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    Just be sure it's proper PVC cement and not some...

    Just be sure it's proper PVC cement and not some random glue. PVC cement is PVC dissolved in a solvent. It creates an all-PVC bond, no interfaces to some other material. Thus the term "solvent...
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    I'm sure you didn't poach the railroad crossing.

    I'm sure you didn't poach the railroad crossing.
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    I appreciate your considerate replies, Philip. ...

    I appreciate your considerate replies, Philip. It's a refreshing contrast to the junk on this thread that is not worth responding to.



    It is not at all obvious to me how anti-tourism policies...
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    [News] Seems a reasonable policy, to me. Does anyone...

    Seems a reasonable policy, to me.

    Does anyone know how the Colorado system is working out? A portion of fishing and hunting license fees goes to a SAR cost reimbursement fund. There is also a...
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    I don't have a problem with the permit system. ...

    I don't have a problem with the permit system.

    It is the closures I have an issue with; that they are not in anyone's best interest, that there are better ways to, in the future, mitigate against...
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    Wow, seems I touched a nerve somehow. 1. "You...

    Wow, seems I touched a nerve somehow.

    1. "You are disrespecting the Navajo." Not. I am an equal opportunity anti-authoritarian. I tend to be skeptical of the moral legitimacy of bureaucratic...
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    I can't tell if you misunderstand me, or are...

    I can't tell if you misunderstand me, or are distorting what I said for polemic effect. If the populace largely has a "keep out" attitude, I'd certainly honor that. That is not my impression,...
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    I'm curious what the rules actually are on the...

    I'm curious what the rules actually are on the Navajo res, for both closed areas and not-closed ones. Are there areas (canyons or not) where you can just go and hike? Are the closed areas equally...
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    [Trip Report] Adam, I'd lay high odds that the canyon is...

    Adam, I'd lay high odds that the canyon is escapable from that inner rim area where we rapped in to the Corkscrew the second time.
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    [Trip Report] When I was there with the family in March, we...

    When I was there with the family in March, we took that road (Deadman's Trail) to that southeast Horseshoe Canyon trailhead and hiked to the Great Gallery, the day after doing High Spur. That is, we...
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    [Trip Report] Hey Adam, glad you enjoyed my bit of silliness. ...

    Hey Adam, glad you enjoyed my bit of silliness. I really enjoyed exploring the canyon with you guys in a thorough, contemplative way. Of the couple dozen canyons I've done now, I gotta say High...
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    [Trip Report] Just kidding, those really were from his phone. ...

    Just kidding, those really were from his phone. It's quite the experience watching these guys work the other things. They cavort around, peering up, down, into holes, get on their knees, climb up...
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    [Trip Report] Here's akavalun's "phone":

    Here's akavalun's "phone":
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    [Trip Report] Hi Phillippe...when I drove through Torrey in...

    Hi Phillippe...when I drove through Torrey in March, I saw a large ATV with a sign "for rent, street legal". I think it was probably this one: http://www.sandstonecapitolreef.com/atv-rentals.html
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    Sticky: [Album] Lodore Canyon?

    Lodore Canyon?
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    [Invite] Wow, eerie coincidence. I hiked Long's that day....

    Wow, eerie coincidence. I hiked Long's that day. I heard about the accident and saw the chopper come and go, and read the news article later, but this is the first I've heard he was a canyoneer, as...
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    Sticky: [Album] I first read this as "of this particular...

    I first read this as "of this particular formation", and wondered how such could possibly be objectionable. Then I noticed it is "at this particular formation". Uh-huh. I must say my curiousity is...
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    Sticky: [Album] Yeah, in the vicinity of the intersection of...

    Yeah, in the vicinity of the intersection of Deadman's Trail and the road from Hans Flat, a mile or two southeast of here:
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    Sticky: [Album] no

    no
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    Sticky: [Album] no

    no
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    Sticky: [Album] Since trackrunner seems to be AWOL, how's this...

    Since trackrunner seems to be AWOL, how's this for an interlude. Two winners for this one, most accurate, and most entertaining. :naughty:
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    Sticky: [Album] Hmm, brings to mind Devil's Garden, the one off...

    Hmm, brings to mind Devil's Garden, the one off Hole-in-the-Rock.
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    Sticky: [Album] We have a winner! My son and I did the whole 9...

    We have a winner!

    My son and I did the whole 9 mile loop hike one week ago today, that cold, windy day. Awesome hike, highly recommended. We didn't enter the slot because we weren't prepared for...
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    Sticky: [Album] Fraid not.

    Fraid not.
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    Sticky: [Album] I haven't been to Cohab Canyon, but I am not...

    I haven't been to Cohab Canyon, but I am not surprised there would be some similarity.
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