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First day we ascended 1 mile vertical; make sure you train before doing this. The trail is in the San Gorgonio Wilderness; the area is a rare treasure only 75 miles away from congested Los Angeles.

Location Mileage Elevation Gain Type San Gorgonio Wilderness 22.4 miles 6,530 feet Loop

— What’s in this Guide —

1. Background – If you’re interested in a little history, some fun facts, trailhead info, map of hike, water sources (important to know for this hike). 2. Itinerary Options – Some ideas following 1-3 day options for you to choose from. 3. Trail Camps – The quick run down of where you can stay the night; I recommend staying close to a water source. 4. Weather – Always important to check the weather before you head out. 5. Permits and Passes – This section includes how to put in for a permit and the need for different passes. *Permit is required to hike in this area. 6. Directions – how to get to the trailhead. 7. Maps, Books and Gear Recommendations – A source for important maps that you should take on a hike, reading material before the hike and some recommendations on gear items that would be great for the hike. 8. Hike Stats – Quick overview of the mileage and elevation for points of interest on the hike. 9. Description – My favorite part is the recollection of the hike and the awesome pictures that I can share with you guys. Be sure to check out my rambling and photographs in this section.

— Background —

Did you know that the word Momyer means more up? Of course you didn’t because it doesn’t mean that, but this loop is definitely more up all the way. Momyer Creek Trail is actually named after Joe Momyer, a retired San Bernardino postal superintendent and also a founder of the “Defenders of the San Gorgonio Wilderness” group. The word is that contractors wanted to make San Gorgonio area a ski resort. He amongst other advocates of the preservation were contributors to a new Wilderness Act that hits the spot of for those hikers who care. “Secure for the American people of present and future generations the benefits of an enduring resource of Wilderness… an area where the earth and its community of life are untrammeled by man, where man himself is a visitor who does not remain.” Thus the San Gorgonio Wilderness was born.

— Trailhead Info —

Momyer Creek Trail Just like the sgwa.org website states this is one of the most underused trails. We ran into only 7 people during the entire two days. This is the route we took to do the 22+ mile loop for training. The trail is quite steep and not to be taken lightly, make sure you train before heading out on this trail. First water source on this trail is Alger Creek Camp about 3.7 miles in; but if you are doing the loop don’t expect any water until 8 miles in.

— Map of Hike —

— Water Sources —

High Meadow Springs is one of many natural springs in the San Gorgonio Wilderness area. “A spring is any natural situation where water flows from an aquifer to the Earth’s surface” and in this case, High Meadow Springs was our reliable source of water. Sgwa Water Sources: Here is a list of water sources in the area. Notable water sources for this hike:

Trail Fork Springs: This is more than 8 miles into the journey, so be sure to have enough water until then. If you don’t need water just yet, High Meadow Springs Is just about 3 more miles away and you don’t have to take the downhill to Trail Fork Springs and stay on the higher route on the San Bernardino Peak Divide Trail.

High Meadow Springs: The springs are a bit downhill from the camp area, but a year-round spring and quite the view as the sun is setting.

Plummer Crossing: There are two places here one did not have any water, find the crossing where the water from High Meadow Springs. This was one of the better creek crossings and the water was perfect cold. We filled up our bladders here.

After Saxton Camp Spring: There is a small spring after passing Saxton Camp; there was barely any water here (May 2018).

Dobbs Camp: This is not on the trail and a bit out of the way, but does have a water source.

Alger Creek Camp: This is one of the most reliable sources of water on the trail unless it is a high drought year. There was plenty of water during our hike (May 2018)

— Itinerary Options —

One Day Do not attempt this in one day unless you are in very good hiking shape and take your essential gear for the day and in case of emergency.

Hike ~22.4 miles; ~6,350′ elevation gain the whole loops

Two Day This is what we did! The first day was very tough and the second day was even tougher.

Day 1 – Hike ~12 miles; ~5,600′ elevation gain from Momyer Creek Trail to High Meadow Springs

Day 2 – Hike ~10 miles; ~850′ elevation gain from High Meadow Springs to Momyer Creek Trailhead via Falls Creek Trail

Three Day

Day 1 – Hike ~8 miles; ~5,100′ elevation gain from Momyer Creek Trail to Trail Fork Springs

Day 2 – Hike ~8.5 miles; ~750′ elevation gain from Trail Fork Springs to Dobbs Creek Camp

Day 3 – Hike ~5.9 miles; ~700′ elevation gain from Dobbs Creek Camp to Momyer Creek Trailhead

*There’s many camp spots along the trail that you can pick.

— Trail Camps —

Most of the campsites along this trail are marked high above on a tree and easy to find except for High Meadow Springs Camp.

Trail Fork Springs Camp – ~8 miles

Anderson Flat Camp – ~9.8 miles

Shields Flat Camp – ~ 10.3 miles

High Meadow Springs Camp – ~11.7 miles (Where we stayed!)

Red Rock Flat Camp – ~12.2 miles

Saxton Camp – ~14.7 miles

Dobbs Camp – ~16.5 miles

Alger Creek Camp – ~18.7 miles

— Weather —

The weather can change at any time in the mountains, be sure to prepare. This area is known to get very hot in the summertime; hike early to minimize impact of any heat illness. Forest Falls – Elevation 5,643 feet Anderson Peak – Elevation 10,840 feet

— Permits and Passes —

— Backcountry Permit —

Day Hikes: You are not required to have a wilderness permit for a day high, but they are highly recommended for your safety. Be sure to leave your itinerary with your family as well in case anything happens.

Backcountry Permit is required to hike overnight in the San Bernardino National Forest. To obtain a permit you can obtain it in person at the Mill Creek Ranger Station and the Big Bear Discover Center. The other option is to mail or fax the Wilderness Permit Request up to 90 days in advance. Just like most trails in there is an overnight quote, so planning ahead is advised.

Fill out the Day Hike or Overnight Hike Permit Request Form. *Allow up to a minimum of 5 business days to process the request.

Submit the form by either: *I recommend emailing it, quickest and easiest

faxing it to (909) 794-1125

emailing it to [email protected]

mailing it to: Millcreek Ranger Station, Attention Front Desk, 34701 Mill Creek Road, Mentone, CA 92359

There is no fee to put in an application.

— National Forest Adventure Pass —

To park at Momyer Trailhead you do not need an adventure pass. If you park at Forest Falls or Vivian Creek you will need an adventure pass. To obtain an Adventure pass find the closest Forest Service location or go to a major sporting goods store. The fees are either daily ($5 per day) or annual ($30). If you’d like to know more about the pass, read on the USDA Forest Service Recreation Passes & permits Website.

— Directions —

Moymer Creek Trailhead Address: 40560 Valley of the Falls Dr, Forest Falls, CA 92339 From Los Angeles, take I-10 E. After passing I-215, drive 7.8 miles and exit onto University St (exit 80). Turn left onto N University St. Drive 1 mile and turn right onto E Lugonia Ave. Continue on CA-38 E/Mill Creek Rd for 9.4 miles take a slight right onto Valley of the Falls Dr towards Forest Falls. Drive 2.8 miles and the destination will be on the left a dirt parking lot. If you reached the entrance to the Falls Picnic Area you have driven too far.

— Maps, Books & Gear Recommendations —

— Maps — 1. Trail map of the San Gorgonio Wilderness: Waterproof, synthetic paper – My favorite type of maps are the Tom Harrison Maps. This is the perfect one for this hike. 2. Caltopo Momyer Creek Trail – Falls Creek Trail Loop – This is a map I created on CalTopo of the exact route that we took. I also have a photo of it attached above. 3. San Bernardino Mountain Trails: 100 Hikes in Southern California – A book about other hikes in the San Bernardino Mountains. I usually look here, then go online and then plan the hike.

— Some Gear Recommendations — 1. Patagonia Trucker Hat – The area is known to be sunny most of the year, be sure to take a hat to cover your head and face. Don’t forget that sunscreen either. 2. LifeStraw Mission Water Purification System – A water purification system is very important and ever since we got this one, I have not been happier. We can grab over 6 liters of water, hang this up having it pour into our bladders and completely forget about it. But don’t forget about it, because of course it will overflow – it takes time but it’s perfect if you gather the water and then set up camp while it fills up your bladder. 3. Black Diamond Trail Pro Shock Trekking Pole – I recommend hiking poles on this hike because it is very brutal uphill and downhill. I relied on them to give me support on the downhill for my knees and to help me get a rhythm on the uphill portion. 4. Honey Stinger Organic Waffle – Best snack in the world; I had a banana with it for breakfast what a good mix before we started out on our way. 5. GU Energy Hydration Electrolyte Drink Tablets – Add these to your bladder before you go; gives you a boost of energy and keeps you hydrated throughout the day.

— Hike Stats —

Point of Interest Mileage Elevation Momyer Creek Trailhead 0 miles 5,440 feet San Bernardino Peak turn-off 2.9 miles 7.010 feet San Bernardino Peak Trail 7.1 miles 10,250 feet Trail Fork Spring Junction 7.9 miles 10,580 feet Anderson Flat Camp 9.8 miles 10,560 feet Shields Flat Camp 10.3 miles 10,320 feet High Meadow Springs Camp 11.7 miles 10,320 feet Red Rock Flat Camp 12.2 miles 10,080 feet Dollar Lake Saddle *No Camping 12.4 miles 10,000 feet Saxton Camp 14.7 miles 8,560 feet Dobbs Camp turn-off 16.4 miles 7,250 feet Alger Creek Camp 18.6 miles 7,040 feet San Bernardino Peak turn-off 19.5 miles 7,010 feet Momyer Creek Trailhead 22.4 miles 5,440 feet

— Description —

I’ve wanted to do a hike in the San Gorgonio Wilderness for some time; the plan was to make this more of a training hike instead of summiting any of the local 10,000+ peaks. I mapped out the hike on the Tom Harrison Map and decided we would do a loop hike that would require us to hike about 1 mile vertical gain in the first day and same back down the next. We woke up at 5:00am, we had already packed the backpacks and food the night before made some coffee and we were on our way just before 6:30am. Took us about an hour and 30 minutes to get to the trailhead, with a short pit stop for some chap stick (forgot it at home) and cornuts (wanted a salty snack for the trail).

There were only a couple cars parked, which meant this was going to be nice quiet hike, even though normally a lot of the Los Angeles Mountains are not as inviting because of the crowds. From the parking lot you have to head down into the riverbed and cross the river. There are some safe spots, we found a log to go over; again check for safety as at different times of year will be difficult to cross as easy.

The first portion of the trail was very rocky; almost like the river roared through this area once. First couple miles till you hit the junction to turn up towards San Bernardino Peak are are a gradual up; at least that’s what if felt like on the way up. We climbed about 1500 feet the first 3 miles; at the junction (around 2.9 miles) turn left towards San Bernardino Peak. I was having trouble on this portion of the trail all the way up to 10000 feet because my legs were tired from running all week and playing beach volleyball the night before.

Tough switchbacks, ton of bushwacking and after many breaks we didn’t reach the height of our ascent until 1:30pm. It felt like forever, but I was so happy that we were done with the up portion. My legs were jelly and I couldn’t wait to get to our campspot. We checked our water and it looked like we had enough till we reached High Meadow Springs Camp.

This is the hill where High Meadow Springs was. The view was absolutely gorgeous especially as the sun was setting. My favorite time of day is right before the sun sets.

Once we got back to camp, first thing we did was go find the springs to make sure we knew were they were. Thanks to gps and maps it was actually pretty easy to find. There were a few good areas where we collected the water; we used our favorite filter: LifeStraw Mission Water Purification System, High-Volume Gravity-Fed Purifier for Camping and Emergency Preparedness, 5 Liter. We walked back up to camp and while our water filtered into our Osprey Hydraulics Reservoir, 3 Liter we set up camp and everything in our tent for the night.

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It was getting quite cold outside, so we decided to get into the tent and cook our Lipton Chicken Noodle Soup from inside the tent. I peered out and quickly got the pot ready to boil; closed the tent doors to keep it warm inside. I could hear it get a little louder so I checked on the water to see if it was boiling. We threw in the couple of packets of Lipton Chicken Noodle Soup, mixed and waiting for about 5 more minutes. We use a Jetboil and an MSR Cooking set if we are making bigger soups.

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The next morning we woke up around 7:30am and started to put everything out into the sun as it got cold overnight and some things were damp. Made a coffee, had half our wrap for the day and filtered the rest of the water we had gotten last night at the springs. We had about 3 liters between the two of us and I was quite sure we were going to pass some water sources along the way down from looking on the map and being that it was early in the year before the summer’s heat dries out our Southern California water sources.

The way down was uncomfortably brutal on the soles of my feet. Took several breaks: one longer break to filter water from the springs and the others were just for our legs to take a break. Even though it was sunny, it wasn’t too hot for us and by the time we descended about 3000 feet we were in the clouds that we saw below. We reached the car around 1:30pm and boy were we happy to get changed into flip flops and grab something to eat.

Note to self: Pack extra water in case as this hike can take a long time.

