The "HikingGuy.com" video details a deterrent method for trailhead car break-ins, acknowledging that determined thieves can always gain entry. The core strategy involves removing attractive items from the vehicle beforehand and making it visually clear that nothing valuable remains. This includes hiding necessary valuables, like sunglasses or a transponder, out of sight and leaving glove compartments and center consoles open to demonstrate their emptiness. Additionally, the video suggests using inexpensive bags for hiking gear and making the car's interior appear messy and unappealing to a thief by purposefully leaving non-valuable items strewn about.

The speaker is preparing for a challenging 400-mile hike in Alaska during July, which is known for intense bug activity, particularly mosquitoes. Having previously suffered from Lyme disease after a tick bite and been overwhelmed by mosquito swarms on past hikes, he is taking proactive steps to protect himself. His strategy involves wearing long pants and a hooded, long-sleeved shirt for physical coverage, treating his clothing and shoes with permethrin to repel ticks and mosquitoes, using a lightweight bug headnet, and applying picaridin lotion as a preferred alternative to DEET bug spray due to its effectiveness and less unpleasant feel. He emphasizes that these measures are crucial for navigating the rugged Alaskan wilderness and avoiding the severe discomfort and potential health risks posed by insects.

This source offers practical advice on how to walk uphill and downhill more efficiently to conserve energy and reduce strain. The key techniques involve planting your heels directly under your shoulders when ascending to primarily engage your powerful thigh and glute muscles, and keeping your knees slightly bent while descending to use your thighs as shock absorbers and protect your knee joints. By adopting these methods, you can avoid unnecessary fatigue and make your hill walks more comfortable.

Wallowa

It's like a butterfly on a pile of shit.

Wet out. The outer layer needs to bead water, but when the beading agent wears off, you get no beading and "Wet Out."

When wet out happens, your fabric can't beath (no beading means no free space for condensation to evaporate and escape). So water accumulates inside the garment.

so you need to reapply that outer beading agent every so often.

Shug was inspired by this site to hammock backpack.

Dixie got to Cascade Locks and Bridge of the Gods. Neat to see.

“Grief, I’ve learned, is really just love. It’s all the love you want to give, but cannot. All that unspent love gathers up in the corners of your eyes, the lump in your throat, and in that hollow part of your chest. Grief is just love with no place to go” ~ Jamie Anderson