In September, I've got 10 days to see everything I can see from Minneapolis to Portland, OR along the route of Amtrak's Empire Builder. Know anything about these places? I'm looking for some Metafilter reconnaissance about my route. [more inside]
posted by the jam on Aug 23, 2009 - 16 answers

Let's talk about interesting, adventurous, exciting, or otherwise awesome jobs that are actually attainable in today's economy. [more inside]
posted by Willie0248 on Feb 26, 2009 - 19 answers

Care Bears movie about a giant crystal buried underneath a city that made everyone sad and possibly black and white? [more inside]
posted by thebrokenmuse on Sep 16, 2008 - 5 answers

Where is a good place to watch a Chicago Bears game while in Milwaukee? [more inside]
posted by pokermonk on Sep 8, 2007 - 4 answers

Why do 'authorities' euthanize animals after attacking a human? [more inside]
posted by Totally Zanzibarin' Ya on Jul 25, 2007 - 29 answers

Now what? I tried asking MetaFilter without success, so how about suggestions on outdoor / adventure / natural history / other sites where I can ask this question: What book contains this description (and where in the book if possible)? Alaskan / Yukon rivers that freeze on the surface in the winter, then run dry beneath the ice, leaving river tunnels which bears and other animals then inhabit.
posted by Jackson on Mar 7, 2007 - 5 answers

What book contains this description (and where in the book if possible)? Alaskan / Yukon rivers that freeze on the surface in the winter, then run dry beneath the ice, leaving river tunnels which bears and other animals then inhabit. Thought it might be John McPhee's Coming Into the Country, or Barry Lopez's Arctic Dreams, but paging through both I couldn't find it.
posted by Jackson on Jan 24, 2007 - 3 answers

Last year I bought all of the gear my wife and I need to start spending more of our free time in the woods, hiking and camping. The issue is she is a city girl (well, Long Island) and has never been camping and is deathly afraid that bears (or other wild animals) will get us. [more inside]
posted by camworld on May 25, 2006 - 38 answers

Will a GPS device help my running and what are the best weapons against unfriendly animals and dangerous humans? [more inside]
posted by Juicylicious on May 22, 2006 - 19 answers

I'm trying to find some artwork that I believe was posted to the front page a while back. The best description I can give is that it was paintings of various animals (mostly bunnies and bears) in odd situations including, but not limited to self-mutilation. [more inside]
posted by nTeleKy on Jul 6, 2005 - 6 answers

Animal footprint identification. On an August beach camping trip in the Apostle Islands (Lake Superior) we awoke to find these footprints (1, 2) in the sand near our tent. What kind of critters were checking us out?
posted by luser on Dec 21, 2004 - 22 answers