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Steve Pollick of the Toledo Blade Reports about how the Ohio Fish and Game is successfully using DNA testing to nab poachers.  After successful use the case discussed DNA testing will be used more widely in the future.

My friends on Great Lakes Hikes have pointed out a new AT hiking DVD. This movie is 2 DVDs long and runs 126 minutes long. The director describes the video as;
On March 25th, 2003 my dream of completing a documentary about the AT  became more of a reality. I saved up money for two years […]

Boca has taken the extra steps to make the majority of there vegetarian food also vegan!Boca’s vegan products include:Vegan BurgerGround BurgerChili
Vegan BurgerRoasted Garlic BurgerRoasted Onion BurgerChik’n NuggetsChik’n PattiesSpicy Chik’n Patties
Make sure you still do a quick check of the box to make sure you do not have old non-vegan product. I know this will make […]

The day of the radio show has come and gone, all the hosts and DJs have been bought out by a few select companies and are now on auto-pilot repeating the script that is placed in front of them. Hello Podcasting!In short podcasts are audio shows done by basement amateurs and professionals alike. These audio […]

Yahoo! is offering a great sale on domain name hosting. For 2.99 you can get your domain name of choice then forward it or map it to the site of your choice.
This has been my boon and bane for the last few days. I have purchased simplehiker.com and am trying to map it to […]

Ah to be alive
on a mid-September morn
fording a stream
barefoot, pants rolled up,
holding boots, pack on,
sunshine, ice in the shallows,
northern rockies.
Rustle and shimmer of icy creek waters
stones turn underfoot, small and hard as toes
cold nose dripping
singing inside
creek music, heart music,
smell of sun on gravel.
I pledge allegiance
I pledge allegiance to the soil
of Turtle Island,
and to the beings […]

Campmor has some good deals in there new holiday 2005 catalog I just recieved in the mail.
Duofold High Performance Series Shirts  in XXLShort Sleeve 53330-F  $6.97                     35598-F  $9.97Long Sleeve 12534-F $10.97
Duofold Varitec Series XXL & 3XL!Short 84351-F  $5.97Long 84652-F  $7.97
I have also noticed TJ Maxx carrying a lot […]

Backpacking Light had some interesting items in their weekly newsletter.
Some new vegetarian food list content for subscribers-Backpacking Food List: Vegetarian"Yes, vegetarian fare can fuel endurance activities like backpacking!.."BY Amy Friends StoneEXCERPT / ABSTRACT:Vegetarian. Endurance athlete. For many, putting these two terms together is an oxymoron, but the number of vegetarian athletes gives credence to the […]

A lot of hikers love to take pictures and most us have switched to digital, the problem is printing at home may not be the best choice after all.
Even after the cost of a photo printer ($100-200) Consumer Reports estimates that it costs as much as 50 cents a picture to print at home. I […]

As
long as I can remember one of the essential items in your emergency /
first aid kit when venturing into the outdoors included coins to make
calls at a payphone. Now the problem isn’t having change but has become
finding a phone.   This has two important implications for hikers;  1-
Many hikers don’t like to carry cell phones. They […]