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Not the Mountainsmith product, but I was recently given a soft sided trunk organizer with velcro strips on the bottom. It grabs onto the carpeted ledge of the camper and the seat of the side dinette when traveling. It didn't budge on the road to Tuweep campground this weekend. It held all my...

If you do bring your dirtbikes to the Sacramento Ranger District of the Lincoln NF (south of Cloudcroft - Durango1's recommendation), consider riding the Rim Trail starting south of Slide Campground. Just be aware that you will be sharing it with hikers and bicycles. Rim Trail There are many...

In the camper I keep the Katadyn Hiker. For my last backpacking trip I took a Sawyer filter. It is very lightweight and small, but takes about 5 minutes to get one liter filtered. Reviews say it can clog pretty quickly, but I've only used it with clear water and so far, no problems with clogging.

It sure looks like Loon Lake is overloved, but based on the gorgeous photos here I can see why. Thanks for posting the trip report, Lighthawk!

Whoa! Way cool composite! Based on what I see in the image, my hypothesis is the Perseids glow green as they enter the atmosphere, then as they enter a little denser atmosphere, the glow gets redder. It looks like you have a couple of sporadic meteors in there as well, and interestingly, they...

In the photo you posted in the TR, the green side is the side closest to the radiant of the shower (closest to the Double Cluster in Perseus in your image). Is that the case for the other meteor images you took?

Just plain beautiful. I'm staying tuned. Meteors give off an emission spectrum that is mostly due to the air around the meteor being heated, but also to material being ablated off the meteoroid itself. Speed of entry plays a role, too. That's awesome that you caught colors in your images. I...

What fun to see the same trip through yours and GroovyDad's eyes. I feel the same as you about loss of habitat and our checkered history of conservation of species. I am grateful to all the anglers, hunters and lovers of nature that put time and effort into preserving what we can. The Gila...

Well, Tenkara and Killer Bugs seem to go together, so it was an educated guess. I've tried Killer Bugs on my small home waters and although they get results, I seem to do better locally with Hare's Ear nymphs. Oh, and ditto on the nice fly-tying box. It is a small world. I'm a few miles...

Enjoyable trip report! Was that a Killer Bug dangling under the dragonfly?

Bill, thanks for posting your trip report. It was a very enjoyable read. Looks like a great time.

I was thinking the same thing - it's a pleasure to sit near the warm fireplace tying flies during the winter. Ski, I hope you had stuck a few flies into your cap to tide you over.

An impeller for a smartphone is a great idea. If I hadn't already bought a Kestrel, I'd be getting one.

Yes, mine came loose. I just used contact cement and it is holding so far.

Another wonderful report, Bill, with more great photos. I've caught brook trout and cutbows in Cabresto Lake. It's a good lake to fly fish. There are a lot of pretty Rio Grande cutthroat in Valle Vidal waters, but you have to have a good dead drift if you want to fool them. Shuree Ponds look...

OK, I'll bite. "z" is the symbol for "redshift" My area of research is active galaxies and quasars, some of which have high cosmological redshifts, hence high z. I've used the highz handle for a long time in astronomy-related settings, so, it doesn't have to do with camping. I suppose "z" could...

Congrats!

Great pics. Thanks for sharing your TR. Hope you have good times with the new camper, and hope your boy's back continues to improve.

Beautiful meadows and old growth. The sounds of water and bird song were a treat to the ears.

This is what I use, too. I used Petzls at work, but after we got a batch with bad switches, I switched to the Black Diamond for my personal headlamp. I'm very pleased with it. When I am backpacking, I wrap the headlamp around a translucent water bottle, with the light pointing into the bottle...

Peripherally related story: I finally caved in to the pressure from friends and family and got a Straight Talk plan phone. Because they claimed to use the Verizon network, it seemed a low-cost way to go. I live in a canyon that has a Verizon tower and folks with Verizon plans get a signal. The...

Good friends, good food, good times. What could be better? Hope you can make the Crater Lake trip happen next year.

I agree it is worth it to get a compass that lets you set the magnetic declination. Here's a nifty calculator you can use to find the declination anywhere you will be headed. I should add that you don't need to spend extra on a global needle unless you plan to travel to the southern...

I like having a compass with a base plate for maps. I have this one.