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It's actually kind of the other way around, it's not that being too cold prevents snow from falling, it's that an absence of moisture in the air allows the atmosphere to cool. Low pressure system...
For your specific questions, The rock type is sandstone. This type of rock formation is called a Hoodoo and they happen when a harder rock type or layer is ontop of a weaker layer. The weaker lay...
My kids enjoy playing "The Alphabet Game", "I'm Going on a Trip", and "20 questions". The Alphabet Game This is a version of I Spy. Each person has to spot something that starts with each letter ...
A few random tips from many years of mountain running: There is no shame in walking part or all the way up a long hill. The best runners in the world do it. Pick destinations that excite you, ev...
Adding on to the other excellent answers, here would be a few of my additional tips: Try to pay more attention to the difficulty of a hiking trail before committing to running it. Consider workin...
Going straight to the source, here's a Materials Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) for Mace brand pepper spray (note that bear spray is high concentration, high volume pepper spray). Here's a snip of the re...
Let's go to the source and watch some carabiners getting broken! Black Diamond Neutrino Testing Black Diamond wire-gate, open configuration Metolius Carabiner Testing While these videos show wi...
I have seen gulls do exactly that. It is known as: Worm charming, worm grunting, and worm fiddling are methods of attracting earthworms from the ground. The activity is usually performed to col...
Paul Lydon could be right. The behavior is designed to encourage worms to come to the surface, to make it easier for the geese to find and eat. From the same Wikipedia page he quoted, entitled Wo...
Since you mentioned wondering what the boat plate looks like, I'm providing a few examples. There's also a bit of information to supplement what Charlie Braumbaugh already presented. From The Dep...
Cleaning the fire pit is a task I generally do on arrival. As mentioned in the question and existing answer, hot ashes can start forest fires. A full fire pit will contain 2 or 3 things. Char...
In general there is nothing better than what you said: Go select a hill and start running. If you have (possibly experienced) company all the better. There is one point that you should keep in mind...
What is a hammock ridgeline? I agree with Uke, a hammock ridgeline helps you to be able to reproduce the appropriate amount of sag in your hammock. Distance between trees will vary, but with a ridg...
I walked through this area on the Grande Traversata delle Alpi a couple of years back and in some valleys the trees were just beginning to turn by the start of October. I would imagine that this wo...
There are over 200 species of squirrels broken down into three categories: tree squirrels, ground squirrels, flying squirrels. Since the most common variety is the tree squirrel, that's what I'm di...
This will vary from country to country - I can only speak for the UK. In practice you are likely to be OK provided you are responsible and apply common sense. Obviously, if you are on private lan...
The key ingredients in bear sprays are capsaicins (reference), which are also the key ingredients of classic pepper spray. Cleaning bear spray off of you or your gear is similar to cleaning pepper ...
I've experienced similar noises at night. I'm guessing what you're hearing are deer. Deer around the world make a wide variety of noises. I'm in N. America and the deer in my area make a loud snor...
From Scouting For Girls, Official Handbook of the Girl Scouts Whistle Signals One blast, "Attention"; "Assemble" (if scattered). Two short blasts, "All right." Four short blasts, ca...
According to the 2016 Halfway Anywhere Survey of PCT hikers: The average days on trail was 145 and the length is 2,650 miles (4265 km). The average number of resupply stops was 26 If you subtract...
Beyond the previously mentioned Scouting communication guidelines, Morse Code is definitely an option. However, Morse code isn't as widely known anymore and could potentially be misinterpreted as ...
I raised both domestic and wild breeds of geese and other water fowl for a number of years. Eating human foods such as bread are notoriously poor for birds, especially wild breeds including bird r...
The purpose of the plan is to help rescuers find you. So include: your planned route - this could just be a photocopy of a map with a route drawn on in marker, or "the blah blah trail". identifyi...
Calculating Distance: Some may not consider this a "game" per say, but could be if approached in that manner. However, it is something I continue to use even with adults, to keep minds occupied. I...
Been there, done that. Everyone survived, but one had to get plucked off the cliff by a chopper. Ditto Karen, apnorton, & dirt. Unpack together before trip, repack together. Pack 2-3 heaviest...
