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Any research that puts running in a positive light must be false. The only reason God gave us the ability to run is get away from something that is chasing us. A truly civilized society would stigmatize running as barbaric.

One of my favorite tunes! Play it LOUD and play it PROUD! mDehMFU_wXk For God, the Continental Army, and the Continental Congress!

I love the 4th!

This TR makes me want to run out and re-create your footsteps. JK 'nuff said about that But seriously: that's a nice bag o' crag & I hope you are tanned and tuned now.

Are you an American? In America, the theory is we live at liberty free from government coercion and interference. That's the theory, anyway. The reason not to submit to questioning by government employees is that we don't have to. We don't need a excuse not to, instead government is obligated to have an objective reason for any action that requires it to stop a citizen.

Here's the fact: a cop cannot just walk up to you and demand ID. A cop cannot even ask your name. It is illegal. In order to get your ID, they must first arrest you. They must know or have reasonable suspicion that you have broken a specific known law and place you under formal arrest. Then and only then do they have standing to get your ID. In the case of a traffic stop, the flashing red lights are de facto advice that you have been arrested (detained). If you doubt this, next time you are stopped ask if you are under arrest. The cop will be kind of surprised at that but will answer, "well, yes, technically you are under arrest." The traffic infraction he/she believes she saw you commit was the "crime" that made it legal for the cop to detain you and gather information. So a ranger can't stop you on the trail and out of the blue ask you your name or anything else about who you are. I can't imagine that any ranger would do that, however. Less clear to me is a ranger's legal standing to ask you your business: where you are going and so on. My first reaction is that no government employee has legal standing to do that under any circumstances unless it is a law enforcement person who has arrested you.

This thread needs more cowbell.

That's what I was afraid of.

Wowzers, up til now I thought you were a prety chill guy. Watch yer blood pressure!

Through all of this I have been wondering, where's Archie?

It's too bad your team came apart. I have to be back at work on the 8th otherwise I'd throw in with you. Are you from around here? It would suck if you are coming a long way. If you're local at least you could try again later. Best of luck to you.

I think the idea is you settle on a strap arrangement that suits you then you go forward with that. I don't think one would need to make constant changes, so after some initial fudging around you have a system that you get used to. On the other hand, different strokes for different folks.

Pictures or it didn't happen.

"Get some!" Good attitude.

Character-builder. Improves fitness. Glass is half full.

I have been a member of a credit union for many years. It is easy to join one. The larger ones are sort of bank-like but not nearly as bad as for-profit banks. You get the same services from a credit union as a bank.

heh, just wait 'til he hears that the grave is empty

green is the new black

If they get around to asking if you're a citizen, they have a non-land-use agenda.

Even without Clint Eastwood it sounds like a great movie scene. I'm going to start carying a little video camera to catch some shenanigans. There could be some sort of marketing opportunity here.

Everett goes to Baker. Beginning this year Seattle limits the enrollment to +/- 100 split into 8 or 9 small groups. No more giant Seattle Mountie crowds, although a "small group" of 12 plus instructors is certainly crowd-ish. If that photo was taken this year, it wasn't Seattle Mounties. FYI the Seattle groups finished their snow & ice stuff weeks ago. 1st step in uncaging the soul is to quit the farkin' Mounties.

The book Starting Strength, by Rippetoe and Kilgore, best cover the barbell lifts for newbie lifters. If what i_like_sun catches your eye, Starting Strength spells it all out. Also, power capacity is one of the most significant elements of Cross Fit. If you live in Seattle, this is a plug for Dave Werner and Cross Fit Seattle in Ballard. Cross Fit Eastside in the Redmond/Bellevue area and Cross Fit Rainier in Puyallup are other excellent CF gyms where you can get the kool-aid. http://www.crossfit.com/cf-info/excercise.html

My introduction to simul climbing was being told we were going to do it as we roped up on the col beneath Black Peak NE Ridge. It was one of my first roped climbs. Any learning conditions more sane than that will probably be OK. Funny thing is, multiple people told me DON'T CLIMB WITH THAT GUY but I went anyway.

It's Trad Guy leading a Trad Mountaineering class. The head end is testing cell reception with the tail end. CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW

I think I got away whole but it was obvious a shipload of FAIL was coming over the horizon.