Recent content by Ken & Peggy

Thanks. It's hard to take a bad pic when you're surrounded by that kind of scenery. And we lucked out and hit it with the Aspens at their peak of color, which we've never seen :)

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We spent 6 days in Yellowstone and the Tetons WITHOUT the crowds last week Last visit was 1994 with 4 kids and a pop-up. Weather was beautiful - upper 50's low 60's for highs and lows around 35-40. Did some fly fishing and hiking and saw plenty of wildlife. We saw our first Grizzly and Wolf...

Cades Cove - what a great area. Part of our itinerary on the backpacking trip mentioned here. Some beautiful country. Bears must be so used to people in that area. I think its the most visited NP isn't it?

Wow! That's a great shot!

Nice pic. Bear spray? You're safely ensconced in your vehicle... ;)

Peg and I encountered a Black bear while backpacking, stopped for lunch at a creek crossing on the AT a few years ago near the NC/TN border. It entered the water about 25 yards downstream, looked up at us, and turned back the way it came. We ended our lunch and continued on, luckily heading in...

This bottle is leaking from its relief valve not the fill valve. It is now down from its full 29 oz to about 21 oz. I may try a Schrader valve wrench to snug it up if I can find one that fits, but this bottle is out of the rotation...

After filling 4 empties, I've kept them outside and have been weighing them regularly. One of them has a slow leak, which is enough for me to realize that these disposables are not going to get refilled again. They have thinner walls and are also more apt to develop rust inside than bottles...

I finally found a YouTube video that shows a guy relieving the pressure using a needle nose pliers on the bottle's pin to make room for the LP. I filled 4 1lb'ers just now using that technique. I kept them all at just under 30 oz when full. Pretty simple. At anywhere from $7 to $9 a pop for a...

I've never tried it, until now, and it's not been a rousing success. Seems that it'd be a straightforward process, too. I've heard Never Do It and heard that it's not an issue. My situation is that I only get a couple ounces into the bottle and no more. And when I disconnect it there's a...

I feel your pain, and your joy...

For a round trip with the teardrop it was $127 total including the 2 old farts in the car. It was a great place. Not to be confused with nearby Put In Bay, which is a big party fest from what we heard around the island. Just sayin'...

That's incredible. Looks like that system just sat there and rained... We've got friends who have a place near Viroqua, WI and it looks like they got their share as well. They're up in the Twin Cities so they're lucky...

We're heading out tomorrow for a few days, FINALLY. Going to Kelleys Island State Park in Ohio, a place we've never heard of but that sounds like an interesting piece of land to explore. We'll bring the bikes and yaks and just relax...