Day: May 22, 2008
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Photo of the Day: Olmsted Point view of Half Dome by Edie Howe-Byrne
As Edie settles into her new Canon Digital Rebel XTi her shots are getting better and better. Here’s a really great shot she took of Half Dome from Olmstead point. Really nice Edie. Excellent work. Photo by Edie Howe-Byrne via Little Red Tent.net.
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Plastic Hiking Water Bottles
Recently word got out that Canada was halting the sale of plastic bottles that contained BPA (Bisphenol-A).This was followed by WalMart pulling their inventory. The concern is that the chemical used in plastic baby bottles and other uses was thought to leech out when heated, and is a potential carcinogen. One of the largest makers…
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TV’s Survivor Man Makes a Go At Surviving Just Outside Yosemite
Guess who’s up in the Sierra just outside Yosemite filming an episode of hit hit TV series Survivor Man. That’s right, it’s none other than the Survivor Man himself, Les Stroud. So far Les has been just outside Oakhurst in the same general area a SAR took place this winter “surviving”. According to his blog…