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  1. Don

    Field work for the Cold podcast

    I'm a fan of the podcast. It was the lunchtime conversation on Wednesdays for weeks. Thanks for sharing the pics. Sent from my SM-G935T using Tapatalk
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    Camping at Beaver Falls, Havasupai

    The only place you are allowed to camp is the main campground between Havasu Falls and Moonie Falls. There is no camping at Beaver Falls. Sent from my SM-G935T using Tapatalk
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    Do campfires make people insane?

    I have definitely been that guy; campfire, booze, and way too loud way too late into the night. And for that I apologize. When camping with old Army buddies now we try to get further out and away from other people because we know it's going to be loud. Sent from my SM-G935T using Tapatalk
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    International Backpacking: Where to Store my Junk?

    Most airports have a left luggage service where you can store luggage for a fee. Might be worth looking into...
  5. Don

    REI Dividends

    I went to the Sandy store. The lotto-entry is a good idea, but my card was like the 6th or 7th draw so all the good stuff was in other people's hands by the time I got in (sleeping bags, tents, backpacks ALL gone). I did find an REI brand fleece jacket in my size for 6 bucks. It has a small hole...
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    REI Dividends

    Speaking of REI; the members-only garage sale is Saturday. Think there's better odds of a good find in Sandy or SLC?
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    REI Dividends

    23.09, a little low this year. :(
  8. Don

    REI Dividends

    $67.97, nice. I'm happy with that.
  9. Don

    Getting Naked Outdoors

    First, @Mannox you should add Katie Lee to your list of outdoors authors going without clothes in the outdoors. Her book All My Rivers Are Gone should be a must read for anyone on this board. I've always thought wilderness and nakedness fit well together. Starting in my teens with a few hikes...
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    Album The members of backcountrypost.com

    Oh, hey, I've got an updated pic. It's from Freeze Fest a month ago; West Leprechaun canyon.
  11. Don

    Bigfoot sightings in the Uintas Tales of the "unusual" in the woods

    (I didn't read this whole thread.) 20-something years ago I bought a gorilla costume for a halloween party (I was a disco-gorilla). But after halloween I still had this gorilla costume lying around. One of the first pranks my friends and I pulled using the costume involved a church campout in a...
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    Winter Backpacking to 5th Water Springs

    I was up there this past Sunday morning. The gate is open, you can drive all the way to the trail head. We met some regulars (one guy said he's up there most weekends) at the pools who said the gate is unpredictable; said it was open for awhile in January, then closed again without any snowfall...
  13. Don

    Smart Phones in the Backcountry

    Used the set-up I described earlier in this thread out in the Uintas over the weekend (Henry's Fork - Dollar Lake - Kings Peak). I had plenty of juice, but did notice that the speaker will not play while charging, which was disappointing. Even caught a couple cool pictures with my phone.
  14. Don

    Smart Phones in the Backcountry

    I've got an old Garmin eTrex Venture that I bought on my way to Iraq in 2003. I LOVED that old Garmin when my choices were between it and and the army PLGR. But compared to my phone it seems like something from the stone age. I haven't used that old GPS for years.
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    Backcountry Vehicles

    Getting ready for my second deployment and we had some unscheduled time. We decided to use that time for some "react to an IED threat" training. Essentially though we were just tearing ass across the Texas desert. The guy driving (the guy in the second picture lighting a cigarette instead of...
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    Smart Phones in the Backcountry

    The one thing that bugs me about the S5 is that Android Version 4.4 KitKat has restricted the ability of apps to edit folders on the SD card. Any app that doesn't come pre-installed on your phone, either by Google, Samsung, or your carrier, will lack write privileges to the external SD card...
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    Smart Phones in the Backcountry

    I had some problems with 16 and 32 gig cards on my old S2. I assumed it was because the S2 wasn't set up for use with larger cards, and it worked most of the time anyway. I haven't had any problems using 32 and 64 gig cards with my S5. The card I currently use is a SanDisk Ultra 64GB MicroSDXC...
  18. Don

    Smart Phones in the Backcountry

    Good question. I didn't actually time it. I'm going to have to try that and get back to you.
  19. Don

    Smart Phones in the Backcountry

    Galaxy S5. I do use a case, mainly to give the phone a little more texture for me to hold on to it. And my case is bright orange so hopefully I'll never lose the phone. I turn off data syncing, put the phone into airplane mode, and put the phone into Power Saving mode (though usually not Ultra...
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    Backcountry Vehicles

    Here's my favorite off-road pictures though. I actually got these published in JP magazine a few years ago.
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