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Stalking the Viet Cong, Stuart Harrington.

Reefer madness: Grizzly with penchant for human treats captured and marked By SCOTT McMILLION, Chronicle Staff Writer A marijuana-munching grizzly bear with a history of belly-flopping on tents in Yellowstone National Park likely has a short future in the wild. The 332-pound, 5-year-old bear has been captured, marked and released so rangers can tell if he reverts any of his old tricks again. Unfortunately, the bear has earned some food rewards from his behavior. That, coupled with his apparent lack of fear of humans, means that if he pulls any more stunts, he'll likely be killed or sent to a zoo. For the past two summers, the bear has been pouncing on tents both in front country and backcountry campsites in the northern reaches of Yellowstone, park grizzly specialist Kerry Gunther said Tuesday. In most cases, the bear got no food rewards. But in one incident, he might have gotten more than he bargained for. The tent contained some marijuana and some candy. "There was one where he got marijuana and something like Skittles or gummy bears or something," Gunther said. There wasn't much marijuana in the tent "but it looked like the bear did eat some." In a case last summer, campers at the Slough Creek campground had a video camera and captured images of the assault on their tent. "The bear just did a belly flop on the tent and walked away," Gunther said. "It looked like he was having fun." The bear also has learned to paw through untended saddle bags and backpacks, he said. Rangers had tried unsuccessfully for two years to capture him. "He's a hit and run kind of guy," Gunther said. But they finally caught up with him May 24 in the Soda Butte Creek area. Distinctive because of some light coloring on his hind quarters and an unusually long tail, officials are pretty sure he's the same animal they've been looking for. He'll be easy to identify in the future. He's been fitted with red ear tags and a GPS radio collar wrapped in bright yellow ribbon. Since the capture, a pilot spotted the bear between two buildings in Cooke City, eating garbage, Gunther said, and the bear is now in the backcountry. Residents in that town northeast of the park have seen him often enough to bestow a nickname. They call him Thumper, Gunther said, while Park Service officials usually call him "the long-tailed bear." The bear has never injured anybody, but since people have allowed him to get food rewards -- the people who left the marijuana and candy in their tent were ticketed, Gunther said -- park officials have little choice but to remove him if he comes into contact with people again. "He's definitely food-conditioned and he's acclimated" to people, Gunther said. "It's a bad combination." It's both illegal and dangerous to leave food where a bear can get it, the Park Service reiterated Tuesday. "Human foods are the chief culprit in the creation of problem bears and can lead to their becoming increasingly aggressive, requiring their destruction or removal from the area." This isn't the first time in Yellowstone a bear has taken to crashing tents. A few years ago, Gunther captured a bear with similar habits. That one had been nicknamed Kelty, after the popular brand of tents, and eluded capture until Gunther found the right enticement. "I baited him in with a tent," Gunther recalled.

"V16" what's that translate to in engrish? 5.8+?

How old are those Atomics?

Blake: I've been lifting off and on for years (mostly off) and have found some good info on various lifts at www.testosterone.com which is mainly for powerlifters and body builders but still some good training advice to be found. Some exercises that are less well known that the ones you mention (which are very similar to what I include in my workout) are: Push press: Basically a "cheater" standing military press, take a moderate ammount of weight on a barbell and get set for a military press, slightly bend your legs and drive the weight up over your head using legs, calves, hips and arms (duh). The rep is completed when you are at full extension up on your toes with the weight as high as it will go. Doing 5 sets of 5 of this will beat you down. Overhead squat: holding a moderate amount of weight perform an ass to grass squat holding the barbell over your head. Actually try this with a lighter weight first, it's easy to lose your balance while driving out of the hole and I've got the scars on my forehead and dent in the wall to prove it. Mainly craps out your lower back, stabilizers and core muscles. Bent Press: Old strongman lift where you bend way over to the side and press a dumbell up in the air. Picture a straight line going from the dumbell, through your hips to the opposite foot. Makes your obliques hurt and a bunch of other muscles that I don't know the name of. That one on the exterior of your ribcage below the pec and slightly to the outside seems to get a good pumpin from the bent press. I almost forgot this one, some call it a one legged squat, I call it "THE NINJA": Stand with arms exended out to the front and one leg straight out in front, (like a ninja) now squat down on the one leg (ass to grass) and stand again. the only movement is in the leg you are stanging and squating on. Body weight only to start. Actually, I've read some posts on testosterone.com that some guys who can squat 400lbs can not perform one of these one legged squats. Great for developing balance and strength for climbing (and NINJA stuff). Reminds me of some yoda movements I saw. * Don't hurt yourself doing any of these lifts. If you do, don't sue me, go after the filthy rich owners of this website, it're primarily their fault for letting me run amok here spewing advice about stuff that I really have no idea about anyway.

