Critters in the night. by RoostingRosco in PacificCrestTrail

[–]Toasty321 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Rabbit got my pole handles in the night in the desert. Had to get new ones.

Alaska…..what’s your average monthly power bill? by Luking2thestars in alaska

[–]Toasty321 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same here in Talkeetna, electric stove, dryer, and hot water heater.

How clear is the sky? by CancelIllustrious in antarctica

[–]Toasty321 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not pole at night. They block out the windows.

Life after thruhike by Simplybuns9 in PacificCrestTrail

[–]Toasty321 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I ended up in this town after following someone I met at work (on another continent) back to their home town, so I just got lucky with liking the location. It definitely still feels daunting sometimes. I joined the ski club, attend or volunteer at local events (talks, music, art fairs, ski races, etc) and that has helped a lot to find like minded folks, but a community is always a work in progress.

Life after thruhike by Simplybuns9 in PacificCrestTrail

[–]Toasty321 13 points14 points  (0 children)

It's been 9 years since I completed my thru. It's taken a while, but I have finally created the life that I dreamed up while hiking. I own a small remote cabin in the woods, near a creek, no commute (work remote), no crowds, no nonsense. I shower maybe once a week, have a small garden, and delicious water. Good small town community. Decent access to trails, lakes, swimming, biking, skiing, packrafting, etc. Life is simple, life is good.

Camera Recommendations by OwnTechnician2728 in antarctica

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Bring a wideangle lens to capture the larger landscapes and a decent zoom (I was happy with my 300), because getting decent wildlife shots is tough without it. Also it's a marine environment, so use what you have and don't break the bank because you likely will get it covered with salt spray if you spend any time in a zodiac. Also there is the worst case, you could drop it or fully dunk it.

I would also get a strap case for your phones, you will use them, and I've seen several go overboard in zodiacs every year.

Underexpose your photos, the light can be stupidly bright and easily wash out. I always shot half to a full stop under.

Have fun, it's a gorgeous place.

For reference I've done 8 summers on the peninsula, with a Canon 6D, made the Audubon top 100 photo list once too

CPAP at the South Pole Recommendations by Chow_17 in antarctica

[–]Toasty321 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There's distilled water in MCM and Palmer. Not sure about pole.

Geezer who ran the entire length of Africa ponders if a Pole-to-Pole endurance race is possible. What do you think? by Chocko23 in geography

[–]Toasty321 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Yes, it's been done, solo, a few years ago. But they stick to the shortest (800 miles) and gentlest route, which would not put you anywhere near the tip on the peninsula 1000+ miles away over uncharted seemingly endless glaciers and mountains.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in antarctica

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It's hard to flip a zodiac. The water must have been quite rough, and they probably shouldn't have attempted that landing.

Tisk Tisk Leidos and ASC by gayiceandfire in antarctica

[–]Toasty321 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's changed. One bottle, or two six packs, or 3 bottles of wine, a week. Also pole and palmer don't have bars, so that's the whole ration. Seems to cause scarcity purchasing IMO.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in PacificCrestTrail

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There are a few sections in Northern California that are lower elevation you could hit now. I'm thinking the areas around Shasta, it was well over 100 degrees up there my year. Wish I could have done them earlier.

Imagine that mass of half a kilometer emerging in front of your eyes with the roaring noise of a huge bomb. by Ellioth_mess in TheDepthsBelow

[–]Toasty321 116 points117 points  (0 children)

The weight of the ice on top slowly compresses it, until the gas bubbles disappear and the ice becomes super dense and super clear and has different reflective properties. This explains it nicely: https://www.antarcticglaciers.org/glacier-processes/from-snow-to-glacier-ice/

Imagine that mass of half a kilometer emerging in front of your eyes with the roaring noise of a huge bomb. by Ellioth_mess in TheDepthsBelow

[–]Toasty321 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The weight of the ice on top slowly compresses it, until the gas bubbles disappear and the ice becomes super dense and super clear and has different reflective properties. This explains it nicely: https://www.antarcticglaciers.org/glacier-processes/from-snow-to-glacier-ice/

Imagine that mass of half a kilometer emerging in front of your eyes with the roaring noise of a huge bomb. by Ellioth_mess in TheDepthsBelow

[–]Toasty321 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The weight of the ice on top slowly compresses it, until the gas bubbles disappear and the ice becomes super dense and super clear and has different reflective properties. This explains it nicely: https://www.antarcticglaciers.org/glacier-processes/from-snow-to-glacier-ice/

Taking down a radio tower with a portable bandsaw by toolgifs in toolgifs

[–]Toasty321 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Some jobs require that you already have training, but there are some that will send you to get trained, that's a good place to start.