JoshK

You can't just elect to have your mom killed off. Only the patient can make the decision (must be found mentally competent to make the decision on their own) and, like I said, has to be diagnosed with less than 6 months to live. I see what you are saying, it's obviously the argument of the right wing, along with the sanctity of life crap, but I don't see a high likelyhood of abuse under the oregon law.

C'mon, I have no desire to see a dude shooting some white substance into another dude's mouth. What you do on your own time is none of my business...

It requires the consent of two doctors (not in the same practice, I believe??) and a confirmation of mental stability. There are safeguards. It's not like some doctor can right up a note, kill you, then claim you wanted to die. Also, it is only available for those patients who have been diagnosed with less than 6 months to live. There isn't any medical reason not to allow it, it's just bushie (and asscroft's) pandering to the religous right and their "sanctity of life" bullshit.

It really isn't *that* hard. I'm sure with a couple of weeks of getting in shape I could do it again. I'm sure you'd beat me tho because, if I recall, you are fairly tall. I have short legs to contend with.

I think it's closer to 3k or even 3,500k. When I say hike, gowans, I mean a speed hike. I didn't mean your average trail hike speed. I've done it, so I certainly know it's possible. I guess I shouldn't have made it sound like a walk in the park, it's not, but it's certainly within reason. Doing nearly twice the time with a big pack is certainly doable. I was simply backing up the fact that I doubt the dude was lying.

Why exactly is reaffirming the state's right to allow doctor assisted suicide a "wacky" decision? Give me a break. Terminally ill patients should have the right to die with dignity should they choose. Oregon is the only state that has this right, frankly. Bush's (and most of the right wing) position that patients should have to suffer to the end is just completely idiotic.

I was just comparing your pics here with some pics I have from almost this exact same time, 2 years ago. It's night and day. Most obvious, the lake is still frozen! The snowpack is obviously much different too. If I didn't know I would say my pics look at least a month, if not 2 months earlier in the season.

Speaking of buckner, I'd recommend the NF coulior as a better climb (more asthetic, IMHO) but that moat has got to be a total bitch to cross later in the season. It was a major pain in the ass back in April.

I remembered this on my forest service mandated 12 mile bike ride the other day. I have clipless pedals, and I came back feeling like I'd worked some muscles I hadn't used in a long while.

Rush Limbaugh is quite successful due to his ability to gain massive followings of likeminded hateful idiots. Michael Moore might be bad, but Mr. Limbaugh is the original fatass windbag.

That doesn't sound too extreme. You can do it in less than an hour fairly easily with a fast hike. I can't imagine twice the time with a big pack is too hard for somebody in shape.

I frankly never really got the appeal of phish. I never found them that good.

What do you mean by "in condition"?? The later you go the more likely you'll find very hard snow or ice. The earlier you go you are more likely to find softer conditions.

He's the exact opposite of a "lightbulb"...you know, those tools you see at the gym who spend 5 days a week working on their upper bodies only to have legs that look like sticks.

Pro cyclists are esentially skeletons with giant fucking quads. it's like a formula 1 car. A 1000hp engine packed in a totally lightweight frame for doing one thing...going fast.

Way to get it man I guess I'll be making the move to volcanoes soon...hehe...despite my bitching there is still good stuff to be had, it just requires a little more trail travel than normal. What is really shocking is the places the snow has melted off on higher faces, etc. You can still string together a line for the most part, but the peaks definitely have a very melted out look to them. My other perspective is this...for lots of folks this is the best "slogging season"...most glacier climbs are done in may, june, july when the approaches are snow free but the glaciers aren't too broken. I can still enjoy a good slog...they are scenic and have good opps. for photos. Plus I can go with friends who aren't as technical. If I have the ability to carry the extra weight of skis with me, why not take them and enjoy the ride down rather than complain about postholing down in mid day slush.

Seriously man. Dru, if some of us still want to ski or whatever, just drop it. I'm sorry we aren't all on your set climbing season schedule.

Oh fuck yeah! Dude is incredible! I bow down to him. I was just making a crack at the appeal of hardcore road cyclists. They don't exactly have what I would consider the best bodies, but then again, I'm not a woman, so who knows...

Yeah, nothing like anemic dudes!

The chocolate glacier on GP looks sweet, but if the forecast doesn't improve I'll avoid a volcano.

amen! The cascades are a big range. There is always someplace to climb. Also, what is the point of owning all that fancy ass goretex, expensive tents, etc. if you don't need them every once in a while? If it was always nice I'd sleep under the stars and never drag a raincoat out.

If you want something a bit more technical going up the north ridge and down the C/D made for a very nice tour of that side of the mountain. If you aren't used to climbing moderate technical ground with skis on your back, I'd stay away tho. Avoiding them hitting the slope above you can be tricking...

HA! I'd love to see one actually driving off road.

Download USAPhotomaps. It will probably be the best thing you've ever seen I now have nearly all the north cascades cached so I can scroll amongst the arieal photos.