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Nice pictures. We were headed up there (Coleman/Deming route) and turned around because of white out, only to have it lift for a while on our way out and make us question our decision. You're still alive and had a nice time with Pres Grant and VP Colfax, and they'll look forward to you visiting again. It looked like a very nice day. Thanks for the TR....

Is this what you're talking about? Awesome. A vanagon with a WRX engine.

Rexroth. That 'Poets on Peaks' is an interesting contrast of the Beat personalities...

Great TR klenke. Sounds like an exciting trip. Sorry to hear about Juan's beer.

Truly, one must ask, what is the critical speed of man? What is the maximum speed a body attains when hurdling down a cliff? This is the true definition of "natural speed". And my vote is that we become a province of Canada. After all, hasn't Canada got it right on every issue? Gay marriage? Persciption drugs? Legal THC? My vote is to open the Mount Constance and Mailbox Peak to MTB. Radical sick downhill is where it is at! In our National Parks? Imagine, the first descent via mountain bike of Mount Rainier! Mondo crevass ripping jumps! Bunny hopping off of seracs! Limiting it to slicks could make it even more interesting. I'd like to bomb down from Lake Constance with a pair of Fat Boys. It's reasonable. And people could govern themselves, just like the corporations do.

Drinking Game:"The Beer Hunter". The premise is something like this: take a six-pack and shake one of the cans vigorously. Use a paint mixer if needed. Then each player holds a can up to his head and opens the poptop. The idea, of course, is that one of the cans will explode on the hapless participant, who is then forced to drink all unopened cans and pick shards of aluminum out of his skull.

I only see a few trip reports, what do you all do this weekend? Unless you want to hear about the Woodland Park Zoo (the Gorillas really put on a great gross out session), I have nothing to report. I will for the next two weekends, though! Lets hear some TRs (in the Route Report section).

Sounds like a great trip. Packing up a whole chicken is one thing, but how was it packing the rotisserie oven?!! Great report...thanks tough guys!

"sorry ma'am, I'm going to have to confiscate these...citizens arrest"

I don't know but let me know the conditions find when you get back. I'm headed over to Mt Constance next weekend.

I think this article captures most of why a peace freak such as myself would admire this guy. It isn't about nationalism (for me at least), it is about personal integrity.

In this case, a picture is worth two pink slips.

You see as much as your mind allows you to. I don't agree with the way the current administration has tried to make it into an 'us against the evil doers', but I do recognize valor and honor.

You mean kind of like the Islamic terrorists? Exactly. Just like all those Islamic terrorists that turned down lucrative NFL contracts.

Some info about trolls My favorite is the "psycho troll". OK, time to classify some people. Tactical Troll? Strategic Troll? Domination Troll? Playtime Troll?

And also because he shunned any media attention about it. He did it because he believed it, and not for any other reason. This is a little different than what his commander in chief did when he was called to duty.

That is pretty sad. It seems like it is rare to find a character like that these days...

Ya, I much prefer the West coast poor, colored, man of the people that GW is.

A+++++ Excellent Cascadeclimber.comer!

She used my little brother's ID to post. If she was a regular poster, she would probably end up getting banned like Trask.

Thanks for reminding me...

Ok, reposting this after I deleted it the first time. There are some movies of poor taste here, but I've never been a good judge of taste and I thought some of these were funny. Some are not for the faint of heart or for those who object to profanity...if this is you, skip it. *some movies are not work friendly* /end disclaimers Flash movie link

I wouldn't get to excited about this. Where is the data coming from that says the Palestinians are ready to ditch Hamas and do what ever Isreal tells them to do? The Middle East has demonstrated for thousands of years that people raised amid violence have no problems with continuing the cycle. And it only takes a couple of hardliners to perpetuate it.

I qouth myself yes it is...