*Originally hiked on May 13-14, 2018

Momyer Creek Trail is a trail less travelled in the San Gorgonio Wilderness. There’s a good reason, it is a tough trail, be sure to train before you attempt it. Sore feet and tired bodies accompanied after hiking this. First day we ascended 1 mile vertical; make sure you train before doing this. The trail is in the…

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It got caught in the spokes, upending her while at speed on the area’s main dirt road. She spoke about it as if it were a mere shrug of an incident in her day-to-day life. This was the community that was my vacation home for six days last month. Polebridge, Montana, just west of Glacier National Park. Population: 132. I really didn’t know what I was getting into. A Google search had yielded “North Fork Hostel & Square Peg Ranch” as a promising place to stay for a Montana adventure. Other than “bring a headlamp”, I didn’t do much research, in part because I wanted to keep the adventure open-ended, and in part because I was horribly sick for three weeks prior to the trip. (See a previous post for the sordid details of my illness. Not that I like to broadcast incessantly about my sicknesses, but I am trying to do my little part to help spread the word about the evils of opiods.) But before we get to stories from the middle of nowhere, let me tell you a sad story about the Glacier Park International Airport. It’s a not a big terminal – only one place to eat and lots of information about Montana. Because there was a long queue at the rental car counter, I had some lunch and read a few brochures to pass the time. Nearly every brochure touted the natural wonders of Montana, and how it important it was to preserve them. Save the bears! Save the glaciers! Recycle! Camp only where you’re supposed to! I then went to recycle my plastic bottle. There was not a recycle bin to be found. The person at the cafe to eat told me to throw it in the trash. The person at the rental car counter told me to throw it in the trash. I finally walked down a hall and found the airport’s administrative offices, and I told the airport manager of my dilemma. He said he was quite certain there were recycle bins in his airport. He walked back to the terminal, with me following him around. It was sadly comical. It was like following a little kid who swore he did his homework but couldn’t find it anywhere. I pressed him: “Tell me, when you personally have something to recycle – a can or something – what do you do with it?” I asked him twice; he didn’t answer either time, and instead kept looking for nonexistent recycle bins. Finally, he told he would take my bottle back to his office, that he was sure there was a bin there. I told him of my incredulity: “Every piece of paper I read in this airport tells me how important it is to preserve the environment, and you don’t even have a recycle bin.” I also asked him about future passengers: Are they supposed to hunt down the manager of the airport every time they have something to recycle? Anyway, he walked off with my cup toward his office. I had my doubts that it would end up anywhere but the trash. After my trip, I contacted the local newspaper and the major state newspaper and told them what happened, hoping it would be deemed worth a story. Alas, I’ve yet to receive a reply. OK, back to the middle of nowhere, or so it has been officially deemed by at least one publication. My directions took me down a dirt road some 15 miles long, running just west of a beautiful river with views of Glacier National Park on the other side. It had to be the dustiest dirt road of all time. Little did I know that I happened to be driving on it on the dustiest possible day. You see, the road gets so dusty that it’s treated every few months with magnesium chloride, and the next treatment was scheduled for the very next day after my arrival. I’d never heard of such a thing before, but the treatments generate a ton of conversation in Polebridge, where All Things Roads seems to be a constant topic of debate. “Mag chloride” - using the local lingo - is supposedly nontoxic for humans, but it’s as bad as salt for the undercarriage of your car. I suppose there’s a tradeoff for everything. At some point, as you drive down this dusty road, you start to wonder if you’re going to get where you’re going. Eventually, there was a landmark: The Home Ranch Bottoms restaurant and shop, deemed the “7th Best Restaurant in the middle of nowhere in all 50 states by The Daily Meal”, according to the sign. It’s a friendly place with lots of huckleberry options: huckleberry pie, huckleberry ice cream, huckleberry candles, and even huckleberry barbecue sauces. (I have a bit of a hard time comprehending that last item.) I later learned that this was the place with the good barbecue. As an Eastern North Carolina native who is particular about his barbecue, I came back on another day and tried a sandwich. It was Texas style (sort of), and there was a pickle on it. Okey-doke. Actually, it was fine, but I had no desire to try it again. Two more notes about “the Bottoms”: This was also the only public place within many, many miles that had public Wi-Fi. One would think, therefore, that there would be a steady supply of people – like at a Starbucks – hanging around and milking a drink as an excuse to use the Internet. Nope. They just don’t do that around Polebridge. I was guilty of the crime only once over six days, when I took a root beer onto the porch to check my emails and let my roommate back home know that I hadn’t been eaten by bears. Also, I was informed at the Bottoms that Polebridge proper was 5 miles away. Good. I was indeed on the correct road. The center of Polebridge is the Mercantile, an iconic and much-photographed building. There’s been a general store on the site for more than a century, and the population was significantly higher in the old days than now. They have a bakery that sells the most awesome huckleberry sweets. They also sell headlamps and bear spray, both of which I needed. (Yep. I somehow forgot to pack a headlamp, the one item I was informed specifically to bring for the hostel.) Next door to the mercantile is the Northern Lights Saloon and Cafe, the place that serves the awesome pizza on Fridays and other interesting concoctions the rest of the week. Seating is outdoors on picnic tables with a great view of the mountains. Great place to read a book. Or listen to music - they had a performer playing a banjo and singing one of the nights I was there. The hostel was a few hundred yards away. A wonderful spot, near the river. You can stay in a teepee, or a separate “cabin”, or in one of the bunk beds inside the main building. I chose the bunk beds; they’re cheaper, and they also achieve my main purpose for staying at a hostel – to meet other cool people who are traveling the world. The hostel caretaker is a German named Oliver, which was also the name of his cat. Unfortunately, late June is still early season tourist-wise in the Glacier area, so the hostel wasn’t flush with people. I did eventually hang out with some passers-through, sitting on the screen porch and telling stories. Everything ran on solar power, and we were told there would be Internet for perhaps one hour a day in the evening, but I never witnessed it. I highly recommend the place. It was the Summer Solstice, and I learned of a Solstice hike nearby. Thirteen of us (12 locals and myself) hiked to the top of a mountain and watched a glorious sunset, then held hands and gave thanks for the sun. The owner of the Merc and his young daughter were there, and one of the couples invited me to their house for a Sunday brunch that would followed by some community trail maintenance near the Canada border. Yes, please! From there, the trip had its ups and downs. I was still somewhat sick, so I slept more than usual and didn’t hike as much as planned. I spent a day driving the rental car exploring other parts of Montana, including the breathtaking plains to the east of Glacier. I thought the drive would be relaxing, but fatigue set in and I seriously was wondering aloud why I was even in Montana in the first place. (Why was I? Short answer: I’ve always had a fondness for Montana and used to name imaginary baseball teams after cities in the state; my interest was piqued last year when my then-roommate kept listing it as one of the three places she’d like to visit.) But the highlights were true highlights. I hiked Mount Brown, the second-steepest hike in Glacier, with a group of 20-somethings from Iowa. (The trend continues: No matter where I go, I always end up hanging out with the 20-somethings.) It was a relentless and difficult hike, and I was heartened with the others asked me to take the lead because I was the best at setting a pace. We hiked on a glacier-covered meadow near the summit and had a friendly encounter with a mountain goat. The views were stunning. The Sunday brunch at the local couple’s house was interesting, because I got to see a private dwelling in the area. The couples lives waaaaay off the beaten path some 15 miles from the hostel, but they are well-to-do and have constructed a McMansion version of a log cabin with all the modern amenities. I was too tired to do much trail maintenance, but I enjoyed hanging out with some of the kids and then left early for a nap. The next evening, I joined the locals again for Game Night at the Community Center, which is also the place where they hold their New Year’s Eve parties and such. In Glacier Park itself, I took the advice of locals and rented a bike to ride on the Going-to-the-Sun Road, but only to realize that much of the road is closed to bicycles during certain hours. When I pointed this out to upper management at the bike-rental place, I was comped a free kayak rental on Lake McDonald. Not a bad outcome at all. Other noteworthies from the trip: _ The locals love Amazon Prime. That’s how they get stuff. _ While I felt the community was special, it’s not quite the off-the-grid community for me. Because there is no school, the average age of full-time Polebridgians ranks right up there with your median age for “Wheel of Fortune” TV viewing. The locals voted not to have a public school built a few years back because they want to the keep the community small, but the leads to a lack of youthful vibrancy. These people have energy, but I have a different type of energy. I have primitive skills gatherings energy. I have “let’s-go-on-an-adventure-on-the-spur-of-the-moment” energy. These people, while wonderful to hang out with, are more sedate than I could ever be. _ I was also told by the locals to enjoy myself, but to tell everyone else how miserable the place is. They really, really don’t want a whole bunch of people moving there. _ About 1,000 people were expected for the Fourth of July parade. I wondered why they would all come from. _ What if David Lynch directed an airline safety video? I had that every discussion with the person sitting next to me on the flight to Denver. _ My rental car was a stinker. It was a Kia, and you can’t see out the back window worth a dang. Is that a thing now? Are they making rear windows smaller and smaller? Seems like an unsafety feature to me. _ Because I was still recovering from the opiod saga, I was still having weird dreams. In one dream, I was working with Walter Cronkite two days before his retirement. Apparently, I was going to be the one taking his place. Anyway, after his next-to-last broadcast, I went up to him jokingly and said “Good job, Mr. Cronkite. Done this before?” I then drummed on the anchor desk to emphasize I was just exhibiting light humor. He didn’t laugh. _ I also had a very colorful dream involving my brother H.B., and my friend Darcey’s landlord Deward. It seems Deward and I were at Darcey’s house, the Gold Gem, except that Darcey wasn’t there, and the Gold Gem was in North Carolina instead of Colorado. It was also decorated with hundreds of colorful stuffed animals. Many people were wandering through the house, looking at the animals, as if they were part of some sort of fair exhibit. I peaked my head through one door, and saw that the stairs leading to Darcey’s other rooms had been blocked off. I remember this being a very happy dream for me because there were a lot of children around, and they were all eager to learn – and I was excited to teach them something. At some point, I had to leave to bicycle to H.B.’s house so that we could go to Greenville for what I believed was a Little League baseball game. I remember thinking that the me of three years ago would have loved going to the game, but the current version of me would rather be going camping. _ I also had several dreams about my Dad. Nothing particular, other than he was just there. I also remember a dream about spinning turntables, which means it was probably another of those radio dreams in which I can’t stop the dead air, but I retained none of the details. _ I'm again struck by how quickly we can cover vast distances, and how that has homogenized our cultures. Here I was in an isolated area - and, yes, it did have its own special quirks - but overall the conversations and mannerisms wouldn't have been out of place virtually anywhere else in the United States.

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Updated July 22, 2020 | For Cat People By Karen Anderson This message includes associate links. Read more right here. Nobody suches as the big cloud of dust that rises and also covers the floorings and also furnishings when you pour a couple of pounds of feline trash right into your pet cat’s can. And your pet cat doesn’t just like the tiny sneeze-inducing clouds of dirt that rise up every time they dutifully hide their business. If your pet cat is a litter-kicker, you’ve obtained litter and dirt everywhere. It might be time to give everybody a break and also button to a dust-free pet cat trash.

Numerous brands of cat clutter have relocated to dust-free (or 99 percent dust-free) formulas, so, it’s most likely you can conveniently locate one that fits with your various other preferences. You can find dust-free pet cat trash as pellets, sand, clumping clay, scented, unscented, and much more– consisting of numerous clutters that excel at controlling odor in addition to dirt.

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These 10 litters are reliably dust-free. (If you want also extra protection from dirt, as well as your feline will accept it, try putting your favored dust-free cat clutter into a covered pet cat can.)

This natural, clumping clay trash obtains leading scores for odor controlas well as for decreasing dirt(” 99.9 %dust-free”). The granules are heavy(which suggests much less dust as well as much less tracking on your carpet). Dr. Elsey’s Ultra Premium works well with

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since there is little or no dust, making it easy to fill up and also keep your cat’s litter box. The pellets will certainly advise you of raw bulgur wheat or steel-cut oats. Be sure to keep this litter in an awesome, completely dry location, however– warm, moist corn can welcome aflatoxin mold and mildew. What we like regarding it: Biodegradable corn formula is 99%dust-free Efficient smell control Dimensions include a smaller 7-pound bag so you can attempt it economically

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The ground walnut coverings that comprise this clutter are quick-clumping and get goes crazy for being incredibly

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Shop on Chewy This cutting-edge clumping clutter, made from 100 %timber fibers, has a totally dust-free version. It’s likewise naturally degradable, so if your locality enables you to purge clutter, you can just purge as well as scoop. Ökocat will certainly likewise interest houses with allergies as well as level of sensitivities because it’s unscented. What we like

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can smell. What we such as about it: Dust-free Highly absorbing Eco-friendly This popular clay clumping litter is 99%dust-free. It’s a cost effective option for multi-cat families as well as works with automated litter-scooping systems. Reviews on odor control are combined. What we such as regarding

it: No fragrances, dyes or dust Lightweight formula

is simpler to deal with than a few other Recommended by the American Humane Society Find on Chewy Here’s another non-clumping clutter that obtains go crazy evaluations due to the fact that it’s wonderfully dust-free.

It needs making use of the brand name’s can system, which permits feline pee to go through to a scented, odor-controlling absorbing pad in the lower area of the can. Scoop strong waste daily, then glide out and replace the pad weekly. What we such as regarding it: Truly dust-free Low-maintenance Lowers scooping Shop on Chewy I ‘d explain Ever Clean Unscented as very low dirt, if not totally dust-free. It’s what I make use of in my very own multi-cat household. The only time I notice a little dust is when I’ve cleaned up the entire box and also am pouring in a few extra pounds of it. Periodic clutter refreshes, and also daily use by the cats, don’t stimulate any dirt at all. What we like about it: Unscented and(reasonably)dust-free Carbon properly reduces the effects of smell You obtain an option of box or bag product packaging Shop on Chewy Here’s a very cost effective clumping clay clutter that’s obtaining rave reviews for being dust-free– and for its capacity to control odor. This unscented formula locks odor into tight globs and also includes odor-absorbing charcoal in the mix, providing premium brand names a run for the cash. What we such as about it: Budget pricing Dust-free formula Dimensions from 14 pounds to 40 pounds for a multi-cat household Shop on Chewy Boxiecat clutter is a new brand name obtaining a good online reputation as a premium litter that’s dust-free, along with without dyes and also bleaches. (It’s offered scented and also unscented). It’s an extra pricey clutter, however worth trying if you or your cat have hostilities to various other trashes.

What we such as regarding it:

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If your feline watches out for adjustment, try the brand-new litter out in a separate box up until you’re sure it fulfills authorization. Or you can try mixing it, in percentages, right into the normal litter box so your feline can readjust progressively. The Humane Society has added

pointers for introducing new clutter.

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Okay, this is ‘decision time.’ Yet really, what’s there to make a real decision? Many people order pizzas at a whim (for example) without giving the ‘cost’ a second thought. The difference here, huh? You could literally change your life just as I did when I switched from a low-level factory worker to owning my own online income machine.

