Blake

Was there recently some kind of announcement about Bush and Co. setting up an official news bureau or something like that In Iraq to report the "real Truth" of the events and bypass typical for-profit jounralists? Am I imagining that I heard a news report?

That's what I was trying to get at. I'm not going to steal or scam anyone here.

troy, you do know that there is some long-haired crazy looking guy grabbing you from behind in that picture, right?

Okay, Muffster....what are the first two???? ' since you have the rated. - TG Funny you ask beer god, becuase you are involved in both. Your trip ans subsequent internal struggles onrainer when you got lost and your GPS froze, and you and tex on yokum last year. in that order. Now I got to dig these up and read them, they are, afterall, #1 and #2 all time TRs. I couldn't find them in search though.. you remember thread names ro any other details>?

thanks for the info, i'll give the cascade traverse over a try if I feel rich enough to go day skiing there again. I found this http://www.spiritone.com/~carpjam/html/hood/heather.htm with some pertinent pics too. What is Newton Ridge?

I skied the heather canyon area of meadows yesterday for the first time, enjoyed it thoroughly. However, only the lower section was open. (Looks like it was lower 3/4 or so) I could see tracks way across the canyon to the far wall and what looked like some nice lines coming down, while some followed the opposite wall of the canyon all the way down to the HC chair before dropping in opposite Jack's Woods. How the heck do people get over there to start with? Can it be reached from a meadows lift, do you have to hike/skin up, or a comnbination of both? Cascade Express wasn't really operating and there were still a lot of tracks on top of the fresh snow from the night before.

This sounds like it'd be fun to read, you got a link?

yeah, i'm lazy, notice that i also didn't make a poll out of it... because of the laziness and opportunity cost therein. "Dru" doesn't really sound like it took all that much creative thinking either chief. Trask(')s Basement

You should never seriously weight train 3 days in a row.

I know that some people get multi-day packages or something like that for lift tickets and don't use all the vouchers. I'm interested in any extras you might sell for places on Mt. Hood.

So there are a lot of goods names picked that people use here, some really clever or just funny sounding, but all are entertaining. Anyone got a favorite? Harry Pi Muffy the Wanker Sprayer Sketchfest .... and probably many more

Glad you are safe, hope your hand and foot recover soon. That is some very good writing.

why is this on the climbers forum?

White males in general are afraid of calling themselves liberals. Yet in the same studies they often allow themselves to be categorized as "liberal." what does this mean? I have no clue. However, I think if you vote for an initial (D/R) and not a person and that person's values and past accomplishments, you are not voting wisely. Maybe Klenke's conservatism clashes with much of the de-facto republican policy.

Klenke's post is what's makes this POS(B) thread worthwhile.

how does he know where to piss?

WASHINGTON, DC—In a move intended to dispel criticism over his Vietnam-era military record, President Bush announced Monday that he will spend the weekend at the Sheppard Air Force Base in Wichita Falls, TX, to make up his missed National Guard service. Above: Bush tries on his new uniform. "My fellow Americans, let's put an end to this controversy," Bush said. "This weekend, I'll take two days off from leading the greatest nation in the world, go down to Texas, and do drills with the Texas Air National Guard, if that'll make you happy. I can't imagine anything more important for me to do than sets of push-ups with a bunch of enlisted Guardsmen." Added Bush: "Don't let me forget to ask Cheney to fill in for me as leader of the free world. Because I'll be busy spit-shining flight boots." Critics claim records show that Bush was not seen by his direct military superiors from May 1972 to June 1973. The controversy, which first arose during Bush's Texas gubernatorial bid in 1994, resurfaced Jan. 17, when filmmaker Michael Moore called Bush a "deserter" at a rally for Democratic candidate Wesley Clark. Although the White House has tried to prove that Bush fulfilled his obligations by releasing torn payroll records and evidence of a dental check-up, many remain unconvinced. Critics have said Bush's reluctance to release his entire military file indicates that he's hiding something. "Go ahead and wave your dusty stacks of papers, call names, and point fingers," Bush said. "I'm just going to have to be the bigger man." Bush, whose approval numbers have declined in recent weeks, said the accusations were false, but that he was willing to do "whatever it takes to please everybody" so that he "can return to the business of governing the country." "I had to cancel dozens of appointments with cabinet members, congressional leaders, and foreign dignitaries," Bush said. "All that stuff's going to have to wait, since this 30-year-old story is apparently a pressing national concern, or something." White House communications director Dan Bartlett appeared on CNN with Wolf Blitzer to defend the president. "Others want to focus on talk, but President Bush is focused on action," Bartlett said. "George Bush, whose chief priority is keeping our country safe in a post-September 11 world, believes that going down there and making up a couple days' service is the best way to finally put this issue to rest." Retired Army Gen. John Wilcox warned Bush that his service in Alabama might have unexpected consequences. "Once he gets there, he's an enlisted man like anybody else," Wilcox said. "A lot of other National Guard and Army reservists thought they were just signing up for some tame domestic training and ended up in Iraq or Afghanistan. The president is taking a real risk here. For his sake and the sake of the nation, I hope he doesn't get shipped out." At a press conference Monday afternoon, a reporter asked White House press secretary Scott McClellan why Bush wasn't making up his time in Alabama, where critics say he failed to report for drills during the entire time he was working on a family friend's U.S. Senate campaign. "Well, the president is familiar with the base in Texas, so he chose to do his service there," McClellan said. "Why would he go to some random base in Alabama that he's never even been to before? I mean—let me start over. He did serve at the Alabama base, but we felt it would be easier to accommodate travel to a base that was closer to his ranch in Crawford. Case closed."

Some are sketchy

that has to be the weirdest choice for a person's first post. ever.

reioutlet.com has good deals sometimes. You can still peak up lots of other brands if you have an aversion to the REI labeled stuff. You can use the return credit there too, jsut type in the little code thingy.

Did you see anyone else skiing up there? If you didn't have the rand/tele gear but wante dto slog up and just bring alpine gear for the ski down, would showshoes have been a good idea?

Yeah, but I'd like to hear them sometime... that is one strange little town, it's like Washington's Appalachia per 'Deliverance.'

I know a guy who has done tupshin, who made it sound fairly difficult compared to the others you named, you might want to try asking for info in the North Cascades forum. If you want some fairly detailed and labeled pictures of the area check out the Summitpost.com pages maintained by Klenke for other peaks in the area (reynolds/maude/Emerald/Saska/Cardinal).

Serious question: Does that guy plan on climbing with party balloons tied to his bag? why?

the most accurately titled thread ever.