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Major League Players statement on Arizona's Gestapo like immigration law:
Original post made by Chet, Danville, on Apr 30, 2010
"The recent passage by Arizona of a new immigration law could have a negative impact on hundreds of Major League players who are citizens of countries other than the United States. These international players are very much a part of our national pastime and are important members of our Association. Their contributions to our sport have been invaluable, and their exploits have been witnessed, enjoyed and applauded by millions of Americans. All of them, as well as the Clubs for whom they play, have gone to great lengths to ensure full compliance with federal immigration law.
"The impact of the bill signed into law in Arizona last Friday is not limited to the players on one team. The international players on the Diamondbacks work and, with their families, reside in Arizona from April through September or October. In addition, during the season, hundreds of international players on opposing Major League teams travel to Arizona to play the Diamondbacks. And, the spring training homes of half of the 30 Major League teams are now in Arizona. All of these players, as well as their families, could be adversely affected, even though their presence in the United States is legal. Each of them must be ready to prove, at any time, his identity and the legality of his being in Arizona to any state or local official with suspicion of his immigration status. This law also may affect players who are U.S. citizens but are suspected by law enforcement of being of foreign descent.
"The Major League Baseball Players Association opposes this law as written. We hope that the law is repealed or modified promptly. If the current law goes into effect, the MLBPA will consider additional steps necessary to protect the rights and interests of our members.
"My statement reflects the institutional position of the Union. It was arrived at after consultation with our members and after consideration of their various views on this controversial subject."
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a resident of Walnut Creek
on Apr 30, 2010 at 4:03 pm
If you are a legal resident of the United States, you have absolutely nothing to fear. Arizona is just enforcing the law of the land.
a resident of Danville
on May 1, 2010 at 7:31 pm
Do not blame Arizona. Blame our federal government that refuses to do anything to enforce the law. The liberal democrats just do not get it. You are either in our country legally, or you are not. You are not an "undocumented alien", you are an illegal alien. The federal government only really has a few mandated jobs, such as providing a military, keeping our highways in working order, and enforcing our borders. Instead of taking care of their required jobs, they waste billons of dollars on a federal department of education, that is not necessary as each state has their own department, and other wasteful departments. Mexico enforces their own borders, and have much more serious penalities for those who illegally enter Mexico, than the Arizona law. We should not be boycotting Arizona, we should be boycotting the federal government for refusing to do their job.
a resident of Danville
on May 3, 2010 at 7:41 am
Major League Baseball Players Union has zero credibility. For years, their union fought against drug testing, and their cheating tarnished the great game, and the great, clean records of prior players. Second, it is well known that many players from the Dominican Republic and other countries routinely use false birth certificates to make them younger, which increases the chance they get signed to lucrative contracts. Of course, they would oppose a law that would shed light on false birth certificates, and false immigration papers. If they are here legally, they have nothing to fear. Their union should spend more time cleaning up their own problems, instead of blaming Arizona for being forced to deal with issues our federal government failed to deal with.
a resident of Vista Grande Elementary School
on May 3, 2010 at 7:32 pm
jrm is a registered user.
Right Mike....the younger you are the more likely you will be signed? Come on "Coach" you know MLB is all about statistics for production, not chronology of birthdate. Are you indeed a Little League coach as you so proclaim?
a resident of Walnut Creek
on May 3, 2010 at 10:16 pm
Following the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in the United States, MLB players who are not U.S. citizens have been required to present birth certificates to get their visas. Dozens of Dominican ballplayers have been found to have false identities or birth dates.
1.) David Ortiz
2.) Miguel Tejada
3.) Alfonso Soriano
4.) Rafael Furcal
5.) Luiz Vizcaino
6.) Ramon Ortiz
7.) Juan Guzman
8.) Luis Polonia
9.) Manny Aybar
10.) Enriqie Wilson
11.) Bartolo Colon
12.) Deivi Cruz
13.) etc., etc., etc.
Athletes are motivated to reduce their age (falsify birth certificates) to increase their visibility amongst their "peers" with the scouts. However, contrary to this treend, a few Latinos have actually increased their age making them "eligibility" to sign their own contracts before turning 16 years old.
1.) Adrián Beltré
2.) Edgar Rentería
3.) Esteban Yan
One only needs to look at the MLS soccer world, Freddy Adu from Ghana who falsified his birth certificate prior to his arrival to the US, who was once thought as a 14 year old to be a legitimate soccer phenom, years later though he can barely hold on to a position with the lowliest of professional soccer clubs.
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So the rumor is he wants Fitz money and at first that sounds ridiculous but then think about it a little bit. 10 mil a year average is what Fitz makes...
Plax after all of this in the new contract was offered 7 mil a year average
we just signed Canty to 7 mil a year average
so would something 8.5 to 9 mil a year really be totally unacceptable?
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Mother and son share inspiration for scared families
When Joel Soukup and his family were battling bone cancer, there was no book to tell them what to expect or what to do.
Now, thanks to Joel and his mother, Kathy, that is no longer true.
Joel fought osteosarcoma for the first time when he was attending Pine River-Backus High School at age 16. Though it cost him a leg, he won the battle. When the cancer came back at age 20, Joel came out on top yet again.
