tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-437728056755394515.post5552138846999701557..comments2023-11-07T15:44:03.771-07:00Comments on Rambling Hemlock: Never fear! We've got UMBRELLAS!Joan Westhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16396313531820725640noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-437728056755394515.post-54603131060696592522015-04-12T09:03:24.752-06:002015-04-12T09:03:24.752-06:00Umbrella LOVE! It not only provided us with shelte...Umbrella LOVE! It not only provided us with shelter from the sun and rain, it provided shadows for photographing teeny tiny flowers, it was the best ever prop for photo sessions (just look at Joan as Mary Poppins), and most of all was how it got our creative juices flowing. We devised all kinds of multi-purpose uses for the umbrella; I especially liked our button activated poison dart solution to ward off any predator bold enough to challenge the umbrella!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-437728056755394515.post-91135307752786976362015-04-07T20:30:48.559-06:002015-04-07T20:30:48.559-06:00Awesome, SlowBro! I remember you describing the e...Awesome, SlowBro! I remember you describing the effectiveness of the umbrella as a Mountain Lion Deterrent on the PCT, and that served as important background research and inspired the present study. Clearly, more replication is needed, and we are hoping to secure more funding to examine the effectiveness of the umbrella on more trails and against more dangers in the near future.Joan Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16396313531820725640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-437728056755394515.post-40113060017125367542015-04-06T17:28:38.671-06:002015-04-06T17:28:38.671-06:00Love it! :^) As you may know my umbrella was chris...Love it! :^) As you may know my umbrella was christened the M.P.M.L.D.S.* an acronym that sounds a lot like gargling with a mouth full of marbles and therefore I just called it "my umbrella", for short. Nonetheless, with your worthy contribution, the body of evidence is now growing as to the effectiveness of umbrellas as a major defensive device on the trail. Thanks for doing this vital research. -SlowBro<br />*(Mary Poppins Mountain Lion Deterrent System) SlowBrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13636020168001969641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-437728056755394515.post-31966205234740600562015-04-02T06:38:25.473-06:002015-04-02T06:38:25.473-06:00Hope the rigging works for you! I used that metho...Hope the rigging works for you! I used that method quite a bit on the PCT last year, but for the Arizona Trail we were hiking southbound with the sun in our faces, so the angle of the umbrella was all wrong the way it was rigged.<br /><br />Purple bra optional haha!Joan Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16396313531820725640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-437728056755394515.post-81715809140852960702015-04-02T01:33:09.778-06:002015-04-02T01:33:09.778-06:00Checked out your rigging tips from last year, asid...Checked out your rigging tips from last year, aside from wearing a purple bra, gotta try it.<br />Thanks :DAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16908172037348024454noreply@blogger.com