Don’t make a mistake about that. We could potentially deliver SMI through a high ticket webinar for as much as $1997 a pop, and there’s no doubt that it’s going to sell. But luckily for you, webinars, speaking to a live audience, that’s just not my thing. But clearly, this isn’t a webinar, so I’m not going to charge you $1997 or even half that. And given that I’m financially stable for a long time to come and that a lot of people are out of work and struggling right now in this absolutely ridiculous time that we’re in.

I’m gonna let you into StuffMyInbox for a ridiculously small one time fee. So absurd you’ll wonder whether I’ve lost my marbles. But as long as you’re a super happy StuffMyInbox user – and you will be – you can go right ahead thinking I’m nuts, lol. So let’s do this.

F.A.Q.

Q1. WHAT IS STUFFMYINBOX?

StuffMyInbox is a ground-breaking new revenue app based on the website. The program is created in 1 literal click and proven to generate leads , sales and free traffic via a single web page-though a very unique (and very secret) proprietary one.

Q2. HOW LONG DOES SETUP TAKE?

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Q3. WHAT KIND OF TRAINING IS INVOLVED?

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Q6. WILL THIS WORK FROM MY COUNTRY? A. Absolutely. SMI works worldwide. If you could able to create a ClickBank account, then this system will work for you.

Q7. HOW DO I GET PAID?

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Q8. IS THERE ANY GUARANTEE?

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StuffMyInbox Review – What Exactly Is “StuffMyInbox”? A Full Review

StuffMyInbox Review –

The World’s #1 Best Way To Make Fast Money Online! Harness The 30 Second Autopilot Trick I Use To Stuff My Inbox With 100’s Of Leads And $700+ Daily

Introduction

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StuffMyInbox Review – Product Overview

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QUALITY

9.5

EASY TO USE

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Final Thoughts

F.A.Q.

Q1. WHAT IS STUFFMYINBOX?

Q2. HOW LONG DOES SETUP TAKE?

Q3. WHAT KIND OF TRAINING IS INVOLVED?

Q6. WILL THIS WORK FROM MY COUNTRY? A. Absolutely. SMI works worldwide. If you could able to create a ClickBank account, then this system will work for you.

Q7. HOW DO I GET PAID?

Q8. IS THERE ANY GUARANTEE?

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The Best Headphones, DACs, and Amplifiers For The Desktop Music Lover

How To Build The Best Gaming PC Guide Hub

While gaming is often the primary motivator, people build or buy PCs because of the versatility they offer. Unlike dedicated consoles, gaming PCs also function as top notch web browsers, content creation stations, and media consumption devices. There are loads of users who spend hours each day in front of their PC for work or recreation. Since wide adoption of the MP3 codec back in the late 1990s, music playback is one of the most commonly used functions of a PC. In a previous guide, I went into depth on the use of studio monitors for desktop music listening. You can get amazing results going that route, but it may not be practical in every use case. This is where headphones come in. In the last several years, the market for enthusiast headphones has exploded (with much of the interest coming from the rise in popularity of the Beats headphone line) and PC users have a ocean of choices when it comes to great products for music playback.

For recorded music lovers, this is inarguably the greatest time to be alive. File compression and the global adoption of the internet has made finding and acquiring music easier and cheaper than it has even been in the past (much to the chagrin of some labels and artists). Streaming music platforms put massive libraries of tunes at the fingertips of the masses and even diehard audiophiles are having their needs served (via Deezer, Tidal, or Qobuz). Platforms like Bandcamp give independent acts the chance to be heard (and sell) to millions. Many users may have locally stored files that date back to the days of Napster and Kazaa. Music is everywhere and for those that are serious about their listening, a high-end set of headphones can take the experience to another level.

Choosing The Right Headphones for Music on Your PC

Open-back, Closed-back, Over-ear, or On-ear?

Before diving into the world of high-end headphones, you need to take a moment and ask yourself what you want to get out of the experience. There are many types of headphones and some types excel at certain things and fall short in others. Listeners who primarily consume EDM or pop music will value strong bass reproduction and an “in your face” presentation. While the popular Sennheiser HD600 headphones may be of excellent quality, their open-back design and relaxed sound signature will be lacking in bass impact and lack an upfront presentation. These qualities make them an excellent choice for vocals and jazz, but that won’t help you much if you aren’t consuming those types of recordings often.

Unlike CPUs or GPUs, you cannot simply spend your way to objective upgrades across the board. At a certain point, the differences in headphones boil down to differences in sound signatures rather than the quality of the music reproduction. While you can generally expect a $1000 set of headphones to sound better than a $150 set of headphones, there is no guarantee that you will get more enjoyment out of the more expensive set if its design does not compliment your listening tastes or preferences. Acoustic isolation can be another important factor. While most headphone enthusiasts prefer open-back headphone designs for music reproduction, those designs are worthless for users who want to avoid sound leakage or external ambient noise/distraction.

Most enthusiast headphones come in two flavors: on-ear and over-ear. On-ear designs were very commonly included with Walkmans or portable CD players in the 1980s and 1990s. They rest on top of your ears and typically have foam padding to give your ears a bit of extra comfort. They offer no acoustic isolation, but are still very popular for portable use due to their size and affordability. Over-ear designs have large cups that surround your ears and keep the driver from resting on your ear. They can offer sealing properties that will help block outside sounds and help prevent your music from leaking out and bothering others. The design offers the user the most comfort. For the purposes of this guide, I’ll be focusing on over-ear headphones as they offer a better experience to the critical listener.

What Are DACs and Headphone Amps and Do I Need Them?

While most headphones will work fine with the jacks you have on your motherboard or laptop, there are several reasons to consider upgrading to a dedicated DAC and amplifier (or a combination unit). Motherboard audio solutions are often made with the cheapest possible parts and are susceptible to EMI and other noise problems. They may often introduce unwanted noise or distortion into your music. Some of these solutions simply lack the power to drive high-end headphones to acceptable volume levels. Motherboard audio chips typically use low-cost parts that combine a DAC (digital to analog converter) and a mosfet amp into a small package. In the same way better amps and sources for their living room or car audio setups improve the listening experience, desktop headphone DACs and amps can offer the same improvements.

Add-in sound cards used to rule the world of gaming PCs. Once Microsoft removed sound acceleration when it introduced the Windows Vista operating system in 2005, the dedicated internal sound card began to die off. Newer games could no longer make use of the dedicated sound chips and software surround and effects processing made huge strides. While a few models are still available commercially, most PC music enthusiasts have shifted to using outboard USB devices for DAC and amplification purposes. In addition to offering improved audio quality, removing the sound device from the PC itself can help eliminate EMI and other problems that can affect your signal.

Headphone impedance is another consideration that must factor into your purchasing decision. Low-impedance headphones are designed to work well with low-power sources like mobile phones, motherboards/laptops, or handheld gaming devices. High-impedance headphones are designed to be used with dedicated amplifiers or high-end home audio receivers. While you can use either type of headphone with any source, you will get the best results when you properly match headphone impedance with the capability of your source device. For slightly more in-depth explanation about why headphones use varying impedances, I highly recommend you check out this guide from CNET’s Steve Guttenberg. The short guide explains why using smaller wires on the voice coil of the headphone driver can result in better sound quality, but requires a high-impedance. Generally, headphones with an impedance of 25-70 ohms can be used with portable devices and low-power sources. When dealing with headphones using 100 ohms or higher impedances, you are going to want a dedicated amplifier (though lower impedance designs can still benefit from a quality amp).

The Best Headphones for Music Listening

Under $100

Samson SR850 Superlux HD668B

If you want to dip your toes into the world of enthusiast headphones, there is no cheaper way to do it than with the Samson SR850 or Superlux HD668B. Both of these semi-open models are designs that could accurately be considered a knockoff of the more expensive AKG studio headphones. China don’t care, and in this case, is giving you an exceptional product at an unbeatable price. These headphones offer a similar level of performance and have low impedance, so they play well with all sources. The main difference between the two sets is that the Samson uses a velour padded ear cup while the Superlux uses a pleather covering. The pleather pad will offer better sealing and slightly more impactful bass, at the cost of comfort and increased heat retention on your ears. While these headphones are relatively dirt cheap, they are still good enough that you can clearly hear the advantages of upgrading your DAC and/or amplifier down the road.

Sennheiser HD280 Pro Sennheiser HD 579

Sennheiser is one of the most trusted names in high-end headphones for good reason. They have been offering high-quality designs for years and their products have stood the test of time. The HD280 Pro is a closed-back set that offers good isolation and clear, even music reproduction. These qualities have made the HD280 Pro a mainstay in recording studios for years. The pleather ear cups offer good isolation and impactful bass. The HD 579 is one of Sennheiser’s newest open-back sets. For around $100, this is the set to choose if you want to get the “Sennheiser sound” at a good price. While they are not the best option for bass fanatics, their open-back design and laid-back sound signature make them perfect for vocals, stringed instruments, and live music. The velour ear pads are very comfortable and the set just looks luxurious compared to virtually any other set you’ll find in its price range. The HD 579 will give you performance similar to what you’d get from the much more expensive Sennheiser G4ME headsets (without the mic, of course).

Philips SHP9500S

If I was asked to recommend a set of headphones to someone that wasn’t exactly sure what they wanted, but was excited to enter the world of high-end headphones, I would choose the SHP9500S every time. These are simply one of the best headphones you can buy at any price, so the fact that you can often find then for well under $100 is pretty awesome. They do everything pretty well and manage to be comfortable at the same time. With only 32 ohms of impedance, they can be plugged in to anything and sound great, but can also be improved with a nice DAC/amp. The user-replaceable cable is a huge plus, though the non-replaceable ear pads is kind of a bummer.

Sony MDR 7506 Audio Technica ATH-AD700X

Sony’s MDR 7506 is a headphone that’s been around forever. Similar to the legendary MDR V6, this closed-back set can be found in virtually every studio on earth because of its sound quality and sturdiness. While some may not be fond of its flat EQ, you can’t argue that it will let you hear exactly what is in the recording. The coiled cord could be a plus or minus depending on the user, but most find the foldable design to be ideal for portability.

The Audio Technica ATH-AD700X is the current generation follow up tp the company’s legendary ATH-AD700 headphones. This set offers the best comfort of any headphone design (unless you have a small head) and its large, open-back drivers deliver a massive soundstage. The AD700X make it effortless to pinpoint where the individual instruments are in a recording (and this accuracy made them incredibly popular with competitive gamers). These are perfect for acoustic guitars and female vocals, though they lack bottom-end impact that EDM fans might be hoping for.

$100-$300

Audio Technica ATH-AD900X Audio Technica ATH-M50X

The Audio Technica ATH-AD900X is very similar to its cheaper sibling the AD700X. They share the same basic design and construction, meaning they are some of the most comfortable headphones you can buy at any price. The AD900X is simply better by any measure than the AD700X while still retaining a similar sound signature. Fans of acoustic rock, alternative, or folk will be absolutely smitten with the AD900X (and they make for an outstanding gaming experience as well thanks to the massive soundstage).

Users looking for a closed-back set of headphones that bring an incredibly lively sound signature should consider the Audio Technica ATH-M50X as a primary option. This stylish option has swiveling cups and can be folded for portability. The successor to the wildly popular ATH-M50, these headphones can make pop, hip-hop, EDM, and metal come alive. They also respond very well to amplification, particularly the lower registers. If you consider yourself a basshead, the ATH-M50X can literally shake your eyes in their sockets if you give them a slight EQ boost in the 40-60Hz range. A stronger clamping force is required to produce the bass impact, so these may not be ideal for those with large heads or for wearing over extended periods of time.

HIFIMAN HE-400I HIFIMAN HE400S

The HIFIMAN headphones are pretty different from all the other options in this guide in that they use planar magnetic drivers. In the simplest terms, planar magnetic headphones often sound “clearer” than dynamic headphones, although they aren’t capable of the ultrawide soundstages you will find on the best open-back headphones. The HIFIMAN HE400S is a big, comfortable set of headphones that work well with just about any type of music. The HE-400I is the company’s replacement for the 400S, though both can still be found in retail channels. The 400I offers better earpads and a flatter EQ than its older sibling. While both of these sets have a low impedance, it is highly recommended that you pair them with a powerful headphone amplifier (due to the planar magnetic design). There is currently no cheaper way to get into the world of planar magnetic headphones than these models from HIFIMAN, so they represent a great value for those who are curious to try them out.

AKG K701 AKG K702

AKG headphones have been around forever. The Austrian company is world famous for its microphones and headphones as they have been mainstays in professional recording environments since the mid-70s. The AKG K701 and K702 are a great choice for those looking for a comfortable set and enjoy a more detailed sound signature. The biggest differences between the models are the colors and frequency emphasis. The K701 is white/silver and has a slightly boosted top end, yet it never produces a harsh, sibilant sound. The K702 comes in black and has a flatter frequency response. Neither of these headphones are recommended for bassheads, though. The AKG sets do offer a very wide soundstage and work very well in gaming.

Sennheiser HD 599 Sennheiser HD 600 (300 ohm) Sennheiser HD 650 (300 ohm)

The Sennheiser HD 599 is similar to the previously mentioned HD 579, while offering more accurate bass and a midrange that is very relaxed. Once the clamping force on this set relaxes after a few hours of use, they can be worn for hours. While they do have an open-back design, the soundstage is not as wide as those found in the Audio Technica or AKG headphones. The tan and brown color scheme is polarizing, but the design and materials scream “high quality”. If you like the HD 599 but are repulsed by the color scheme, Amazon offers a similar version of this set known as the HD 598 SR.

The HD 600 and HD 650 are legendary among headphone enthusiasts. Released forever ago (the HD 600 in 1997 and HD 650 in 2006), these headphones have stood the test of time. Before high-end headphones became all the rage, these Sennheiser units stood alone as masters of the market. Enthusiasts consider the HD 600 to be the cheapest headphone available that is considered to be “endgame quality”. Many audiophiles and music lovers begin their equipment journeys with cheaper options and work their way up the totem pole. Most that reach the HD600 find it to be the top of the mountain (with a select few willing to venture into the >$1000 market).

