layton Posted November 27, 2005 Share Posted November 27, 2005 What fun! Driving, that is. Mister Donaldson and I found choice driving up I-5 all the way from Portland to Chehalis, but we decided to turn around and drive through Portland again, then all the way over to Baker City! I treasure our special little "drives" through this heartland. gonna go check out some o' dat elkhorn ice! Yeeehaw! But where are we gonna find a map store open before 9am in a podunk town the day after thanksgiving? It just so happened the USGS was located across from the safeway and was open early! A good omen? We were shown all sorts of top secret stuff by the map man. Look out locals. So we loaded the packs for some overnight winter campin'! And after a whole two hours skiing with heavy packs (loaded with 3 boxes of coffee filters and enough gas for one cup each? wft??) we quickly arrived at the base of the face at the end of the resivoir and set up camp for some campin' Unfortunately, although it was very cold out (teens), it was dumping snow (6 inches) and all the ice was gone execpt for what looked like a 50 foot dribble way up above a nice loaded slope. Oh well! We had LOTS of campin' to be had anyways. What happened inside that little I-tent from 2:30 in the afternoon to 9am the next morning is the real story. Let me start by saying Marcus didn't leave the tent once in that whole 18 hour stretch. Too busy campin'! Yeah boy, let me tell you. THE GREAT ALPINE NINJA BATTLE....... As it snowed and snowed and we sat and stared at the walls of the tent for ceasless hours with no form of entertainment brought, madness set in. The inside of the tent sweated our drying clothes in the fading light and the november snowfall silently suffocated our sanity. Then! A strange figure appeared on the side of the tent.... "I SHALL REIGN BLOOD DOWN UPON THEE WITH GREAT VENGANCE! TAKE UP ARMS AGAINST THINE NEIGHBOR!!" the scary drippy stick god screached! I was terrified! I looked aroudn and Marcus was gone! I was alone and scared. I cowered in the corner alone with my madness Then a glowing appeared from Marcus's bag, not unlike the star baby planet from 2010 A space odessy. And Marcus appeared out of nowhere, as a NINJA!!!! And cast a spell on me, turning me into the lead singer from Aha! in their video "Take on me" Then he cast another spell! I prayed to the gods "Sock and Glove" And they gave me special powers! Ninja Marcus's will was STRONG! So sock and glove gods gave me more power! to freeze ninja Marcus in Carbonite! The rest of the trip was uneventful. We ran out of gas on deadman's pass and somehow made it to a gas station after 19 miles going downhill on empty. I love ice climbing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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olyclimber Posted November 27, 2005 Share Posted November 27, 2005 I love camping. Thanks for the stoke! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ireneo_Funes Posted November 27, 2005 Share Posted November 27, 2005 Driving, camping and drinking stoke!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dru Posted November 27, 2005 Share Posted November 27, 2005 Sounds like someone needs a hug... or a CareBear to cry on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
letsroll Posted November 28, 2005 Share Posted November 28, 2005 lol, thanks for the good read. Needed that after getting stuck in portland for the weekend. Think Cooper spur ice will be had? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
layton Posted November 28, 2005 Author Share Posted November 28, 2005 I dunno? But there are a bunch of sweet spots around there to set up the tent and sit inside of it for as long as you want! Marcus, if you're reading this I'm sorry I froze you in carbonite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrogdortheBurninator Posted November 28, 2005 Share Posted November 28, 2005 for real ninja action check out httP://www.realultimatepower.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olyclimber Posted November 28, 2005 Share Posted November 28, 2005 get it right! http://www.realultimatepower.net/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayne Posted November 29, 2005 Share Posted November 29, 2005 I see those creative writing classes paid off, nice story Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
111 Posted December 4, 2005 Share Posted December 4, 2005 now i know what i am going to do when snowed in. Make a story line! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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