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lets go smoke bikes

I am from concentrate.

this explains everything. It's funny that guys always jump to this conclusion. Almost without fail. Actually, my mother was excommunicated from the church before I was born; so my exposure to the church is limited. Personally, I have found Satanism to be a lot more fun--and I don't have to marry my cousin. Well its good to know I'm just like everyone else after all. I was beginning to think I was wierd.

This little guy hangs out along the trail right before the switchbacks up to the elk gate at Royal Columns.

Venom removal kit at REI Medical Encyclopedia entry about snake bites.

First aid When a bite occurs, the amount of venom injected cannot be gauged easily. Symptoms and swelling may occur quickly, but in some cases hours may pass before serious effects appear. Experienced health workers typically gauge envenomation in stages ranging from 0, when there is no evident venom, to 5, when there is a life-threatening amount of venom present. The stages reflect the amount of bruising and swelling around the fang marks and the speed with which that bruising and swelling progresses. In more severe envenomation cases (stage 4 or 5) there may also be proximal symptoms, such as lip-tingling, dizziness, bleeding, vomiting, or shock. Quick medical attention is critical, and treatment typically requires antivenin/antivenom to block the tissue destruction, nerve effects, and blood-clotting disorders common with rattlesnake venom. Most medical experts recommend keeping the area of the bite below the level of the heart. It is important to keep a snake bite victim calm in order to avoid elevating their heart rate and accelerating the circulation of venom within the body. Untrained individuals should not attempt to make incisions at or around bite sites, or to use tourniquets, as either treatment may be more destructive than the envenomation itself.

Damn, now I'm feeling a little bad for not offering to retrieve their gear so they could get to hospital sooner.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rattlesnake

Someone was bitten by a rattlesnake right at the top of his climb at Royal Columns yesterday. We heard him yelling, and seriously did not believe it could be true. Apparently, right as he was topping out, a snake was sunning right at the top, and bit him in the finger. Hope you were/are OK! I'm thinking about adding a bite kit to my pack next time I go out there. On the hike out I came across another one just off the path who rattled away at me. I have a wierd thing about snakes, and I just about had a siezure when I saw it, but the climbing was fun so I think I'll just to figure out how to deal with snakes.

I have a copy of that book, if you'd like to take a look at it Sky.

awesome guys. way to get out there, looks like you had some good weather.

1. )You are lucky, they don't meet your age requirements. 2.) Lets definitely hit dem hills. 3.) I need a brew right now. I'll start working on that issue ASAP.

If he was with any one of my sisters it would serve him right.

WHERE THE HELL IS THAT STUPID BASTARD!!! LETS GO DAMN IT

i'm sorry i missed this moment.

while his sentence structure was weak, i liked the way he wrote with enthusiasm and flair. truely he is in the rough, but he is a diamond.

indeed, I just checked, and a found 10,000 year old chinese egg.

Now if we can just get all the illegals out of the country, unemployment could be 0%! Think of all the high paying jobs, such as picking fruit or being a house servant for rich people that will come available for those tech workers whose job just got outsourced to India.

this explains everything.

Word on the street is that a certain cc.com gringo hardman is dating a euro hottie who is, *gasp*,.......a TELEMARKER

Whhhaaaaa??? Dru, I didn't know you were in the Vagina Monologues!!!

shoulda bought a horse

typical european bias!