I agree, well worth the money and time spent in line to see opening day :) . If you liked the first one, you'll love the second one but *warning* it leaves you hanging once again (duh, of course). Matt Karls Luckily we all know how how it ends! :!: Some of us do, but unfortunately a lot of people i...

I agree, well worth the money and time spent in line to see opening day . If you liked the first one, you'll love the second one but *warning* it leaves you hanging once again (duh, of course).

Matt Karls

Wiz, how did you get the moniker 'Scruffy gun-totin' kokopell' - we too are gun-totin' kokopellis.

Matt (and Jane) Karls

Wiz, it's hard to laugh about a very polarized issue, but I'm ready to laugh, I've said my peace.

Matt Karls

Well, I could carry a gun, I guess. I could also carry a solar still in case I run out of water, or a foldable kayak in case flash floods fill up the washes. You have to draw a line somewhere if you value your back. I'd rather carry a GPS, extra clothing/food, a larger first-aid kit, etc. than a gu...

I hit the reset trip on the GPS right at the car and count time and mileage from there. I count all the stops / breaks / whatevers in the time except for the break at the top of a mountain. We normally pack a lunch that we have to prepare before we eat and just relax for an hour to two hours sometim...

Lizard wrote:You would be better off carrying warm clothing, raingear, and water than a gun...

Isn't this kind of the wrong attitude for the be prepared for anything type - I mean why not take warm clothing, raingear, water and a gun?

Matt Karls

I have done several 1-2 week backcountry trips even in Alaska grizzily country and never felt I needed a gun. We rarely 'feel the need' to carry firearms. We carry firearms because of the times you don't know you will need a firearm. Like many other people have said a firearm is just another tool a...

Daryl wrote:Why am I reminded of that couple in the movie Tremors?

Matt Karls

I usually carry my CZ 75 B Military in 9x19 mm NATO (Magazine in firearm and round in chamber loaded with Federal Hydra-Shok hollow points - two spare magazines one with Hydra-Shok other with FMJ rounds), sometimes I'll carry my S&W Model 28-2 (.357 Magnum also with Hydra-Shok ammunition - two s...

Jane wears sandals and wool socks which she really likes over the hiking boots that blistered her feet continuously (*thanks Teva*).

Matt Karls

Sorry for saying we'd have some summaries for new trails around Yuma, AZ. We tried really hard to find some hikes around Yuma for the website. I knew of at least one and when we went down for Thanksgiving we tried to hike it, but found out the land surrounding the "trailhead" is privately ...

After getting a little grief from some fellow hikers recently we were curious to find out how many other hikers here hike with a firearm? Both Jane and I consider a firearm a normal hiking tool but I guess some people on the trails do not. I've hiked all my life with firearms, I never thought of doi...

Jane and I hiked the Pass Mountain Ridgeline yesterday, but we definitely got 'off route' coming off the ridgeline. After carefully checking over my topographical map, and rereading the description in the summary I still can not figure out the 'proper' way to come down the ridgeline. We gave up find...

Sredfield, I was asking about the Pass Mountain Ridgeline (I assume Teva was referring to it also). I haven't used a hiking stick (pole) in a while, I always felt that they slowed me down. Up to now I really haven't had a big need for one. I don't know if that's just an incorrect perception or what,...

Since the Pass Mountain Ridgeline Summary stated that someone scratched off the Not on the 'Warning this trail is not maintained' sign we took a magic marker up with us today and remarked the sign. On a side note my wife found this hike very discouraging. She believes she is not a good hiker because...