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Great solutions in this thread. When I bring my interchangeable-lens camera along, it usually just rides in the top compartment of my backpack -- to do that, just look for a small, padded bag not much larger than the camera, with possibly a second one for extra lenses. I go hiking mostly just...

Ha! That comes from 4 years of moderating the damn Crosstrek forum. (All I'll say about that, is that the people who hang out in backcountry forums are way cooler and more mature than the guys who frequent car forums ... )

I drive a Subaru Crosstrek, and am really pleased with the thing overall. (So much so that I'm one of the moderators of the main Crosstrek internet forum.) As was noted, it has 8.7 inches of ground clearance, and is small and nimble enough that it's actually kind of fun to drive. I've driven...

That's it! You're up.

Farther south ...

Especially in the digital era, this is really important advice. Image sensors and processing firmware evolve rapidly nowadays, so it's often only a year or two before a new camera body can start to feel dated in the broader marketplace. But a quality lens is a quality lens, and it will serve...

For some reason, threads about camera systems remind me of threads about religion. :) Anyhow, I shot with Nikon SLRs and DSLRs for many years, and remain a real fan of Nikon glass ... I think it's absolutely the best. A few years ago, though, I realized that I was using my DSLR less and less...

All the Guess the Spot threads seem to be stuck. Here's a clue: I took the last photo at sunrise, through a sleeping-car window on an Amtrak train. Didn't even have to get out of bed ...

If they'd let me write the report, my Preferred Alternative would have absolutely been, "tear out the whole damn road and make people hike in." Reading the NPS document, though, it seems like there are some significant problems with this idea. There are going to be lots of reservation...

Definitely a hero, and a role model ... and one of the very coolest free spirits ever.

Nope, not Sisters ... but it's definitely volcanic.

It sucks in a way, but it has to be done.

Not the greatest shot technically (I took it while in motion), but it should be fairly easy:

Brasstown Bald Mountain, highest point in Georgia?

I love my Nik plugins, and I really hope DxO treats the software well. No more Adobe upgrades for me, though ... now that they’ve finished converting to their subscription model, it’s time to move on.

Very well said, John ... thank you. I've lived 90 minutes from Yellowstone for over 3 decades, now, and over the years I've encountered many good, hard-working local families who couldn't find it in their budget to drive down to Mammoth for the day, simply because of the added burden of the...

I think this is a political move, rather than one related either to economics or visitor numbers ... but it's definitely also a reflection of the current administration's plans to further reduce the Park Service budget. For many folks, the primary result of this would probably be to convince...

It's been a long time since I've been all the way up there myself, so a good chunk of this is second hand. There's a decent 2-track road all the way to the top of Zenobia. (The Park Service has a fire lookout up there.) Until a decade or so ago it was a pretty straightforward trip -- the only...

This is a great and thoughtful discussion, a testament to the quality of this site and its members. Just three quick thoughts to add this morning, honestly not meant as criticisms of other posts here: I think many folks in the environmental community would agree that a major (or the major)...

That’s it! The map focuses on the old coke ovens below Douglas Mountain, which are a cool destination in their own right. I haven’t been to Zenobia in many years, but it’s high on my bucket list for next summer. Apparently, nowadays there are No Trespassing signs on the road to the monument...