Having faced the disease together twice, Joel and Kathy released "Standing Tall: On One Leg," a book about their struggle, in the hopes that it can be used by patients facing similar circumstances, whether they have cancer or not, whether they are young or old.
Mother and son each benefitted from journals they had written during Joel's struggle.
"A lot of the stuff in there after Joel's recurrent tumor was taken directly from his journals. So we didn't change or edit anything from that," Kathy said.
"That was helpful because looking back at going through all the chemo and things my memory was a little foggy, so having those day-to-day journals I could look back and see what I was thinking," Joel said. "I didn't write every day, but I wrote quite a bit."
The book illustrates the past 10 years, beginning with Joel's diagnosis, and follows the Soukup family through the hard times, but also the good times.
The book was written collaboratively between Joel and Kathy, and alternates between their points of view. Joel's perspective is written separately from his mother's and in a different font.
"I had a hard time doing a lot of mine. It took me longer than I thought it would because it was bringing back up old things I was kind of trying to bury," Joel said. "Not necessarily trying to bury, but I just don't like to dwell on it."
The book tells how a game of basketball made Joel's diagnoses feel real for the first time, and how a fated encounter in the video camera aisle at Best Buy helped Kathy realize that her son was going to be able to live a good life, even if he lost a leg.
From the stress of the amputation to the hilarity of the "garage incident," Joel and Kathy say the book runs the gamut from dramatic to humorous, but it is ultimately intended to help those in similar circumstances to feel some level of comfort during their time of need.
"My goal was to get it out there to other parents who have had to face a childhood cancer diagnosis. I have said many times, I would have given my eye teeth to have a book like that to read, to know the possibilities, what's going to happen, what has happened in the past," Kathy said.
"What can happen," Joel said.
"The book is intended to be an inspiration to people, a help to those going through it, to enjoy the funny parts," Kathy said. "It's not all doom and gloom and it can have a happy ending."
"It's kind of like the whole thing is a journey. It's still going and it doesn't really end," Joel said. "(I'm) just kind of looking forward to the future and am more optimistic than I've been for a while."
Today, Joel is going to school to become a counselor for people who have suffered similar misfortune. This summer he will be working in an internship with the Boys and Girls Club of America in St. Cloud.
"Standing Tall: On One Leg" was released April 5 on Amazon.com and Barnes and Noble. Kathy and her family are speaking to local book stores and businesses in the Pine River area about carrying their book. They want to market the book to cancer treatment facilities and hospitals.


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Facing a major deficit, Democrats are scaling back on their convention festivities
posted at 10:41 am on June 26, 2012 by Erika Johnsen
Well, ain't that a darn shame! With their convention just over two months away, the Democratic National Committee's party planners are about $27 million smackers short of their fundraising goal — which means that they're finding it suddenly necessary to cut down on some of the initially planned bells and whistles of their party's main event.
Democrats canceled a political convention kick-off event at the Charlotte Motor Speedway and will move the activities to Charlotte's main business district, the convention's host committee announced. …
The move comes as party planners are grappling with a fundraising deficit of roughly $27 million, according to two people familiar with the matter who requested anonymity to discuss internal party politics. With a party ban on direct contributions from corporations, the host committee has raised less than $10 million, well short of its $36.6 million goal, said one of the people. …
In January, Steve Kerrigan, chief executive officer of the convention committee, said that Democrats were shortening their convention from four days to three "to make room for a day to organize and celebrate the Carolinas, Virginia and the South and kick off the convention at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Labor Day," Sept. 3.
Kerrigan also announced that Obama would accept his party's nomination at the almost 74,000-seat Bank of America Stadium, home of the Carolina Panthers professional football team. The outdoor finale would echo Obama's convention speech at Invesco Field in Denver four years ago. …
Republicans have not placed any restrictions on where they raise money and have secured corporate contributions from such companies as AT&T Inc. (T), Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Coca-Cola Co. (KO) to meet their $55 million target.
It wouldn't be funny, except that they dreamed so big — President Obama, for example, felt that he wouldn't be able to confine his self-glorification to anything less than a gigantic football stadium — and they're finding themselves forced to realize that even celebrations of President Obama's magnanimity are built on budgets, not enthusiastic projections of grandeur. Kind of strangely similar to how they run the government, huh?
And of course, it looks like their high and mighty decision to decline contributions from — quelle horreur — eeeevil corporations hasn't done much to inspire 'the little people' to pick up the fundraising slack. (Also, President Obama's nomination acceptance is going down in the Bank of America stadium. Uhm, hello?! Conflicting messages, much? Oh, that's right, those eeeevil corporations and big banks and whatnot are the ones who do such eeeeevil things as build football stadiums. It much be such a troublesome paradox for those high-minded populists.) Whether it's more because of their self-imposed corporate donation limits or whether people are just generally unable or unwilling to give, it definitely doesn't feel like they've been able to drum up the same level of riotous enthusiasm as 2008, and it does not bode well for them. Sad face.
The Democrats are of course claiming that the move has more to do with logistics than money, but after announcing they were scaling back their convention from four days to three in January, and with some Democratic politicians starting to pointedly announce that they'll have better things to do than attend the DNC convention, I wonder if they shouldn't be feeling a little sheepish. The Democrats chose North Carolina in part because it's an in-play swing state and they wanted to engage and excite the whole city, but it's turning into kind of a nightmare — the hits just keep on coming.
