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Q&A Where can you safely park your vehicle, to behold Saskatchewan Crossing, Alberta?

I pinpoint this location, just off Icefields Parkway, on Google Maps. The approximate coordinates are 51.968562725913706, -116.7157763798109.

posted 2y ago by TextKit‭

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Q&A Is this outdoor fireplace located in the Jackson Hole Golf and Tennis Club, Wyoming?

This picture appears to be a private home at 2520 Trader Road, Gros Ventre North subdivision, West Gros Ventre Butte. The approximate coordinate is 43.51N, -110.8W. The architect's website has mor...

posted 2y ago by TextKit‭  ·  edited 2y ago by TextKit‭

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Q&A Was this photo taken near the Snaring River in Jasper National Park, Alberta?

This was pictured at Policeman Creek near Canmore AB. For the avoidance of doubt, this picture ISN'T mine. I don't have Instagram so I can't paste the link here. I Googled this.

posted 2y ago by TextKit‭

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Q&A Where are these waterfront houses in Shelton, Connecticut?

https://www.google.com/maps/@41.3365708,-73.1185467,29a,35y,223.04h,78.01t/data=!3m1!1e3 https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=17/41.33485/-73.11792 See RJFerret's comment. This pictures a private c...

posted 2y ago by TextKit‭  ·  edited 2y ago by TextKit‭

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Q&A Where's this mountain road, in Kumamoto Japan?

Sam Carter answered my question in the comment. This is "Laputa Road (Japanese: ラピュタの道)". Google did not show me that URL. Olin, I forgot about Google Earth. I shall download it.

posted 2y ago by TextKit‭

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Meta Stop bumping old imported posts with no-change edits

Lately some old posts that were already old when imported from elsewhere have popped to the top of the active questions list. In one case, one of the answers was apparently deleted. Two recent on...

2 answers  ·  posted 3y ago by Olin Lathrop‭  ·  edited 3y ago by Olin Lathrop‭

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Meta What is causing old posts to show up with recent changes?

Continuing on with this previous meta post, what is actually going on? The previous post was initially about the policy of bumping old posts to the top of the active list. However, that brought u...

1 answer  ·  posted 3y ago by Olin Lathrop‭  ·  last activity 3y ago by Monica Cellio‭

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Q&A Is sleeping on the ground in cold weather better than on an air mattress?

Happened to see this and had to register just to reply because I have first hand info. I was fixing up an old mobile home and had removed the skirting and slept on a air mattress in a room with a ...

posted 4y ago by El Turbo‭

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Q&A Are square or rectangular tarp shapes more versatile?

I have tarped for most of my outdoor experience. One year on a bet (be careful what you say at the pub...) I spend a full year under a tarp in the bush near my home. Right now I have a silicone co...

posted 4y ago by Sherwood Botsford‭

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Q&A Knife as defense against stray dogs

A knife is perfectly fine to make human attackers understand to better leave one alone, however a dog will not understand what "knife" means, nor what it does. having 1-2 plastic bags with dry dog ...

posted 5y ago by Martin Zeitler‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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Q&A How to avoid trespassing in the United States?

In most states of the US, if there isn't a sign telling you to keep out, or a physical barrier like a fence, you are OK to go there, assuming you were legal where you started from. Of course not a...

posted 6y ago by Olin Lathrop‭

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Q&A Under what conditions can a guide be highly confident of protecting clients against brown bears without using firearms?

They might be confident to carry bear spray because it is the better and safer option than carrying a gun. This was discussed a bunch of times on TGO already, one example of it can be found in thi...

posted 6y ago by fgysin reinstate Monica‭

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Q&A Solo-backpacking in mountain lion country

I can think of many reasons why solo-backpacking wouldn't be advisable, but cougars isn't one of them. I'm not saying cougar attacks don't happen, last summer there was a incident in Waterton Nati...

posted 9y ago by ShemSeger‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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Q&A What are the major difference between a regular sleeping bag and one designed for women?

We did some research on this once and the results were kind of sad. For major backpacking brands of sleeping bags (say, Marmot or Big Agnes) the major differences between sleeping bags for the two...

posted 10y ago by theJollySin‭  ·  last activity 9y ago by System‭

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Q&A Warmth of two sleeping bags

Warning This is pure conjecture! Test this information with your gear in a safe place before using! That being said, the basic warmth of a sleeping bag is determined by the amount of loft the fil...

posted 10y ago by Ryley‭

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Q&A Are Ice grips worth buying?

I've used Jordan david ice grips called Altragrips-Lite™ LP’s. I can go in and out of the store where I work. The spikes are 1mm studs that don't dig into the floor either. I've used over the year...

posted 10y ago by emma‭

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Q&A Why did my new sleeping bag come with 2 bags - one large and one stuff sack?

If your sleeping bag did NOT come with two stuff stacks, leave it loosely stuffed in your pack, or in a large cardboard box. I have an old trunk that is used just for sleeping bags and parkas.

posted 10y ago by Sherwood Botsford‭

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Q&A Snake on chest while sleeping?

I am not entirely sure if this answers the question at all and if it does then is it in best possible ways. There is no solution to this unfortunate and freaking situation. Whatever you do, it i...

posted 9y ago by WedaPashi‭  ·  last activity 9y ago by System‭

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Q&A What are the consequences of — illegally — using a 446 MHz PMR in the North American wilderness?

Alternately you may be able to change the frequency your current device uses. In the US you will usually find a "CB Shop" near large truck stops, they should have the skills & parts required ...

posted 7y ago by James Jenkins‭  ·  last activity 7y ago by System‭

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Q&A If I put a smoker in a shed, does my exhaust have to be at the top of my shed? (Does exhaust height matter)?

In a dirty kitchen, Cooking shed. A chimney or stack. Needs be 6 inch's above roof peak. For proper draft. So no back draft. Were the pipe goes threw the roof you need double wall vent pipe. Cut a ...

posted 6y ago by J Bergen‭

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Q&A Are square or rectangular tarp shapes more versatile?

After a lot of thought, I don't think that there are any shape configurations that would be limited to just a square or just a rectangular tarp. However, when you are sleeping under a tarp, either...

posted 6y ago by Charlie Brumbaugh‭

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Q&A 6 day trek in Nepal Himalaya

The best 5 Himalayan treks that would be climbed from Nepal are- The Himalaya’s are the world’s greatest mountain chain, home to the world’s highest mountains.Most trekkers head straight for Everes...

posted 6y ago by user13797‭  ·  last activity 6y ago by System‭

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Q&A Open-sided tarp in rain

Probably the main thing about this answer is I am not prepared to be drawn into a pointless religious debate over whats better. In general, Tents are better at keeping water out but heavier and i...

posted 6y ago by System‭

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Q&A Where was this image of Tchesinkut Lake taken?

I scanned p 22 of the 2000 book Canada A Visual Journey by Tanya Lloyd Kyi. p 21 states "Tchesinkut Lake", but can someone please ID this on Google Maps?

1 answer  ·  posted 2y ago by TextKit‭  ·  last activity 2y ago by Olin Lathrop‭

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Q&A Where's this lake, and downward-sloping vineyard, in Okanagan?

I scanned pp 30-31 of the 2000 book Canada A Visual Journey by Tanya Lloyd Kyi. These pages are listed under British Columbia, but the book fails to detail anything further about this location. I'm...

1 answer  ·  posted 2y ago by TextKit‭  ·  last activity 2y ago by TextKit‭