Big folding buck knife (see opening scene of Vertical Limit).

I wanted to make an important amendment to this TR and officially note that both Greg and I forgot our Cloudveil Icefloe Gloves on this adventure and probably set us up for failure as we each fell back on outdated technology, my dreadful Black Diamond Drytool Gloves (some fingers are worn through) and Greg in his (shudder) hideous, army surplus fingerless wool gloves Had either of us been properly attired in our Cloudveil Icefloe Gloves, we would have sent a potentially new route up the dag-gummed buttress. Someone should go back up there with high tech gloves and SEND IT!!!! And I think Jens did the NBC route in about 5 hours car to car, not that he really cares.

I have a pair of BD Alpine pants that are going strong into their 4th season. They've taken much abuse that would've shredded Goretex. Pretty weather proof and dry quick if you manage to soak them. I'll buy them (or something comprable) again when I manage to wear my current pair out. I've only worn my hardshell bibs twice since buying the BD pants and regretted it both times.

ebay is aid.

Absolutely not Josh. That's my point that the message sent does not justify the crime. There is a right way to go about political activism (or whatever you call what he did) and a wrong way. I don't support crazy anti-abortion wackjobs or anyone who commits a violent crime in the name of a political or religious message no matter if it's conservative or not for the same reason. People who think this kind of behavior is ok or acceptable should get some help or get a life. Non violent activism is fine by me, I say exercise your right. I was working a construction job after school one year and an arsonist torched a church also under construction right across the street. Burned it to the ground. He had no way of knowing where it would stop either and he's in prison for life.

You guys are not looking at this thing rationally. Just because it was done in the name of "envioronmentalism" you think he should get off easier than some other kind of criminal. I think setting an example of this guy is fine. The ELF and others like them are getting away with too much. I don't like these guys or their tactics at all and I know the government is fed up. Only problem is he may become a martyr of sorts. I believe part of the reason arson carries such a strong sentence is because while it may not be the intent, it has the potential of injuring or killing emergency responders and innocent bystanders. Once the arsonist has lit the fire, he really has no control over how far it'll go. It takes a pretty malicious mind to light fires in hopes it'll destroy someone's property. I doubt he has much regard for human life and belongs in prison. What the hell is a minimun?

RIP Ray.

Butt rockers!

Drury Falls is in...

Hey! Mountain trips are exempt! And WTF, I carpooled every one of those St. Helens trips you punkass! Well, well, well. Mr. Trollster is sounding a little bit defensive all of a sudden. I forgot to say - NICE TROLL TOO BAD NOBODY BUT AN IDOTIC REDNECK FELL FOR IT!!!

Everything with a turbo gets much better mileage, people just dont want to pay for it, so they get worse mileage (and performance) and pay for it over the live of the vehicle. I think they should super or turbo charge all engines. The TDI is the vehicle we are (I MEAN WERE) considering.

Josh I dont care what they do with I-5 HOV or SUV or UVRAY lanes. The people effected by it should be able to do whatever they want to collectivly fix it, just like you shouldn't look down your nose becasue someone who lives in the burbs want't to spend their weekend doing this but can't afford 2 vehicles. I'll admit that it aint easy parking at U Village, so I just don't go down there. Long wheel bases are pretty suck in the woods for the same reason. They are good for mud boggin though. GOD, GUTS and GOATS! (or is it guns?)

How excactly does banning SUV's or unecesary pickups improve traffic? You guys are misguided if you think this would open up I-5 gridlock all of a sudden.

Well post it already!

Yeah it's right after the secret handshake that we chant "any progress is bad progress, arrrrrgh!"

YEAH!!!

You are absolutely right! I think all forms of motorized transport should be banned inside city limits. You don't need a truck or car! Walk or ride your bike. Infact you don't really need shoes either, you can just be careful where you step. We should really reconsider having cities at all, maybe just go back to living in caves, it really is much less impact on the environment to live nekkid in a cave.

On a pickup "Piss of a liberal, work hard and be happy"