Upon the first listen, users may wonder what all the fuss is about, as the Sennheisers offer a sound signature that is anything but lively, yet once you adjust to it, you wonder how you ever lived without it. The midrange and high-end reproduction is incredibly smooth and you can listen to them for hours with no fatigue. Those that prefer their high to sparkle may not enjoy these as much as the AKGs or Beyerdynamic DT 880s, though. The main difference between the HD 600 and HD 650 is the sound signature, with the HD 650 having more bass and an overall darker presentation.

With 300 ohms of impedance, amplification is a must with these headphones, though they do work well with even the most modestly priced options. Headphone enthusiasts love these models because they are good enough to reveal upgrades in your signal chain in price categories way above their MSRP. It is not uncommon to find people who pair their Sennheisers with amps costing $1000 or more. Bargain hunters should also look into Massdrop’s Sennheiser HD 6XX, which is just a rebranded HD 650 for $200 (though quantities are limited).

Beyerdynamic DT 770 32 ohm Beyerdynamic DT 770 80 ohm Beyerdynamic DT 770 250 ohm

Beyerdynamic DT 880 32 ohm Beyerdynamic DT 880 250 ohm Beyerdynamic DT 880 600 ohm

Beyerdynamic DT 990 32 ohm Beyerdynamic DT 990 250 ohm Beyerdynamic DT 990 600 ohm

Germany’s Beyerdynamic is a major player in the enthusiast headphone market. If Sennheiser is Coke, Beyerdynamic is Pepsi. The DT series of headphones offers option for all type of listeners in a durable, comfortable package. All of the models have metal construction with premium velour earpads, with a premium look and feel. The closed-back DT 770 gives strong bass and sparkling highs along with an “in your face” presentation. The open-back DT 880 has a sound signature that leans more toward a lush midrange and crystalline highs. If you like you music presented with a slant towards high-end detail and a wider soundstage, the DT 880 fits the bill. Finally, the DT 990 makes use of a semi-open design, sporting a sound signature that has the classic “V” shape, with the low-end and top-end being emphasized. While its midrange is more recessed, instruments and vocals remain clear. The DT 990 should be considered the most “fun” sounding of the set, but critical listeners may prefer the DT 880.

Each of these Beyerdynamic headphones are offered in a variety of impedances to suit the needs or equipment of the listener. Generally, they all sound the same, with the high-impedance models having slightly lower distortion and getting the edge in overall quality, provided you have enough power to drive them.

The Best DACs and Amplifiers For Desktop Music Lovers

Combo DAC/Amps

FiiO E10K

The FiiO E10K is a small USB-powered DAC/Amp combo that gives life to your music and pairs wonderfully with virtually any low-impedance headphones. It uses a micro-USB plug for signal and power, using its DAC chip to give your digital audio a much cleaner signal that you’d get from a motherboard solution or a laptop. It also features a hardware bass boost switch to give your cans a little extra oomph on the bottom end. The E10K also has a line out if you’d like to send a fixed signal to an external amp or a set of desktop monitors. For $75, I can wholeheartedly recommend pairing with all of the sub-$100 headphones in this guide and a few of the more expensive choices (ATH-AD900X and HD 599).

AudioQuest Dragonfly Red

The Dragonfly Red is Audioquest’s newest Dragonfly DAC revision. It features a better DAC chip and more power than its Dragonfly Black predecessor. This ultraportable unit is perfect for use with laptops and can even be paired with a USB OTG cable for use with Android phones or a Lightning adapter for use with iPhones or iPads. It is relatively pricey at $200, but you do pay a premium for its portability and size.

Schiit Fulla 2

The Fulla 2 is Schiit’s cheapest combination unit and, like all Schiit products, made in the USA. This desktop DAC is perfect for your low-power headphone needs and also works perfectly as a desktop preamp for your powered studio monitors. It’s shiny, luxurious knob feels great in the hand and makes it easier to adjust the volume of your monitors (when used as a preamp). Performance is similar to the FiiO E10K, but the extra $20 gets you that premium knob (and I’m the kind of guy who really appreciates a quality knob).

Schiit Lyr 3

If you have hard-to-drive or high-impedance headphones and you’d really like to have a slick box of Schiit on your desk, the Lyr 3 may be just what the doctor ordered. This tube-powered monster can deliver 9000mW per channel at 16 ohms and 450mW at 600 ohms. Like the Fulla 2, the Lyr 3 also acts as a preamp when the headphone jack is not being used. Unlike the Fulla 2, the Lyr 3 runs the signal through its tube stage to give your music some of that “tube magic” before it’s sent off to your desktop monitors. It features a modular design, allowing the use of a USB DAC module (the same DAC found in Schiit’s Modi 2) or a phono preamp (for those who love spinning wax). You can also buy the Lyr 3 as just an amplifier without either module for $100 less. With either module included, the Lyr 3 costs $599, but it will drive literally everything and may be the last amp you ever need to purchase.

Headphone Amps

Schiit Magni 3

If someone asks me to recommend a headphone amp, I’m gonna go with the Schiit Magni 3 every time. At $99, this solid monster has enough juice to drive power hungry planar magnetic headphones like the HIFIMAN HE-400I and the finesse to work well with earbuds (using its low-gain switch). Like the other Schiit amps, the Magni 3 has preamp outputs so you can use it as a volume control for your desktop monitors when the headphone jack is not being used. It can produce 430mW at 300 ohms, meaning it has more than enough oomph to work with the Sennheiser HD600s or the high-impedance Beyerdynamics. The Schiit Magni 3 simply has no equal in its price range and is the best bang for your buck in this market. It is made to be paired with Schiit’s Modi 2 DAC and both units will sit in a neat little stack on your desk (I have been rolling with a Schiit stack myself for years - currently using a Modi 1 with a Magni 3).

Little Dot MKII

Listeners who are curious about dipping their toes into the world of vacuum tubes without wanting to break the bank should give some consideration to the Little Dot MKII. This is the cheapest you will be able to find an all-tube design (rather than units that only use tubes for the buffer stage). Tube enthusiasts will be pleased to know that the MKII supports tube rolling (term for swapping tubes) for dialing in that perfect sound. It is not recommended that you use this amplifier with extremely low-impedance headphones or IEMs (earbuds).

Schiit Valhalla 2

The Valhalla 2 is Schiit's cheapest all-tube amplifier. You get similar performance to the Lyr 3, though the Valhalla lacks the ability to have a DAC module built-in (or installed). Its preamp can be used with a set of desktop monitors and it supports tube rolling. Unlike most OTL tube amps, the Valhalla 2 can be used with all of your equipment, from high-sensitivity IEMs to 600 ohm planar magnetics. At $349, this amp can be the centerpiece of your desktop audio setup.

DACs

Schiit Modi 2 / Modi 2 Uber

When it comes to dedicated desktop DACs, the Schiit Modi 2 is the only unit I’ll recommend. For $99, you get a high-quality DAC with a quiet, clean output. It is a perfect match with Schiit’s Magni 3 and Valhalla 2 amplifiers or any other amplifier you have. Spending more money than this for a desktop DAC puts you into the realm of insanely diminishing returns. The Modi 2 Uber variant costs an extra $50, but you get coaxial digital and optical inputs, along with a front panel input selector switch. The Modi 2 Uber can be a perfect match for your CD player, Chromecast Audio, or other device with a digital output. I use the Modi 2 Uber with this exact setup in my listening room, allowing me to have my PC, CD player, and Chromecast making use of its high-quality DAC and outputting into my preamp.

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Sweet vs. regular potatoes: Which potatoes are really healthier?

It’s an age-old debate: the sweet vs. the regular potato. Which should you be eating for maximum health?

Well, in today’s article, we’ll look to the research and crown an undisputed champion.

We also created a cool visual guide. Check out the infographic here…

Why’s there a debate in the first place?

In recent years, the sweet potato (but not the regular potato) has enjoyed “superfood” status among healthy eaters and regular exercisers.

Some researchers have suggested that potatoes might carry harmful anti-nutrients. Others that their glycemic index (GI) is too high. As a result, the humble spud has taken a mashing in the recent low-carb years.

But, here’s the thing. Both regular potatoes and sweet potatoes are healthy, awesome, and delicious heritage foods.

You can eat and enjoy both, regardless of your goals.

With that in mind, let’s dig up the truth about our tuberous friends.

You say potato, I say potahto. But they’re not the same.

They’re both called “potatoes”.

They’re both nutritious, energy-rich tubers and ancient, honored foods whose cultivation stretches back thousands of years.

They both originated in Central and South America and have since spread throughout the world.

They both taste great and make a fine side dish.

Yet, botanically, potatoes and sweet potatoes are completely unrelated.

Potatoes (Solanum tuberosum) are in the Solanaceae family, related to tomatoes, peppers, and eggplant along with deadly nightshade. Plants in this family produce solanine, which is poisonous. So don’t eat the leaves or stems of any plant in this group, or potatoes that have gone green. Solanum phureja is a rarer, more wild-type species of potato cultivated in South America.

Sweet potatoes (Ipomoea batatas) are in the Convolvulaceae family with flowering morning glory vines. Unlike potatoes, you can also eat the leaves of sweet potatoes, which are very nutritious.

Also note: sweet potatoes aren’t yams. True yams are another type of tuber (genus Dioscorea).

(In New Zealand and the South Pacific, the tubers called yams are Oxalis tuberosa, a genus related to sorrel and shamrocks.)

Biodiversity

There are about 4,000 known varieties of potatoes (with about 3,000 in the Andes alone) and about 5,000 varieties of sweet potatoes grown worldwide.

Both potatoes and sweet potatoes come in colors ranging from white to orange to purple.

Photo credit: Jodi Pudge

Of course, we usually don’t see that diversity in the average supermarket. Commercial breeding ensures that we buy only a few potato or sweet potato types.

For instance, fast-food restaurants demand a potato type (such as Russets) that has a particular size and shape, cuts well into French fries and holds together when deep-fried, but has a mealy, floury texture on the inside.

Indeed, most of the potatoes grown in North America are destined for the deep fryer.

Potato types

Potatoes can also differ in their starch content and type, which affects not only how fast they’re digested, but how they act when cooked.

Floury or “mealy” potatoes, which have a fluffy texture and are thus ideal for baking or mashing, are higher in starch, particularly amylose.

“Waxy” potatoes have less total starch but are higher in amylopectin, which helps the potato hold together and gives it a slightly “gluey” texture. This makes them better for boiling. They also digest more slowly, especially if they’re cooked and then cooled.

Similarly, sweet potato types can vary in their texture, cooking properties, moisture, and sugar levels: White, yellow and purple-fleshed sweet potatoes are typically the dry type, while the orange-fleshed are moist.

What about the “carb” question?

Tubers are enlarged roots or stems that plants use to store nutrients. This is what makes them a good source of energy — in this case, starchy carbohydrates.

Tubers have been a food source for humans for millennia.

But in recent years, eaters have gotten concerned about carbs. People wonder about whether they should eat potatoes at all… aren’t they too “high-carb”?

For one thing, “high-carb” often isn’t the real problem.

Most people in North America, western Europe, and Australia consume potatoes in some processed form — as French fries, tater tots, or potato chips.

And in North America — especially in the Southern US — the phrase “sweet potato” is often followed by “pie”.

We typically slather spuds with other stuff, like butter or sour cream — and for our poutine-loving Canadian friends, gravy and cheese curds.

So the tubers themselves are not necessarily to blame. It’s all the stuff we serve them with.

Carbs and satiety

In fact, partially due to their carbohydrate content, potatoes and sweet potatoes are highly satiating foods.

You eat them, they “stick to your ribs”, and you feel full for a long time.

(There’s a reason that “meat and potatoes” is used to describe a satisfying meal.)

In fact, in 2010, Chris Voigt, the executive director of the Washington State Potato Commission, tried a crazy experiment: 2 months of eating only potatoes.

At first, he ate only when he felt hungry, and lost 12 lb in 3 weeks. To get enough calories, he then increased his intake to 20 potatoes a day… and he said he’d never felt so stuffed.

Despite apparently meeting his calorie needs, Voigt lost 9 more pounds throughout the rest of the experiment. Not only that, his blood measures (such as cholesterol, triglycerides, and blood glucose) improved.

Now of course, we don’t recommend the 20-potato-a-day diet. But Voigt’s results suggest — at least anecdotally — that in fact, starchy tubers are more satisfying and less fat-promoting than low-carb advocates might expect.

In part, this is because of the type of carbohydrate that occurs in potatoes and sweet potatoes.

Carbohydrate type: Starch or sugar?

Here’s how 100 grams (about a cupped handful) of raw regular potatoes and orange sweet potatoes compare in terms of calories, fiber, and macronutrient content.

Potatoes Sweet potatoes 1 medium sized, baked 1 medium sized, baked Calories 161 103 Protein 4.3 g 2.3 g Fat 0 g 0 g Carbohydrates 37 g 24 g Fiber 3.8 g 3.8 g

Looks pretty similar. But let’s examine the carbohydrate type more closely.

Potatoes Sweet potatoes 1 medium sized, baked 1 medium sized, baked Starch 29.9 g 8.0 g Sugars 2.0 g 7.4 g

Sucrose

692 mg 2599 mg

Glucose

761 mg 650 mg

Fructose

588 mg 570 mg

Source: Nutritiondata.self.com

As you can see above, sweet potatoes are indeed sweeter: They have almost 4 times the sugar content of regular potatoes. (However, if regular potatoes are stored in cold storage, over time their starch content slowly transforms into glucose and fructose.)

Resistant starch

Most tubers contain some resistant starch — complex starch molecules that we can’t digest, which are then broken down by our gut bacteria in our large intestine.

Compared to sweet potatoes, regular potatoes have more resistant starch.

Potatoes also have a type of resistant starch known as retrograde starch: When you cook and then cool potatoes, the starch molecules shuffle themselves around into a different structure.