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H.E. Mr Acisclo Valladares Molina
Embassy of Guatemala
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Dear Ambassador
Assassination of Banana Workers Union Activist Miguel Angel Gonzalez Ramirez
On behalf the TUC, British workers and the 6.2 million members in our affiliated unions I write to highlight the murder of another trade unionist in Guatemala.
Mr Miguel Angel Gonzalez Ramirez, a member of the Izabal banana workers union SITRABI was shot repeatedly, whilst holding one of his children in his arms, on 5 February 2012.
He was involved in an ongoing dispute with the Del Monte subsidiary BANDEGUA over their refusal to meet the new minimum wage set by your government. A number of other SITRABI leaders were killed or attacked in 2011 and it appears clear that there is an orchestrated campaign to intimate them and stop them protecting the rights of their members.
The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) has written to President Otto Perez Molina asking him to take immediate steps to ensure the safety of SITRABI members and leaders, fully investigate the murder of Mr Gonzalez and help settle the wage dispute at BANDEGUA.
My office has now made a number of attempts to arrange a meeting with you or appropriate colleagues at the Guatemalan embassy in London, but have yet to receive any positive response.
We will be stepping up our campaign to support our colleagues in Guatemala this year, including publicising the level of violence faced by trade unionists and other human rights defenders in Guatemala and highlighting the need to increase support for the work of the Commission Against Impunity and other measures to support the meaningful implementation of the rule of law in Guatemala.
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Ok ,I know most of you are busy checking your hives ahead of the coming(early?) almond bloom. So am I .
But I am thinking about setting up a tank or tanks to hold a half tanker load of syrup. I was looking at using some heavy grade plastic tanks. Anyone use these and have any advice on the correct grade of tank for holding syrup ? Any problems with these?
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1.** Kendall Reyes DT Uconn-* Him and Fletcher Cox have eerily similar styles, and i'm a huge Fletcher Cox guy.. Also, Cantys older, and Bernards a FA, and Marvin Austin is still a unknown, missing past 2seasons with injury and suspension.. Reyes has big upside..
2.* Casey Hayward CB Vanderbilt- U know how much i like Hayward.. I've been a huge fan of his most of the season, and think he desrves consideration for late 1st/ early 2nd.. I actually have Hayward ranked as teh 2nd best CB* in this draft, ahead of Dre Kirkpatrick...*A ballhawk , whos willing and able to play the run, and has great instincts... Sign me up...
3. Brian Quick WR App st-* Big WR, who i think would fit well with Cruz and Nicks.. He would give us that Possesion WR/ Can get deep on occasion WR that we lost with Plax... Quicks hands are very reliable..
4. Vick Ballard RB Miss ST- Underrated Back, has power and burst..[/quote]I like all those players but the O Line to me is just putrid.Every player on the line save for Snee is one of the worst starters in the NFL[/quote]
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General Motors is recalling 1,738 new 2009 Hummer H3T pickups to fix a problem that may cause the fuel tank to separate from the truck. There are two support straps and a skid plate that hold the tank in place but the front strap may break, leaving only the shield and rear strap to support the tank. Continued use of the truck raises the odds those restraints could break too, dropping the tank from the truck.According to GM, the strap fracture problem has only been seen in captive test fleet trucks used for durability testing. Dealers are expected to swap the current front support strap with a redesigned strap free of charge. Owners can contact Hummer at 1-800-732-5493 or obtain information online at http://www.gmownercenter.com.The recall is National Highway Traffic Safety Administration campaign ID number 09V080000
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Yes, I've had some guys act very smug and dismissive. On the other hand, I've met some really cool people that like both TBH's and Langs. I wouldn't want to hang out with the guys that are critical anyway.
Yes, I've had some guys act very smug and dismissive. On the other hand, I've met some really cool people that like both TBH's and Langs. I wouldn't want to hang out with the guys that are critical anyway.
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Wow, there have been a lot of post for such a young forum.
I am a member of a young bee club. It is only two years old and most members are new to beekeeping with only a few long-term keepers. Yes there was some negativity for a while. However last year at one point, we had 5 or 6 people with TBH's. I am the only one still attending meetings. Is it because of some made them feel inferior? I don't know. I am still hanging in there and next month I have been asked to be the club speaker. Why? I have paid my dues. How? Two ways
1. It was said at club meeting many times, "There is money in beekeeping. Your money!" Shannonswyatt wrote: "Yes, we can always justify speeding money on a hobby!" I am able to say that I have less than $20 in first two hives. Right now I have the parts cut for six more hive in the back of the truck. Those have cost nothing so far. I will use the left over glue and screws to put them together, so maybe these six will cost me another $20. I got a lot more than $20 in honey last year.
2. I not only still have my original two colonies, I have managed to add one. Entering the third year with no losses. I know my time is coming when I will lose colonies. I know of no other in our club that can say that. I know that it is pure luck and some really good bees, but it does help my credibility.
I am sure that all the smirking is not over and I might get dumped on during the Q&A at the next meeting, but I don't think so. I enjoy the company of my fellow beekeepers, so I can take what comes.
