philfort

from http://www.nps.gov/mora/current/current.htm#roadopen Carbon River Road OPEN, but subject to washouts. High clearance vehicle recommended. Hwy 123/410 over Cayuse Pass CLOSED. Estimated opening date: May 1. For more information, call the Washington State Department of Transportation at 1-800-695-ROAD (7623) toll-free statewide or 206-DOT-HIWY (368.4499) in the greater Seattle area. Hwy 410 over Chinook Pass Closed. Estimated opening date: May 23. For more information, call the Washington State Department of Transportation at 1-800-695-ROAD (7623) toll-free statewide or 206-DOT-HIWY (368.4499) in the greater Seattle area. Longmire to Paradise OPEN. Call for daily closure information (360) 569-2211 Mowich Lake Road Closed. Estimated opening date: June 28. Paradise Valley Road Closed. Estimated opening date: June 28. Stevens Canyon Road Closed. Estimated opening date: May 24. Sunrise Road Closed. Estimated opening date: June 28. Westside Road Closed. Estimated opening date: May 24. White River Road to Campground Closed. Estimated opening date: May 17.

Seems like it should be a lot sooner than that!? According to their website there was only 5 miles left to plow as of last Thursday.

Ok, so this means you can now climb St Helens for free. "Where is your permit?" asks the ranger. You say: "I don't need one, I came up on a snowmobile", and say it is just "over there" aways....

quote: Originally posted by Fairweather: Do snowmobiles have license plates/id numbers? (dumb question, but I don't know) -- They have a small license "sticker", maybe 2 inches by 4 inches, on the side of the sled below the seat (at least that's where mine is).

Try to get a picture of their sled... including the license "plate". That way maybe they can nail them. When I was on St Helens a couple of years ago, they were highmarking inside the crater. There was a ranger on the crater rim asking if anyone had binoculars or some kind of scope to identify the sleds, of course it was kind of futile from 2000ft above them. All we could do was watch them zoom around the crater, hoping they would drive into a steam vent or bergschrund... no suck luck. Snowmobilers don't have to pay the $15 climbing fee on St Helens. I think they're "supposed to" stay below 4800ft or something, but of course, they don't. So basically, they can drive to the crater rim for free, while you have to pay $15 to hike up. IMO, due to the frequency of the violations there, they should be banned altogether.

I have one unpaid from a couple of years ago, and have heard nothing of it.

I think it's so cool how they post all these updates and pictures to the web!

Yeah Dru, you should pay more attention to the Everest IMAX.... *this* is Everest:

quote: Originally posted by willstrickland: Originally posted by beefcider:The drawback of a Meduim format camera vs. a 35mm (slr or p&s) is that it has less depth of field. The larger the focal length of the lens, the less depth of field. To get the same image on a medium format camera, you need a lens with focal length 2 or 2.5 times that of a 35mm camera. I think that's how it goes anyway. Maybe your explanation is also right, talking in term of aperture.

I think he overflowed the max # of posts, wrapped around to zero again and went up from there. Right?

There are also tons of trees down across mtn loop hwy. Like about 20-30 in the few miles between the closure and sunrise mine road. So you'll have to wait for the snow to melt *and* the trees to be cleared (which will probably happen when the snow melts? ) [ 04-05-2002: Message edited by: philfort ]

Another road question... anyone know if this road is driveable to the Mason Lake TH yet?

http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/regions/northcentral/Maint/Area3/nc2002/

In case anyone cares, as of Saturday, the road becomes snow-covered shortly after it crosses to the S side of the river - about 5 miles from the National Forest boundary. About 1.5 or 2 feet in places, with a few trees across the road.

Sounds like you just exactly described an commitment grading system, which is what it is used for I think? I dunno, the only place I've seen it used here is in the BC Alpine Select guide, where it's used mainly as a commitment indicator, and paired with a separate technical grade.

"peu" means little or less.F = facile = easyPD = peu difficile = not very difficultAD = assez difficile = fairly difficultD = difficile = difficultED = extremement difficile = extremely difficult [ 03-29-2002: Message edited by: philfort ]

quote: Originally posted by Anna: As for Mr. Alex, 400%, eh? In the Cascades or in the whole U.S.? Here's the actual "percent" of normal as of 3/15. http://www.seawfo.noaa.gov/products/CLISNO Mind you we've had a bunch of snow since then.

Congratulations Wayward Herbs, (or A Had Brews Wry) 38 came totally unexpectedly. You got it without even trying

Froth Lip!

If you dehydrate the meal, you have to boil it for several minutes to get the water back in, so it's not so quick or fuel efficient. Now... if they made home freeze-driers.... [ 03-27-2002: Message edited by: philfort ]

I wouldn't want to be this guy!

yeah, thanks, I just found that too. But I'll bet you anything those are the conditions from last summer, updated 3/21/2002 with the word "Snow". And I bet when I call the NB ranger station, some doofus will answer, and all he/she will know is "The bridge at Bear Creek is unsafe and has been closed; park and walk two miles to the Lennox Creek trailhead. Snow."