Fairweather

Winter is an environmental attorney. He posts here regularly for help and support for some noble causes such as fighting proposed development on Mount Hood. But when it comes to preserving traditional access he is strangely silent...and now apparently is a mouth-piece for the NPS lock 'em out gang. True colors.

Here's to your health!....

Climb: Mount Washington-Route 1A Date of Climb: 6/26/2004 Trip Report: Took the kid up Mount Washington today. Climbed the snow free trail up to the Big Creek Basin where the visibility in thick fog was about 30 feet. We waited a full hour for a break in the soup to make sure we were heading up the correct couloir. No path in the snow or footprints were in evidence, and no other parties were on the mountain. The snow in the couloir above Big Creek Basin is discontinuous and it is now easier to follow the boot path leftward around the big rock buttress. The ledge across the top of this couloir is still a bit drippy/wet and I short-roped and belayed the kid up through this section as a fall here would be pretty ugly. (He did NOT appreciate this consideration..."Geeez, Dad! Are you serious?") The summit block ledge and that last little gully are snow-free too. The clouds lifted just as we hit the top. Nice views into the interior. Green! Gear Notes: Light hikers OK. Ice axe still useful. Tennis shoes will work in a couple more weeks.

Especially funny in light of the fact that Winter is a minority. Weak and lame fairweather. Subconscious racism expressed in your syntax, Winter? That's strange. I read his bio on the website for the enviro-organization he works for. (He once posted a link.) The accompanying photo showed him to be a whitey like everyone else on this site. Nice try. Do you wipe his ass for him too, RBW?

Both cases were decided in court, by juries.. and a judge who passed sentence. Both have been appealed ad nauseam. What you or I think is not really important, but the fact that a vocal left-wing minority has been allowed to pre-empt justice is.

Let's get on with it... Mumia Abu Jamal Leonard Peltier Cause' left celebs. Both guilty. Both should die. Oh yea, the Rosenbergs deserved the death penalty they received so long ago.

Subconscious racism expressed in your syntax, Winter?

John, It really is time to stop with the brinnonprosperity web-site bashing and start arguing this case on merit. If you go to any community website in America you'll find Chamber of Commerce, local business, and yes, even real estate links. What's the harm? Shall only a select list of groups be allowed to hold and publicly state positions on matters such as The Dosewallips Road repair? Frankly, the militancy of modern environmental groups (and their lawyers) gives rise to the in-kind anti-government responses you see in links on the 'brinnon-site'.

No. The Middle Fork debacle was wrought by environmental groups like ALPS, MidForc, and even WTA! (..a " pro-trails" organization. )

I distinctly recall the environmental community citing the economic value of recreation whilst trying to salve the gaping wounds of timber communities on the penninsula and elsewhere during The Spotted Owl controversy. OK; The Spotted Owl won the day and timber harvests are a mere fraction of what they once were. So one would rightly expect the environmental community to support recreation economies in these devestated enclaves per their earlier proclamations... right?? HELL NO! Now the enemy is recreation itself! The environmentalist of the 80's has gone back on his word to the good people in Brinnon, Forks, Darrington, and Randle. But this fight is only over if we give up.

Sad news, indeed. Westside Road, Middle Fork Snoqualmie (soon), Carbon River Road (soon), and the list goes on..... I sincerely hope that these enviro kooks will succeed in closing down a popular access like Cascade River Road, Mountain Loop Road, or Icicle Creek Road beyond the private holdings. Maybe then the hiking/climbing community will finally wake up and realize these envirionmental nazis are NOT the same friends they knew back in the 70's!

Wow! Had to read this one twice. Seems you just made the case for Bush. Does this mean you'll be voting for GW this November??

This photo was taken today over Baghdad and posted as a header for another story on the FOX website. Anyone find the skyline interesting? Comments?

John, When you fly out here for your Stone Ponds trip this summer I hope you will entertain this thought: The Hamma Hamma Road has washed out at least three times the past 25 years. What if an enviro-lawyer group from Califionia/New Jersey/wherever decided that the road should fall into disrepair or be shut down outright? The time required for your trip would put it out of your reach...and the reach of most who work. You would be forced to join the masses on the few trails that would be left for such 3-5 day adventures. What fun. These groups have already managed to shut down several popular roads/trailhead access' by suing to prevent their repair. It is time for people who do love wild areas to say ENOUGH! I, for one, am fed up with this shit.

