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I had used a GPSr for work once doing a noise survey for a proposed power plant site. With that experience I went out and bought my own and toyed with it during hikes and other outdoor adventures. Then I read an article in the newspaper about geocaching. It sounded pretty cool. I tried it and liked it

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I always find a cache or two on business trips. Nothing beats driving the rental car around a new area, drinking a latte, munching snacks, and looking for caches at the end of whatever work it was you were doing that day. Sometimes it can get a little hectic trying to squeeze in a cache before catching a plane. The most fun I had was flying into Coos Bay, OR in a Horizon Dash 8 during wind warnings on a wet and cold November day. I only managed a couple virtuals (struck out on a traditional). But the wave action on the bar was truly awe inspiring.

Do I need permission to add the topic on "Permission" to the list o' dead horses?

Its true that we are encroaching on the lion's territory. As our cities grow they will continue to push the fringes of the wildlands. On the other hand, the lion population is growing also. Hunting pressure on lions has diminished. Young male lions get pushed to the fringe toward the edge of human habitat in an attempt to establish their territory. Dogs and cats become prey and in some cases humans become prey. The lions are evolving and evidence suggests that lions are learning to take advantage of opportunity. This is not healthy evolution for lions or humans. Ultimately the lion will lose. The lions must learn that humans are not food. I'm not sure the best way to teach lions. Is increasing hunting pressure on lions the answer? I don't know. Humans must also learn and adapt. Is more growth management on the wildland fringe the answer? More education of wildland users? I don't know. But for the sake of the lions and humans we must find an answer so that we can preserve what little vestige of wildness we have left in this country. One thing for sure, we can't turn back the clock to the days of Lewis & Clark.

My very first car was a 1973 Subaru coupe. Not all-wheel drive but one of the first front-wheel drive cars at that time. It had decent traction in snow. It had a manual choke, carburetor, points, condensor, etc. It was very simple to work on and I learned a lot about cars then. My next car was a 1980 Subaru all-wheel drive wagon. It was underpowered but it could go anywhere that wasn't too rocky or steep. I drove it halfway down Baja once. I sold it it in 1988 and have been driving economy sedans since then because of the long miles that I commute. When my wife and I got engaged in 1990, we bought a 1990 4-Runner. I'm sold on Toyotas. We just traded the 4-Runner in for a Sienna van, which is nice but not exactly suited for rough roads, but it hauls a lot of gear, is super comfortable, and has a killer sound system. I drive a 1989 Corolla to work that just keeps going and still looks and runs great even after 175,000 miles. I'll be looking at a Subaru WRX or Legacy or maybe a Toyota Matrix AWD if the Corolla ever shows signs of quiting. I'd like to find another decent used 4-Runner just to keep on the driveway for the rough stuff. edit: whoops, wrong year

I'm not an animal expert but this is what I believe is true. The goal of a predator is to knock down and disable the prey as quickly as possible to prevent the predator from being injured by their prey. Members of the cat family are incredibly adapted as predators. Claws, teeth, strength, stealth, agility, cunning, and entirely free of remorse. Kill and eat. If you own a cat, especially one who goes outside, you will have observed these traits. Imagine these traits magnified ten orders of magnitude. There have been many cases where people have encountered cougars and have successfully scared them away. Its likely that these two victims in Orange County never knew what hit them. If they did it was already too late for them. I carry a walking staff these days. I'm considering getting a big knife, like one of the Sog knives. I would hope that I have time to use it, if necessary. I would consider a handgun but a knife would be quicker to access. I'm not real big on guns anyway. I hike with my children and the thought of cougars stalking my kids really scares me. I'm somewhat of an environmentalist but it seems that the cougar population is healthy enough to withstand a little hunting pressure. I think a healthy fear of man would benefit them in the long run. We can share the wilderness but please Mr. Cougar, keep a healthy distance. We'll both be better off. edit: added a missing pronoun

Me too! Plural, not possessive

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England and Germany - home of my ancestors and some close family. I haven't looked into it but there must be a locationless dealing with castles. There are probably many traditional caches on or near castles. I love castles. I want to drive down to Cabo again, this time cache my way down, drinking Coronas, ever in search of the next Sub-Agencia.

They'll eventually rust like any tin can, even in the desert. The fruit cake will last longer. No one will eat it.

Its a very good way to spend money (I'm sure there are a few better ways). My brother-in-law was one of the designers of the Rover's arm. The space program has given him and his family a comfortable life. I can't wait to get my kids tuned in to cracking the code. They're very excited about the Mars expedition. BTW - Art Bell, from Nye Co., NV, used to rock! I remember driving late at night with Art on the radio.

Someday you and the guy with the pulsing veins will both be stains in the road and then there will be two less drones to worry about.

Fortunately my children are much more inspired and curious about Mars than they are about some lice in someone's beard. We're spending $87 billion in you know where along with getting a generous tax cut. This Mars gig is a nano-sizzle in the frying pan. Cheap inspiration for a new generation.

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And the people bowed and prayed To the neon god they made. And the sign flashed out its warning, And the words that it was forming. And the sign said, "The words of the prophets are written on the subway walls And tenement halls." And whisper'd in the sounds of silence.

... they just log BMs (credit to Sparky)

Does it have wheels?

No ice but slush city. Another day at home with the kids - Edmonds schools closed again. Good thing I have all that work I brought home Tuesday night and didn't do yesterday.

With regard to wrapping a wire, plastic, string, thong, or anything around a tree, its important to remember that as trees grow, they increase their diameter. Eventually, whatever you wrap around a tree could end up with the tree growing around it and causing weakness in the trunk or branch at that point. You see this with young landscape trees that are staked and guy-wired. After a few years someone forgets to remove the guy wires from around the tree and the wire becomes part of the tree.

I don't think or worry about it at all.

You mean you couldn't actually hear them scream? No, but the moaning was nice.