(You might have noticed the same type of phenomenon if you’ve ever cooked a batch of oatmeal, refrigerated it, and noticed a jelly-like texture after it was chilled.)

You can see the difference that temperature makes in the chart below. We’ve added some cooked lentils and bananas for comparison.

Amount of resistant starch (g) per 100 g of food. Source: Landon et al 2012.

To digest both potatoes and sweet potatoes, we have to break down and release the starch stored inside their cells.

Because some of that starch is resistant starch, this breakdown takes time and effort, so although both potatoes and sweet potatoes are high in carbs, they don’t act the same way in our body as high-carb processed foods.

(For more on resistant starch, see All About Resistant Starch.)

Glycemic score

Along with being “high-carb”, eaters have often worried about the glycemic index (GI) and glycemic load (GL) of potatoes and sweet potatoes.

GI is a measure of how quickly a food converts to glucose.

GL is a measure of how much a food converts to glucose.

Thus, eaters are told to avoid foods with a high GI and/or GL. Many people thus choose sweet potatoes over regular potatoes, fearing that regular potatoes will shoot their blood sugar sky-high.

Here’s how the GI and GL of potatoes compares to sweet potatoes.

(We’ve also included lentils and bananas, just to give you an idea of how the tubers stack up to other common “high-carb” foods.)

Glycemic index and glycemic load

Interestingly, an extract (known as caiapo) from white sweet potatoes is a promising type 2 diabetes treatment, and has been shown to improve many markers of metabolic disease.

In fact, locals in Japan commonly ate white sweet potatoes raw as a treatment for anemia, hypertension, and diabetes.

Here’s a comparison of the blood glucose response to sweet potatoes, regular potatoes, regular potatoes with caiapo, and plain old glucose.

Average glucose response relative to fasting blood glucose concentrations for foods containing 50 g of carbohydrate. Source: Allen et al 2012.

The problem with GI / GL

As you can see, white potatoes do often score higher on glycemic index and glycemic load tests than sweet potatoes. But does this mean we should treat regular potatoes like they’re dirt-covered sugar cubes? Absolutely not.

GI and GL are only a small part of the story.

GI changes with food type (say, floury vs. waxy potatoes).

GI changes when other foods are introduced. We don’t usually grab a plain baked potato and start gnawing on it. We generally eat both potatoes and sweet potatoes as part of meals.

GI changes with food preparation. Boiling usually results in a lower GI, since starch can bind with water. The dry heat of baking, on the other hand, lowers moisture and concentrates sugars. Cutting up potatoes and sweet potatoes helps preserve their starchiness, while cooking them whole results in more sugariness.

As you can see in the chart below, sweet potatoes do not automatically have a “better” GI than white potatoes. A roasted or baked sweet potato has a higher GI than a boiled white potato, for example.

Average GI of 10 varieties of sweet potato based on cooking type. Source: Bahado-Singh, 2011.

In the end, if you’re following Precision Nutrition guidelines, you’re probably including lean proteins, healthy fats, other vegetables and fruits, and naturally occurring fiber in your diet.

You’re probably also active, which helps your body process carbohydrates better.

This means that GI / GL is not the only thing you should consider when judging the “healthiness” of a food.

And it also means that most healthy and active people can eat potatoes and sweet potatoes just fine.

Carb type matters

Thus, even though both potatoes and sweet potatoes are “high in carbs”, not all carbs are created equal.

Because of the type and nature of the carbohydrates they contain, both potatoes and sweet potatoes fill us up, give us energy, and leave us satiated for a long time.

As a bonus, sweet potatoes often satisfy sugar cravings, especially if they’re baked and caramelized.

Purple-skinned, white-fleshed sweet potatoes in particular (often found in East Asian cuisines) tend to have a “cakey”, caramel taste that makes them perfect for managing the occasional sugar jones.

Vitamins and minerals

In general, potatoes and sweet potatoes are roughly similar in their vitamin and mineral content.

But when it comes to vitamins and minerals, orange sweet potatoes are vitamin A superstars.

Vitamin A occurs in retinol form in animal foods such as eggs, and in rich industrialized countries, many people can afford to eat these foods. Many processed foods are also vitamin A fortified, so few of us in North America suffer vitamin A deficiency.

However, in poorer countries, vitamin A deficiency is a common problem, causing blindness, other health problems, and over 600,000 deaths per year (mostly of young children or pregnant women).

Along with other colorful fruits and vegetables (such as leafy greens and squash), orange sweet potatoes contain high levels of the carotenoid form of vitamin A. As little as a cupped handful of sweet potato a day can provide all the vitamin A that a small child needs.

Improving access to sweet potatoes and breeding vitamin A-rich sweet potatoes are thus important nutritional strategies for preventing vitamin A deficiency.

Potato Sweet potato 1 medium sized, baked 1 medium sized, baked Vitamin A 17.3 IU 21907 IU Thiamin (B1) 0.1 mg 0.1 mg Riboflavin (B2) 0.1 mg 0.1 mg Niacin (B3) 2.4 mg 1.7 mg Pantothenic acid (B5) 0.7 mg 1.0 mg Vitamin B6 0.5 mg 0.3 mg Folate (B9) 48.4 mcg 6.8 mcg Vitamin B12 0 0 Vitamin C 16.6 mg 22.3 mg Vitamin D 0 0 Vitamin E 0.1 mg 0.8 mg Vitamin K 3.5 mcg 2.6 mcg Calcium 25.9 mg 43.3 mg Copper 0.2 mg 0.2 mg Iron 1.9 mg 0.8 mg Magnesium 48.4 mg 30.8 mg Manganese 0.4 mg 0.6 mg Phosphorus 121 mg 61.6 mg Potassium 926 mg 541 mg Selenium 0.7 mcg 0.2 mcg Sodium 17.3 mg 41.0 mg Zinc 0.6 mg 0.4 mg

Source: Nutritiondata.self.com

Antioxidants & phytonutrients

Both potatoes and sweet potatoes contain antioxidants, substances that help control oxidative damage in the body.

The phytochemicals (plant chemicals) in potatoes and sweet potatoes may also keep us healthy by regulating the immune system, fighting viruses and other pathogens, controlling inflammation, and inhibiting tumour growth.

Along with substances such as carotenoids (vitamin A precursors), ascorbic acid (vitamin C), and tocopherols (vitamin E), potatoes and sweet potatoes also contain a host of other potentially helpful phytochemicals, including:

polyphenols

alpha-lipoic acid

selenium

lycopene

chlorogenic acid

isochlorogenic acids

caffeic acid

scopolin

chlorogenic

cryptochlorogenic acid

ferulic acid

anthocyanins (in red and purple varieties)

lutein

zexanthin

violaxanthin

catechin

epicatechin

superoxide dismutase

catalase

defensin (in sweet potatoes)

As with other colorful fruits and veggies, colored potatoes and sweet potatoes (i.e. yellow, orange, and purple-fleshed varieties) are higher in these beneficial plant chemicals.

In fact, red-fleshed or purple-fleshed potatoes are comparable to Brussels sprouts, blueberries or spinach!

Feel-good chemicals

Fun factoid! Potatoes also contain trace amounts of naturally occurring temazepam and diazepam (aka Valium) along with L-tyrosine (a precursor to dopamine, one of our “feel-good” neurotransmitters).

Both potatoes and sweet potatoes also contain roughly the same amounts of L-tryptophan, the raw materials for serotonin, another “feel-good” neurotransmitter that makes us feel calm and happy.

No wonder you feel so groovy after those spuds.

Antinutrients

Antinutrients are substances that either interfere with nutrient absorption, or act as toxins in the body.

Almost all plant foods contain antinutrients as natural defenses against pests, diseases, and environmental threats. Tubers are no exception.

For instance, most tubers are relatively toxic when uncooked. And, as mentioned, green potatoes are poisonous (so cut off the green bits or toss green potatoes altogether).

In the end, both potatoes and sweet potatoes — like nearly all other plant foods — have some antinutrients.

Luckily, these occur in very low levels, and most of the time our bodies are perfectly able to process them.

Potato antinutrients

Potatoes contain proteins such as patatins and lectins which can be allergenic, particularly if potatoes are eaten raw.

People who have other allergies (particularly latex allergies) are more susceptible to potato allergies, as are children. Lectins can cause intestinal damage.

Potatoes also contain protease inhibitors, which may prompt an allergic reaction or interfere with the digestion of proteins.

Potatoes contain salicylates, which can cause problems for those with a salicylate intolerance.

Finally, the Solanaceae family of plants (which, again, contains tomatoes, peppers, and eggplant) may be somewhat inflammatory, and can produce reactions in susceptible people.

However, most of these are problems only for people with existing allergies, intolerances, and autoimmune disorders. If you eat potatoes and feel fine, don’t worry about it.

Sweet potato antinutrients

About 80 percent of the protein in sweet potatoes is sporamin, which is a trypsin inhibitor. Trypsin inhibitors can interfere with digestion by reducing the action of the digestive enzyme trypsin (which helps us digest proteins).

However, sporamin may also be an antioxidant.

As with potatoes, cooking decreases or removes many sweet potato antinutrients. Sweet potato allergy or intolerance is quite rare.

What makes a food “healthy”?

As you can guess by now, several factors determine whether potatoes and sweet potatoes (or, for that matter, most other foods) are more or less “healthy” or appropriate for your goals.

How they’re prepared

Eat potatoes and sweet potatoes cooked rather than raw.

Baking, boiling, or roasting potatoes and sweet potatoes is generally healthier than frying them. When fried, the starch can create harmful acrylamides.

(For more on this, see Healthy French Fries and All About Cooking & Carcinogens.)

What you eat them with

Check your sweet potatoes. Is there a pie crust underneath them or marshmallows on top of them?

Can you even see that baked potato underneath the mound of sour cream and cheese?

Hmm… then maybe not ideal for a daily dish.

But if you see broccoli and perhaps a nice grass-fed steak, or wild-caught salmon, or some beans with those tubers… go for it!

A little bit of healthy fat with sweet potatoes in particular will help you absorb their vitamin A.

Processed vs unprocessed

When eaten as whole, minimally processed plant foods, both potatoes’ and sweet potatoes’ carbohydrates are relatively slow-burning.

So opt for the Niçoise salad over the instant mashed potato flakes, potato vodka, and sweet potato syrup.

Nutrient density

When eaten as whole, minimally processed foods, both potatoes and sweet potatoes are nutrient-dense.

(Sure, they’re not kale, but then again, few foods are.)

Both potatoes and sweet potatoes contain vitamins and minerals, antioxidants and phytonutrients.

If you’re looking for a blast of carotenoid vitamin A, an orange-fleshed sweet potato is a clear winner. However, if you fancy a little anthocyanin antioxidant action, try a blue-fleshed potato. Mix it up!

Satiety

Less-healthy foods are often easier to overeat. They leave you unsatisfied, craving more.

Sure, we’ve all indulged in a mashed potato fest at Thanksgiving or sweet potato fries at our local pub. But when we prepare both potatoes and sweet potatoes properly and eat them slowly as part of a normal, PN-friendly diet, we’ll usually find both to be satisfying and filling.

Effects on the food chain and environment

Potatoes and sweet potatoes are relatively hardy crops that are easy to grow in most climates, although sweet potatoes prefer things a little warmer. Even if you only have a little space, you can grow both types of tubers in a bucket.

Comparatively, potatoes and sweet potatoes are low-impact crops, requiring minimal water or additional processing.

Your heritage and history

Part of “health” is being able to enjoy food with others, and connect to our heritage. Potatoes and sweet potatoes are part of most traditional cuisines.

Thus, aside from their nutrient content, potatoes and sweet potatoes promote “health” through food and social relationships.

Summary: What we recommend

“Lab significant” vs “real-world significant”

You might have guessed that while we rely a lot on clinical research, we also try to keep a sense of perspective.

We try not to get bogged down in the numbers, or look at single nutrients or foods in isolation.

After all, people don’t eat “nutrients”. They eat food. They eat meals.

Having a baked potato with a meal or enjoying Grandma’s potato salad at a family reunion along with 7 other dishes is a lot different from being a fasted test subject who is fed exactly 200 grams of baked potato and nothing else.

“Lab significant” — i.e. small variations in numbers — is not “real-world significant” — i.e. what matters to real, unique people living real lives in real bodies.

So we work closely with Precision Nutrition Coaching clients to see how scientific theories and findings manifest in real life — outside of the lab.

PN’s eating guidelines

Based on the available research and our experience helping nearly 100,000 clients improve their eating habits:

We recommend both potatoes and sweet potatoes as part of a health-promoting diet, because we know that including both:

gives people “carb variety”;

helps people feel psychologically satisfied and physically satiated;

helps give people steady, slow-burn energy; and

helps people feel “normal” when changing their dietary habits (because potatoes and sweet potatoes are familiar foods).

Moreover, people can easily adapt this general recommendation to meet their individual goals.

We recommend starting with a baseline of 1 to 2 cupped handfuls of starchy carbs per meal. This can be potatoes or sweet potatoes, but also a host of other delicious and nutritious choices: beans and lentils, fruit, whole minimally processed grains, etc.

We recommend that people adjust their portion sizing and food choices based on:

their individual goals (fat loss, mass gain, fuel for athletic performance, etc.);

their individual body size (smaller people get less; larger people get more);

their individual carb needs (which, if you’re active and leaner, will usually be higher);

their individual food sensitivities; and

their individual preferences.

We recommend that people experiment with various types of potatoes and sweet potatoes as well as cooking methods and cuisines. Variety is the spice of life!

For more on potatoes, check out All About Potatoes.

What to do next: Some tips from Precision Nutrition.

Get beyond “good foods” and “bad foods”.

Instead, ask: Does this food add value to my body? Does it nourish me and benefit me? Both potatoes and sweet potatoes can be a valuable part of your healthy diet.

Try something new.

Explore the types of potatoes and sweet potatoes available. Look for unusual or colorful varieties at your local farmers’ market. Or grow some in your own garden.

Choose whole, fresh, minimally processed foods.

