Re: hiking sticks
Wow ! I just can't resist jumping in to this hiking stick/poles thread. First I use 2 old ski poles with springs in the handles. Second when I was first told...
Owen Kittredge 2002-06-09 17:09:03 #15500

LCR Gorge Hike
Hello, Just completed a hike from about Waterhole Canyon in the LCR to the Confluence and out the Beamer and Tanner trails. The 20 miles or so of river...
josephheywood 2002-06-09 14:38:02 #15499

Re: hiking sticks
I agree with Bob A. Unless you have a specific need for hiking sticks, they're just one more thing to carry. I think they could be useful for hiking in...
oriska2001 2002-06-09 14:20:58 #15498

Re: rrfw riverwire GLEN CANYON DAM UPDATE
...the National Weather Service is calling for 1.45 million acre-feet of unregulated inflow to Lake Powell during this year's April through July runoff. ...
gcclimbing 2002-06-09 12:50:57 #15497

Re: hiking sticks
Bob, Very funny. Perhaps they only add 1.5 MPH to MY pace instead of 2 MPH. The benefit from walking sticks depends on your technique and how you use them....
Steve Wingate 2002-06-09 12:29:20 #15496

Re: hiking sticks
Bob A is no average hiker (dayhike to Tanner Rapid and back!!). Anyway I expect NPS-types (BC rangers especially) to make fun of sticks because they don't...
Doug Nering 2002-06-09 12:26:43 #15495

Re: hiking sticks
Steve, Is the next thing you are going to tell us is that hiking sticks are responsible for the fall of godless Communism and they helped you win the...
bob41_2001 2002-06-09 11:27:23 #15494

Re: hiking sticks
Another interesting use of hiking sticks. On very long hikes with hands hanging down for hours, the hands tend to develop edema (swelling). Placing the...
bill_orman 2002-06-09 06:12:34 #15493

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