Burke M

Goes along with the pork vibe in here but my favorite type of sausage to pack is landjager. I recently even saw some of this at a gas station in Cle Elum. http://bavarianmeats.com/Products/Detail/Landjaeger.html only problem is its usually kinda pricey

http://brouwerscafe.blogspot.com/ Rest and carb loading...

A friend was down there last weekend and said Eight Mile still had snow on the ground... Not sure how much though.

get the book, youll save yourself tons of time wandering around...

Son will be bagging his first summit, the rest of my stuff is forgettable.

Ithaca

There is currently a single stall in the parking lot. Dont forget to bring your own TP.

Saw the chopper come and go that afternoon and its good to hear that youre on the mend. Cheers! -Burke

http://www.geir.com/mythbuster.html

Burly! Next best thing to seeing a happy kid is a happy parent. Well done, sir.

http://www.stephabegg.com/ She has some cool stuff if you poke around on there, posters and calendars I think. I second the Josh Lewis suggestion, he always needs money and a ride lol

I would not overlook Vantage and it could be reasonable in early July. That said id also consider what everyone else is saying because its worthy advice but being from the south as well, my first times to Vantage were great simply because its unlike anything I had climbed. You could also stay in a yurt at the winery thats nearby if youre looking for somewhere to stay with the family.

I dunno if id ever tell someone who I dont know to just go out and try it even on a volcano because there are some seriously massive fuckups out there who will fuck it up and be dead. Not to mention there is some nasty shit that happens on the volcanoes. The volcanoes are great but there are only a few of them. If you only learn to climb those places youre just going to be disappointed because youre selling yourself very short on what the Cascades have to offer. Suck it up and go through some courses and start going to a climbing gym. The more you challenge yourself learning the happier youll be in the long run. P.S. My wifes from Webster

SW rib of SEWS is rad. If you need partners for any of the above, all of those are on my radar! ditto!

Just by the real guide book and dont forget, shake out the pump.