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I saw the Melanoma doctor the other day for the first time. He was a nice doctor - upbeat, positive, funny. He did a full body exam with his hands and luckly didn't find any abnormal bumps. Since I...

Very bad news I got today. I went to the doctor and he told me the results of the biopsy. I have a very deep melanoma of 6.1 mm and it's very likely it has spread. They refered me to a cancer center...

My mom and dad are disappointed that I never finished college. They often refer to my education level as a reason for me for not having a great paying job. I always tell them I'm not the only person...

Well I finally saw a dermatologist today. It was a pretty quick visit, only talked to the doctor for a few minutes. He set up an appointment for a "Shave Biopsy" on my mole this Friday.

I first noticed this mole like 2 years ago. It had this brown color at the bottom. It would bleed occassionally, but only when I picked at it. But now its been bleeding in the middle in the night. 3...

I've had this large mole on my arm for like 2 years. Lately its been bleeding and crusting. It's had this dark brown color at the bottom. When I feel it, its feel sort of hard and lumpy. My mom was...

Jimson Weed is pretty deadly. Here is a fairly local news article about kids getting high on it....

http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/features/20040812-9999-1c12jimson.html

Sort of like Dick Proenneke and "Into The Wild" style. I've always had a fantasy of a going to some remote untrampled place like Idaho or Montana or Alaska and living off the land and escaping from...

I was just reading this book on Edible Plants in the Western US and it had a section on plants to avoid. It was saying theres a plant called "Water Hemlock" that could kill you in half an hour. You...

If you think those 2 videos were bad - check out this one. Some guy eats them.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKOZqBwv-2k&NR=1

Yeah probably. It might be just an estimate they come up with.

Just found some interesting statistics on the national forests. It has annual visits and acreage.

http://www.fs.fed.us/recreation/programs/nvum/revised_vis_est.pdf
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Boy that would suck. Going camping and then one morning you wake up and all you see is smoke and fire and you're trapped. Where I live they have big forest fires every couple of years. 2003 and 2007...

I just got done reading this autobiographical book about this guy who in 1994 crashed his plane in Sierra Nevada mountains and hiked his way out. It took him 13 days to do it. It's called "Survive"...

Man, I'm going to have to try him. Thanks for the link.

I don't know if you've seen these before. I just found them. Great stuff. Shelter, Water, Fire, Food

http://www.monkeysee.com/play/4780

What about when you're hiking. Do you encounter them on the trails much?

I know of a excellant survival school. But its pretty far, in New Jersey. Maybe you could check it out on a vacation or something. It the Tom Brown Jr. school - http://www.trackerschool.com/

Are there places where you don't see them. Or are they pretty visible everywhere? Like lets say you want to camp in a forest for longer than the 2 week allotted time and don't want to get caught.

Cool. Have fun.

Awesome video! I wish I could do that. What a beautiful location. Right next to a big lake and the high mountains. I could see why he built that cabin, to be ready for the cold winter coming.

I have 2 brothers that did that also when they were kids. My one brother was 13 and the other was 10. This happened in the early 1990's. They were playing near a hill where there was an underground...

Something even more unbelievable would be me. I've NEVER been stung by a bee, wasp, or yellow jacket. And I'm 31 years old.

Have you heard this one? I first read it a few days ago. This jet pilot took off from the Bay Area heading for the East Coast but crashes his plane in the Sierra Nevadas at 12,000 feet from storms....

I'm 31, born in 1977