I built two oak top bar hives, because they seemed easy to build and I have a pile of oak 1x12s. A friend is giving me two old langs, and I couldn't be more excited about getting to try and have experience with both. No preaching about the 'right way' coming from this direction. Who are these "passionate" blowhards being so negative?
John Sampson-Tucker County, WV
Starting over. >Back up to 9 hives! All cutouts and swarms.
Like those here that think if they can insult you you it makes them right. People do some strange things. and many follow right along. It's how we end up with politicians being chosen. Very few people are genuinely intelligent. It takes to much effort.
Everything gets darker, as it goes to where there is less light. Darrel Tank (5PM drawing instructor)
Well, I think that they were taught to keep bees a certain way and because of that, it becomes the only way that will work in there eyes. In reality it isn't hostility (generally) from folks, it is more of a general "that won't work mentality". But I would say most of them are well meaning, they are just trying to point out that we don't know what we are doing. I will agree that I have a lot to learn, but you learn from trying, and I'm trying several ways. Hopefully I learn more that way!
I'm a second year beek. I run horizontal hives, they each hold 20 lang frames with the "tabs" cut off nailed to top bars. I can put another 20 frames on in supers, which is nice. I made them myself from a lot of stuff that I already had around, only had to buy hardware and frames. I thought when I built them that it looked easy to manage, and frankly I couldn't afford langs, and the finger joints made them too difficult to build. I've met with a lot of negativity from my local "mentor" assigned by the beekeeping club. But I've had another local beek be supportive. I think it depends on the person. I had people tell me I wouldn't get any honey, or that I'd have so many problems with cross comb that I'd give up, thatthey won't overwinter in my climate, that the bees won't build horizontally. I figure, in the wild bees don't build exclusively in vertical tree cavities. Clearly I don't have the experience of some to fall back on, and my hives didn't make the winter, but it seems to me that was a combination of bad dumb luck, and bad dumb management (one died earlier in the year, the queen just never started laying, one was from a late small swarm, became queenless late, and never really got going well enough to overwinter.) trying again this year with the same horizontal hives. I would like very much to try a standard top bar as well as a standard lang, just to see the differences. I think that there is something to be learned from all of them, and personal preference makes a lot of difference to what you end up using. It is frustrating though when the only experienced beeks in your immediate area will hardly even speak to you because you've chosen to run a non standard hive.
Re the overwintering issues, the reason given why long hives may not winter as well in a cold climate, is that the cluster can have trouble moving along sideways to new combs to get honey, whereas in a vertical hive, moving up the combs is easier for them. I'll bet that's why you've been told they won't winter as well, and there is some truth to it. So, next winter just be aware, and in your set up, you may need to check from time to time and if need be move some honey towards and in contact with the cluster.
If things are super cold and the bees lethargic, they may not even uncap the honey when you move it so scratch a few cappings just to give them the idea.
Hey if you want to build your own lang boxes, don't mess with finger joints just do rebated joints. That's all I have and they are strong and totally adequate.
"Thinking Inside The Box"
> Hey if you want to build your own lang boxes, don't mess with finger joints just do rebated joints.
We learned from previous Oldtimer posts that rebated joints is an alternate term for dado joints. (In the US, rebate commonly refers to a discount or partial refund when purchasing a product.)
Here is a rebate (dado) joint, although this illustration is a T joint. In a hive corner dado joint the uppermost end of the T would not be there.
My Lang hives are made with dado joints, and they are certainly adequate for hives. Obviously you need good glue - Titebond II or III is recommended - and often there are staple, nail or screw fasteners as well.
USDA Zone 7A Elevation 1400 ft
A "corner/edge dado" is a rabbet (American English for "rebate").
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Oops thanks Radar, I'll have to work on improving my American.
You have a remarkable memory by the way!!
Or as per KMP, it's probably my faulty English, I did think of it when I wrote it but just went ahead bad grammar and all.
Re- a cluster moving sideways-
By the way, in a two box vertical hive, the cluster is much more likely to be able to move sideways. This is because between the two boxes there will be gaps that will be closer to mid cluster, that the bee cluster can move sideways through without having to break cluster. (Depending on just where the cluster is positioned, doesn't always hold true).
However I'm not wanting to turn this into a discussion of long vs vertical hives, just answering the question, plus hoping this will help people with long hives understand the issues and be able to achieve better wintering. And yes, I have some long hives myself, not for honey production though.
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"Thinking Inside The Box"
+1 on Titebond III. That stuff is incredible. Never really understood the difference for the bees moving back versus up. I do understand it in a wall were they may have a single uninterrupted piece of comb that is 6 or 8 feet long, mostly what I have seen in structures is comb laid out more like that in a top bar, with row after row of comb that is 6 or 8 inches deep, and they move back further into the stores as the winter progresses. Seem that moving up through the comb in a lang means crossing gaps between the boxes. That may not be a big deal though. I do know that bees will chew through the comb to get direct access to the next bar of comb though.
Yes I've thought about it, I forgot the education I received in that thread Radar mentioned, it's all my bad English.
Rabbet, rabbet, rabbet!!
