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I just got a Suunto M-3D to replace my damaged compass. Defiantly spend the extra for a compass with adjustable declination, now that I have one with that feature I don't know why I ever used another compass.

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I am very disappointed to see that those caches have been removed. I was looking forward to searching for them when I head up there on vacation again this summer. I do have an idea for virtual cache that I just might have to set up. There are definite policy problems with how the Allagash is managed. A couple of issues that have been in the news recently are parking and access at John’s Bridge as previously mentioned, and the construction of Churchill Dam without approval of the US Army Corps of Engineers and National Park Service. The Allagash today is not what was envisioned when the waterway was originally created. There is a lot more access to the waterway, which obviously takes away from the “wilderness experience”. Original access to the waterway was from Telos landing. At some point a bridge and a boat ramp was constructed at Chamberlain Thoroughfare. The first time I visited the Allagash I was very surprised to see a dock and concrete boat ramp, that’s sure not what I was expecting. I have a problem with encouraging motor boat use on a wilderness waterway, but that’s another whole issue, and I doubt that boats will ever be restricted on Chamberlain Lake like they are on the rest of the waterway. Despite the increased use and accessibility, 1998 Bureau of Public Land drafted a long-range Allagash management plan which includes motorized access to Eagle Lake and a new parking area at Allagash Stream to permit more day use. That sure doesn’t sound like good management of a wilderness area to me. I would be very interested in reading the email from Department of Conservation If you could forward it to me.