Reader Brett F. recommend this piece: Loaded for bear, or wolves [1]–both as a data point on the wolf pack population explosion in the western US and for some good points on gear to carry when in the back-country.
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Jim W. sent us a tidbit for the “Global Warming ” file: Big freeze kills at least 80 across Europe [2]
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Reader G.G. wrote to mention that appears that Richard Daughty (aka The Mogambo Guru) has retired from journalism. There is a fan site [3] attempting to get Kitco, Daily Reckoning, Agora, and The Asia Times, to bring him back. He recently (12/14) wrote a short piece [4] for the site.