Damn, this looks awesome. I proposed to my wife in NZ on a hike where we were inadvertently chasing stags up the whole way. I didn't even know what they were at the time but they are special creatures. This post makes me want to head back ASAP
I should add, i'm not nearly in the know enough to put together an essay on the mtn lion issue, but I'm happy to paraphrase and post to some of my groups if someone had a "neutral voter approved" message
Approaching the wolf deadline i posted what i thought to be a pretty well written anti wolf reintroduction essay to this group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/360165971432757
I got some hate, but it was like wild obviously uneducated/emotional arguments. I kept cool with my responses and...
That color is very very similar to the "roadless area" layer. I like that layer, but it seemed in the past to only highlight really remote from road places i.e. top of continental divide etc. Seems to me that now it shows places that are pretty far from roads, instead of the prior REALLY far...
I've got some squeaks as well. Seems to be less noisy at 60 lbs + compared to when i've done backpacking @35 lbs. Guess I'll be calling MR next week. More worried about my sanity than an animal hearing it!