Whether it’s a regular potato or a sweet potato, it’s still better than potato chips.

Give thought to preparation.

Bake, boil, roast, and/or steam your potatoes and sweet potatoes. Cook potatoes instead of eating them raw. If you want to take advantage of the retrograde starch, cool your potatoes after cooking.

Observe how YOU feel after eating a given food.

Do you feel invigorated or immobilized after a potato or sweet potato? Satisfied or starving? Full of long-lasting energy or napping in the corner? Lean and light or heavy and sluggish? Gather data and act accordingly.

Watch for signals of sensitivities and intolerances.

If you suspect you may have a food intolerance, try keeping a food journal to see if you can associate your symptoms with a particular food. White potatoes may be a problem, if you have an underlying susceptibility (such as an autoimmune disease or other allergies, particularly a latex allergy). Most common potato intolerance symptoms reported are eczema, stomach upset, hives and swelling, or — in rare situations — anaphylaxis. For most people (especially adults), potatoes are perfectly fine.

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Strange letters from my father

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Strange letters from my father

I never do paid posts but I’m doing this one for two reasons. 1) Because I was already going to write about this. Stick with it and you’ll see why in a second, and 2) because the 8th Annual Jame Garfield Miracle is going on and I needed more money to help kids in need and this was a super easy way to do it. So if you’re reading this, you are helping needy children. EVERYONE WINS.

So, StoryWorth advertised on my blog this year and I loved it so much I paid full price to buy one for my dad. Here’s how it works: StoryWorth emails your family member weekly story prompts in the form of questions. They reply to the emails and you get to read their amazing family stories that you never knew existed. Then at the end of the year StoryWorth binds the years worth of stories into a keepsake book. My dad has been doing it for about six months and the emails I get with his answers are so insane and lovely that I often have to call and ask, “Is that true?” Stories about my grandparents and great grandparents that I may never have known are now being shared with family. It is awesome and I highly recommend it because it’s a gift for you and for them. It’s normally $79 but right now (until 1/31/18) it’s only $59 through this link.

The stories my father shares are really too good to keep to myself so I’m sharing a few snippets of my favorites here. You may think they’re strange and terrible but I love and treasure them. I suppose that’s how family stories work though. (BTW, Nelda is my mom. She types the answers as my dad dictates.)

Have you pulled any great pranks?

I was prying something loose one day, and I broke off half the blade of my skinning knife. Stupid! Now the six-inch blade was only three inches long. It was now perfect for prying things loose, but it was also perfect for a practical joke.

We have an electric knife sharpener at the taxidermy shop, and I don’t allow anyone to use it except me. If you’re not paying 100% attention to what you are doing, the high-speed sharpening wheel can throw the blade back at you. Bad news.

I went to my own working area where I hide from the other workers and went to work on my joke. I super glued the tip of my broken knife blade to the inside of my inner right arm. Next I built up the wound area with 2-part epoxy. It’s a product we use in the taxidermy shop like modeling clay to make artificial skin on a mount. I smoothed out the epoxy, texturized it to make it look like my own skin and modeled it to look like that knife is really embedded deep in my arm. I used an airbrush to paint the epoxy area to match my skin. Next I feathered in some white, purple,and red paint to make a realistic cut. Finally I mixed up some blood- red and black paint. I added a little glycerin to give the fake blood a wet glossy look. I poured the blood where it needed to be, and splashed the rest on an old rag that I used to cover the gag.

I staggered into the shop and sat down, not saying a word.

Don was the first to notice the blood. “Holy Crap! What did you do?” Helen came out the office, and I removed the blood-soaked rag to show my work of art. Everyone gathered around me to either gawk or help. Helen hollered out, “Don’t put it out. He’s on blood thinners! He”ll bleed to death!”

No sooner did she say that, Jonathon grabbed the knife and pulled it out. I quickly covered the wound with the bloody rag. I figured the joke was over till Jonathon looked at the knife and screamed, “It broke off in his arm!”

I didn’t get any compliments for my realistic art work. I cleaned up my mess and came back in the shop. I sat down next to Jonathon and asked him if it looked real. He said. “Yeah, I thought it was real……..What are blood thinners?”

What have you changed your mind about over the years?

I use to think that dogs are a man’s best friend, but I’ve changed my mind. Dogs will always forgive you quickly if you ask them to, but they don’t do laundry, they don’t cook, they don’t scratch your back, and they don’t clean house. They are pretty good at doing dishes, as long as you smear left-over gravy over the whole plate.

I use to think that a loving wife would see the humor in that previous paragraph. Dogs will still always forgive you quickly if you ask them to.

I use to think this was funny.

If you could choose any talents to have, what would they be?

I asked Nelda what this question meant. Any talent? She suggested singing, or playing an instrument , or maybe x-ray vision. X-Ray vision might be cool only if it is selective. Some old fat guy crossing your path of vision could ruin your day. A cute young chick could also ruin my marriage. I’ll stick with my near- sighted astigmatism with floaters.

I already sing beautifully. I have that talent even though no one else thinks so. My ears are so good that in my head the notes sound pitch perfect. Self corrective hearing is what I call it.

I might like the talent to finish everyone’s sentences before they could say it. Unfortunately I hang around a lot of people that don’t make a lot of sense. I’m not going to take credit for a bunch of nonsense.

I would like the talent to communicate with animals. I would like to understand their thoughts. Someday I will.

What is one of your fondest childhood memories?

One of my fondest memories is going perch fishing with my mom. When I was about five years old, I got the fishing bug. I couldn’t get enough fishing. My dad had a farm out at Eola, about twenty miles from home. The whole family would pack up before daylight, and drive out to the farm to work. My dad would usually be on his John Deere tractor. My mom would be either building electric fence or picking rocks out of the field. My sisters would be together hoeing weeds. I, being the baby, stuck with my mom. We would work till noon, and then drive to our neighbor’s pasture to have a picnic lunch. A small dirt tank with green water surrounded by large mesquite trees was one of my favorite places to spread out our homemade quilts, and rest in the shade. We would eat bread, summer sausage, longhorn cheese, and drink Cragmont orange soda water. After lunch, I would get out my cane pole. I always saved some of my lunch to use for bait. Those perch would bite on anything, but bread was my favorite cuz it stayed on my hook the best,

My dad would usually sleep and rest while my mom would watch me fish. She was actually watching a five year old kid making sure I wasn’t gonna fall in the water. The fish would bite as fast as you put the hook in the water. They weren’t very big, but I kept anything that had eyes. I even kept a little turtle. When I caught a water snake, my fishing was over.

Have you ever won anything?

The last year that the famous Sam Lewis put on the World Champion Armadillo Races, I won. Actually, my armadillo won. All I did was get behind Army and stomp and holler and chase him across the finish line. I guess I came in second. I released the armadillo back in the woods, but I kept the silver ring. My daughter Jennifer has the ring (I think).

I probably wouldn’t have given her the ring if it was gold.

What inventions have had the biggest impact on your day-to-day life?

The cube is probably the greatest invention of my lifetime. Before the cube, there was really not much stability in my life. Spheres were the rage when I was growing up. How can one build anything on a sphere? No matter how you slice it, you end up with just a lot of wheels.There was hope for wheels in those days, although someone took the idea too far. The whole world revolved around wheels and anything that could be made with them. Donuts were one of my favorites. It was like a wheel inside of a wheel. Clever. But look at a really fat donut from the side. It’s a cube. Give the cube the credit due. You eat a donut from the side, don’t you?

Cubes were the true building blocks of the future. The Egyptians knew this. They even made huge cubes all over their back yard. Then they sliced the cubes diagonally, tipped them over so they would rest on their most stable side, and “BAM”! They had yard art that would last for decades. People would ride by, see the yard art, and ask the age-old question, “Do you think that’s a cube cut in half on its axis, or is that cube half buried in the sand. If someone ever invents the wheel, we could build a big bulldozer and find out.”

Ice cubes. How would you like living in this planet without ice cubes. Sure, there’s people up north that don’t appreciate ice like we do, but what if they want to sit down for a while. Up north, chairs don’t grow on trees, but a big cube of ice would make a wonderful chair. You could probably build a house out of ice if you had enough of it laying around. An air-conditioned house. With an ice box.

I really don’t dislike spheres. After all, a sphere is just a well-rounded cube that likes to travel.

I changed my mind. My favorite invention that has changed my life is a 19 volt battery-operated screwdriver with an extra lithium battery. Made by Craftsman.

How has the country changed during your lifetime?

The country hasn’t changed at all. The cities are all screwed up. I lived in the country when I was a kid, and I live in the same country now. The trees I remember as a kid seemed to be a lot smaller back then. The country roads I use to walk down seem to be a lot shorter when I drive them.

Water skiing, tubing and fishing wasn’t good at all on our local lakes, but I got pretty good at skipping rocks. The trick was to find flat rocks about three inches across. If you could find rocks that were flat on the top and bottom, you were in business. With a little practice, you could get thirty or more skips out of one perfect rock. You could get even more skips if the lakebed wasn’t sandy. When you found that perfect rock, you didn’t squander it. You walked out in the lakebed and retrieved it. Once when I was retrieving one of my dad’s washers (sometimes I used artificials),I found a rowboat. It was a Sears/Roebuck 10 foot aluminum just like the ones in the catalogs. This boat was mine.There wasn’t a drop of water in my new boat, and I started dreaming about all the adventures I would have on Lake Nastywater. (We use to called it Lake Nasworthy, till the water level went down and old tires messed up our rock skipping). I named my boat S.S Minnow. Gilligan’s Island was my favorite after school tv show. I liked Gilligan the best, but Ginger and Mary Ann got a lot better over the years. My Dad enjoyed that show too. I knew he was really gonna get excited when I showed him The Minnow. We walked out on the lake and gazed down on our boat.

“Oh My Gosh! Look! ” Daddy saw my boat. He was excited. He peeled off his sweat stained farmers hat, smiled, sighed, and said something that I couldn”t believe. “There’s my old boat.”

“What! Your boat?”

“Sonny, I lost “The African Queen ” about forty years ago.” I was noodling for yeller cats down here when this was the Middle Concho. You know what noodling is……Catching them with your hands. It wasn’t against the law back in them days. Now, they would throw you in the pokie. I found this big rock right here and knew this was where the big one lived. Right under this rock. Your Uncle Sam, my older brother, was a better swimmer than me ,and he had more experience at catching big fish. Sam jumped in the water, took a deep breath, and went underwater. He came back up about 30 seconds later ,and told me the good news. “There’s a big hole under that rock, and there’s a catfish down in there. His head is as big as a five gallon bucket. As soon as I catch my breath, I’m going for him. My brother, Sam went under. He was down there a long time. He was down too long. I jumped in the water, and found the hole that Sam had entered. I reached in, and found Sam’s legs kicking up a storm. I grabbed his legs and started pulling him out of the hole. It was a struggle,but I pulled him out. We surfaced, and Sam was as white as a sheet. We looked around and couldn’t find “The African Queen”.

We sat up on the rock, Sam caught his breath finally, and told me what happened.”That monster fish was deep in the hole. I was rubbing his belly with both hands. My arms were extended, reaching for his gills. He kept swimming further in the hole. I didn’t realize that the hole was getting tighter, and I was running out of breath. My arms were out in front of me, and I couldn’t push my way out. I was stuck underwater. I was ready to give up when I felt you pulling me out. You saved my life!

We reached down to release our boat from the encrusted mud, and it proved to be a lot lighter than expected. There was no floor in the boat. It had rotted out years ago, but it still held some shared memories for my dad and me.

Uncle Sam and Daddy are both gone now. Maybe they’re floating down the Middle Concho in an old rowboat with a floor in it. Maybe they’re fishing for big yeller cats. They’re not noodling though because Sam promised God that he wouldn’t fish that way anymore.

Do you have any particularly vivid memories of your grandparents?

All of my grandparents were Czech. They didn’t speak English but they were successful farmers. They figured out early in life that to be wealthy, you had to have good discipline. They saved their hard-earned money that they made sharecropping. Then they bought land. They made do with growing their own fruits and vegetables. They raised chickens for eggs and meat. They had cows that they milked daily and butchered their own beef and hogs.They made their own clothes, churned butter, canned produce from the garden, made cheese , flour, cornmeal, and bread. The only thing easy on the farm was falling to sleep at night.

Butchering hogs in those days was a big deal. There was too much work for one family to do all the work in one day. There would also be too much meat and sausage to cure, smoke, and package. The meat from a three hundred pound hog would go bad before one family could eat it.

When the first cold day would come around, all of the aunts, uncles, and third-generation heathens would meet at my grandparents house with all their butcher knives, tow sacks, hog scrapers, seasonings. We were having a butcher day. There was going to be a lot of work and a lot of fun for everyone except two fat hogs.

The women would build a big hot fire under a wash kettle full of water. The men would get the hogs up out of the mud, and wash them off. The hogs didn’t know what was going on with all this special treatment, but I bet they thought they were family and they were being invited for dinner. Smart pigs.

My uncles would build a sled,and then would position our dinner guest close to it. A shot would ring out and an unhappy but short squeal would alert the second dinner guest that now might be the time to cancel his reservation. The relaxing swine napping on the sled would be given a ride to the kettle area. Tow sacks (burlap bags) were pulled out of the boiling water and spread over a portion of the sleeping porker. The scalding loosens the hair on the pig and a dull butcher knife is used to scrape the hair (root and all) off of the pig.

The whole process is repeated on a new area of the pig until the whole hog is as balded as the top of my head. That pig is also pretty and pink like the top of my head.

Now it’s time to gut the clean “organ donor”. The liver, kidneys, and heart are saved. The small intestines are also saved. It was my job to clean out the green juice out of these long tubes. I liked attaching a garden hose to one end and let the water pressure do the work. My job was taken away from me because of the mess I made all over the porch. I think years later Whamo made a fortune with a toy called a Water Wiggle. I guess I was just ahead of my time on inventions, but my marketing skills had not yet been perfected. Sometimes, poop happens.