Actually in my own defence , in my first beekeeping job, we cut the boxes ourselves. Everybody I worked with pronounced the rabbet, as rebate. I think as a young guy that was probably ingrained into my psyche, and is the source of my on-going diction problems, LOL
"Thinking Inside The Box"
I think that is the English way of saying it, at least according to Wikipedia. Well, at least that is the way it is spelled.
Look out for one more group If you are getting rude or "down their nose" comments, check to see if the person makes money from the sale of supplies or has a lot of money tied up in Langstroth hives. The reason I started out with TBH is to avoid a LOT of expense. I can see how some would have angst about us getting honey without spending all that money or buying supplies from them. I will be cleanly ready for honey, hive, books and equipment for under $150. That's less than a starter kit and it's final. Langstroth produces a LOT of honey. TBH makes enough to enjoy and is good for the bees. We each must choose and many who would run us down are just snobs.
I think there might be "snobs" of all beekeeping varieties LOL
But most beekeepers are just plain old garden variety beekeepers. Even ones with langs, are not necessarily evil.
"Thinking Inside The Box"
I quit going to the county bee keepers meeting when one fellow almost fainted over the fact that I had put bees I bought from him in a top bar hive. He went on and on about how I was making a mistake, and I was causing problems for other area bee keepers with my no treatment bee having!
I am a first year beek and have yet to actually get any bees.
the only negativity I have received so far was from the local bee supply store. I was told I was not smart for considering tbh (I had not yet decided which way to go, yet) and was shown a hive said to be a tbh in their showroom that was not doing well. As I did research I learned it was actually a demonstration langstroth that they had thrown top bars in and then had treated as a regular langstroth, not touching it again for some time. By the time they got back around to it the bees had cross combed and glued everything together into a large mess.
As for the local beekeeping group, I actually followed plans provided on their website to build my TBH's. I have mentioned them once in meetings (there have only been two meetings so far since I joined in January) and while most there ignored my questions I think it was more because they had not clue how to answer them instead of some deeply hidden animosity. My only worry is that I have had problems finding someone to show me the ropes for keeping a tbh in my area and so am going to be flying by the seat of my pants here in about four weeks.
just lookin out...because we need more backyard beeks.


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Apr 25, 2013 at 12:40 pm #1302185
I have the last 2 weeks of August off, free to backpack. I got turned down for my Wonderland Trail itinerary, so I'm looking around for other long loops to go play on. I've never backpacked the North Cascades, so that seemed like it might be a good place to go. My boyfriend and I are slow hikers and rarely go longer than 12 miles per day.
There's a 25 mile loop out of Twisp, incorporating Twisp pass and McAlester pass–but that's not long enough. I want to go out for at least a week, long enough that I can leave everyday life behind.
The other possibility would be a base camp situation, with several day trips out of it. We could do an out-and-back, but we prefer loops whn we can.
Any suggestions?Apr 25, 2013 at 12:57 pm #1980481
Mary DBPL Member
@hikinggrannyLocale: Gateway to Columbia River Gorge
Boundary Trail in the Pasayten Wilderness. 90 miles end to end (Iron Gate to the PCT) plus (I think) 30 miles south on the PCT to hike out. Requires very long car shuttle or drop-off/pickup between Harts Pass and Iron Gate TH on the eastern end, but well worth it. You could also schedule the western pickup in the Ross/Diablo Dam area. You will see very few people! Resupply could be a problem–would probably require hiring a packer. This is part of the Pacific Northwest Trail, and the best journal i've read includes that section of trail here (note that this section of his journal starts sooner and ends later):
You could of course do two one-week loops, thus neatly solving the resupply problem. One, an outstanding scenic classic in the Glacier Peak Wilderness, is the Spider Meadow/Lyman Lakes/Image Lake/Buck Creek Pass loop. The car shuttle between the Phelps Creek and Trinity trailheads, is only 2 miles; if you go in or come out on a weekend you should be able to get a ride. If you're going to walk it, do it at the start of the trip, not at the end; the first day to Spider Meadow is a short and easy 5 miles. A second loop would be the Chelan Summit Trail, in the Chelan/Sawtooth Wilderness, which can be done as a neat if somewhat strenuous loop using the Lady of the Lake ferry on Lake Chelan–drop off at Prince Creek, 4,000 feet elevation gain to the summit, hike the summit trail to Purple Pass, then a similar drop to Stehekin and return via the ferry (after visiting the bakery, of course!).Apr 25, 2013 at 1:03 pm #1980482
Now, that's ambitious! I've wanted to thru hike the Pacific Northwest Trail, have read Chris Townsend's book Razor Clams and Grizzly Bears, I'll check out that section.
Keep 'em coming!Apr 25, 2013 at 2:10 pm #1980499
IanBPL Member
These aren't loops but the PCT between White and Chinook Pass is a fun 30 miler. I recommend hiking it NOBO as the scenery starts out fine and keeps improving as you head north.
My understanding is the PCT between Chinook and Snoqualmie pass is not great and a lot of clearcut.
The PCT between Snoqualmie Pass and Stevens Pass is about 75 miles if memory serves. I haven't hiked it but supposedly it is very beautiful and a bit more challenging when compared to the White Pass – Chinook section.
