Lazyboy

quote: If worst comes to worst you could probably puncture the cannister. How full is it? Just be careful and do it outside. I am not volunteering but I have punctured empty or near empty cannisters to get them ready for recycling. I suppose though that there is always the danger of a spark causing ignition and that would not be good.

Interesting problem. What have you tried so far? Maybe try cooling the gas cannister and heating the cup. Maybe put some ice cubes in the depression in the cannister. Maybe try spraying something like wd40 around the edge in the hopes that it will seep in along the edges. If worst comes to worst you could probably puncture the cannister. How full is it? Just be careful and do it outside.

I thought the road was closed. NCNP Storm Damage

Sounds like a nice trip. Did you go up Milk Creek from the Dungeness side or did you go up from Royal Basin?

Here are some more you could try this year or maybe next year if it snowing there now. In the Quilcene area: Mt. Buckhorn north of Marmot Pass. In the Dungeness area: Baldy, Tyler Peak, Petunia Peak, Graywolf, Fricaba

Wonderland Trail in 24 Hours

Ed Viestures is on KIRO radio now.

Interesting report. I'll bet you didn't see many people. Is it difficult to follow the trail?

The trail up Heather Creek ends near the park boundary. For being an unmaintained trail it is in fair shape. The hunters like that area so maybe they do some work on the it. Another approach to Deception is from Gray Wolf Pass.

Mystery could probably also be approached from Heather Creek. The trailhead for the Dungeness and Royal Basin are still in the same spot as they always have been as far as I know. In the old days the preferred approach for Deception was the Dosewallips. That is because in those days it was a 10 mile hike just to get to where the trail to Royal Basin starts now.

That is a great piciture of Fred. I think there is a resemblence to Keith Richards but Fred is about 20 years older.

Hiking is what you do when you are too old to climb anymore unless your name is Fred Beckey.

I think Office Depot has them.

There is always the Bailey Range or the Skyline Trail or you can combine the Bailey Range with Mt. Olympus and exit by the Hoh.

I am sad to report that there was a story in the Bremerton Sun on Tuesday confirming that there was a fatal accident on The Cruiser on Saturday. It was a short article without many details. I think the story is not online at the present time.