Quote Originally Posted by elk View Post
why not--if you won't take a notebook-- carry a piece of paper and a golf pencil...so you can write it down? And a cell phone.
The guy I chatted with at REI says he keeps a pen in his pocket and if something happens, he writes it right on his arm, as soon as he gets the chance.

I think that's a great idea. Easy enough to keep it in a pocket.