Leavenworth Washington is a charming Bavarian town with a nice collection of trails. The Enchantments are often cited as one of the best in the state, if not the country. Permits are reported to be even more brutal than the Wonderland so I'm going to day hike it from TH to TH this summer. Some people opt to just to do a there-and-back to Aasgard Pass.
Goat Rocks has an outstanding reputation but I haven't been there either.
Post something on BPL before you go and you might find one of us locals available to help out with a shuttle.
Have fun!
Edit: My bad! Just re read your post and realized that a) you're out of western Washignton (didn't see that on my phone) and b) you were specifically looking at the North Cascades.Apr 26, 2013 at 8:24 am #1980720
That's a perfect time to hit the North Cascades! Too bad about your Wonderland permit (although I'd rather be in the NC than Rainier at that time anyway :)
The Glacier Peak advice is excellent. You can do a lot of big loops and side trips in there. The Spider/Phelps trip is stunning. Start with that and add side trips and you'd have a life-list trip for sure.
Can't go wrong with the Pasaytan, either. Amazing place. Personally I wouldn't go to Chelan area at that time. It'll be very dusty and very hot.
There's a book (out of print??) called "Trekking Washington" by Woodmansee, I believe the author's name is. It is – by far – the best long distance backpacking book for Washington. It's focused entirely on big trips. It includes what he claims is the longest loop trip in the lower 48 where no trail is repeated and no roads are crossed. 275 miles or something like that if I remember right. I'd highly recommend this book for a 2 week trip. He's got everything from a few days to two full weeks in there.
Good luck!Apr 27, 2013 at 5:54 am #1980990
I forgot that I had that Trekking Washington book; it got shoved to the back of the book shelf, behind all the day hiking books! The loop around Glacier Peak looks intriguing. Don't know that we're up for the Boundary Trail experience just yet, but looks like something to reach for in a few years.
I'll let you know what we decide. Now I almost don't know what to do, too many choices!Apr 28, 2013 at 4:45 pm #1981385
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You could try for a walk-in permit on the Wonderland, I've heard quite a few success stories with that strategy.Apr 28, 2013 at 4:49 pm #1981386
If we were just trying to go for a few days, I would go that route. We had an eleven day itinerary worked out, and the chances of being able to get a full circuit seems doubful at best. I'm a planner, I like to know in advance how the logistics are going to work, so I'm just too leery to do it. We have done the Wonderland trail before, so it's not like I'm missing out completely. The main thing we are going to miss, we were going on the Northern Loop to get up into Windy Gap, which is beautiful. It's a really remote area, but I might try to work out a multi-day backpack just into that area.Apr 28, 2013 at 6:44 pm #1981406
jeffrey armbrusterBPL Member
@bookLocale: Northern California
I think that you'll be very happy with any of the routes around Glacier Peak. You can also access this area from Holden, or even Stehekin (lovely boat ride out of Chelan or 25 Mile Creek required.) Different from, but easily rivals Rainier in that gob-smacked spectacular way. A bit more remote. Since you've done Rainier, perfect!Apr 29, 2013 at 12:16 pm #1981653
With the Suiattle River Road washed out, how are folks accessing the Glacier Peak Wilderness area, specifically right around Glacier Peak itself?Apr 29, 2013 at 8:04 pm #1981801
There are a LOT of ways to get into Glacier Peak with the time you have. The Spider Meadow/Phelps route (premier location!) is easy to get to off of Highway 2. Well traveled and straightforward. I'd go that way for sure if I was going into that area.
With all the time you have, doing the Lake Chelan/Stehekin thing would add a huge sense of adventure. After almost 20 years on the trails in Washington I finally went up that way last year for the first time. Start out in desert, finish in deep mountains with access to the heart of the North Cascades. It really is like going backwards in time. No cell service. No TVs. No internet. The two or three shops in town are usually open for just a couple of hours a day. Locals walk down to the waterfront and drink coffee in their bathrobes and catch up on the news – or lack thereof. There's a shuttle that drives deeper up the valley to trailheads. Certainly not necessary to make it an adventure, but it's pretty neat and you'll remember it for a good long time. You could boat up, hike for a week or more, and then boat back down to where you started. Great way to start and finish a trip!
Suiattle is only one way in. There are many others with great access.May 1, 2013 at 12:13 pm #1982287
I haven't sat down and figured out the mileages or days yet, but here's a route I'm tentatively considering, that works out to a loop, for the vehicle anyway. Take the boat up the lake to the landing, and either hike or shuttle up to Holden. Hike out of Holden, at least as far as Suiattle Pass, maybe farther along, but we'll see. Hike north on the PCT as far as the Stehekin Road/Cascade Road intersection, turn west and hike out towards Sahalee. Come back down, and either go to Stehekin, or hike further north and come around the McAlester Pass/Rainbow trail way down to the road. Finish in Stehekin and boat back to the car.
The PCT part sounds like it will be mostly forested, and not much on views, but I'm counting on good views from Suiattle Pass of Glacier, and great views further up in the North Cascades complex.May 1, 2013 at 1:00 pm #1982299
Mary DBPL Member
@hikinggrannyLocale: Gateway to Columbia River Gorge
A couple of items: First, check the Holden bus schedules; per reports from others, I understand they are limited this summer because of the mine mitigation.
