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It's right off the road next to a parking lot. I can't tell you where it is though or Mrs. Selkirk will kill me slowly.

On a sidenote there are only 5 perfect foods. Fresh Huckleberries Frozen Huckleberries in a bowl Huckleberry Pie Huckleberry Margaritas and Mincemeat pie with Venison And huckleberry margarita's are by far the most fun. Besides which they turn your mouth an amusing shade of purple

The red ones just aren't the same. An ok substitute but it's all about the purple ones! The darker the color the better The purple ones are harder to find. They are closely related to blueberries. I know where there are lots of them but I'm not saying where. It's not easy to get to anyway. Comparing purple huckleberries to blueberries is sacrilege!!! Burn the heretic! And my wife found an endless field a couple of years ago that seems to be completely undiscovered despite it's excessive ease of access.

What does one do with Salmon berries? They've never been quie satisfying enough for me to justify eating loads straight off the bush, and the flavor seems to mild to justify pies and whatnot?

Yes this is tragic, but no way in heck I would charge this young man with manslaughter. Granted he made a stupid mistake. And at most he was negligent. But I am not sure it was foreseeable that someone was down there. Regardless it was just a horrible accident for everyone involved. I believe the guilt of the accident alone is enough punishment. Besides the prosecutors office has more serious offenses to deal with. Is it ok to drive on backroads at 2:00 in the morning without your headlights on? How about fire a gun in downtown Seattle, even if you have a good target that it won't punch through? Put liquor in the punch for a high school dance when you know people will be driving home? At some point it becomes gross negligence, even if it wasn't intentional. I could be wrong but isn't that the definition of manslaughter?

Can I borrow your muscles?

Eww, how about the thimble berries? Anyone know of a place with enough density to make picking worthwhile! I love those things but it's hard to find more than a few bushes here or there.

Now how big a ton are we talking and where do you live! Bears don't usually bother me, besides don't you have big guns? I remember a few years in north Idaho where there were enough huckleberries that my step-dad spent 1/2 an hour picking in the same spot 20 ft from a bear doing the same thing

The red ones just aren't the same. An ok substitute but it's all about the purple ones! The darker the color the better

Anyone seen ripe huckleberries in the North Cascades yet? No need to divulge secret locations, but a ripeness report would be much appreciated Thanks!

Beer drinking is reserved for those working on their alpine insulation, for the big Sunday ascent of Castle Rock As being hungover easily adds a grade, it would be wise to prepare for the eventual epic.

Ramuta's is still downtown. It's just that the Ramuta that does the climbing shoes is actually Ramuta's son, and he's in Montana now. (This would make more sense with first names ) Oh, and he has Onyx rubber for resoles

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Everyone starts out as gaper.

Barge cement would probably work ok. Certainly not to patch a hole though. As memory serves you supposed to coat both surfaces lightly, allow to dry slightly then press together to let it set. That said, the time's I've tried to reattach rand's/soles it was only good for a few climbs. You might actually ask Dave Page, or get in touch with Ramuta's down on Stewart. They actually ship the shoes to his son, but they come back damn near better than they came from the manufacturer and with your choice or rubber Can't speak highly enough about those guys!

With good climbers. Can certainly help. But depending on how you approach it, I've seen some climbers stunted by this, as they only end up top roping problems at or above their ability level. Someone said that climbing is 90% mental, and the rest if footwork. Nothing builds the mental part like like leading everything all the time.

Lead stuff slightly above your current ability level that protects well I've found irrational fear of falling/dying is good for at least a letter grade improvement. Oh, you might also look into ballet/martial arts. I haven't done it in a while by Tai Chi would probably be exceptionally good training as it's all focused on slow, controlled, relaxed movement, with a lot of focus on being centered and learning to move from your core.

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Rapping through webbing means less gear to carry, less to leave. In my mind rap rings are usually reserved for standard rappel spots where there is already quite a bit of tat and people are continually adding more.

Though I must say I have a soft spot for hte Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

that makes me want to jump out my window!

I can sleep through anything.

A little cocoa powder or dark chocolate gives chili a deep, rich dimension of flavor(kind of like mole' sauce). A dash of cinnamon also gives it a hint of something special. But I can see where beer would do that, too. the Alcohol evaporates off, but it must be the appropriate beer for the chilli and the best beer is of course a closely guarded secret

hmmm, will have to try the chocolate in chilli though I usually just add beer

Isn't that torte?