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Sep 28, 2005 at 12:52 am #1216786
This is a long and bandwidth-rich post. It will take some time to download because of the photos.
OK, settling down now post hike. Here's a few photos and annotations on gear, the trip, weather, etc.
Overall, this was one of the most satisfying walks I've done in awhile. Not a lot of distance, still only 90% from my back injury. Hiked up to about 10-11 miles/day, could've done a little more, but not much more than that at this time.
We spent 9 days out, with one layover day (day 4) so my Jewish hiking partner could observe the Sabbath (Saturday). I spent the day hiking and fishing the valley near our camp.
I hit the trail with 21 pounds including food, my partner had 26 or so. I skimped on food big time, hoping to make up the calories by catching trout. The temperatures were quite cold, we had some wet and very cold weather, and I was worried about the fishing. The fishing was tough, but manageable and calorie wise my gamble paid off. I averaged about 16-18 oz of food per day, not including fish, which I ate on 4 of the days.
Weather was quite good – not a lot of precipitation – but cold. We had nights cold enough that our full Platypus bottles were mostly frozen by morning. My X6 watch, laid near me and under my tarp, read 21-23 degrees on those mornings. Ambient temperatures were likely a little colder than that. We had 2.5 days of pretty foul and very cold/wet weather: always rain, but temperatures down to 30 degrees. Due to an inversion, the precip stayed as rain where we were during those days (in valleys). We did walk through snow on the high passes from that storm.
OK, on to the pics:
1. Stealth Zero NANO Tarp @ Pebble Creek, Yellowstone National Park. This was our first night's camp, one of the most little-used campsites in Yellowstone National Park, on Pebble Creek. It is perched on a nice bench and has an impressive "bay window" view of the Pebble Creek Valley. The tarp is the new Stealth Zero NANO, 4.2 oz! I was way more impressed with the NANO fabric than with the LITE (spinnaker) fabric. It is more waterproof, less bulky (folds nicer), and plenty strong for gusty winds and 3-season ultralight backpacking. Also, it doesn't shrink so much like nylon and polyester woven tarps. See the link above for more info (Premium Members only can view/buy, for the first production runs through the new year, however, because they will be in limited supply for awhile).
2. Morning #2, Slough Creek, Yellowstone National Park. I'm pretty much wearing all my clothes. It's dang cold. Unlike summer, when you know you're going to be warm when the sun comes up, this is a different ballgame. I think it's around 9:30 am at the time this photo was taken and it's still below freezing. This is a beautiful area: huge meadows, campsite on a bench, and very open. Normally, when spending the night at this camp, it's a safari show: grizzly bears, moose, elk, and wolves frequent the meadow. Nothing this time around, though…
3. Slough Creek, YNP. We would spend three nights in the Slough Creek valley; here, we're walking up to the upper reaches of the creek and crossing out of YNP into the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness. My pack for this trek was a McHale Summit Pack. With frame stays, wand pockets, kangaroo pouch (sewn-in), compression cord, and top pocket, 33 oz and around 2,400 ci total capacity. Custom fit, extraordinary comfort, my favorite all-round backpacking pack. This is the first trip I've ever crammed 9 days worth of stuff into it. Hiking clothing is a Smartwool Microweight L/S Crew, Cloudveil Inertia-fabric pants, Smartwool trail running socks, Montrail Hardrock shoes, Tilley LT5 hat, Life is Good cotton bandana…
4. After crossing across the YNP N boundary, the pound-per-day food diet is catching up and I need to eat, so we stop to catch some fish for lunch. 15 minutes later, I had a couple in the bag, which was a very good thing. These are Yellowstone Cutthroat trout.
5. On Day 4, while my partner rested in camp observing the Sabbath, I explored the far upper reaches of Slough Creek. I left camp in intermittent rain with the temperature around 48 degrees. I assumed it would get warmer, so I simply brought my rain jacket with me. An hour and a half walk from camp, I got blasted by the Mother of all Fall Thunderstorms. Within 10 minutes, I was getting blasted with freezing rain, hail, and temperatures down to 36 degrees. I got cold quick and finally took refuge in a willow thicket and curled up in the fetal position, shivering my brains out, hoping it would pass. Which of course it did.
