The backcountry signs say stuff like BEYOND THIS POINT IS A HIGH RISK AREA, WHICH HAS MANY HAZARDS INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, AVALANCHES, CLIFFS, AND HIDDEN OBSTACLES, YOU MAY BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COST OF YOUR RESCUE and I think, um, no thanks. I choose life.
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Fred is taking on more of the backcountry duties for us. He has been trained to do necropsy (autopsy of animals) on dead elk to determine how they died and their physical condition.
And why spoil the beauty of the backcountry when you haven't fully explored alternatives.
No community deserves to be left at risk of wildfire. The Forest Service should focus its people and resources on Community Protection Zones, not let them be diverted to low-priority backcountry projects.
It is an accident waiting to happen. We have seen an enormous increase in backcountry skiing and snowshoeing over the last five years. It is only a matter of time until we see an avalanche triggered by these explosives that ends tragically.
It's a good idea to take a clinic or two to get the technique down before heading out into the backcountry.
I didn't really get that into backcountry riding until about eight or 10 years ago and the main reason for it is the ski areas are more crowded.
We don't want that to lull people. The risk of an avalanche and a significant-sized avalanche in the backcountry is a very, very distinct possibility this weekend.
These kids who have no place in the world, who nobody has ever made room for, look at least for a place in time, in the present through fashion. It's vitally important to them to look right. When they get money from a job, they spend it immediately on something for their mothers and on clothes. Of course they're not going to have any respect for their fathers, in their shabby old backcountry suits
These guys going off the trail, seeking to get deeper into the backcountry and being lazy about it, disturb elk habitat. It makes a miserable experience for everyone, ... Starting your hike in the dark is absurd, because you're chasing elk out. You want to be walking into elk country when you can see them in your scope. There's no need to start walking until a minimum of 15 minutes before you can shoot.