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Can't argue with a bit of that. I just think this is the kind of weekend where folks ought to get a bit more leeway than usual; kind of like a Sunday evening during the season. Get it off your chest but then have your **** straightened out by Monday. With that being said, there just might be a couple of our more voluble "contributors" who mysteriously have not been heard from the last day or two.

It was a short porch......

Just because we don't like it doesn't make their thoughts any less valid. I am leery of quashing dissenting opinion just because the majority disagrees with it. If it turns toward a bothersome crusade then we'll address it; until then I think folks should have the freedom to vent on a weekend in which many are very emotionally involved.

Just having a bit 'o' fun ; - )

So you're saying he has an eating problem?

It's payback for Kuechly and Cam Newton. Although personally I think they may have done us a favor with Newton.....

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I think he's already better than Hogan will ever be and I don't think his game is similar at all.

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Yeah, I hadn't mentioned it cuz I'm only going to spend one night in each place but the morning I walk out of the Guadalupes I'm heading over to spend the day/night in Carlsbad. Then I'm going to leave Carlsbad in the morning, head up to White Sands and spend a night backcountry in the desert; should be an awesome field of stars to sleep under!

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I'm kinda/sorta familiar with the concept, but on a larger scale. I just can't imagine how to set one up that would draw enough water while using minimal equipment because weight and size are hugely limiting factors while backpacking.

Does anybody know the best way to clean a half-chewed Ambrosia apple off my monitor.........

Yeah, I was figuring close to a gallon a day for drinking and cooking, which is about 3-1/2 L. My plan had been to park at Chisos, work my way down toward the South Rim for a couple days (hitting Boot Spring, climbing Emory Peak, etc along the way) and then depending on terrain and what I see from the South Rim, maybe bushwhack my way cross-country down toward that Outer Mountain Loop and then use that to get over into Juniper Canyon which would lead me back North. So no, my plan is probably not sane; but that element of potential tragedy is my favorite part. I really hadn't even considered caching water cuz I always try to avoid any roads/people/etc when I do this stuff; do folks just drop gallon jugs of water at places where a primitive road touches up against that Outer Mountain Loop? Are there some kind of modified bear boxes there to use? Are there issues with jackasses stealing other people's water? Caching is sort of an intriguing idea in that kind of environment.

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Sweet! what time of year was it? I've got a bear can that will feed me solo for about 4-5 days so food is not an issue. I'll superhydrate when I leave the truck and then walk in carrying close to two gallons between bladders and bottles. The plan is to position myself near Boot Spring late on the 2nd day. If it's wet, I'm good to go; if it's dried up, I'll have to improvise. Maybe roll the dice and head toward the spring in Juniper Canyon; worse case scenario is I head for the truck before sunrise on Day 3, reload and go spend a few nights in a different section of the Chisos. I've never been in the area before so I don't really know what to expect; I do know I can't be as impulsive as I usually am ; - ) I'm sure I'll look up a ranger before I head out and see what springs are active and take it form there.

#1) Doing a backcountry solo in the West Texas mountains at the beginning of June; first 5 days in the Big Bend area and then another 5 days up in the Guadalupe Mnts. #2) Western swing in mid/late July.Spending 4-5 or so days hiking in the Tetons and partying in Jackson with my kids, Follow that up with a move over to the Wind River Range and 4-5 days backcountry with my son in the Cirque of the Towers area #3) I really like late summer in New England so I'm going to try and do a modified Presidential Traverse in August #4) I took a 4 month injury in the highlands of WV last fall and want to square that account. Fall comes early to the WV mountains so I'm doing a 4 day solo in the Roaring Plains area in mid September When I'm not at those places I'll mostly be at my camp on the Allegheny doing some kayaking on the tributaries, mountain biking the ridges and knocking back many, many rumdrinks at the tiki bar or in an intertube on the water. C;mon by if you can find me! - )