sketchfest

By then, you can look at mine, tough guy. When are you heading up? Skiing or climbing?

Who's got a current photo of Hood, (last few days or so) they'd like to post?

Devils Peak in Mt. Hood Nat. Forest. Brutal hike in if you do it from Rhododendron, it's like 450' vert per mile. Great views of Hood

Aaahhh MtnHigh you are truly a sage, bring on the

If a slide show could be pulled together that would be sweet. At the very least everyone who shows should bring one of their favorite photos to get in the door. I think Rob had several that he brought to the last PC that were spectacular.

Yeah, I know, patience, patience, patience! I'm just going crazy to get out, I should know better Helen's is a good ski, but since I just broke one of my bindings and got no spare benjamin's I wont be skiing for a little while.

OK folks, has this question been pondered any further? Shreds house? Winters pad? How bout when?

Other than the South side of Hood, what other routes are(relatively) safe to climb on Hood shortly after or even during all this snow fall? Are there any? Or how bout other Oregon peaks?

I skied it with cat service back in 1990 &91. I got a free ride (ona count of some friends) The skiing was awesome, plus it was great snow years so the pow-pow was excellent.

B-rock, check your PM's

this is what I'm talking 'bout! http://www.kgw.com/live/livecams_external/timberline.jpg

Nothing like having a few beers, cruising home for a little loving, only to have your wife say, "Jesus H Christ, you stink!"

Woo hooo, stars and a free ride in a hearse..bring on the

OK, this is BS! How come I can't get someone to pick me up, drive me to drink beer then drop me back off at my front door. AND on top of all that, nobody gives me any damn stars, whats up with that?

The problem with exercise at work is there are no showers, I work in Wilsonville (very flat) and becasue I hold a position of authority, I rarely get a chance to do my own thing at lunch. I've tried biking to work, which is only about 15 miles from home, but again, I'm into work around 6-6:30AM and leave around 5:00. so that forces me to cram my work outs into a brief session in the wee hours of the day and then outings to the hills on the weekends. What I'm reading, is confirming that if I want more gain, I'll have to get up earlier and be more organized.

Horses Ass it is!! 7:00 - 8:00 yeah!

The longest Portland beer drinking thread in history and there is still no decision on where to drink...WTF what a bunch of indecisive wanks we are!

After reading all this I'm coming to rapid conclusion that 1) I'm getting older and face the facts 2) I suck and need to just suffer in silence. Probably a combo of the two I wish I had time to bike (I HATE running), I used to race bike, both mtn and road, but at the time didn't climb much, so never saw the difference between the two when I did go climb. I suppose that as my schedule heats up I need to get more organized and make the most of the time and training I do have. Back when I raced, I always trained with a HRM and only saw the benefit when I trained within targets (cat 3 on road bike) Anyway, thanks again, read some new ideas that I'm sure I'll be able to incorporate.

Thanks all! I try to alternate my runs between intervals one day, anarobic threshold on other days (mainly just to keep things mixed up a little) Guess I'm gonna need to squeeze more time outta the weekend to train on the hills. Maybe I would do best just to cut out all the & since I don't have time to train like I'd like....Naaaaaaa!

I run 3-4 times a week, roughly 3.5 miles at a time. The circuit is mostly flat, with the final mile turning up hill and the last 1/2 mile could actually be considered uphill. Due to time constraints: wife, two children, one high strung dog, the only time I have to run is between 4:30-5:00AM. With all that said, when I go to the mountains, I do not feel like my cardio is in very good shape, as soon as I start hiking up hill, I feel like I'm under a huge load and working very hard even at an easy pace. I don't drink during the week and not much more on the weekends and I don't smoke, so I'm wondering what other exercises I can do to improve my cardio response. Thanks for any input.

Hey, thanks, I thought it was star something. Crap or not, you gotta love the original Japanamation, it was cutting edge.

Hey NbyNW, it's been driving me crazy, what was the name of the cartoon that your avatar image is from?

Not that I'm aware of. I just posted cause I'm bored at work and any diversion is better than what i'm currently working on.

Just bringing this back to the top, that and the fact that I've been ready for the hippie lettuce and good stout since 8:30AM

As much as I'd like to sit down and hear first hands about your climb up the NF last weekend, I got X-mass parties on Fri and Sat night. A guy can't really pass up free booze now can he?