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  1. It's about 8 to 9 miles from the current road closure to Downey Creek.
  2. We always used a baby Bjorn for hiking when the kids were that small, though my wife often used the Moby around town and generally preferred it to the Bjorn with our second. And to second Heinrich, the Sherpani backpack is fantastic. I think we started using it around 7 or 8 months.
  3. This trip report (not mine) from late July indicates a register on Storm King. http://www.nwhikers.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=7985816
  4. Colchuck yes. You would probably hike to Colchuck Lake, then head up Aasgard Pass to the Upper Enchantment Basin and Little Annapurna is a walk-up from there. Ingalls no. It is on the other side of the Stuart Range.
  5. Hidden Lake Lookout is in the same general neck of the woods as Sahale Arm. I would choose Sahale Arm first. Ptarmigan Ridge and Hannegan Peak (maybe Goat Mountain, but I'm not exactly sure where that is) are way on the N side of Mt. Baker. If you are going up that way, I would probably choose to hike Skyline Divide or scramble Hadley Peak (accessible from Skyline Divide, but probalby more accessible via Cougar Divide) and just drive up to Artist Point, which is the start of the Ptarmigan Ridge trail. Or if you go up to Hannegan Pass, instead of going left to Hannegan Peak, go right to Ruth Mountain. A glacier, but generally pretty accessible without ropes. Little Annapurna would be on the long side for a day trip given your distance and elevation desires, but is a nice hike into the upper enchantment basin. All of the above would be long drives from Mt. St. Helens. Alta Mountain is a nice hike and not as far a drive. but is not as spectacular as the others. Easily the closest to St. helens and Seattle. The other suggestion I would make is Gothic Basin with possible scrambles of Del Campo and/or Gothic Peak. A closer drive than all but Alta Mountain.
  6. Dogs are allowed in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness, but not in the areas around the Stuart Range (i.e., Enchantments, Ingalls areas). The official policy in the area where he is going used to be voice control, but it may be on-leash required now. I am not completely sure. We've taken our dog up to Peggy's Pond, but not up the ridge to Daniel, so I can't help the OP on that point.
  7. I'm size 11.5 and have the Grivel Air Tech and they fit both my approach shoes (Lowa lowcut trail shoes) and my mountaineering boots (La Sportiva Makalu) but they are either maxed out or one notch less than maxed out. It is possible that some boots or approach shoes of the same size could have a larger outer dimension so that they might not fit, but they do work for me and I have been happy with them.
  8. With our now 3-year old, we used the bjorn until he was about 7 months and then he moved over to a backpack carrier. With our 3 month old, we have (well, my wife has) been using a Moby Wrap, which she (my wife) generally prefers to the bjorn in terms of overall comfort. It's a bit confusing at first, but not too hard to deal with after a few times. By the time we hit summer, she'll be going into the backpack carrier for hikes and the 3-year old will get to hike all by himself. For a backpack carrier, we have a Sherpani purchased at REI which I found very comfortable until he started getting heavier. But even then, it is at least as comfortable as my backpacking backpack if not more so.
  9. He has a Memoir called River Dark & Bright. Haven't read it, but saw it when I was at the Sleeping Lady (founded by, I believe his sister) a couple of months ago.
  10. NealH

    Federal income tax

    http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/casecode/uscodes/26/subtitles/a/toc.html
  11. NealH

    Federal income tax

    Ivan cites the authority to impose the income tax and the actual law is Title 26 of the US Code, Subtitle A--See in particular sections 1, 61 and 63.
  12. NealH

