Author: DaveC
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Montane Spektr snap judgment
As much as I rail against and lament the popularity of gear content here (and elsewhere), I do like gear a lot. In particular, boldly innovative gear, like the Montane Spektr smock. My medium weighed 210 grams once I cut off some useless stuff (tags, lumbar cinch as mentioned below). The fabric is event, which…
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SW Bob Memorial Traverse: A Trip Planning Case Study
So I want to plan a trip for this coming, three day, weekend. A precious thing, those three days, to be used wisely (hence the above image, which has nothing to do with the conditions I’ll find on my trip). It’s much more accurate say that I’ve been planning this trip, for a couple months. …
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Altai Hok: by the numbers
The prototype, test pair of Altai Hoks arrived right as I left for work Friday (I saw the UPS from our alley parking spot, and turned the truck off to go back inside and unbox them). So I went skiing, for the first time in over a month, Friday evening and yesterday. Big Mountains still…
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Thursday roundup
Interval hill, hiking in Herron Park. My new shoes. Very nice. Notice the remarkable sight that is my low volume feet not barely filling up the shoes, with most shoes I have the laces cinched almost all the way. Notice also my moderate-wide forefoot just having enough room. If you’ve got paddle feet, don’t ever…
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Vicarious enjoyment
A few nice things to entertain and inspire. I need them; post-trip blues, mediocre weather, and a slow day at work aren’t making we want to get out of my pajamas very fast. I have no desire to ever directly experience anything in that particular universe, but it’s nice to know that it’s out there.…
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Big Mountain – Apgar traverse
Friday evening I was tired. On weeks like this past my work does not afford me much mental rest, and I despite plans to the contrary I did not have the wherewithall to pack and get out on the trail that evening. The plan had been for me to get out in time for the…
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Yellowstone Winter Use Plan: Comment Now
The Yellowstone draft winter use plan(s) are up online, and the 60 day comment period is open now. You can read the draft and use the parks electronic comment form here. As the report itself says, the draft option which the NPS selects is likely to shape winter use of the park for decades to…
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Whitewater GP
This rather unique event, worth following in spite of the sophmoric, is taking place right now. The creek TT certainly looks spectacular: I’m inclined to follow Will Gadd and say that real sports are timed, not judged, but the freestyle kayaking is cool, too. Not sure when paddlers became riders, though.
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Tipping point
Where’s the boat? M photo. It is officially spring. Not in the seasonal sense, but in the sense that snowmelt and daylight have gone beyond the point of hospitability for humans. The land is welcoming us back with only feet, and we have light to see by past 9 pm. Something to be celebrated, enjoyed…
Bedrock & Paradox 
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