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in a place called chadron until sunday, looks like this from the (car) campsite:  looking forward to walking around in the not-quite-sandhills, not-quite-black-hills terrain of the pine ridge
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charliebravo77 posted:This is one of my favorite, underrated places in the US, the sandhills too. It's far enough from practically everywhere citywise that it's not chock full of shitheels, which is a nice feature even if we had to drive almost 8 hours.
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Jul 31, 2020 01:28
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xzzy posted:I've tried to sell people on the northern border of Nebraska in general and just get laughed at. Yeah the Merritt reservoir and attached area is insanely good for stargazing. There's fuckall for light pollution and when the moon's gone the milky way is enough to cast a shadow
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Jul 31, 2020 06:02
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sup, idk why there's LTE here but have signal will post 
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Jul 31, 2020 18:32
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Jul 31, 2020 19:14
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last night's sunset from the campsite Today's hike:  getting up there was fine and nice but coming back down absolutely kicked my rear end because the trail disappeared and we just kinda thumped down in thigh high grass and soft sand. There's no prohibition against going off trail but I try to avoid it when I can but  I didn't leave the trail, the trail left me.
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Jul 31, 2020 21:45
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the flooding last year really wrecked poo poo in the state parks along the Missouri, and covid has done a number on their ability to repair the damage. The Indian cave state park boardwalk that goes up to the cave so you can see the petroglyphs and decades/centuries-old graffiti has been closed long enough that it's giving off real-rear end TLOU vibes at this point.
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Aug 17, 2020 22:57
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Chard posted:out here in CA we get hantavirus from mouse turds, im scared of those little evil pellets I can't imagine having to be on the lookout for stuff about as big as 2-3 grains of rice
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Apr 23, 2021 21:32
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Iowa doesn't maintain the trails in their state parks very well holy poo poo one of three "climb-through" size downed trees in a 5 mile loop, but at least it was mostly dirt rather than overgrown grasses. Only one tick though, caught it before it latched on even.
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Jul 18, 2021 04:18
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BaseballPCHiker posted:I have to imagine after the derecho of last year that they are pretty far behind in trail maintenance. Waubonsie is way down south and on the NE border,, I'm not sure they caught any part of that derecho.
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Jul 18, 2021 17:44
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VideoGameVet posted:Hiked to Lake Cora in the Mt. Rainer WA area yesterday and took one my best photos ever: liking how the smoke gives it an almost pastel dreamy quality, great work
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Aug 3, 2021 22:27
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VideoGameVet posted:Yes. Sadly true. as someone who has had a trip this weekend in a dark sky area planned for months I'm also a little pissed but maybe observation conditions won't be so bad if the wind is agreeable.
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Aug 4, 2021 04:50
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xzzy posted:The smoke map is loving dire right now for dark sky travel unless you can get to Utah. Obviously the local conditions change day by day but there is still so much stuff burning there's always fresh smoke to move in even if the winds are favorable. Merritt Reservoir is where I'm headed, so I've been hoping the fickle currents aloft play ball (it's a state astro society event so if it's not good for the dudes with like 18in dobsonian beasts I'm sure they'll make it known)
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Aug 4, 2021 06:20
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xzzy posted:Yeah, that's a popular astro site. But I'm an artsy fartsy nerd with a DSLR that wants some kind of interesting foreground so I keep hunting for cool silhouettes like trees or a rock formation. So I got my eyes on the Bessey unit of the national forest or Toadstool geologic park. That sounds rad as hell but I sure ain't got the chops to make a shot like that work in post (assuming you're stacking exposures to keep things from leaving trails). Wish I did though!
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Aug 4, 2021 18:32
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xzzy posted:I tried it a few years ago during the last favorable moon conditions and it was rough.. city glow made blending the shots extremely difficult because as the night went on and the camera pointed more vertical the color of space changed. It just didn't work. Hoping a class 1 site makes it doable. Last I was out there was like 2016 and it was stunning, like "sleeping weird for a week because my neck got all hosed up from looking at the sky so much" stunning, but I can't speak to the real fine details of light pollution because it's been so long. If you want I can just point my Canon off towards Valentine and give it 20s or so to give you an idea of what the glow looks like - might not be able to post until Sunday though
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Aug 5, 2021 00:49
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gohuskies posted:This was the PCT going from Snoqualmie Pass to Kendall Katwalk yesterday. Some people don't mind backpacking in this, some people do. Those footsteps look slushy as hell but it might just be the way the camera's processing the color.
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Oct 12, 2021 00:32
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so does thingvellir count as a hike
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Jun 30, 2022 01:40
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Rolo posted:In my experience it’s viral because everyone is calling her a moron, even on Instagram. the cool thing about the algorithm is that it doesn't care whether they're really saying boo-urns only that they're there
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Jul 8, 2022 05:52
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Ok Comboomer posted:there’s a low-key epidemic of social media channels that will deliberately post “animal husbandry” videos that juuust skirt the line of obvious abuse but are obviously meant to raise the hackles of viewers, and then rake in a bunch of cash from the “engagement” before their eventual/inevitable banning. Probably just enough to make a couple thousand USD. Then wash, rinse, repeat with a new account and IP. strangely this is constantly observed but rarely applied by folks who seem like they could really use the money though, and that's a bummer. E: found a wonderful new use for the REI Flash 18, and that's as a handy little daypack for traveling. I rolled that puppy up, stuffed in a side pocket on my carryon wheelie, and had a blast given it's somehow super comfy despite looking like it's a child's backpack sizewise because I'm 6'4" FAUXTON fucked around with this message at 14:40 on Jul 8, 2022 |
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Jul 8, 2022 14:37
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Ok Comboomer posted:I don’t know what this is supposed to mean basically "why is it always douchebags doing the scamming, and for douchey reasons" that said, I'm thinking about doing a weekend trip over to the driftless area, up around where IA/MN/SD/IL meet. Has anyone been around there before, have any recommendations? I plan on taking my car and also a kayak, but if folks recommend any great trails I'd be grateful.
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Jul 8, 2022 15:36
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evilpicard posted:What do you guys think about getting a nail surgically removed ~ 5 days before a hiking trip. On a scale of moderately bad idea to very bad idea? It's a great idea if you like learning
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Jul 14, 2022 15:42
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yeah if you are really into being outdoors but haven't shaken the jitters around being alone in the woods, camping with friends/family/the dog is a real good way of getting at least your foot in (out?) the door and learning what you do and don't really use when camping for example.
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Jul 15, 2022 03:25
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I wonder if the "make yourself big and loud" trick works on deer too or if they think your stick(s) are antlers and decide to throw down
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Jul 16, 2022 18:41
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yeah love to let my dog run off and eat someone's dropped raisins/grapes or worse
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Jul 21, 2022 15:11
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xzzy posted:European colonists loved doing that. If it's a unique geologic feature, they probably named it after the devil. Not sure why god can't make beautiful rocks but I wasn't there to cast a vote. so the grand tetons are by this explanation the devil's own
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Aug 30, 2022 17:47
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17 mile loop seems ambitious for a day hike in 100 degrees or anywhere near it in that kind of dry, but I'll freely admit I'm no trail god
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Red posted:Can anyone recommend socks to wear that during extended time outside in freezing temperatures that have some shelf life? Darn Tough makes some full cushion heavyweight socks that get really close to the heavy carhartts in my experience, with all the upsides of wool and the lifetime guarantee, but they're $33 a pair. https://darntough.com/collections/weight-heavyweight/products/unisex-merino-wool-t4050-tactical-otc-heavyweight-tactical-socks
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