    Crosswinds

    Many years ago, I had the good (?) fortune to be sitting in the first seat behind the cockpit (which was separated by just a curtain which the pilots had neglected to pull shut, so I could look straight out the front) on a turboprop jet heading into Charlottesville, VA and had a landing just like some of these--heading straight down the runway, but with the nose off centerline by probably 15-20 degrees until a second or two before the back wheels hit. Quite exciting!
  13. On the road to Monte Cristo this past June. Heading up to Lake Margaret (Snoqualmie Pass) last weekend. We probably only got about 2 miles up the trail before he was ready to turn around, but he probably hiked a quarter of the way up and all the way down, pretty good for 21 months. Near Lake George last month. First Sail--Mom better watch out. Her days as skipper are numbered.
  14. I'm with you. Is there a way to customize whether we want to view recent threads or recent posts? I tried looking in my preferences, and couldn't find anything, but then, I'm not all that swift at this computer stuff . . .
  15. I'm currently re-reading The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York by Robert Caro. IMO one of the best nonfiction books (and the best biography) I've ever read. Fascinating look at transportation, urban development, politics and governmental power. It's long, but very readable. On the fiction front, I recently read Seeing Calvin Coolidge in a Dream by John Derbyshire which was quite enjoyable, but not spectacular.
  16. I had never heard of the Sherpani before getting the baby backpack. A quick google search shows that Sherpani is indeed a women's focused brand, but this pack is specifically identified as a "unisex" pack on their website. One of the things I like about the pack is that it has a very easily adjustable suspension so that it fits both me and my wife.
  17. We have a Sherpani which we all seem to really like so far (me carrying and Nathan riding). It has lots of good storage, does a good job keeping the center of gravity of the pack when Nathan is in it close to your back, has a good suspension too, and comes with the sun shade and a rain cover. Here's a pic of Nathan in it (although you can't really see the whole thing too well.
  18. As has been said by many, this is a great thread . . . Here is Nathan . . . On his first hike at 3 weeks old last December on the way to Lake 22. And on his most recent trip on Sunday near Mt. Baker.
  19. Any tips on practicing this other than working each hand individually? My Chopin book remains closed far too often because of this kind of thing, which I've never really been able to master. I was fortunate enough to play trombone for this several years ago and it was loads of fun.
  20. As a person who had a friend killed by a drunk driver, I can't say that someone with multiple DUI isn't dangerous. She's probably more dangerous to the general public than any of the other folks that you mention. Not that I don't think they should be treated more appropriately than they have/are, but she, just like other folks with multiple DUIs need to be treated with some harshness in my opinion. It certainly hasn't helped her cause with the court and justice system that she thumbs her nose at them and violates the terms of her probation, etc. etc. Stealing from a commentor on the NYT blog--Now that charges against Hamdan, bin Laden's chauffeur have been dismissed, maybe it can be arranged for him to be Paris's chauffeur. She's off the road, and a new job for him (but maybe that would be cruel and unusual punishment for him).
  21. UVa civil engineering (1991). Wasn't into climbing then--Old Rag is about as adventurous as I got. Maybe it's because I wasn't from Virginia or maybe because I later went to grad school at Texas A&M, but I never really got the whole animosity between VT and UVa . . .
  22. Why can't they just tell the real truth? The Grand Canyon was clearly created by Paul Bunyan dragging his axe behind him.
  23. No. The estate is taxed on the amount that exceeds the current threshold. The assets get a stepped up basis to current fair market value. You would have no income tax liability resulting from the amount you receive after the government and creditors get their share. Regarding the double taxation issue, I think Canada actually has a pretty good approach. Generally (I'm probably not getting the details fully correct as I practice US tax law, not Canadian), they don't have an estate tax per se, but when someone dies, there is a second income tax that gets applied on any assets that have built-in gain (or built-in loss) that has not yet been realized. Thus, the heirs take with the same stepped up basis in the US, but the estate is only taxed on the gain and not on the entire value of the property, avoiding the double taxation.
  24. I don't disagree with the premise of your argument, but this is not entirely correct. NOLS has at least one avalanche death that I know of--I took the backcountry ski course in 1993 and the backcountry ski course the week immediately preceding mine had a fatality during the course.
  25. Can I get back to you in two years after Congressional control goes back to the Democrats? If the Democrats (assuming they gain control) don't waste all of their time on Iraq and other investigations (while probably justified), I can definitely see some legislation coming out of the next two years that most everybody could point to and say that's pretty good, and which Bush could rightly take at least some credit for. I generally think that the best laws arise when the President is a different party than Congress (e.g., Reagan with a Democratic Congress and Clinton after the Republicans took control--aside from the impeachment nonsense). But then, I'm pretty cynical about both parties . . .
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