Map Reading and Geographic Coordinates

Map Reading and Geographic Coordinates
On the road…again! Afghanistan to Zambia Chronicles of a Footloose Forester By Dick Pellek    Map Reading and Geographic Coordinates    One training exercise that would benefit field-oriented scientists, is all about map reading skills.  The Footloose Forester had a particular landscape/terrain scenario in mind.  It was also one of his...
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Getting a Second Opinion

Getting a Second Opinion
On the road…again! Essays, Stories, Adventures, Dreams Chronicles of a Footloose Forester By Dick Pellek     Getting a Second Opinion   [FF] to Copilot:   Recall most recent dialogue regarding wildfires and post on Quora by Paul Noel [Copilot]   Here’s a clean, steady recap of the most recent dialogue you and...
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On Staying Positive

On the road…again! Essays, Stories, Adventures, Dreams Chronicles of a Footloose Forester By Dick Pellek   On Staying Positive   We only go around once in life, so staying happy, contented, and positive is largely a personal assignment we take on, each and every day.  They say that choosing happiness is...
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Small-Time Fire Fighter

Small-Time Fire Fighter
On the road…again! Essays, Stories, Adventures, Dreams Chronicles of a Footloose Forester By Dick Pellek   Small-Time Fire Fighter   Once again, a dream was the prod to beat a recursive motif chronicle from the cobwebbed mind of the Footloose Forester.   Bit by bit, he knew that a story would...
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Tropical Dendrology

Tropical Dendrology
On the road…again! Essays, Stories, Adventures, Dreams Chronicles of a Footloose Forester By Dick Pellek  Intsia bijuga?   The Footloose Forester was the student and Dr. Joe Tosi was the teacher, but Joe didn’t get mad when they disagreed about the identity of a very tall tree whose leaves could not...
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Questions and Answers About Wild Grasses

Questions and Answers About Wild Grasses
On the road...again!!! Essays, Stories, Adventures, Dreams Chronicles of a Footloose Forester By Dick Pellek     Questions and Answers About Wild Grasses       The impetus to create today’s chronicle came from the website Quora.com, to which the Footloose Forester is a subscriber and contributor. If there is a...
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The Grapevine Walking Stick

The Grapevine Walking Stick
On the road…again!!! Essays, Stories, Adventures, Dreams Chronicles of a Footloose Forester By Dick Pellek   The Grapevine Walking Stick   Moving along at age 87, the Footloose Forester has a cane or two handy, just in case. He prefers to call them walking sticks because even young hikers use walking...
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Where Was Warland, Montana?

Where Was Warland, Montana?
On the road…again! Essays, Stories, Adventures, Dreams Chronicles of a Footloose Forester By Dick Pellek   Where Was Warland, Montana?   Only with the evolution of geospatial markers and the gradual adoption of digital geographic coordinates was it possible for the Footloose Forester to finally stamp “mission completed” on the precise...
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Decimal Geographic Coordinates, a Chronicle Update

Decimal Geographic Coordinates, a Chronicle Update
On the road…again!!! Essays, Stories, Adventures, Dreams Chronicles of a Footloose Forester By Dick Pellek   Decimal Geographic Coordinates, a Chronicle Update   As GPS coordinates become more important in locating lost hikers and downed airplane pilots, the Footloose Forester wanted his readers to know that decimal geographic coordinates are more...
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Langouste and Turtle Eggs for Breakfast

Langouste and Turtle Eggs for Breakfast
On the road…again!!! Essays, Stories, Adventures, Dreams Chronicles of a Footloose Forester By Dick Pellek     Langouste and Turtle Eggs for Breakfast     Without the dreams, conjuring up a chronicle these days becomes more infrequent. Usually, the dreams are only stimuli to pen a chronicle but they contain enough...
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Cabling vs. Bracing: Advanced Techniques Tree Surgeons Use to Save Weak Trees

Cabling vs. Bracing: Advanced Techniques Tree Surgeons Use to Save Weak Trees
Trees, with their strength and longevity, often symbolize stability. Yet, even the mightiest of trees can develop structural weaknesses over time due to storms, poor growth patterns, decay, or age. When a tree shows signs of instability, the solution is not always removal. Instead, tree surgeons can employ advanced support systems...
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Splitters Sometimes Speak Up

Splitters Sometimes Speak Up
 On the road…again!!! Essays, Stories, Adventures, Dreams Chronicles of a Footloose Forester By Dick Pellek       Splitters Sometimes Speak Up   As someone who stood under the branches of this tree in 1965, the Footloose Forester is delighted to see it again and to share a few details that tickles...
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QB~Support How Do I Contact To "QuickBooks Error 7300"

The best way to speak with a real person is by calling +1-855-749-2321 Managing payroll is one of the most important — and sensitive — responsibilities for any business. Whether you're a small business owner, HR manager, or bookkeeper, when something goes wrong with your QuickBooks® Error system, you need help...
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13 Ways to Contact How can I speak to someone at Spirit Airlines®: A Complete Guide

Reaching a live representative at Spirit Airlines can make all the difference. You can call 📞 +1-855-(550)-0744 or 1-800-Spirit Airlines® (US/OTA) to speak directly with an agent—available 24/7. Whether it’s booking issues, cancellations, refunds, or technical problems, this guide walks you through every contact method available so your concerns are handled...
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GPS, A Tool That Links Knowledge

GPS, A Tool That Links Knowledge
On the road…again!!! Essays, Stories, Adventures, Dreams Chronicles of a Footloose Forester By Dick Pellek   GPS, A Tool That Links Knowledge   Foresters and others who depend upon field data to support their observations and claims need to have a reliable tool that can be used by anyone who wishes...
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Overgrazing, Overfishing, Overlogging

Overgrazing, Overfishing, Overlogging
  On the road…again!!! Essays, Stories, Adventures, Dreams Chronicles of a Footloose Forester By Dick Pellek     Overgrazing, Overfishing, Overlogging   Chronicles of the Essays variety tend to be purposeful fabrications because they are unlike ones that relate a story, a past adventure, or even a recent dream.  Essays by the...
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Serendipity of the Day

Serendipity of the Day
On the road...again!!!   Essays, Stories, Adventures, Dreams   Chronicles of a Footloose Forester    By Dick Pellek       SERENDIPITY OF THE DAY     Occasional pictures of huge trees with buttresses on Facebook prompted the Footloose Forester to research some selected literature on Costa Rica in an attempt...
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Taking the Ferry

Taking the Ferry
On the road…again!!! Essays, Stories, Adventures, Dreams Chronicles of a Footloose Forester By Dick Pellek   Taking The Ferry   The wanderlust is real.  The people, the places, and the descriptions have since been painted into memory, starting with the wanderlust of an adolescent and continuing through years of daydreams.  In...
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An Open Letter to Copilot, With Revisions

An Open Letter to Copilot, With Revisions
On the road…again!!! Essays, Stories, Adventures, Dreams Chronicles of a Footloose Forester By Dick Pellek     An Open Letter to Copilot, With Revisions   My sincere apology to you, Copilot if I have offended your sensibilities.  When in the past I have taken issue with the disadvantages and pitfalls of...
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A Solitary Tree is Not a Lonely Tree

A Solitary Tree is Not a Lonely Tree
On the road...again!!! Essays, Stories, Adventures, Dreams Chronicles of a Footloose Forester By Dick Pellek     A Solitary Tree Is Not a Lonely Tree   When casual visitors to Internet sites mention planting trees as a useful practice, the whole gamut of their past experience and current expectations may come...
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