Pear Lake, Sequoia National Park. May 26th, 2012.
I’m heading out backpacking this weekend. We’ve got a forecast for snow on day three. It’s my second to last Sierra trip of the “summer” season. My first, the Tablelands, started with ~6 inches of fresh snow. Will the season end as it started?
Check out this great animation on lane control from cyclingsavvy.org
Driving in the middle of the lane actually protects cyclists against the most common motorist-caused crashes: sideswipes, right hooks, left crosses, and drive-outs. A bicycle driver’s top safety priority is to ensure he or she can be seen by motorists with whom they might potentially be in conflict, and bicycling in the middle of a lane is one of the most effective ways to do that. Most overtaking crashes involve a motorist who attempts to squeeze past (illegally) in a lane that is too narrow to share.
I just created a group for the CDT on Facebook. If you’re interested in the CDT, you should join it. Like the CDTC while you’re at it too.
Backpacking nerd? Read the Outdoor Recreation Participation Report 2012. Pages 50-53 have charts showing the numbers of Americans by age group that are participating in various sports. About 2.5% of Americans went backpacking at least once in 2011. Participation in the sport is holding steady, but decreasing for younger kids.
It’s interesting to contrast it with the Outdoor recreation participation in the United States – projections to 2060. I don’t know what to make of this study’s finding that about 38% of all adults went “backpacking or primitive area camping” in 2008.
Thoughts?
Permit fees in Nepal are pretty complicated. The people over at the Great Himalaya Trail just published a list of permits in the Himalaya.
I have finally been able to compile a list of current trekking permit fees, especially since the many changes in Nepal – I’m beginning to think there isn’t anywhere you can trek without a piece of official paper!!” – Robin Boustead
- Soldier logging my permit in 2009.
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