To me, the most obvious explantion consistent with your observations is not that there is a concerted effort to dismiss the interests of the backpackers but rather a symptom of park rangers having to make tough decisions due to understaffing across the NPS. My guess is they can pick out the experien...

I had 18$ to spend. I got a lightweight coffee cup, a beams and rice dinner and a granola bar (going to the Grand canyon next month). I got 8 cents left. Hmmm

Very nice. I am planning on pursuing photography as a retirement activity (probably nature and travel photography mostly). Can you reveal a bit of your process? Hardware and software?

Darn Tough Microcrew Cushion. Rubbing your feet with a salve (I use Burt's Bees) will help make your feet a little waterproof. The lubrication helps with blisters.

What are sig waves and ocnl waves?

Would it be reasonable to assume they have the same products and priced at Rock Harbor?

Also, I might buy a steak if I didn't have to carry it. But with a fire ban in place, how would you cook it?

IRexpat wrote: ↑Wed Jul 28, 2021 7:01 pm I love that the beer is the most geographically economical item on the menu. Way to go NPS and Forever Resorts!

Depending on what kind of beer it is, it may not be that much of a deal?

I just go to the menu and click new posts. I read the ones I want. Ignore the others. If I check in every day or two, there are never many there.

I find it humorous when people complain about the interface for the Garmin when not interfaced with a phone. I bet my ability to text with a phone is no better!!!

JerryB wrote: ↑Sat Jun 26, 2021 12:11 pm By asking my question, I am not suggesting NPS intervention. Just trying to get useful information out to hikers. I thought that was obvious, but perhaps not.

I think that was clear. I'm just trying be clever. But sometimes our language does get in the way.

Is it accurate to describe beaver activity in a wilderness area as "damage"?

I like the Versaflow filter by HydroBlu better than the Sawyer. It has hose and tread connections on both ends so you can hook it up and back flush with no adapters. I have two Evernew bags. The dirty one screws on the dirty side. The clean one crews on the clean side. Hang it from a branch. Come ba...

That is a treasure trove! If I have a couple of the brochures that are "cover only" over the years, would it be useful to send them to someone for inclusion in this archive? If you are talking about the npshistory.com site, I contacted them to see if they were interested in some of my doc...

Many more old guides can be found here

http://npshistory.com/publications/isro ... #brochures

Manistee River Loop is more like 20 miles and pretty easy. I did most of it in one day. For a longer trip, I would suggest the North Country Trail in the Maniatee NF. From North if Newaygo to the Manistee River Loop is mostly off road and in the NF