KaskadskyjKozak

what was the caliber? a grizzly skull is pretty thick... Yep. I knew I wouldn't be employing the weapon unless and until the animal was on top of me, literally. I've had, compared to most, extensive experience with bears, at home and on trips. Many false charges, chasing them out of camp at night, when called for, surrendering to their whims, and incidences of mutual respect initiating mutual withdrawal from situations. Most of the time, they want out of the situation of an encounter more than I. Like any big animal, you can't count on a stopping shot to the front or top of the head. I'll say this - you seem to have led a very interesting life.

Or OCD. The best are the responses to people who are ignoring "it", followed by responses to the responses to the responses to the responses. All we see are "it's" stupid avatar with no text having a conversation with "itself".

FOAD you stupid cunt.

I don't see the need... Then again I haven't seen any pervs around my campsite taking photos to post on the internet. that might change my mind Gee, FW, a mosquito keeps buzzing around. Actually, more like a warthog's asshole with explosive diarrhea. Thankfully on the internet you can easily avoid such beasts with a simple click of a button or two. Of course such dumb animals don't ever get the hint or have any decency to go shit somewhere else.

I've never read any Rand... is it that... painful?

I don't see the need... Then again I haven't seen any pervs around my campsite taking photos to post on the internet. that might change my mind

what was the caliber? a grizzly skull is pretty thick...

worthless sacks of shit like TTK never change. best to put him on ignore. he thrives off the negative energy. as for challenges, let's not forgot how that puss backed down from Pope.

organic apples: $1.49 a pound at PCC this evening. I almost always find Org apples at PCC or Whole Foods for a buck fifty or sometimes less. that's higher than it was a few years ago cheapest apples i've seen recently is at a fruit stand on beacon hill. i stop when I'm in the area.

And the left is represented by equally low-brow dimwits. Damn you guys are so pathetic with your one-sided myopic delusions.

so, is that tome worth muddling through?

it's probably edible

No shit. Like I said - let's maintain the ones we have -with adequate funding, and not through increased usage fees.

I was better off every year until this year. I peaked last year. I'm sure America's best days are ahead of her though, unlike that peanut farmer.

How about produce? Apples are up to like $2 a pound, and I clearly remember them being more like $1 a pound a few years ago. And I mean the ones on sale, not the most expensive, out of season ones. Suddenly I feel a little like the frog whose water was turned up a few degrees until I boiled.

I cut out driving to work, carpool more to TH's, etc. Look, it's no fantasy - there is a price crunch for the basic living expenses. Gas, water, and electrical are higher too.

I have seen a price crunch in groceries and gas. More like $200-300 per month.

Than 4 years ago? Reagan's a propos question.. For the first time in 20 years, I gotta say "No" and this is why.

Yeah, I'm still waiting for the day a ranger pulls into a TH turnout and demands a fee or tells me I can't sleep there (e.g. WA Pass, Eldorado TH, whatever)

Ahh, Cali. Well, they charge more there because it's higher usage and they can get away with it. People will pay it.

and they charge extra to light a fire.

Before the bush peso Canadian campgrounds were about the same as US campgrounds. several Yosemite campgrounds are $20 a night, several Jellystone campgrounds are $17 yeah, but if you stay in the park a week, you pay 7x the entrance fee. in the US, the entrance fee for one day is good for a week.

$25? Where are you camping? I typically see rates from 10-15. I just reserved 2 spots in Kalaloch for $18 a night and that includes the online reservation fee through the org running the reservation service, and that was on the high end. Now, try visiting Canada, and you'll really see high usage fees.

I think some usage fees are reasonable. Campgrounds with toilets to clean or paper to stock, firepits to be cleaned, trashcans to be emptied. But that doesn't mean usage fees alone should be paying for maintenance and upkeep of our parks.

Well, I think we can certainly afford to double or triple budgets for our NF's and NP's to maintain and improve them. Hardly a drop in the bucket compared to our other budgetary line items.