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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I am <EM>absolutely</EM> taking my D70 gear along
on my PCT-Or section hike next fall:</FONT></DIV>
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href="http://home.comcast.net/%7Eonbelaydave/Beartooths_2007_short_for_web.wmv">http://home.comcast.net/%7Eonbelaydave/Beartooths_2007_short_for_web.wmv</A></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Don't know how Beartooths-Montana compares to
PCT-Or, but I know the gear he took (Nikon D2X, 17-55mm, 75-300mm, and
apparently a decent tripod) weighs quite a bit more than the kit I'll be
carrying. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I disagree with certain other PCT-Lers who have
said a hike has be either about hiking or about photography, take your pick, one
or the other, but not both... it can and will be about both, for me. I am
at the point in my life where I can afford to buy ultralight gear to offset the
weight penalty that so many perceive as excessive in a DSLR kit over a
point-&-shoot, and I wouldn't seriously consider going without my
photography gear.</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>