four of them had their...
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John Ladd
johncurranladd
Oct 1, 2011 6:36 pm
... I agree. I tend to take one on every trip, even if I am not going thru a Wag-required section. I probably only use it one trip out of four, but sometimes...
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speedcenter2001
Oct 1, 2011 6:56 pm
how it was done over 50 years ago http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygin-fTfChU comments below video indicate they didn't resupply. Love the cooking gear -...
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Mark Schultz
hikesierrane...
Oct 1, 2011 10:03 pm
Some percentage of people will just not comply with a pack-out poop program, no not matter what. Its just human nature when humans are in nature. There will...
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targetdoggmechanic
targetdoggme...
Oct 1, 2011 10:30 pm
Agreed. But, if they really want to get serious about the issue, require people to only be able to hike Whitney from the west, either from SEKI (HST),...
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John
johndittli
Oct 2, 2011 1:13 am
Hi All There is a hiker over due from a long trip that included the JMT between Evolution and LeConte. If any of you were in that area recently please read the...
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John
johndittli
Oct 2, 2011 2:07 pm
One week overdue and found alive! JD...
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targetdoggmechanic
targetdoggme...
Oct 2, 2011 2:31 pm
WOW!!! Details?...
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John
johndittli
Oct 2, 2011 2:39 pm
I don't have any yet, but will post when I know. JD...
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speedcenter2001
Oct 2, 2011 6:06 pm
he hiked out yesterday. search was called off....
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judithsmcguire
Oct 2, 2011 8:10 pm
I agree that for me a privy would be better but who gets to maintain and clean out the privy? Solar privies are great in concept but often don't work as...
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Ewa Bialkowski
ewaskb
Oct 2, 2011 8:41 pm
Sometimes I wish, Yahoo groups would have Facebook type "like" button. So Judy, I like your posts. Ewa...
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Roleigh Martin
marti124
Oct 2, 2011 9:30 pm
It became a matter of preventing loss of life when they decided to abandon the Solar Privy at the basecamp for Mt. Whitney. It was written up in the NY Times,...
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Kim Fishburn
outhiking_55
Oct 3, 2011 1:20 am
Flying to the top of Mt Whitney isn't easy for a helicopter. They usually call out the California national guard since they have some choppers with more power....
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ned@...
nedtibbits
Oct 3, 2011 2:04 am
Truly, it was a pleasure seeing these images of an era gone by. This was the way things were done, open fires, #10 tin cans, fishing, pack frames without...
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ned@...
nedtibbits
Oct 3, 2011 2:08 am
Thanks, John, for the info! I know the route. Let me know if the IC needs additional troops.... "Just remember, Be Careful out there!" Ned Tibbits, Director ...
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Kim Fishburn
outhiking_55
Oct 3, 2011 2:25 am
#10 Tin cans? the last time I saw one of those I was camping in the Emigrant Wilderness. I heard a noise so I went down by the creek but didn't see anything....
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John
johndittli
Oct 3, 2011 2:47 am
SNOW LEVELS SHOULD FALL TO AROUND 6000 FEET OR SO THUS WITH QPF EXPECTED IN THE 1-2 INCH RANGE IN THE SIERRA 1-2 FEET OF SNOW IS NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION. FROM...
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John
johndittli
Oct 3, 2011 2:55 am
He walked out last night 9 DAYS overdue! Still waiting for details. JD Walk the Sky: Following the John Muir Trail www.johndittli.com...
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Kim Fishburn
outhiking_55
Oct 3, 2011 3:04 am
There is another missing hiker in Yosemite. This is all I've found about the first hiker that was missing. There probably won't be anything more till tomorrow....
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Roleigh Martin
marti124
Oct 3, 2011 5:04 am
Very cool. Here is another one from 1975, it also has music. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygin-fTfChU...
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jgoring1
Oct 3, 2011 5:13 am
Red herring. Packing it all out via mule or llama would be safer and cheaper than the helicopter. Via iPad ... Red herring. Packing it all out via mule or...
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clairehiker
Oct 3, 2011 6:43 am
Really like the pictures of Bighorn Plateau. I've only been through there in rain or very gray skies. The blue sky with the low clouds looked awesome. Claire...
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clairehiker
Oct 3, 2011 6:52 am
I dehydrate bananas, and we have the equivalent of a whole banana a day. I also like some salted nuts during the day, and I use Nuun tablets in my water. They...
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targetdoggmechanic
targetdoggme...
Oct 3, 2011 2:07 pm
One of my favorite mid-day treats, and sometimes in the evening if I have extra, is gatorade single-use packets. You can get them at walmart, target, grocery...
