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chase, how dare you insuly my almighty plabnessand yes you can all gape when i jump on joe mommas quad

i can drink alone....and whisper sweet nothings of spray into my own earand then i can step out my back door to and jump on the quad because I am, a slave to the chair I am,a lover of freshies I am,a gaper

any fellow central oregonianz out there want to start up our own branch of the pub club here in bend? next week? tuesday, any takers or gapers?

ok, frickin indian summer, super fall, go away. Bringeth, bringeth forth the ********************************************** FFFF RRRR EEEE SSSS HH HH IIIII EEEEE ZZZZZZZF R R E SS HH HH I E ZZFFF RRR EEE SSS HHHHHH I EEEE ZZF R R E S HH HH I E ZZF R R EEEE SSSS HH HH I EEEE ZZZZZZ **********************************************

you could hike from the east side fo the central oregon cascades to the west side in a day, easily.

the newly formed Cascades branch of OSU here in beautiful Bend. Let's see: Rock, checkFreshies, checkBooze, check

The USGS currently has a system located up at Pine Marten lodge here at bachelor that is collecting data from the big BULGE. I had a chance to speak with the guy who is in charge of monitoring the activity, cuz he wanted to hook the computer into our network here to pull data via the net. He said there hasn't been very much seismic activity from the area, and that has concerned them quite a bit. Apparently the bulge has risen over an inch this past year, and the geodudes would expect there to be alot of seismic activity involved with such movement from the earth. He said that they are worried that when its starts shakin, it just might all happen at once but more than likely it will be a slow hot liquid magma flow, not an explosive eruption like hellens. How they know that, I don't have a clue, but when it does go, i'll have a good view. better go back up my servers

ahhh yes, freshies a bit of cc.com and freshies history can be found at: http://www.cascadeclimbers.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=1&t=000041&p= isn't it just a pl@b word? plab

FROM SEATTLE TIMES- Permit issued for resort near Mount Rainier park MOUNT RAINIER NATIONAL PARK - A Pierce County hearing examiner has issued a permit for a proposed 400-acre resort west of the national park. Construction on the $70 million project could begin next fall along Highway 706. Plans call for a 270-room lodge, condominiums, conference center, 18-hole golf course, tennis courts, spa, shopping mall and train station about 10 miles from the Nisqually entrance to the park. Environmentalists and area residents opposed to the development have said it would ruin the upper Nisqually Valley, doubling the area's population. Opponents appealed Pierce County's qualified approval of the project earlier this year and may appeal the permit. END wow.

With the weather getting cooler, my mind is shifting from climbing the mountains to sliding down them! Do you have any suggestions for skiing training? Primarily downhill, but I'm also into backcountry/touring! Thanks

In light of tonights third presidential update, I wanted to post a question to the board: Who's the best candidate for the climbers? I'm not sure if i'm opening a thread on a touchy subject, but I would be very interested to see everyone's views on how Gore/Bush's policies might have an affect on NW outdoor issues including: fees, bolting, and funding. Let me know what y'all think, I'm on the fence on this one!

I've had an OR Advanced bivy for about 2 seasons now and it has treated me well. The feature that I like most about the OR sack is the two pole system that allows you to adjust the portion of the bivy which is over your head to various positions. This is great for those (like me) who sometimes get a little clostrophobic in a bivy, and it gives you more room to move, store gear, and wait out storms. The advanced *does* have a mosquito net, which adds extra weight, but is extremely handy when the bugs are out. I've often crawled into the bivy to escape bugs. I spend two nights in the Hoh Rain forest in my OR bivy, and stayed completly dry in a very wet environment. So I think this one won't let you down there. The major drawback is the weight, but you can always leave the poles at home!

7300' Olympic NP 6/24/00 topo map sunrise from Marmot Pass Get There- Hop on the Kingston Ferry and drive US 101 till just South of Quilcene and head West to the Big Quilcene River Trailhead. This is the trail that services Marmot Pass. Due to the length of the approach hike, we decided to do the peak in two days. The first day we opted for a leisurly hike up to Marmot Pass which is 5 mile 2500' hike. Marmot Pass makes for and ideal bivy location with snow for water (or a stream down at Camp Mystery below) and wonderful views of Hood Canal, the Cascades, and night city lights. A fun side trip while at camp is to scramble up the gentle slopes of Buckhorn Peak which is on the North side of the saddle. Again, great views north to the straight of Juan de Fuca and the interior of the Olympics. Approach continued- We woke up the next morning and got an early start. You acutally hike down about 1000' and hike south on a trail to get to the base of Warrior Peak. The trail is very well maintained until after the Boulder Shelter. From this point there are countless avalanche paths, and honestly hundreds of trees to climb over on your way to the summit. This would not be an issue earlier in the season (but then the avalanches would be!). At about 5 miles in, 5500', you come to a small creek that drains from the Inner-Constance/Warrior basin. Due to the low snowpack, we had to scramble up a boulder field to get to the basin, but earlier in the season, this would be an easy snow slog. Once you get to the basin, the chute up to the twin warrior peaks is located on the North side. It is a long narrow chute where rockfall can be a definate problem. Ascend this chut to the saddle between the two peaks. The true Warrior summit is to the South when you reach the top of the chute. It is a quick slog up a final snow slope to the base of the summit block. There could possibly be a large moat here later in the season, but we had no problems getting to the rock itself. The rock is high 4th class, and some lower 5ht class moves, no pro needed, but a rope is nice to have for a rap down. The summit rock is composed of pillow lava, and like most Olympic summits, tends to crumble, so choose your holds wisely. There are various good rap anchors on the top, but take a second to enjoy the amazing views from the peak. Descend- the climbing route and back to Marmot Pass Time from Marmot Pass to summit- 6 hours Summit to Marmot Pass- 4 hours Back to car- 2 hours Car to seattle- long damn day, but worth it ?'s email me beefchub@hotmail.com [This message has been edited by skippy (edited 10-09-2000).]