Obviously, none of us has seen Moore's new film. But if it is as it is being billed - accusing Bush of complicity in the attacks of 9/11/01, then the fat fuck Moore should be sued for slander or libel. He is a lying fat fuck with no artistic or socially redeeming qualities of which to speak. Only those most radically in concert with his agenda would review his work with any praise whatsoever. Michael Moore: feeding the tools...making $$$$ telling them what they want to hear. BTW! Did you hear the fat bastard is being sued by Ray Bradbury, author of Farenheit 451? Apparently he doesn't like the copyright infrigement...or the message! GO Ray!!!!

How's the mountain biking? Thinking about a trip up that way in late July.

The only reason I'd venture into the freak show that is Freemont is to have my boots resoled. That will be at least a couple more years.

You sound as sympathetic as ever, Winter. Maybe you should be their new spokesman when that Rosebloom prick finally has his ass thrown in jail where it belongs.

They're already busy in Afghanistan, fighting the "War on Terror" - remember that one? Just 'cause your boss decided to start up a bar fight on the side to settle an old grudge, don't expect us to drop what we're doing and dive in with you. Actually, I agree with Murray. Canada did come to help us in Afghanistan, as did the French. For that, we must not be ungreatful. The French, however, are a special case. Not content to just step aside, they actively thwarted our Iraq efforts at every turn....and NOT for moral or ultruistic reasons! Chirac had some serious $$$$$(Francs, Euro's, Dinars don't appear on my keyboard) going on with his good buddy Saddam. And in case you haven't noticed, Chirac is trying to set himself and France up as the leaders of the new European Union. But to Canada, I DO believe our nation owes a thankyou re their help fighting The War on Terror. ....and you Canuks have some mighty good snipers too! Including a confirmed killed AQ member from over 4000 meters! Nice shooting!! I guess he got a little carried away by Canadian standards and actually posed for a photo with the deceased. Got sent home for that one...not very civilized!

Good post, Gotterdamerung! We truly have lost our mettle. In WWII, newsreels were usually seen by the public three months after-the-fact. Even then, Roosevelt was worried about the American public discovering the true horrors that the firebombing of Japanese cities was wreaking. I sincerely believe the press is at least in part responsible for our premature departure from Vietnam. Now they are trying to wield their power in Iraq. Kick the press out of Iraq, get the dirty work done, re-establish order by force, and get out.

Was that guy taken out by US soldiers or Iraqi Security Forces? Was that taken by another Al Jezeera cameraman who "just happened to be in the same place Americans were being attacked" once again? If it was, then good. I hope this sends a message. Josh, you are truly a paradox: One entry found for paradox. Main Entry: par·a·dox Pronunciation: 'par-&-"däks Function: noun Etymology: Latin paradoxum, from Greek paradoxon, from neuter of paradoxos contrary to expectation, from para- + dokein to think, seem -- more at DECENT 1 : a tenet contrary to received opinion 2 a : a statement that is seemingly contradictory or opposed to common sense and yet is perhaps true b : a self-contradictory statement that at first seems true c : an argument that apparently derives self-contradictory conclusions by valid deduction from acceptable premises 3 : one that possesses seemingly contradictory qualities or phases

Meanwhile, a UNANIMOUS US Supreme Court ruling today that will limit enviro group's penchants for twisting the intent of good law and putting the cart before the horse! Court restricts scope of environmental lawsuits Los Angeles Times The Supreme Court rejected a lawsuit by environmental groups Monday that accused the federal government of failing to safeguard Western wilderness areas from an onslaught of off-road vehicles. The unanimous decision said environmental groups cannot use the courts to compel the federal Bureau of Land Management to take more aggressive action to protect land that is under study for protection as wilderness. The case directly involved about 2 million acres of "wilderness study areas" in Utah, but legal experts said the decision could more broadly affect the legal treatment of wild lands across the West. The ruling will significantly limit the ability of citizen groups to use the courts to enforce a broad range of environmental protections, the legal experts said. Los Angeles Times

Woa! Do you no longer believe in "innocent until proven guilty"? I, for one, in Kobe's case believe the former. The fact that the judge is disallowing every piece of evidence regarding his (messed-up) accuser with which Mr Bryant has to defend himself...is a fucking OUTRAGE! Based on what I've seen/read, Kobe Bryant is not guilty!

I thought, as promised, he left the country when GW was elected?