Whether you believe man is causing the climate to warm or not, reading the latest IPCC (United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) "conclusive, we've found the smoking gun" report (AR4) on climate change is incredibly instructive. I got so sick and tired of both sides absolu...

I'm sure many of you have seen episodes of the National Park series on PBS. Anybody notice how mediocre to poor the video quality is? Compared to Blue Planet and the Planet Earth Series on Discovery, much of what I've seen is embarassingly bad. The park shots themsleves are great, but looks like the...

Looking for a challenging Mog Rim day hike, not Highline or an endless forest tunnel type hike. Anybody have thoughts on the following route or suggestion for something similar in distance and AEG? I'd appreciate any insights. Tentative date of 5/2. Thanks, Dan Milk Ranch Point Loop (Approx 19 Miles...