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no shit? really?

It's gated in winter; easy enough to lock and gate now until the government shutdown is over. The road can be biked.

Even GW never had the audacity to think he could bypass Congress to start a war--or to spy on US citizens' internal communications. Also, Ivan, I think your memory is failing you regarding No Child Left Behind. I recall a collaboration between Ted Kennedy and GW led to its overwhelming passage. Oh there was endless fighting tooth and nail from you Ivan and all the rest on the left. Nobody that cares stands around and says "yeah, fuck shit up... you'll pay later". Nice try though. And for the record, I think the shutdown is a stupid idea. glassgowdick: I don't read your lunatic ravings. You are on ignore.

Yeah, right, like that's human nature. Why didn't the Dems follow this advice - "Hey, let's let Bush whatever the fuck he wants and when the country turns to shit we reap the benefits"....

Who are these Republicans of which you speak? Welcome back, FW. You couldn't keep away, could you? ;-)

Check out www.noaa.gov

I just have a mancrush on you big boy, even though you have no soul.

Sweet! Thank you!

you should bitch about the weather, glassgowdick - there's something to legitmately whine about now

My 12 year old is a double-black diamond skiier now. We started him at age 4. 3 just seemed too young to make any traction.

I did think that self-regulation was working pretty well to this point, so I'm unclear as to why it is necessary. Well if you recall when Adam introduced himself, he did point out that he spoke with, "A duo of climbers," who were shut down at Playground Point because of crowds, most likely on a weekend. Gasp! No way! I could not even imagine the Duo of climbers' disappointment when they then went to Roto Wall and too found it very busy. Clearly management needs to be instituted. Signage and climber education would have prevented this unfortunate incident for Duo of climbers. I would hate to think that duo would need to open the guidebook to search out a possible alternative crag. Yeah, maybe they can block the path of unregistered climbers like they do now on the Colchuck and Snow Creek TH's "Where are you going? Your pack looks too big for a day hike..."

fock no! I killed it with vodka! No shit. Takaya zaraza can't survive in an environment like a Russian's bloodstream (>0.20 BAC)

Dunno about your question but hope to see a TR soon :-) I'd like to get those two... and around this time of year seems a good time for it

Now you like slow sex? I bet you wanna know, Oleg, but keep reality and your fantasies apart . I always normalize the reality with my fantasies, Nastia "U nas seks nyetu"...

Now you like slow sex? Wooah... is there more to the story on this "Great Gendarme" bivy? :-)

sounds like BC Parks are actually managed by reasonable, thinking people using sound policy decisions - our NCNP rangers should learn something from them.

Yes, it's almost gone. Not much too it anymore

Bez muki net nauki

Are you sure you are not Slavic? ;-)

Right now I follow the rules and permits to a t, even when I don't like them. If the pendulum swings this way, I'll poach the shit out of the "managed" areas.

Good Question FW. I don't mean to sound cynical but it is all about the money - follow the money and you will have your answer. Federal agents, when deployed right, can be effective revenue generators for the government. Maintaining roads, on the other hand, will not generate revenue. I moved to Socal from the PNW a couple of years ago and I have seen the future. Agents everywhere collecting money in any way possible. It is difficult to hike or even drive without being accosted by an armed agent. My wife was recently issued a citation for "stand up paddling without a permit". Wow! Ridiculous!

there is a Russian saying I like: za odnogo bytogo, dvukh nebitykh dayut Translating word for word would be too terse. Suffice it to say that Russians consider a man who has been beaten down to be considered a valuable one to have around for future endeavors - more so than two who have not experienced a beat-down :-)

Chasto vykhodit, chto voobrazheniye interesnee, chem realnost'

It's great late season- hard to find a glacier that is so mellow in Sept, and I bet it would be fine right until fall storms hit.