rob

Nice work Sounds like you needed a set for that crux

I bet you'd have good views of fireworks around everett from Pilchuck. But, I bet it would be an interesting perspective, looking down on them.

aren't these your iceberg photographs? Do I win something?

Trip: Mt Adams - South Spur Ski Date: 7/11/2008 Trip Report: This was my first volcano ski, so I kind of made a big deal about it. Thursday night, I had a serious ski jones going on. So, at about 11 PM I decided to head out to Mt. Adams by myself and try to ski down. Carpe diem, right? I went to sleep for about an hour, woke up around midnight, packed my bags, got gas, snacks and (lots) of coffee, and drove through the night, arriving at Mt. Adams around 6 AM or so. I was out of the car and moving by 7. Great views the whole day! Perfect weather; blue-bird skies and not a breath of wind. Here’s Mt. St. Helens in the distance. And Mt. Hood I was able to start skinning pretty soon, probably around 6200' or so. Finally! I reached the summit around noon. I was feeling a bit altitude sick, so I didn't hang around long. Self-portrait on the summit with Rainier behind me. Finally, time to ski! Rainier from the summit I found the skiing down from the summit to be extremely challenging. As a recovering snowboarder, I'm not the world's best skier. The snow was very suncupped and iced, and my tips kept getting eaten by the cups. Making it down this was quite an acheivement for me. The photo doesn't do it justice. It was like skiing down a forest of rime daggers. But maybe I'm making a bigger deal out of it because I suck. There was a short carryover above Pikers. Coming down from the false summit, the snow was choppy and cupped, but at least it was soft so my skis could plow through. The snow below pikers was fucking rad! I lapped a couple of sections that were too perfect to not get seconds. Snow coverage on Pikers Ski tracks. What?? You mean I wasn't the first? Coverage on the lower part of the mountain On the way out, I ituned the deproach and ended up following some idiots boot pack deep into the forest. I realized he was wrong when his tracks led into a bummer of a schwack down some shitty drainage. Even worse, it was on the (east?) side of the trail, so if you didn't cut west eventually, you'd just keep wandering around in the woods without hitting the road or trail. I wonder how he ended up? From the looks of it, a lot of people followed him into the dark, so at least he has company. I wasn't interested, so I retraced my steps back up and got on the trail. I pulled over on the freeway to sleep for a few hours before heading home. Approach Notes: Snow is pretty continous around 6000, give or take a few hundred feet or so.

fucking rad

Sure it was. Notice the lack of profanity.

that's kinda fucked up

165 pounds? That's how much *I* weigh.

i wouldn't mind seeing her exposed. It'd be worth a look.

At least you didn't have to crawl into a bivvy sack after eating it.

think of all the meth you can buy with the money you save

nutella, on the other hand. now we're talking.

What about the freeze-dried food shortage? THE GOVERNMENT IS FORCING COMPANIES TO SELL TO THEM!!! What if we run out of ramen?

What out! That guy's gotta laser!

vegemite is fuckin nasty. Salt and yeast -- who would spread that on toast?

let's feed the obese people to the starving people. Two birds with one stone.

is the freeze dried food delivered via black helicopter?

"making them sell to them"? WTF does that mean?

i didn't inhale

I don't remember joining any organization.

I'm not sure anyone on this website is authorized to represent "the left." I know that my opinion is certainly not an official stance of "the left" -- it's Rob's opinion, not "the left's." I haven't cleared it with anyone. What constitutes "the left?" Anyone who disagrees with you? Is it an organization? Do I have to get a membership card? Can I get a corporate discount?

I can't imagine why. Attempts at installing and/or training/supplying puppets has always worked out SO WELL for the US. Iraq. Iran. Bin Laden. Noriega. Afganistan. Etc. Let's keep trying. It's bound to work sooner or later! That is what happens when you do it 1/2 assed. That is why I am suprised that you wanna pull out and continue the trend.

I can't imagine why. Attempts at installing and/or training/supplying puppets has always worked out SO WELL for the US. Iraq. Iran. Bin Laden. Noriega. Afganistan. Etc. Let's keep trying. It's bound to work sooner or later!

I ate a hairy crab once, but i was drunk