Darwin

Condolences to family and friends. His climbs and the stories about them changed my life. I'm so sorry.

Yeeehaw! Nice but awe inspiring TR. I like your style and sense of humor. And we thought we had it bad over on Liberty Bell! Glad you got the summit. Darwin

Thanks; Nice climbing and TR. Maybe next time all the way up to Value Village? Darwin

I mountain biked in from the road closed sign well before Olney Pass. It was a fun ride, but I wasn't carrying ropes and gear. The road was actually clear up to the pass. South Shore road was blocked by snow right at the pass and by a land slide and a severe washout just before the bridge. The east terminus of the bridge was also washed out in a rather spectacular way (keep your eyes open). All that's going to require a lot of work to fix. I was told by a water dept. person that they will have a difficult time fixing the bridge because they can't get equipment to the quarry because the quarry is on the far side of the bridge. I think parking up at the pass will open soon, but you'll be going in on mountain bikes after that for quite a while. The spur road was a pain, but you all know that. Darwin (5/11/09)