marylou

I hope it gets easier after the upgrade--this is what I get if I try to use the image tag tool.

I asked the Park Superintendent about this last night at the fish stocking public hearing in Bellevue. He said that if they ever do fees for backcountry camping, it won't be until 2007 at the very earliest, and it would be rolled together with a more sophisticated reservations system that would no longer require being at the Marblemount RS at 7 am to get a permit.

Really outstanding high country high-angle meadow action in the Chiwaukum/Ladies Pass area about ten days ago. Like a meadow, only with tiny versions of all of the flowers. Also Tucquala Meadows up on the way to Daniel is looking really good right now.

I'm trying to get the low-down on this same thing. My Marmot Arroyo sleeping bag has lost its DWR and wets out just from dew. Sleeping bags expensive, don't want to buy new sleeping bag.

Uh, being fat makes it worse.

Being a fatty puts more strain on weight-bearing joints, so yes, it's definitely a mitigating factor. Mine is worse when I'm heavier, better when I'm lighter. You might also look into something called the "anti-inflammatory diet." I have not tried, but it's another course of action. Also ask if they think you should be taking calcium supplements. I do, but I'm 38 and have low bone density, so your mileage may vary.

Mine was diagnosed via x-ray if that's of any help. The bone looks kind of black in the affected area. I don't know if this is the only true indicator or not.

If it really is arthritis, there is not a lot you can do. Try the glucosamine, but be consistent in taking it, and don't expect immediate results. You should look at better footbeds if you haven't already, like Superfeet or customs. Try the former first, and then if you don't get relief, customs will probably help, BUT, don't expect insurance to cover it. Customs will run you between $200 and $600 a pair. I have had a lot of different ones, and find the cork ones to be the most comfortable, and of course the least durable. I currently have 2 pair that I alternate, and expect to get 2-3 years out of them but only because I have 2 pair. The hard ones I found to be pretty unbearable, but they last forever.

DB, you might check ebay for aftermarket batteries. I got one for my Canon ELPH there for not much money at all, and it works great.

Yeah, about as funny as the spotlight operator that fell off the lighting truss during the Metallica show in the Key a few years ago and was carted off on a backboard by the medics, charred from the pyro and mangled from the fall. It's pretty awful to see one of your own take a fall like that that he may not survive before you realize it's "part of the show."

I dunno, someone asked for recipes. The tacos thing is the most involved thing I ever cook out there, and it tastes good. Isn't this thread about recipes?

Alpine Tacos per person 1-1 1/2 big flour tortillas 1-2 packages hot sauce cheese 1/2 cup dried refritos 1 oz dried seasoned ground beef 1/2 t cumin 1/2 t chili powder at home: grate cheese mix together beans, meat, seasonings in a ziplock bag soak the meat/beans combo a while at camp, all day is fine toss that mess into a cookpot, add water til it loks right, simmer til the mix is proper consistency, about 5 minutes or so. Make into tacos, yum.

Seeing The Ring performed live is the experience of a lifetime. I think if I were to recommend one of the four shows, I'd go with Rheingold, though my personal fave is Gotterdamerung. The overture for Rheingold is considered by many to be the most beautiful piece of music ever written. Gives me chills!

Me like backcountry tacos. Dried refried beans+dried seasoned ground beef, taco sauce, and optional cheese all rolled up in a tortilla. Yum-mee. I prefer Mexicali Rose dried black refried beans with a little cumin and pepper added. I don't think you can buy dried ground beef, gotta make it yourself.

I'm with Marie on this. For years, I was a little too "self-reliant", but after a couple of good relationships with chivalrous and decent guys, I've changed my ways, and now I really like it. In the woods, maybe not so much, but a little goes a long way out there. Hey, bringing a girl a truffle or some other nicety from home will win her over even if she's done a few things in the backcountry herself. [/thread drift] After reading Marie's first post on the thread, I can't say I've ever really had a horrible first date. That was some awful date, sistah.

The Lysol deal works. Here's the method: Mildew Treatment Formula This is a three step process. Step 1 - Mix 1/2 cup of Lysol in 1 gallon of hot water (not so hot you can't put your hand in it). Wash the fabric with a sponge and dry completely, without rinsing. Step 2 - Mix 1 cup of salt and 1 cup of lemon juice in 1 gallon of hot water (same "warning" as in step 1). Wash the fabric with this solution and allow to dry, without rinsing. Step 3 - After the item is dry, rinse it with fresh water and allow to dry thoroughly before storing.

Actually, she's not a doc, but knows a ton about orthopedics and has access to ortho docs at her work.

I find PhBB boards easier to post on than whatever this one is. I never did get the hang of posting pictures here.

I saw no plan. Lot of BS Al Q/Iraq allusions though. That one's a little overplayed, Shrubbie.

Leroy is 1,000 times better. You can make a loop of it by going out Carne, but the trail part of the Carne end of it blows, it's mass gain, mass switchbacks, no fun. I only went down it and that was more time than I wish I'd spent on it. The trail from Phelps up Leroy on the other hand, is cool. I'd go in and out Leroy, or in Leroy and out Carne. The high route is mass cool, there is a load of up and down just so you know. Have fun.

Is there some kind of Pub Club this week? I just popped in and there's some guy from out of town spraying like he just got his first computer. I can't wade through all the dreck. I might be able to make it, depending on which day and where it is.

niice!

I'm going to be at Doxey's weather lecture, but if I feel up to it, maybe I'll drive over after. Probably not, since weather talk is in Ballard and I live in Ballard and then the Canterbury is all the way across town.

Okay, then let me ask it another way. Has there ever been a case documented where tying into leg loops and waist belt contributed to a biner failing and causing an accident?

Question for Jason or whoever else knows the answer: I've heard this idea of triaxially loading the biner being a problem, but with my harnesses, if you pull on the biner, even just hooking your finger around the other end and tugging, the leg loop and waist belt webbing end up in the same place on the biner, and the load is made right by that. Obviously the effect of gravity is a lot stronger than that. So I could see how one might worry about triaxial loads (or whatever it is we are calling that) if you didn't have gravity pulling everything *right* into shape, but in the gravitational world, I guess I can't see it. I prefer the leg loop/waist belt setup because it keeps the belay close to the body. Far as why one might tie off the tail after tying the Fingure Eight doubled, your partner's already checked the knot before you left the ground, and by tying off the end, the belayer never has to look up and wonder why they see the tail of the rope. That's the reason I always tie off the tail even though it provides no extra protection in a fall.