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Middle Fork Snoqualmie Update Acting Forest Supervisor Rob Iwamoto has withdrawn the Sept. 26 decision for future management of recreation activities and travel access in the Middle Fork Snoqualmie River drainage in Eastern King County MBSNF Site Under the decision as it once stood FS plans to gate the road at two places, Dingford Creek (about five miles from Goldmyer) and at Taylor River (about 12 miles from Goldmyer). The Dingford Creek gate will be a permanent closure and the Taylor River gate will be closed from Nov. 1 to April 15 of each year. The Taylor River gate will be closed by a combination lock and Goldmyer patrons can be given the combination. The details of how this is going to be done is unclear and not resolved in the decision document. In holders such as Goldmyer Hot Springs, have been invited to enter into a road maintenance agreement with the Forest Service and there has been some preliminary negotiation about such an agreement. Goldmyer has to pay part of the maintenance and repair of the road and will be able to use the road for resupply and various other access. However, for most users of Goldmyer it will mean a minimum 5 mile hike or bike ride in to the springs and another 5 mile hike or bike ride out. Goldmyer hopes to have a bridge adjacent to the Hot Springs to make it easier.

Old harness are probably fine for top rope climbing when you want to take a bunch of newbie friends to Exit 38.

What were they? Poplars?

When I ran cross country in high school almost every workout there was some doofus who forgot his jock strap. In those days everyone wore short, baggy nylon running shorts. When everybody sat down to do their stretches, inevitably the call would go out that "so and so HAS A ROAD MAP!"

That's very good. There must be many more examples. Let's have 'em.

I count nine at least: Tom, Dru, Trask, Ray, MikeAdams, Scott Harpell, ChucK, Don and Justin. Don't know any more than that, and I am sure there are more in the list.

It has become so boring here, and I have sunk so low, that I have resorted to reading old SummitPost threads for amusement (Brando's voice: "the horror, the horror"). I read about a guy who got himself lost on a hike.

That's what we need, more disorganization. How can we get more disorganized than we already are?

Dru could amuse us all by bringing back some of his old avatars. Only a few of them have been actualy banned. How about that Chinese guy or that Russian guy?

Buy a Tracker as your second beacon. Give it to your girlfriend to carry.

Dustin is a good guy and he knows I'm kidding. He actually only has the barest of accents. He only turns on the drawl when he wants to.

I am becoming convinced that Oregon climbers know how to have more fun in winter.

If anyone brings up Texas, or politics, just say "I done come t' this here place to talk 'bout climbin' and that's wut I've a mind t' do".

Don't forget incubus, whiskeybreath, and msbehavin.

No, no, it was CHiPs

Whatever, ChucK. What happened to AlPine?

God damn, that sounds like a blast. Where can I get some of that action!

Yeah, that's where trask said he used to go.

People get all weird and give threads five stars when they here (see) me swear.

It doesn't matter whether you care. The media cares. Do you remember Gary Hart?

That is a point that people would do well to consider. Didn't Mr. Parker break his helmet while top rope climbing? If all you plan to do is top rope climbing, it might be better to bring along your fat 11 mm rope and leave your skinny ropes at home.

It is part of the "niceification" of cc.com **Shudder**

You left out "worship the great white porcelain god".

I still think your steel cable method is a cleaver way to achieve FF 4. You should be commended on that, really.

The pictures made my day.