ab2 MonicaNotForgotten‭

I endorse what @James Jenkins and @StongBad said about being unable to manage and take care of a mule if you are too out of shape to hike alone. I upvoted their answers and your question. Many tra...

posted 5y ago by ab2 MonicaNotForgotten‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

The newsletter from the Virginia Wildlife Rescue League reported the following incident. A man, his partner and her 4 year old daughter were walking in Farquier County (a rural county), when they ...

7 answers  ·  posted 9y ago by ab2 MonicaNotForgotten‭  ·  last activity 7y ago by System‭

There are 16 subspecies of Ursus americanus, the black bear. The Wikipedia article describes their different physical characteristics and geographical distributions, but not differences in tempera...

1 answer  ·  posted 9y ago by ab2 MonicaNotForgotten‭  ·  last activity 7y ago by System‭

According to an article on caribou sex identification by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game Only the white rump without a [black] vulva patch or the presence of a penis sheath should be u...

posted 8y ago by ab2 MonicaNotForgotten‭  ·  last activity 8y ago by System‭

I won't discuss the aspects that the other two answers have covered well. I am very near-sighted. For my non-sunglasses, I have what are called "progressives". I think this is what you are cal...

posted 8y ago by ab2 MonicaNotForgotten‭

I agree with the answer of @Chris Johns, especially about getting your parents on your side and the need to handle schoolwork and the dedication you will need to attract a sponsor. And, as @David ...

posted 8y ago by ab2 MonicaNotForgotten‭  ·  last activity 8y ago by System‭

One possibility is to look into doing some volunteer work in a National Park or other park or organization. You will get outdoors experience and, more important, get connected with people who have...

posted 8y ago by ab2 MonicaNotForgotten‭  ·  last activity 7y ago by System‭

Moose–Vehicle Collisions From Fatal Car to Moose Collisions: In Sweden, the number of moose vehicle collisions (MVCs) were 5874 in 2016 (Nationella Viltolycksrådet 2015). During the last 10 y...

posted 7y ago by ab2 MonicaNotForgotten‭  ·  last activity 7y ago by System‭

The greatest risk with unlaced shoes or boots is that a lace will slip out of the shoes or boots and you will trip on a lace dangling on the ground. I often go around with unlaced tennis shoes (...

posted 7y ago by ab2 MonicaNotForgotten‭

In the largely indoor sport of oneupswomanship, real fur, especially mink, sable or chinchilla, offers a great advantage; no one wearing a synthetic fabric, however stylish the coat or jacket, is i...

1 answer  ·  posted 7y ago by ab2 MonicaNotForgotten‭  ·  last activity 7y ago by System‭

A friend travelled to Alaska last summer, and took several guided trips in areas with large brown bear populations. In each case, according to his report, the guides were armed only with bear spra...

3 answers  ·  posted 7y ago by ab2 MonicaNotForgotten‭  ·  last activity 7y ago by System‭

The answer is yes, but it may require equipment, which is not just the human ear. The publication quoted below is from Montana State University Disentangling canid howls across multiple species an...

posted 6y ago by ab2 MonicaNotForgotten‭  ·  last activity 6y ago by System‭

My question is motivated by the earlier question How To Quickly Warm A Tent, which generated a lot of interest, and one of the best comments ever on TGO: All I could think about after reading y...

9 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by ab2 MonicaNotForgotten‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

The situation: you are backpacking and are above timberline. Streams are ubiquitous, you are well equipped so exposure is not a problem, the entire party is uninjured and healthy. But a large, r...

5 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by ab2 MonicaNotForgotten‭  ·  last activity 6y ago by System‭

Other answers have addressed what you have to do to get permits for the Half Dome hike, and for camping, and the level of difficulty involved in the hike for children of the ages of your children. ...

posted 5y ago by ab2 MonicaNotForgotten‭