Second, if you do nothing else, definitely take the short side trip from Suiattle Pass to Image Lake. Think Glacier Peak right in your face and reflected perfectly in the lake. Don't miss it! As I recall, you have to go a mile or so west of Suiattle Pass to get the good views of Glacier Peak anyway, so you may as well go on to the lake.
That is a long, long forested slog down Agnes Creek to Stehekin, but at least you have the bakery as a treat at the end of your trip.
Do also consider the Phelps Creek/Spider Meadow/Lyman Lakes/Image Lake/Buck Creek Pass route, though. It was my dream trip back in 1987 and I really want to do it again! At least this time I won't have to start with a 50-pound pack! You get there via US2, go towards Lake Wenatchee and then to the end of the Chiwawa River Road. You will see a lot more of Glacier Peak on that route.
Another possible side trip is north from Image Lake, over Miner's Ridge to Canyon Lake. Be warned that there are a LOT of PUDS (pointless ups and downs) in that five miles, though!May 2, 2013 at 5:39 am #1982451
Mary, I'm looking at the Nat Geo Trails Illustrated Glacier Wilderness Map, and I'm having trouble seeing this as a loop. The trail to Spider Meadows just ends near Spider Glacier. There's a trail that heads south around Lyman Lake, but it just seems to end. This area is right on the edge of this map, you have to flip from the north to the south side to see it. Is there a link through Spider Gap that I can't see?May 2, 2013 at 6:39 am #1982471
It's not a perfect loop. The end of the trail is about a 2 mile (I think?) road walk back to the Spider TH. ABSOLUTELY worth it – definitely don't let that little bit affect your decision. Google up some pictures of Lyman, Spider Meadow, Image Lake, Canyon Lake, etc. Stunning stuff!Sep 4, 2013 at 10:40 pm #2021986
Hey, I just wanted to chime in and say thanks to everyone for encouraging me to hike the Lyman Lakes/Spider Gap area. We weren't able to do the whole loop, due to last minute time constraints. We did do a double overnight to Spider Meadow, staying in the meadow 1 night, hiking up over Spider Gap the second day, then coming back to Spider Meadow. The first night was Thursday night, and we had the whole meadow to ourselves! Gorgeous! We are ready to go back and do the whole loop someday, it is lovely territory. Thanks Mary D for suggesting it!
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Discussion in 'The Trash Can' started by Vagabond, Aug 24, 2012.
Because she knows it annoys you.
Those things annoy me too
I couldn't decide which biellmann, if you can even call them as such, was more cringe worthy- Wang's or Hicks'!
Angela's biellmann is not that bad, she just has short legs and her back is not incredibly bendy, so that doesn't help. Courtney's is by far worse, but has actually improved a little bit since before her injury. Ashley Cain's biellmann is yucky too.
I haven't watched Angela much, but does she usually go out of control on her biellmann?
^yes it's happened before. not every time. i can't say i'm the most seasoned observer or her skating, but it seems to me that... maybe 3 times out of 5 there is no centering problem. and even when she does lose centering it is usually less noticeable than at last year's nationals or this year's lake placid JGP LP.
it's happened often enough, though, that it's high time to fix it and quit giving away points. i'd prefer they make it work without resorting to the hair cutter--i am not a fan of the hair cutter spin. wish i could see the beauty in it, and the I-spin too, but sadly i lack this level of enlightenment
i would prefer that angela polish up her spins in general, and trade in the multiple catch-foot spin she's done for years for one that looks more aesthetic and better fits her level of flexibility... if it's not possible to address the flexibility without giving up jump stability.
i feel terribly nitpicky writing this. skaters are expected to do so many things well. but if any tweaking will ruin her beautiful layback spin, then please don't change a thing! i love that layback spin. and i like the nice, classic sit spin position too--quite rare nowadays.
ETA angela's bielmann is not especially great but it's not ugly to me--some of the positions that other skaters choose to highlight their flexibility are far more.. hard on the eyes. IMO.
Finlandia Trophy entries were published by the competition organizer today and Mirai Nagasu is on the list as the 1 U.S. lady.
ETA: Rachael Flatt is scheduled to compete at the Skate St. Moritz club competition in Oakland, Calif. on Sunday, Sept. 16 (both short and long programs on the same day).
Typo on USFSA website. Baga was 5th not 4th at lake Placid
But seriously, I've never gone through a range of totally liking or disliking a relatively unknown skater's program (unknown meaning she is not top-ranked as of now). I'm thrilled by the lift she gets in her jumps which look effortless and she's got 'the look', down to the hair and make-up, to be an ice queen. But then I'm totally over her leg positions on her spins and some of her choreographic moves (I'll assume the latter has more to do with the fact that we are early in the season).
Here's hoping to Mirai getting 2 Sr B's if she doesn't get 2 GP assignments.
And another one hoping that Mirai skates like why know she can and beats Julia Lipnitskaia
Yes! I love that competition, thrilled she's going as it usually turns out to be one of the more competitive Senior B's. It will be a good test for her, plus it seems to get a great crowd.