The rolls of fat from the hog is collected for later use. The ashes from the fire were shoveled into a tilted wooden trough. Water was poured over the ashes and drained into another container. This was lye. The fat is put in the kettle and rendered down to lard. Some of the lard was saved to cook with. It was poor man’s shortening. Then the belly meat and flanks were cut up (with the skin still attached), and the small pieces were fried in the lard. This was cracklins. You eat them hot with molasses and homemade bread. You now have a lot of lard in the kettle. Dump the lye in with some kind of perfume and boil the devil out of it. Let the whole mess cool down and you got soap. Cut the soap into bars with a butcher knife and let it get cold. It will last forever. I think it has such a long shelf-like cuz no-one wants to use it. It stinks, and it takes your hide off with the dirt. It will cure a young boy from cussin .

Cut up the pork chops,cure the bacon, cure the hams and hocks, and start turning the grinder. It’s “SAUSAGE TIME”.

Those casings that were rescued from me are refilled with seasoned ground pork and tied into links. Hang ’em in the smoke house.

It’s now pretty late, and everybody’s tired. We sample the sausage and clean up the huge mess. I clean the front porch.

I give Babuska (Grandmother) a hug goodbye. I smell like the front porch, but she returns the hug anyway. That was sixty years ago, but I can still smell the aroma of fresh baked poppy seed kolaches from her homemade apron.

I still smell like her front porch.

My dad with his sisters and his mother. Wall, Texas.

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rollinbrigittenv8 · 7 years ago

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A California Road Trip with Lost Campers

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I shall introduce you to “Caitlin”. Now I don’t know the story behind the name but that was the mini-campervan my girlfriend and I were given for our California road trip when we went to pick up our rental from Lost Campers USA in Los Angeles.

Clean and ready when we arrived, we were given a ‘tour’ of the vehicle, signed some paperwork and within minutes the Lost Campers staff had us on our way. Caitlin would now be our home for the following 6 days.

With a comfy mattress, an interior table and sink and everything from an awning to outdoor chairs and tables, a cooler, a propane stove, cooking equipment and storage compartments, we had everything we could possibly need for our adventure. We were excited to get started and as we turned out of the parking lot near LAX and onto Aviation Boulevard, we knew that traveling in such a van was a wise decision for a budget California road trip.

And this is what happened once that California road trip began…

Day 1: Los Angeles to Morro Bay

It wasn’t long into our adventure, about eight minutes to be precise, when we agreed to have a coffee stop. And you know how it goes, with all the traffic in LA and difficulty finding a parking spot, this turned into a much longer break than expected.

Eventually though, with coffee in hand, we got back out on the road, meandered through the streets of Santa Monica and onto the Pacific Coast Highway.

We were feeling good. We were feeling clean (this would change quickly). And we were feeling energized. We rolled along, passing Malibu and Ventura, until we reached the town of Santa Barbara in time for lunch. We ate at the Santa Barbara Public Market, an indoor food hall on the corner of West Victoria and Chapala Streets that was a great spot for a fresh meal (we went with poke bowls, highly recommended), before stretching our legs on a long walk down State Street. And then, like true campervan novices, we spent an hour in the Ralph’s supermarket trying to figure out what kind of supplies we should buy.

Bananas, wine, granola bars, water, tea and mandarins seemed like all we needed in the end.

In the early evening we pulled into Pismo Beach and went for a walk through the historic, yet tiny, downtown and beachfront, not quite attracted by the shops and restaurants enough to stick around longer but satisfied with our first glimpse of the beach.

We continued north and upon arrival in Morro Bay, decided to pull into a campground for the night. The only problem was that all of the campgrounds were completely full, leaving us no choice but to try and find a quiet spot to park, and hide, our van for the night.

Twenty minutes later we found that spot.

I backed the van up into a corner at the very end of a quiet road along the beach, where we were hidden by a huge pickup truck parked in front of us. And from this location we enjoyed dinner and a bottle of wine in front of the ocean before falling asleep, and eventually waking up to, the sound of the waves, all from the comfort of our campervan’s bed.

Day 2: Seals, Hearst Castle and Big Sur

Awake and ready to go by 8:00am, we stopped for coffee and breakfast at the Luna Coffee Bar in the quiet village of Cayucos before continuing along the coast. After 30 minutes we reached a turnoff that lead to an ‘elephant seal viewing point’.

And then we almost missed seeing the elephant seals. I made the brilliant suggestion to walk along a quiet path to the left, from where we soon saw 3 small seals lying on the sand off in the distance. Luckily, when we returned to the van, my girlfriend suggested that we walk the other way for a moment and sure enough, that’s when we came upon the dozens of massive elephant seals that this area is known for.

It wasn’t even 9:30am when we reached our second stop of the day – the Hearst Castle.

For years I’ve wanted to visit this bizarre mansion built in the early 20th century by newspaper magnate Willian Hearst and now that I have visited, I would recommend it to anyone on a California road trip in this area. We took the one hour Upper Rooms tour with one of the best tour guides we’ve ever encountered and we then spent some time on our own wandering around the expansive gardens and surreal indoor pool.

The ‘castle’ is too crazy and everything from the hilltop location to the zebras (yes, zebras) to the architecture to the ancient artifacts to the interior design to the stories behind every room simply cannot be imagined without being there. Awesome place.

Next up was a subpar Sunday lunch in the nearby town of Cambria. And then…

First, let me state that despite not having a real plan for our road trip, there was actually one place that we really didn’t want to miss – the Henry Miller Memorial Library in Big Sur. My girlfriend is a huge fan of his writing and I’m slowly learning more and more about him and his works.

While located only 30 miles up the road from Cambria, due to the landslides earlier this year that knocked out a couple of bridges along the coast, a long 100+ mile detour was now required to get in and out of Big Sur. We still planned to make the trip though.

So, after our lunch, while sitting in the campervan browsing the internet for a few minutes, I suddenly discovered that the Henry Miller Memorial Library had revised their opening hours because of the drop in tourism after the landslides. They were now only open Thursday to Sunday, 11am – 6pm.

It was Sunday. It was 3:01pm. According to Google Maps, we were 2.5 hours away with the detour.

And off we went…Route 46 over to Route 101 and up to the Nacimiento-Fergusson Road which then took us on a 60 mile adventure through wine country, an eerily quiet stretch of US Army-owned land, the alluring depths of the Los Padres National Forest and the towering Santa Lucia Mountain Range, with its dozens of dangerous turns and lack of barriers protecting you from a long fall of a cliff.

It was a wild detour, gorgeous and energizing, yet slightly nauseating, especially given our time constraints.

We pulled into the Henry Miller Library at 5:35pm.

I’m not sure what was more exciting, being at the library or the journey to get there but we thoroughly enjoyed the 25 minutes we spent wandering around the building, speaking with staff, flipping through books and soaking up the atmosphere.

And then we left.

Our dinner that night consisted of sandwiches bought from the only open shop in the area, the Big Sur Deli, which we ate at the best view point we could possibly find.

After dinner, we pulled into the corner of a small parking lot back near the Big Sur Deli, where we promptly passed out on the bed in our van, quite satisfied with the happenings of this lengthy day.

Day 3: Big Sur and the Middle of Nowhere

The second landslide was just north of where we slept and so on this day, we had no choice but to head back south. We took our time, stopping at several view points along the way until we reached the tiny community of Plaskett. And wherever we stopped, we always had the spot to ourselves, something I never imagined possible along this famous route.

After a lunch overlooking the coast (doesn’t get old!) and a drive up to a mountaintop hermitage that turned out to be closed, we turned back onto that Nacimiento-Fergusson Road from the day before, also the only route out of Big Sur.

But this time, we would do things a little differently. Once at the top of the mountains, we decided to get off the paved road and head onto a dirt track called the Coast Ridge Trail. We were’t exactly sure but looking at Google maps, this route appeared to offer a nice loop that would end up right where we wanted to be later in the day.

Here’s how that went:

We entered extremely remote territory, with not a person, house or sign of civilization to be found.

The dirt road was stunning, cutting into the sides of mountains and along impossibly narrow ridges while offering far-reaching and spectacular views in all directions.

To complete the loop, we had to turn onto a second dirt road.

This second road was insane. Even narrower and with extremely steep inclines and declines, soft dirt patches that were tough to drive through and sheer drop-offs at all times.

It was also insanely beautiful (as you can see in this video!).

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Just before arriving at the main road we were aiming for, we came upon a closed steel gate that blocked our track and forced us to turn around and completely retrace our route for 1.5 hours. (We were not happy about that.)

After thinking we would be stuck in the middle of nowhere while trying to get the van out of some soft sand for the sixth time, we eventually reached the Nacimiento-Fergusson Road once again and continued our journey away from the coast.

After this long day, we decided to spend the night at an RV camp in the small town of Greenfield, right on Route 101, partly because we couldn’t find anything else and weren’t in the mood to keep on searching. Among the huge RVs and massive trailers, we backed up our little minivan into its spot and had a quiet night, and our first shower that didn’t involve splashing water onto our bodies from a sink faucet in a rustic outhouse or bathing in a cold creek (which was actually quite nice).

Day 4: Monterey

After breakfast at the Denny’s in the town of Soledad (what would a US road trip be without one breakfast at Denny’s?), we decided to drive into Salinas, the hometown of John Steinbeck, for a wander through its quaint downtown area.

From here we continued to the coast until we reached Monterey, where we had decided to meet up with my friend Jerry.

I had actually only met Jerry once before (he’s a good friend of one of my good friends), and while I knew he was a stellar guy, I certainly wasn’t expecting the welcome we received from him and his wife. Jerry gave us…

the keys to his classic Saab convertible so that we could buzz around Monterey for the afternoon

a delicious home-cooked seafood dinner that we all ate while looking out over Monterey Bay from the window of his living room

a great room to sleep in (the waves outside lulled us to sleep!) and an invitation to make ourselves completely at home

And most importantly, awesome company. Over a couple of bottles of wine, we all spent a few hours that night talking and laughing about Monterey, about authors and books, politics, our jobs and our other interests. It was simply a great night.

Day 5: A Redwood Forest and Our Final Night

After brunch with Jerry at the excellent Wild Plum Cafe in town, it was time for us to hop back into our van. Our stay in Monterey, which also included time wandering Cannery Row, downtown and the beach, was short but perfect and as a result, we didn’t feel the need to visit any other towns. We drove right through Santa Cruz and onto Route 9 until we reached the Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park instead.

It was our first encounter with the redwoods and this little park was an ideal location to get out into nature and be among these massive, mesmerizing trees.

Then, before we knew it, the time had come to find a place where we could enjoy our final evening with the campervan. We continued into San Mateo county along small roads for about an hour and a half, randomly turning right and left several times, until we came upon a one lane, cracked pavement path that seemed worth checking out. We followed it for about 2 miles and it eventually led us into the Pescadero Creek Park, a park that seemed to be long forgotten given the condition of its gate and entry way and the complete lack of even a trace of visitors.

As a result, we were thrilled and we soon found a small clearing right up on a mountain ridge. This would prove to be the idyllic location we had hoped for.

We pulled out the chairs from the van just in time for sunset, poured some wine, put on some music and, despite having forgotten to buy dinner and with only granola bars to eat as a result, we dug in for one final night among the beautiful California nature.

Day 6: San Francisco

Waking up early in the midst of some heavy, wet fog, we did some work (despite the remote location we had great 4G coverage!), organized all of our stuff and then quietly began the last leg of our California road trip. Two hours later we pulled into the Lost Campers parking lot in San Francisco, climbed out one last time and just like that, dropped off our trusty campervan.

A California Road Trip in a Mini-Campervan?

Is a mini-campervan right for you? I’d be curious to hear your thoughts.

After our experience, we realized that the main downside of such travel is that it can be a little cramped as there isn’t a huge amount of space inside the minivan.

Apart from that though, it’s definitely an ideal option for travelers that simply need a place to sleep and the basic amenities for their road trip. For one or two people, it works out very well as the small van allows you to travel on any road and you always have a bed to lie on. If you use campgrounds, the real mattress inside the van is far more comfortable than sleeping in a tent and you’ll also have all the equipment you need to prepare your meals.

And when split among a couple of travelers, the price is more than reasonable since you get both transportation and accommodation in one.

As for Lost Campers themselves, the staff are extremely helpful and the company’s culture seems to truly revolve around making their travelers happy. I know a couple of readers wrote to me after my last post to say they had an awesome experience with this company too. The vans and equipment are in good condition, the rental process is hassle-free and they have three convenient locations as well (Los Angeles, San Francisco and Salt Lake City).

If this is your travel style, Lost Campers USA is well worth checking out for a California road trip, or any road trip in the western USA!

Would you travel in a mini-campervan? Any questions about the road trip or the campervan itself? Let me know!

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6 Places To Capture Incredible Landscape Shots In Grand Teton National Park

By Jonathan Irish

To say that Grand Teton National Park is an iconic photography destination is almost an understatement. The jagged peaks of the Teton Range, along with the stunning natural beauty and wild animals on the valley floor, have long lured photographers from around the world. In particular, the arrival of autumn, when the aspen trees explode in extraordinary hues of yellows, oranges, and reds, makes this park one of the finest places to take pictures in the world. We timed our visit to coincide with this explosion of color, and it did not disappoint. Whether you are visiting during the fall or any other time of year, there are endless opportunities to photograph the incredible. Here are a few suggestions for some great locations to shoot within this dynamic national park.

#1 Oxbow Bend

Photo credit: Jonathan Irish

The first moment you set eyes on Oxbow Bend, you can hardly believe it is real. The scene is so stunning…so jaw-dropping…that it seems unreal. Or, you may believe it was the work of divine creation; or that you stepped into a dream. It is a fine place and stands among the most beautiful landscapes I’ve ever had the privilege of photographing.

What to shoot: The main shot here is looking down the Snake River to the distant Teton Range, and catching the range (in particular, Mount Moran) reflected in the water.

How to get here: The turnoff is located in between Jackson Lake and the Moran entrance station (closer to Jackson Lake) on the north side of the park. It will be hard to miss this turnoff, not only because of the incredible beauty, but also because of the crowds that gather here. At any time of day there will be tourists, photographers, sightseers, etc. there to see this amazing spectacle.

