Meh. First off, it’s not a hiking movie. There’s some scenery, and a few legit interactions between the main character and other hikers, and some might-not-have-happened-but-definitely-could-have scary scenes with some hunters, but it’s not a hiking movie. It’s a movie about a woman who grew up out of control, in a house that was out…
Category: LeaveNoTrace
Wolf “mistaken for coyote” shot in Utah
A coyote hunter killed a wild wolf which had moved from the Grand Canyon area back into its historic range. Coyote can be “shot on sight” in Utah. Commercial ranching and misinformation place incredible pressure on grey wolves and coyote, yet wolves and other wild canid species are critical for the health of the environment. …
Peeing in the shower – “Go With The Flow”
Urinating in the shower saves water and paper waste, also reduces point-source pollution (“the solution to pollution is dilution”, allowing for natural environmental processes to break it down. I’m not sure I could do it though. Kids at East Anglia University in England are promoting this – it would save swimmingpoolsfull of water each year.http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-norfolk-29552557…
Sorry to sound like a broken record, but Plan Ahead And Prepare!
http://gawker.com/brooklyn-man-vanishes-while-on-yoga-retreat-in-mexico-1677123622http://www.ny1.com/content/news/221277/brooklyn-man-who-went-missing-in-mexico-found-dead/ Terribly prepared man dies while hiking in Mexico. RIP Hari. Lowlights from the article: accidentally summitted another mountain “I’m not exactly sure how to get down” the phone company released all the information from Khalsa’s phone but said the GPS had been turned off before his disappearance was reportedly carrying with him only a…
MATC caretakers bring down thousands of pounds of trash
I met Ian last year while camping at the Horns Pond shelter area. He single-handedly triggered an avalanche of volunteer work which cleaned up an old Fire Warden’s cabin site (of which I played one small part). Over the years the place had been completely trashed out. http://www.matc.org/assets/Resolved-Refuse-Removal-ATJourneys-MarApr2014.pdf The MATC caretakers at Horns Pond in…