Yes for sure! Now she also doesn't have to do regionals which gives another PACs lady a chance to advance to sectionals and then Nationals. Still hoping she gets a 2nd GP assignment though..
i like this. good for mirai, good for the pacific coast ladies!
Her and Hicks and Cain should ditch the Biellmann. I hate being nitpicky because skaters have SO much that they need to focus on at once, but certain moves should just not be done.
And I love hair cutters, but only if done like Gracie and not like Carolina. Btw how old is Angela?
She's 16. Her birthdate is July 30, 1996.
courtney got gifted at lake placid due to her previous injury, she double footed her jumps in the short and long and didn't get taken off for them like she should.
they way they allow certain U.S. skaters to get away with their jumps like, courtney, agnes, ashley, mirai, gracie and not get caught doesn't help me to follow them or the current crop, shows they are pushing, favoring those skaters no matter what,
only pulls me further away from the sport
I agree that some of Courtney's jumps looked a little short and they might have been. I mean, do they even have slo-replay at the JGP events? I think hers look short b/c she tends to hook some of her landings...what I mean is her exiting edge curves inward sharply. I prefer a nice outward riding edge. Courtney jumps really big but her jumps aren't very pretty to me. Sometimes they look a little wild and unrestrained in the air and on the landings...just like the rest of her skating. I hope she gains some fluidity and finesse as she gets older.
They do let skaters get away with calls on occasion (especially US skaters at competitions held in the US), but more often than not they are penalized.
Why include Gracie and Agnes in that list? When they are both on those two are among the best jumpers in the world and they rotate their jumps.
ITA about the hook landings. She really needs to refine her technique and timing - she rushes her takeoffs and her jumps are just not pretty, even if high.
If the little stylistic details are not fixed under Nicks, it doesn't look good that they can be fixed elsewhere.
Courtney is not with Nicks anymore. Her new coach is Scott Wendland.
Scott Wendland was Courtney Hicks' coach when she was 5th in Novice at 2010 Nationals.
It's been fixed.
Despite what viewers say about Courtney, she had the highest pcs at Lake Placid for the lp.She must
have been exciting to watch live
Thx. Sylvia!
The judges were a bit more generous b/c of that whole "home ice" advantage. Courtney skates with good speed and has pretty good transitions...so those scores should be decent. But in terms of aesthetically pleasing skating, she's not very good. Like Marco said, she needs to refine her technique. In addition to that, she needs to work on her lines, control and overall presentation. She has time to correct these things and I really hope she does. However, if Nicks couldn't help smooth her out, I doubt if Wendland will be able to.
^ hmmm.... i don't know about that. a famous coach might have a lot of students, though we know mr. nicks is quite strict about who he takes on as a student.
anyway, few people had heard of kori ade before jason brown caught everyone's eye, right?
me, i'd like to think the right combo of personalities and logistics make all the difference-- probably because it makes me sad when people say things like, if mr. frank carroll couldn't help mirai, how can wendy olson (sp)?
re: courtney's PCS from lake placid. i don't like to extrapolate what a skater's performance must have been like from the judges scores, because that assumes the judges' scores always accurately reflect what actually happened on ice. judges are human, they can err, too. i've also seen instances of skaters' PCS changing when the #1 skater from their country retire and now they are suddenly the clear #1 from country X, so... *shrugs*
Courtney got nearly 49 points in pcs last year in Australia, so if there is inflation
for any reason, it is not by much.
I also found her a bit stiff, but I'd add that video viewing sometimes exaggerates flaws that are not so glaring live (cough...Rachael). Anyway, she has things to improve for sure, though at the same time I am glad she is not a baby ballerina
Glad to see Mirai getting Finlandia. Who is her coach now?
Agree that this is a good thing for the many talented ladies hoping to emerge from Pacific Coasts and make it to Omaha.
Through the first two weeks of the international season...
2012-13 U.S. Ladies -- Top International Scores
1. Courtney HICKS (153.77), JGP Lake Placid
2. Angela WANG (150.40), JGP Lake Placid
3. Kiri BAGA (142.22), JGP Lake Placid
4. Vanessa LAM (140.89), JGP Courchevel
5. Ashley CAIN (136.51), JGP Courchevel
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JGP Istanbul (Nina JIANG, Leah KEISER)
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Finlandia Trophy (Mirai NAGASU)
Yasmin Siraj competed at and won the Senior Ladies event at the Middle Atlantics club competition this past weekend in NYC, scoring 90.63 in the FS and 146.63 total (her season high score to date). I really like her new "Seven Years in Tibet" FS - she expresses the lyrical music very well, IMO. She turned out of her first 3Lz and put a hand down on her 2nd 3Lz but it was encouraging to see her land this jump that she was falling on at Liberty in July.
Rachael Flatt is scheduled to compete at the Skate St. Moritz club competition in Oakland, Calif. on Sunday, Sept. 16 (both short and long programs on the same day).
See my post and related Champs Camp article link earlier in this thread: http://www.fsuniverse.net/forum/showthread.php?p=3669169#post3669169
Is Wagner not to publicly debut her programs until the GPs?
Wagner debuted her SP at the Michael Weiss Foundation show this past Saturday (see the thread in GSD for reports and photos) and she is scheduled to debut her FS at the Japan Open on Oct 6.


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