marylou

T-town downtown periphery property has been gone a long time. All those south Downtown Victorian with the Mt. Rainier views got bought up by the Tacoma lawyers ages ago.

Possibly.

I did the Phelps to Carne High Route last summer, and there was a lot of instability up there below SFJ. A lot of dirt was moved around in that general area by the 10/03 slide/flood thing that took out so many areas. There was a massive trough that went from below the solid rock of 7FJ to, well, it looked to us like it went all the way to the valley floor. It was maybe 50' wide and 25' deep. Big. If anone goes into that area, I'd be interested to hear what, if anything, has happened since last year. Most, if not all of what we saw was between Phelps Creek and where you pop over to go to Ice Lakes.

Talking Heads, Fear of Music. Wow, it sounds as good as the first time I heard it. Forgot about that incredible guitar work by R. Fripp on the first track. Also, I second Ireneo on Ghetto Defendant and a lot of other less-noticed Clash songs. Also If I were a Carpenter, a Carpenters tribute album. Sonic Youth's version of "Superstar" rocks the hizzouse.

I've used both the QD and the Sub Alpine a fair bit. I think that Ade might be too tall for the QD. The QD's nice, easy to pitch, small and cozy, not great for people over 6'. My one complaint might be that the wide vestibules require a pretty big footprint. The Sub Alpine, an update of the old Clipper, is 8 or nine ounces heavier, but much roomier. Longer, more headroom, not bad at all. My only complaint is the weird "tongue" door on the vesty. Both are an excellent value IMO. Neither is at the high end of the spectrum, but definitely not at the low end either. They are well-made, with current materials such as Sil/PU fabric (just like the MSR Fast and Light tents) and DAC Featherlite poles.

I've been using one for a year or so now. If the water is free-flowing I think it's a great choice, but if the water is not free-flowing, I prefer a filter to remove all of the chunks. I'm picky about water flavor and can't taste the MIOX stuff at all, unlike tablets, which make the water taste icky IMO. Technically the EPA standard stand time is four hours, but some people might say one could pretty safely take their chances after, say, a half hour. Pretty cool gadget if you can afford it.

I have the Beta Light, and can say that if you are below treeline and have access to trees, the thing pitches great from the hang loops up top. Feels a lot more spacious without the interior poles too.

There is some info on current conditions buried in the snowpack of this thread. On page three, look for posts from Sooperfly regarding conditions last Sunday.

Heh, your avatar is your picture. Funny ppl on this site still use that term that way.

About 2700 songs, all over the map.

Anyone still do the chat?

The Feather Lakes are IMO the nicest in the basin by WB Peak.

Mozilla and FF both come from the same company. I find Mozilla (browser install only) to be a little friendlier and easy to use. If you are tight on computer resources, FF is smaller--though IIRC Mozilla's not that big either.

I know, I was just being snarky. Moving the time around does not change the amount of hours of daylight in the day, just "when" they occur.

I want to know how changing what time it is makes there be more hours of daylight.

I have a not-too-expensive MEC XCR jacket that has been great for me. Really bomber and plenty breathable enough for even hard work like skinning up the hill. It's my best friend when weight is not an issue. Then there is my OR Paclite jacket. I like it a lot, especially since it has a great narrow cut that make me forgive it for not being very breathable. It's pretty light and very compactable and has a nice hood design. If I want to stay dry and won't be working too hard, this one is great. Then I have the three ounce windshirt with DWR. It's great for hiking in the rain so long as there is no stopping involved. Long as you are moving, those can keep you dry. I like softshells but the windproofness is not all that rockin' and they do wet out from time to time. I like how comfy they are.

Can you change it back please?

This is a good place to find avalanche information.

Well put, Slothrop.

Good lobbying. Plus the law currently allocates 20% of the money raised through NOVA to go for non-motorized activities. Here's some basic info on this from WTA's website. web page

I can't make it tonight, but have some pics from my recent trip to Singapore and Malaysia that I might share sometime soon.

Half off lift tickets at Crystal with a pass from anywhere in WA.

For some reason, tickets to SLC are not at their usual buck 2 eighty nine. Wonder if all the people flying down there to ski's driven the price up a bit....

Looks like you have some killer conditions down there! You should let us all stay at your house, play hooky, and go skiing! A plane ticket to SLC costs less than a lift ticket at the ski area.

Wayne was there, we said hi. I can vouch for him. When DPS weighed in on this thread, it was a big "d'oh" for me because I was lookin' right at him last night trying to figure out who the handsome redhead was...