Sherri

Next time she asks, just say no. That was bad medicine, dude. Get better soon!

You bet.

nice suspenders.

Crikey! Quit scarin' me.

...A scared, shivering doe huddled in the bog next to our pond. It had just narrowly escaped being a coyote's meal(a couple fresh lacerations on it's hind quarters evidenced just how narrowly ) I watched the coyote come back thru ISO it's missed lunch, but apparently the deer's scent was masked by the water. Doe stayed there for about 2 hours before gingerly hobbling off to seek solace in the deeper forest. Like a scene right out of Wild Kingdom, for pete's sake.

about.... BTW, Hi Neighbor!

"Open Your Fly For Me"....Nice! Very punny, Mr.E.

Humbling for sure. It seems we can easily find greatness in those who have gone before us and easily imagine it in those who will come after us, but that shouldn't stop us from trying to find it in ourselves.(That last part, not always so easy.. ) Here's one of her fishin' poems: " DEAD WEIGHT Heavier and heavier, these trout I shoulder home After a day upstream; How dear the while, Our little time in the swim-- mine to me and theirs, no doubt, to them." A. Thomas

My S/O's 88 yr-old mother used to go flyfishing from her cabin in Blue River(OR). She'd catch three fish each time, one for her cat, one for her dog, and one for herself. She's given us her old tacklebox/poles. Some treasures in there, for sure. She also was a climber, summitting several mountains in her day, and flew tow-target planes for the WWII boys to shoot at. Her poetry is what I use as my signature lines. She's an inspiring example of a life well-lived. Congrats on the graduation, Arch. Fish on!

R, It's great that you are already becoming aware of the silver lining(it's hard to believe there really is one when you are in the midst of the injury cycle). A good attitude will carry you far through this, and you WILL end up better(and smarter ) than before When I used to think I could get away with pushing my body beyond its limits, sure I was "fit", but very tight, tired, and unbalanced in my exercise choices(running/walking/weights). After two years of healing and learning a gazillion lessons, I am not only back to running(and doing longer trail runs than I could ever do before), but my routine now includes biking and climbing. For active rest/recovery, I practice yoga and tai chi and substitute swimming for a couple of my run days. I know myself well enough to recognize my tendency to overdo anything I commit to, so it was an important strategy for me to incorporate a balance of activities. The swimming part was recommended by my PT, and was probably the one I most resisted because I was so "compressed" that I seemed to sink. But, now it's becoming more comfortable and the benefits really are a payoff for sticking it out. Keep that positive, pro-active attitude, and you'll get to where you want to be. And it'll be better than where you came from. Good luck!

Sequim When you're driving by Sequim on your way to some ONP alpine adventure, stop by "The Buzz" just a block north of the Sequim Ave. exit. La Vita coffee, funky music, fresh goodies, red walls, and a creaky wooden floor. Oh, and there's a quote painted on the back wall: "It takes millions of flowers to make a prairie, and one bee." Coffee AND inspiration. Now isn't that nice.

OMG, that's funny.

Hey Jesse, Welcome! Get the latest guidebook--Rockin' on the Rock, by Dallas Kloke--at the little Mt. Erie grocery store, just before you get to the park. If you don't see it on the shelf, just ask for it. Sometimes they keep extras behind the counter. Great folks there. Have fun!

Not sure if this will be helpful, but just in case: After a muscular meltdown due to overtraining(running), I began seeing a PT who did somatic release. I had pretty much blown every muscle from my QL to down to my ankles, and the part that scared the hell out of me was I didn't know what I had done or how it happened. Seemed to come "out of the blue." Long story short, the somatic release was a good road for me to go down treatment-wise because it has made me aware of how to communicate with my muscles again, rather than just use and use and use them till they no longer have anything to say. Part of the somatic approach is about "waking up" muscles which have been chronically spasmed and therefore no longer responsive to things like registering pain or consciously being able to relax them. It also "resets" them back to their full range of motion(or close) instead of being chronically shortened. Anyway, for me this was only one piece of the puzzle in getting back to where I can do all the things I enjoy, without injuring myself, but it was a significant piece. Perhaps it's something worth bringing up to your doc, if you guys haven't already covered that ground. Different things work better for different people, but might be worth investigating. Best wishes on your journey to health and healthy living. Sherri

E, you know I'd do a climbing trip with you any day, but I think I'll pass on the camping part.

Ooops, my bad, I was holding out. 1968. Thought the Chevelle in the background was a good clue.

No, no, I wasn't dissing the canvas shorts. The reinforced butt is a nice touch of class. They were just a bit of a let-down after the "garter-harness" you sported in the "Nice Climbing guys" thread. Oh shit, now I've gone and done it. I've created a monster. Sherri = cyberstalker?? I'm sure I'm not the only you created with that photo. Lovin' all the other wayback pics, too, though! Makes me wish I had started wayback before people started climbing in color.

No, no, I wasn't dissing the canvas shorts. The reinforced butt is a nice touch of class. They were just a bit of a let-down after the "garter-harness" you sported in the "Nice Climbing guys" thread.

Who opened up a can of spray? Nothing wrong with a woman or man indicating a gender preference when posting for a climbing partner. Doesn't have to be any more complicated or controversial than that. Sometimes girls just wanna have fun. Don't take it personal.

Only if she was trolling for gay guys. No shortage of eye candy there. Too bad I don't have much of a sweet-tooth, as far as that kind goes.

Now that might be a more popular topic, especially if you don't specify smokin WHAT. What, there's babies who smoked illicit substances?? The Pall Malls were bad enough. That's why I quit at around 10 mos. old. It was a dirty habit.

Shorts!? Boo!

Pall Mall, if memory serves me correctly.

Man, those pictures are smokin'!