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Only a fool confidently predicts the future, but then again, your position is secure without them.

Try it in economics lingo, it sounds less harsh: "These people lack the willingness to pay and are therefore unable to generate effective demand." Either way, the capitalist market in health care doesn't give a fuck. According to the US Census Bureau, 17 million of those without health insurance live in households having over $50,000 in annual income. That's 38% of the uninsured in America. In fact, 9 million - 20% of the uninsured - reside in households pulling down more than $75K a year. Ignorance thy name is prole...... So, what you're saying is that the majority of folks who don't have healthcare can't afford it, so we don't have a problem. Thanks for the clarification. You really got Prole this time.

if by "giving salt" you mean to crush his skull with an adze, then YES, AMEN, BROTHER! That wouldn't be a very nice thing for a guest visiting someone's home to do.

If you happen to run into the bushy tailed wood rat just below No Way Ray buttress, tell him I want my jumars back.

The Stehekin approach is longer and more arduous than Bachelor Creek + mountain bike. If you've got the time and energy, one way to do a great loop would be to go in via the Suiattle River Trail/Image Lake/Canyon Lake/Hanging Gardens Sinister/Gunsight (or Dome/Sinister) col and out Bachelor, or vice versa. You'd wind up back at your bike that way, at least. Or borrow a Jeep and drive the sucker.

Don't you have some illegal employees you need to be ferrying through some checkpoints, Chubsterz?

If you do not immediately desist I...I...will post pictures of MY toenails. Trust me, you'd be better off backing down.

Let's face it people; we're a nation of fuckin' pussies.

Sounds like a great way to waste another shitpot full of money chasing after a few fruit pickers.

I wasn't aware that you could domesticate a bushy tailed wood rat.

The rock video: Linky

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Trip: Mauled on Dorado Needle - Date: 8/24/2008 Trip Report: TR: Dorado Needle and Eldorado Aug 23-24 2008 A Rock Star on Dorado Needle’s summit Some partners are more photogenic than others, but few achieve true Super Stardome in front of the lens. Glacier glasses and a continually averted gaze prevented my being blinded by the brilliance of Kevin’s apotheosis during our ascents of Eldorado and Dorado Needle. This trip seemed to coincide with some kind of wildlife harmonic convergence. First, we spotted a spotted owl alongside the Cascade River Road. Once on the approach, we then witnessed this shameless display: PqUkmreuwOg Whorey Marmots (Marmota caligata) On the way up the Eldo Creek talus field, we picked, or pika’ed, up a third: A pika (Ochotona princeps) peekin’ out Steppin’ out Stakin’ a claim utjLtld9Ftw The final attack Forbidden Peak Approaching Eldorado “Do these gaitors make me look fat?” Eldorado summit rI3B_b3NnHM Eldorado summit After scampering up Eldorado, we continued on to Inspiration Col. Inspiration Glacier Tepeh Towers Inspiration Col Sundog from Inspiration Col A visitor came in the night: The taste: a bushy tailed wood rat (Neotoma cinerea) samples one of my brand new Fred Meyer poles The grab Praying to it z80vlqiJJ44 Night Visit An impressive dump of new snow and a sky full of lenticulars convinced us to shorten the Dorado Needle ascent to the dog route. Dorado Needle summit Y_N9SL0Zcv4 Dorado Needle summit Coming off of Dorado Needle Climbers on Eldorado Horntail Wood Wasp (uroceros spp.) Inspiration Glacier Gear Notes: Hanta virus vaccine, someone else's ski poles Approach Notes: quietly; romance in progress

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Hands may not weigh anything, but leave your butt behind and all hands weigh in.

Google Earth refines but confirms the numerical result:

I took this recent photo of the South Cascade Glacier to (crudely) approximate its recession over the past 45 years since the USGS surveyed it for mapping. It appears to have receded about 3/4 of a mile since then; just under 3 inches per day. At a minimum depth of 150 feet (that depth at which glacial ice starts to flow) and a width of about 1/2 mile, this amounts to an ice loss of roughly 96,000 cubic feet per day, or 34 million cubic feet per year.

I think these really capture the spirit of the place. Great photos.

If you're planning on doing an extended backcountry trip, you might consider the Pasayten, Chelan Sawtooth, or Glacier Peak Wilderness areas. There are topo maps available for each. These large areas offer an extensive trail system, many of the highest peaks in Washington, lots of non glaciated and varied terrain tailor made for soloing, and the kind of remoteness you won't find anywhere near the peaks you've mentioned. For example, St. Helens, while a great experience, is a crowd scene and is at least 4 hours of driving from any other alpine climbing area. It depends on what kind of experience you're looking for, of course. Finally, if you only have 10 days, it would probably be better to stick with one state at least. In addition, the Pasayten, Chelan Sawtooth, and eastern part of the Glacier Peak areas are east of the Cascade crest, and so have a better chance of clear weather in Sept. If the forecast isn't great, one of our volcanoes is the last place you'll want to be. Some trip ideas in these areas: Pasayten: Carru Osceola Blackcap Monument peak area. Lots of solo peaks in a tight grouping. Chelan Sawtooth: Oval Courtney Star peak area. Glacier Peak: Just about anywhere.

3 big advantages of taking a course or courses: 1) They teach you some of the more involved skills you won't be able to learn from your partners on the fly, such as crevasse rescue, avalanche safety, and mountain oriented first aid. The Mounties actually do a decent job of this. 2) You'll learn more faster. 3) You'll meet climbing partners.

You mean like the nice folks who left this pile of puke and cigarette butts at Cache col? Fucking pigs.

Georgia is really having a bad month. First a Russian invasion, now a hurricane.

I can personally attest that Ivan is an environmentally responsible backcountry traveller, despite his plethora of traveling vices (noise pollution excepted, of course). I have never once seen him put out his cigarette on a ptarmigan. Or grouse, for that matter.