I am not sure where you got the idea that no other country in the world has public lands and public access to them, they have them and they have better access to them! Americans are often saying they have more rights than anyone else, that is not true either- anyone who lives in an EU country has f...

I wanted to use these to be able to easily switch between skis and snowshoes. Unfortunately they don’t fit hiking boots well; the toepiece is smaller than the toes of my Rocky hiking boots and when in use the boots can’t stay in place because of it. My feet kept slipping off the skis and twisting my...

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Thu Feb 06, 2025 4:32 pm

PS were you an NPS or NFS ranger?

I was a Minnesota State Park Ranger for 13 years, a USFS Backcountry Ranger for 3 years, and a county park ranger for 10. I was kind of like the main character on "The Rookie." I finally got a ranger job when I was in my mid-30s.

I got a pair of 145 Hoks for Christmas, replacing my forever pair of Trak 190 cm Bushwacker IIs, which replaced my original 150cm Bushwackers (purchased in 1983 at the Original LL Bean in Freeport, ME). I also have a pair of the original 2003 Karhu 10th Mtn. Tour skis, 205s with the 10th Mtn. Hut lo...