No poles for me. It's just something that I never could get used to when I was younger. I got myself a nice used and cheap Fuji point-n-shoot for Christmas so that I could just make snap-shot documentation of my Scout troops outdoor activities. When I'm backpacking for relaxation, I hate to have to carry the extra weight of a DSLR and the big lenses. If I find a spot that I want to seriously photograph, I'll make a note of the spot on the map and mark a waypoint on my GPS, then I'll come back to it at a later time.

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Scott W. McClure
Photographer -
Scoutmaster Troop 202
Eagle Scout - BSA /
Vigil Honor - Order of the Arrow