ivan Posted March 8, 2010 Share Posted March 8, 2010 awesome pic - never seen it! where? hey, the snag on snag ledge is still alive there! and the summit area actually looks logged, but maybe tht's just the perspective from the island? don't see any ivy in lay lady lay land of the little people is missing its anchor tree, isn't it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pink Posted March 8, 2010 Share Posted March 8, 2010 the cCONDO is in clear view. thanks for sharing that bill. sweet find. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pink Posted March 8, 2010 Share Posted March 8, 2010 look at all the FA possibilities.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pink Posted March 8, 2010 Share Posted March 8, 2010 no tree in dods either Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevbone Posted March 8, 2010 Share Posted March 8, 2010 FUCK YOU KEVIN ASSHOLE Good to see some emotion from Bill. :kisss: No routes that I am referring to are at Beacon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pink Posted March 8, 2010 Share Posted March 8, 2010 cant believe how fast shit grows out there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billcoe Posted March 8, 2010 Share Posted March 8, 2010 awesome pic - never seen it! where? You can buy a couple of old versions of "Castle Rock". One location is from the Oregon Historical society, and the other is Oregon State University archives. Unfortunately, they only go up to 11 x 17. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhrmabum Posted March 8, 2010 Share Posted March 8, 2010 (edited) Alright. I'm sprayed, splayed, and filleted. Stick a fork in me, and stick me up any bare-limbed tree on the mighty Beacon as a sacrificial newb. I'm done. I'll buy the beer if we ever hookup out at Beacon. Edited March 8, 2010 by dhrmabum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billcoe Posted March 8, 2010 Share Posted March 8, 2010 ...I'll buy the beer if we ever hookup out at Beacon.... Dude, you say that you're buying? I can get behind this idea, be aware that pulling out a warm Pasbt tall boy is considered an insult in many cultures. Ivan, you reading this you cheap screw? Real beer shouldn't taste like pee. LOL! The cold wet winter trick I learned from JH: after any cold day anywhere in the gorge, was to curl up right next to the fire with a Guinness at Skamania Lodge. Right next to it there on the hearth. For the non-alcoholics, they have free coffee and hot chocolate too (please don't abuse this). Someday he's gonna wander in there and I'll be sitting there next to the firescreen taking up his favorite spot... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billcoe Posted March 8, 2010 Share Posted March 8, 2010 Good to see some emotion from Bill. :kisss: :kisss: OK, I apologize for snapping. (And for screwing up JH's thread too.) Good nights sleep and your post looks entirely different to me in the am. another :kisss: , even if it's probably wrong. I personally dont give a rats ass about the tree in question on the route Ivan was on. I did not give a rats ass when they chopped down hundreds of trees to put the road in I drove on to get to Beacon either. Just saying..... ..... I'll let your wife know that a chainsaw would be great Christmas gift. You missed your calling, should be working for the road crew. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justinp Posted March 8, 2010 Share Posted March 8, 2010 Good to see some emotion from Bill. :kisss: :kisss: OK, I apologize for snapping. (And for screwing up JH's thread too.) Good nights sleep and your post looks entirely different to me in the am. another :kisss: , even if it's probably wrong. Ah I feel all warm inside Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denalidave Posted March 8, 2010 Share Posted March 8, 2010 Good to see some emotion from Bill. :kisss: :kisss: OK, I apologize for snapping. (And for screwing up JH's thread too.) Good nights sleep and your post looks entirely different to me in the am. another :kisss: , even if it's probably wrong. Ah I feel all warm inside Take a Tums, I hear it's good for heartburn... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JosephH Posted March 8, 2010 Author Share Posted March 8, 2010 New Peregrine monitoring journal entry up... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan Posted March 8, 2010 Share Posted March 8, 2010 damn, we better be nice to the peregrines or wind up like these sorry bastards just a few miles away! http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35767369/ns/us_news-environment/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billcoe Posted March 8, 2010 Share Posted March 8, 2010 Title page to your link Ivan: "Home care costs pinch seniors Jessica Hill / AP Many people may be pushed into costly nursing homes if states slash programs. " .. Who's going to step up and tell Jim this? ______________________________________________________________ BTW, the lower part of the Cape Horn trail was closed due to those nesting Peregrines down there this year for the first time. So if you're into hiking that one: be apprised of that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevbone Posted March 8, 2010 Share Posted March 8, 2010 JH. Has Dave been able to actually prove where the birds nest each and every year? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JosephH Posted March 8, 2010 Author Share Posted March 8, 2010 The Peregrines either have, or have attempted to, nest on their Big Ledge scrape every year. In two recent years they failed on Big Ledge and successfully nested somewhere else nearby - in those two years the nest location was not verified. We had suspicions, but could not prove them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevbone Posted March 9, 2010 Share Posted March 9, 2010 Thanks for a candid answer. Question is.....if they cant prove they are anywhere near the sought face, how can they justify closing only the south face to climbing and not the entire rock? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostCamKenny Posted March 9, 2010 Share Posted March 9, 2010 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35767369/ns/us_news-environment/ OMG, don't get me started! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JosephH Posted March 9, 2010 Author Share Posted March 9, 2010 I was coming down from Hamilton yesterday, Sat. and I saw two guys climbing the . . . N. side? facing/right over the highway, practically. It is good to remember that while we seem to toil in relative obscurity folks are sometimes seeing us from various other vantage points. At one point some folks scanned this site and between us figured out they had shot pics of Shane and I on Menopause from up on Hamilton - talk about good eyes and camera gear! Similarly I've seen folks at the boat launch and in boats out in the slough shooting pics of climbers. dhrmabum, I and others would be happy to take you up the SE Face route once Beacon opens for the season. Just post back up then or pm one or more of us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pink Posted March 9, 2010 Share Posted March 9, 2010 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35767369/ns/us_news-environment/ OMG, don't get me started! so what happens when the sea lions become endangered? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JosephH Posted March 9, 2010 Author Share Posted March 9, 2010 Kev, the closure is based on knowing where they typically nest - in the case of Beacon it's on the Big Ledge scrape. There hasn't been a case of them showing a preference for anywhere else since they stopped using the [currently decomposing] North Face nest box. The purpose of this early season monitoring is to try and establish that they are using it, or to establish where they aren't nesting if aren't. This year I'd say they are definitely trying to use Big Ledge from what we've seen so far. If that changes we'll be trying to stay on it, but at the moment they seem to be zero'd in there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JosephH Posted March 9, 2010 Author Share Posted March 9, 2010 so what happens when the sea lions become endangered? They are protected under the Marine Mammal Act. It's been a big quandry for all concerned and waivers have had to be applied for and approved in order to cull the problem seals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pink Posted March 9, 2010 Share Posted March 9, 2010 so what happens when the sea lions become endangered? They are protected under the Marine Mammal Act. It's been a big quandry for all concerned and waivers have had to be applied for and approved in order to cull the problem seals. to bad the falcon aren't eating the endangered salmon.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JosephH Posted March 9, 2010 Author Share Posted March 9, 2010 In their case I'm sure it would end up as "all you can eat" being ok given the Salmon are bigger than the birds. That is the situation with the Eagles, but their take is relatively small. The seals on the otherhand are enormous and really gorge themselves. A bummer, but also another manmade situation via the dams. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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