Location tip: A lot of photographers congregate around the turnoff, however, having scoped this location out from every angle, I don’t think this is the ideal location to shoot this scene (also, if you don’t arrive 1 to 2 hours early you will not get a spot due to overcrowding.) There is a very small space where you can get the money shot about 100 yards down the road (to the right of the turnoff.) There is plenty of space to setup there, and you can get close to the water for more complete and unobstructed reflections. You won’t also have to worry about anyone stepping in front of a long exposure, which happens a lot near the turnoff.

Best time to shoot: This is a sunrise location, and is best-photographed early- to mid-morning. However, stunning images can be captured any time of day.

Equipment suggestions: A mid range wide-angle lens (in the 35-50mm range) is best for capturing the scene. I also liked having a longer lens (in the 70-200mm range) for distant subjects and to isolate parts of the scene that are quite interesting. A tripod is a must for low-light (early morning) shots, and I suggest bracketed at least one stop +/- in order to capture the full dynamic range.

Other suggestions: A word of caution: the main shot here (the distant Teton range) is so beautiful that you might not be able to take your eyes off of it. But I implore you to look around when shooting here, as there are details in every direction that are just as compelling. Here are a few examples…

#2 Schwabachers Landing

Photo credit: Jonathan Irish

Another awesome location within the park is called Schwabachers Landing. This area is used as a launch location for boaters and fisherman seeking access the Snake River, and it also happens to be a stunning location for photography.

What to shoot: Once again, the Teton Range serves as the backdrop here for calm water reflections. A variety of pools and forested areas provides many opportunities for creative compositions.

How to get here: Schwabachers Landing is located about 2 miles south of the Snake River Overlook, and 5 miles north of Moose, WY along highway 191. There is a nondescript dirt road leading down to the landing, just north of the Glacier View Turnout. You might miss it the first time you pass, but once you’ve been there it is pretty easy to find the second time.

Location tip: I would say that there are actually three separate locations here to shoot, all with their own unique attributes (although they all frame the Teton Range). The first is accessed from the main parking area, at the end of the road. From there, you can shoot a beautiful reflection of the Teton Range. Most people never leave that area. If you walk down the path about 100 yards you will come to an equally impressive and much less visited spot, which I will call Schwabachers #2. The active beavers in the area have created a dam that allows for calm water in a beautiful pool that provides excellent reflections of the distant mountains. I recommend going there first and then working back to the main area. The last spot, Schwabachers #3, is located near a small parking lot on the same road, before you reach the end (where the main shooting area is.) You have to pass this spot to get to the main area, and you might not think there is much there, as all the cars will be parked further down. This location provides yet another area for creative water reflections of the distant Teton Range, and the great beaver dam adds a nice leading line.

Best time to shoot: This is a sunrise location, and is best photographed before sunrise (alpenglow!) and just after sunrise when the peaks start to become lit by sunlight. Once again, don’t be afraid to stop here any time of day as the reflections can be beautiful even at midday.

Equipment suggestions: A wide-angle lens (in the 16mm to 24mm range) is best for capturing the wide view here (at all three locations). A tripod is also highly recommended.

#3 Snake River Overlook Photo credit: Jonathan Irish

Who can forget to Ansel Adams‘ famous Snake River Overlook image? It has inspired endless amateur and professionals alike to try their hand at capturing such beauty found in nature. It certainly has inspired me, and that is why half the fun of taking this shot is simply knowing that Ansel once stood in the very place that you are standing when you visit there–that alone is worth the price of admission.

What to shoot: Like Ansel’s visionary image, the shot here is to try and capture the Snake River as it bends into the horizon, back dropped by the Teton mountain range.

How to get here: The overlook is located about 8 miles north of Moose, WY, off highway 191.

Location tip: Ansel shot his famous image over 70 years ago, and the trees have grown and obstructed much of the view in the passing years. It will be near impossible to create his same shot, but try getting as high as possible to bring as much of the Snake River out from the treeline. Trees or not, it is still an incredibly beautiful scene.

Best time to shoot: While sunrise can be a popular time to photograph here, I preferred the late afternoon light on a cloudy/overcast/stormy day. I love the moodiness the clouds can bring, and the opportunities for rays breaking through the clouds and highlighting different features of the scene. I patiently waited for weather and I believe it was the right call.

Equipment suggestions: A wide-angle lens (in the 24-35 mm range) is best for the scene here. While most photographers don’t own this, I have the MegaMast Carbon Fiber Camera Stand, which is a monster carbon fiber tripod that can extend up to 27′ in the air. I love this thing, and I only use it for situations like this where I want a different shot. I also get a ton of snickers and onlookers who have never seen such a tall tripod. But I tell ya, it works really well! This is one way to get above the treeline to get this shot.

#4 Mormon Row

Photo credit: Jonathan Irish

Mormon settlers from Idaho arrived to the Grand Teton area in the 1890’s, and clustered their farms together in what is known as the Gros Ventre/Antelope Flats area of the park. The relics of their once flourishing farms can still be seen today, and make for some incredible photography subjects. Mormon Row was added in 1997 to the National Register of Historic Places as a Historic District. It is indeed a historic, and very beautiful place.

What to shoot: The barns on the Moulton homesteads with the Teton Range in the backdrop.

How to get here: Driving north on highway 191, turn right onto Antelope Flats road just past Moose Junction. About a mile and a half down this road you will come to a small dirt road leading north/south in both directions (respectively). Turn left to park at the little parking area to access barn #1 (John Moulton barn), and turn right to get to barn #2 (T.A. Moulton barn).

Location tip: There are two barns here that I thought were significant and beautiful shots: #1 is the John Moulton barn, and #2 is the T.A. Moulton barn. Both barns are easily accessed, and on adjacent homesteads. Truthfully, I was fonder of the John Moulton barn as I liked the shape of it and thought it composed better against the mountains, but I know some photographers prefer the T.A. Moulton barn. You can’t go wrong with either spot…they are both very photogenic.

Best time to shoot: This is a sunrise location. I liked the alpenglow that occurs on the mountains right before sunrise, but first light is pretty special as well. Get here early (at least an hour before sunrise, preferably 1.5-2 hours), as this is a very busy sunrise photography location and there aren’t a ton of prime locations to setup your tripod.

Equipment suggestions: A wide-angle lens (in the 21-24mm range) is best for capturing the barn backdropped by the mountains. I’d also bring a 70-200mm that you can use when you move back a bit at the John Moulton barn. A tripod is a must, and a graduated neutral density filter is highly recommended to properly expose the shadowed foreground when the light starts to hit the mountains.

Other suggestions: I was also lucky enough to convince some of my fellow shooters (at the John Moulton barn) to try moving back about 50-100 yards, as the longer lens helps compress the scene and make the Tetons seem even bigger. I think that was a once-in-a-lifetime occurrence, getting him to move–most of the time, there is at least one person who will set up in too close and stay there for the duration…but it is still worth trying. If you can’t convince people to move back, still try shooting from farther back as I do believe it to be the better shot at that location (you just may need to test your skills at removing people from within the frame in Photoshop.)

#5 The Owl Area (a.k.a. The Moose-Wilson Scenic Drive)

Photo credit: Jonathan Irish

I call this site “The Owl Area” because of the two beautiful Great Horned Owls I saw during one trip down the same road (I also couldn’t remember the name of the road for the longest time, but I’ve resolved that, see below.) There is a lot of wildlife in this area–when I was there parts of the road were closed to vehicle stopping because of recent bear activity; we saw elk as well, and of course, the majestic owl.

What to shoot: Wildlife. This scenic drive passes through wetlands and forested areas that are rife with fauna and the backdrop is stunning.

How to get here: One of the beautiful things about the Moose-Wilson Scenic Drive is that it is not as busy as a normal park scenic drive. I think that has to do with its location, which starts right before the main entrance station in Moose (if coming from the south.) It’s a dirt road that I think a lot of people simply pass it by… it turned out to be a place that we loved.

Location tip: Go slow. Not only will you be trying to spot owls and other animals who are very well cloaked and elusive, but animals can run out in front of the car from the brush alongside the road at any moment. It helps to have a spotter with keen vision in addition to the driver, but you can spot while driving as well (just be careful.) Be sure to look to the tree branches that are 10 to 20 feet off the ground, where owls often sit while hunting prey. If you see an one in the distance, park your car in a pull-off (animal jams can happen quite quickly if you are not considerate) and go for a walk to try and get a bit closer.

Best time to shoot: You can take this drive anytime, but I usually hit this around midday when the sun was too bright for other shooting. Most of the drive is through forested area, which provides nice shade from midday sun.

Equipment suggestions: You really need a longer zoom to capture wildlife here. I loved having my 100-400mm, as it could handle most situations. As the forest can be in shade, don’t be afraid to bump your ISO up so you are getting shutter speeds in the 500 (minimum) range.

#6 Moose heaven at Gros Ventre campground

Photo credit: Jonathan Irish

If you want to see moose (who doesn’t?) the Gros Ventre campground is the place to go in Grand Teton National Park. You can see moose just about anywhere in the park, but this area is known for being as close as you can get to having a guaranteed sighting of a moose.

What to shoot: Moose! In all their glory.

How to get here: The Gros Ventre campground is located about 11 miles south and east of (appropriately named) Moose, WY, and is situated along the Gros Ventre River.

Location tip: The best spot to find the moose is along the road leading to the Gros Ventre campground (both before and after the campground entrance) eating and relaxing in the sagebrush and cottonwoods that grow along the Gros Ventre River.

Best time to shoot: I found that mid to late afternoon was best to find the moose, but they can be there any time of day.

Equipment suggestions: Although you are likely to get pretty close to the moose, I’d still suggest a longer zoom lens for wildlife shooting. I was perfectly happy with my 100-400mm, which I think will cover most scenarios you will run into at this location. You can always go longer, and wider, and I saw all sizes and types of lenses here.

A word of caution: Be a careful and responsible wildlife viewer and stay at least the recommended 25 yards away from moose, and never position yourself between an adult and its offspring. These animals can be territorial and dangerous and you do not want to have an encounter with such a large animal.

There’s so much to see, do, and photograph within Grand Teton National Park. This list could be endless! It is not meant to be a comprehensive itinerary, but a short and easy grouping to help you get to some of the very best views and wildlife areas in the park. Enjoy!

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6 Places To Capture Incredible Landscape Shots In Grand Teton National Park

By Jonathan Irish

#1 Oxbow Bend

Photo credit: Jonathan Irish

What to shoot: The main shot here is looking down the Snake River to the distant Teton Range, and catching the range (in particular, Mount Moran) reflected in the water.

Best time to shoot: This is a sunrise location, and is best-photographed early- to mid-morning. However, stunning images can be captured any time of day.

#2 Schwabachers Landing

Photo credit: Jonathan Irish

What to shoot: Once again, the Teton Range serves as the backdrop here for calm water reflections. A variety of pools and forested areas provides many opportunities for creative compositions.

Equipment suggestions: A wide-angle lens (in the 16mm to 24mm range) is best for capturing the wide view here (at all three locations). A tripod is also highly recommended.

#3 Snake River Overlook Photo credit: Jonathan Irish

What to shoot: Like Ansel’s visionary image, the shot here is to try and capture the Snake River as it bends into the horizon, back dropped by the Teton mountain range.

How to get here: The overlook is located about 8 miles north of Moose, WY, off highway 191.

#4 Mormon Row

Photo credit: Jonathan Irish

What to shoot: The barns on the Moulton homesteads with the Teton Range in the backdrop.

#5 The Owl Area (a.k.a. The Moose-Wilson Scenic Drive)

Photo credit: Jonathan Irish

What to shoot: Wildlife. This scenic drive passes through wetlands and forested areas that are rife with fauna and the backdrop is stunning.

#6 Moose heaven at Gros Ventre campground

Photo credit: Jonathan Irish

What to shoot: Moose! In all their glory.

How to get here: The Gros Ventre campground is located about 11 miles south and east of (appropriately named) Moose, WY, and is situated along the Gros Ventre River.

Best time to shoot: I found that mid to late afternoon was best to find the moose, but they can be there any time of day.

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6 Places To Capture Incredible Landscape Shots In Grand Teton National Park

By Jonathan Irish

#1 Oxbow Bend

Photo credit: Jonathan Irish

What to shoot: The main shot here is looking down the Snake River to the distant Teton Range, and catching the range (in particular, Mount Moran) reflected in the water.

Best time to shoot: This is a sunrise location, and is best-photographed early- to mid-morning. However, stunning images can be captured any time of day.

#2 Schwabachers Landing

Photo credit: Jonathan Irish

What to shoot: Once again, the Teton Range serves as the backdrop here for calm water reflections. A variety of pools and forested areas provides many opportunities for creative compositions.

Equipment suggestions: A wide-angle lens (in the 16mm to 24mm range) is best for capturing the wide view here (at all three locations). A tripod is also highly recommended.

#3 Snake River Overlook Photo credit: Jonathan Irish

What to shoot: Like Ansel’s visionary image, the shot here is to try and capture the Snake River as it bends into the horizon, back dropped by the Teton mountain range.

How to get here: The overlook is located about 8 miles north of Moose, WY, off highway 191.

#4 Mormon Row

Photo credit: Jonathan Irish

What to shoot: The barns on the Moulton homesteads with the Teton Range in the backdrop.

#5 The Owl Area (a.k.a. The Moose-Wilson Scenic Drive)

Photo credit: Jonathan Irish

What to shoot: Wildlife. This scenic drive passes through wetlands and forested areas that are rife with fauna and the backdrop is stunning.

#6 Moose heaven at Gros Ventre campground

Photo credit: Jonathan Irish

What to shoot: Moose! In all their glory.

How to get here: The Gros Ventre campground is located about 11 miles south and east of (appropriately named) Moose, WY, and is situated along the Gros Ventre River.

Best time to shoot: I found that mid to late afternoon was best to find the moose, but they can be there any time of day.

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