(off-topic) http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/print/201003/jobless-america-future?x=57&y=1by KenS - General Discussion
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/02/05/BA391BSCBC.DTL&tsp=1 ============================================= Attacks seem to be more common elsewhere in the West: Man reports mountain lion attack near Elk River July 14, 2009, 11:55 am http://www.dnews.com/breaking-news/1161/ Man uses chain saw to fight off mountain lion attack Story Published: Jul 17,by KenS - General Discussion
http://www.mercurynews.com/top-stories/ci_14295565 More details on the nps website: http://ns.www.nps.gov.edgesuite.net/featurecontent/yose/daily.pdf ... Four hundred permits will be issued per day, 300 of these will be Day Use Permits and 100 will be included in wilderness permits. These permits are required for the use of the trail from the base of the Subdome to the summit of Halfby KenS - General Discussion
Here's a recipe for cooking dog, wedding style: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703574604574499880131341174.htmlby KenS - General Discussion
http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Snowmobiler+fights+crazy+coyote/2432756/story.html Other mountain lion and bear encounters around the Vancouver area: http://www.vancouversun.com/health/saved+from+cougar+still+veterinary+hospital/2411967/cougars+attack+young+boys+within+week/2405390/story.html http://www.vancouversun.com/health/saved+from+cougar+still+veterinary+hospital/2411967/cougby KenS - General Discussion
Didn't know that bears like to "hum". http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8320414.stmby KenS - General Discussion
A British view as to why some people are drawn to nature: http://www.ted.com/talks/alain_de_botton_a_kinder_gentler_philosophy_of_success.htmlby KenS - General Discussion
Neat 3D views of the night sky. Roll the mouse around the bottom left corner of the window to bring up the hidden toolbars. To close the program, click on the red "X" on the bottom toolbar; the icon to the left of the red "X" reduces the screen size. OCTOBER 5, 2009 Eyes on the Skies By JAY PALMER | Heavenly view: Stellarium. AS THE DAYS GROW SHORTER AND THEby KenS - General Discussion
Even Marines can be caught unprepared up in the mountains: http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091016/NEWS01/91016022/1263/UPDATEby KenS - General Discussion
Maybe this is the reason why we keep getting sightings of a black mountain lion or panther in the bay area. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/08/09/SPOH19550F.DTL http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/11/13/SPK31436HD.DTLby KenS - General Discussion
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125554858267385473.html?mod=WSJ_hpp_LEFTTopStoriesby KenS - General Discussion
An article from the LA Times: http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-bears14-2009oct14,0,6402864.story' Black bears rate minivans as top dining vehicle The foraging critters in Yosemite seem to have made minivans their first or second choice to break into when searching for food, according to a recent study. By Carla Hall October 14, 2009 It's official. Those discerning car critics, theby KenS - General Discussion
A scientific study on stuff that we probably already knew. http://scienceblogs.com/cortex/2009/10/nature_and_compassion.phpby KenS - General Discussion
Obama picked someone from the Bay Area. http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_13501042by KenS - General Discussion
http://judson.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/09/29/where-tasty-morsels-fear-to-tread/by KenS - General Discussion
I don't see any trail maps yet available for this product. http://www.marketwatch.com/story//garmin-launches-gps-mobile-phone-with-att-2009-09-29by KenS - General Discussion
The "Fifty may be the new thirty" crowd should switch to "living like 50 until you're 80 and beyond" -- Younger Next Year, by Chris Crowley.by KenS - General Discussion
http://www.sacbee.com/384/story/2187777.htmlby KenS - General Discussion
I'd rather hike on trails built by someone with a bent for art than science and an eye for the mountain scenery. http://arxiv.org/PS_cache/arxiv/pdf/0812/0812.1536v2.pdfby KenS - General Discussion
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125185150487577947.htmlby KenS - General Discussion
Report of another Half Dome mishap. http://friendsofyosar.org/rescues/2009/6-4-09_HalfDomeFall_FirstHand.htmlby KenS - General Discussion
If it was in the middle of a thunderstorm, I'd probably be trying to balance myself on top of my bear canister.by KenS - General Discussion
Around the Tuolumne area, the weather forecast for the rest of the week changed from partly cloudy to 20% chance of showers and thunderstorms. How bad does the weather have to get before you guys call off a camping trip?by KenS - General Discussion
YOSAR report with pictures on that tragic accident: http://friendsofyosar.org/rescues/2009/6-13-09_HalfDomeFatality.htmlby KenS - General Discussion
The father of Emily Sandall hiked part of the Pacific Crest Trail in 2008 in her memory, one of several PCT journals I followed last year. http://www.trailjournals.com/entry.cfm?id=217061by KenS - General Discussion
Account from a couple hiking next to the doomed hiker: http://planetrambler.com/150mph/news/_accidentonhalfdome.html (Link copied from http://www.tommangan.net/twoheeldrive/)by KenS - General Discussion
Those kind of warnings you find on the Grand Canyon National Park website (http://www.nps.gov/grca/planyourvisit/day-hiking.htm), and I also remember seeing like warnings posted at the trailheads and even down at Phantom Ranch. After a fatal glissading accident down the chute from Trail Crest on Mt Whitney, there also was a discussion on the WhitneyPortalStore website about placing a warningby KenS - General Discussion
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/06/13/state/n192648D13.DTL&tsp=1 Why can't the park service modify the cables enough to give anyone who lost his grip and fell a chance to self arrest? Maybe add two more long cables stretched along and attached to the bottom of the poles with shorter vertical cables spaced at one foot intervals. With the additional cables, anyone whoby KenS - General Discussion
More weapons to add to your arsenal: JUNE 10, 2009 DEET's Rivals: A Backyard Test By ANA CAMPOY As I did yard work in a rain-soaked, ivy-covered corner of my Dallas backyard, dusk was falling. It was prime time for mosquitoes -- and my only protection was a concoction of herb oils. With summer approaching, my mission was urgent: to test the growing array of naturally derived alternatiby KenS - General Discussion