"Don't let the perfect be the enemy of the good" heard it many times don't know who said it first
"It takes a big dog to whip a 300lb cat", My grandpa once when I asked him what he was thinking, no idea why he was thinking that
"Insurance is designed to cover everything except what actually...
I haven't heard of Heather's Choice.
I have loved the meals from pack it gourmet The Meyer Lemon cheesecake is good just to eat at home.
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I have traveled to Greece a couple of times and I 100% agree with the Crete recommendation. Personally I prefer Turkey to either despite the politics. Locals are friendlier, food is as good or better, historic sites are about as cool but more numerous IMO. In addition Turks don’t dislike...
MICLIC Monster Bravo Co 16th Engr, Attached to the 3rd ID 1991 for Operation Desert Storm. God Bless all veterans and their families who sacrificed
2nd Squad, 3rd Platoon B. Co 16th Engr, Hohenfels Germany 1989. I am on the far right
My mom is great cook and with 11 kids it was a good thing but one dish she made that I could never eat was orange jello with grated carrots, then my sisters would put mayo on it. 🤮🤮🤮
There is trash in places but not there are several places on the trail to dump your trash. IMO the bigger issue is that number of people and the lack of sanitation along the trail. Everest Base Camp is relatively clean compared to the trail because all human waste has to be removed from EBC...
After spending all winter in Mazatlan Nexico at sea level I was concerned about acclimating but honestly I felt great almost the entire trek. Slight headache at 16,000 feet but that was it. Souple of ibuprofen and I was good. My O2 saturation was always 90% or higher.
After the third day I...
Day 8 Lobuche to Gorak Shep and on to base camp. This day was an ass kicker. Up the Thukla pass, stop in Gorka Shep and drop all gear not necessar, refill water and push on to EBC.
Gorka Shep sitting above 17,000 feet.
Base camp in View!!!!
I booked through Active Adventures out of New Zealand. Great guides, was really above my expectations as far as being as comfortable as possible and well taken care of. They seem to have an in at all the best places to stay. I was also happy with their pre and post trip help, info and now...