My raingear for this trek included a Driducks jacket (4.8 oz) and a pair of Montbell ultralight rain pants (Goretex paclite) that I hacked off below the knees to bring them down to 3.0 oz, knicker style that could be pulled on over shoes easily. I loved them. They are a great solution for the backpacking fisherman who gets his lower pants wet anyways from wading. Contrary to my fears, water did not wick up my hiking pants to wet my trunk area. But then again, I treat my hiking pants pretty aggressively with ReviveX wash-in repellent, so wicking is probably compromised.
6. As the storm raced up the valley, it let the sun peek out for an hour or so, with spectacular lighting and rainbows. This is at around 3:30 in the afternoon. Note the Armageddon-like wrath occuring in the distance.
7. On Day 5, we broke our "layover camp" and set off again in the cold rain. Before leaving the Slough Creek valley, we stopped for an on-trail breakfast at an abandoned hunting camp (note the tables and chairs). It was so nice having a hot breakfast and big pot of tea on the trail this morning. This photo has a good shot of the "Paclite Knickers".
8. Climbing out of the valley, we hit our third major pass of the trip. All of the passes we crossed had some snow, the snow you see in this photo is fresh from that night/morning. I'm using a 2.7 oz silnylon pack cover from Integral Designs (product testing). It's the nicest pack cover I've used so far – it fits so securely to your pack, and around your hip belt (in slots just for that purpose) that even in hard rain my pack stayed completely dry. In spite of the argument of pack liners vs. pack covers, the wieght of a pack cover, in this case (with my McHale pack made of Spectra ripstop), easily makes up for savings of water weight absorbed by a pack when not using a pack cover.
9. Descending from the divide, we come into view of the magnificent upper meadows of the Buffalo Valley, another key home to wolves, elk, moose, and grizzlies.
10. On the morning of Day 6, we took it easy: warming up with lots of hot drinks after a very cold night with some pretty damp down bags…we took the opportunity to sleep until the sun came out, and dry our gear. Man, am I glad I had the Cocoon on this trip! It provided great warmth, even for hanging around camp at night in subfreezing conditions.
In addition to my hiking clothing and raingear, I brought a GoLite Ether wind shirt (3 oz), Cocoon Pullover and the 1.8 oz pair of ultralight polypropylene tights by Sahale (Early Winters). I also waffled a lot prior to the trip about taking a 5th torso layer: WM Flight Vest (5 oz) or similar. not wanting to deal with the bulk, I opted for a 4-oz GoLite C-Thru L/S Crew. It was a great choice, leaving me with a totally functional (breathable) system for morning and evening hiking, and layered over the windshirt, a great way to maintain a nice tight microclimate while sleeping.
11. Climbing up (again) out of the Buffalo Drainage, we were to cross our final big pass today. Here, we are taking the long walk across Telephone Basin, one of the most remote, and seldom-visited alpine basins in the Yellowstone area. Formerly, this was home to some of the biggest elk herds in the U.S. only 10 years ago. Now, they've been severely thinned (since the reintroduction of wolves) and hunters of this area are not happy about it! We saw neither elk nor wolves here, but did run onto some pretty fresh bear tracks.
12. After crossing Hummingbird Pass, we descending down into Hellroaring Creek, where we'd walk its length for the next three days. We stayed at a campsite (now back in Yellowstone National Park) that offered all the amenities: great firepit, creekside camping, and a high bear pole. We dutifully hung our food in trees or on poles each night. Both of used the UrsaLite Bear Bag System, which made the chore so much easier and quicker.
13. We built campfires on four of the eight nights of our trek. In addition to the warmth and security from the wild beasts of the forests, they allowed us to dry wet shoes and socks and to burn our garbage. Proudly, we built each fire without firestarters using wet tinder. It was great practice for the "real thing"!
That night, we did have a wolf visit our camp. He came within just a few feet of the tarps, then ran off when I shined my light at it.
14. I brought an 8 oz (net) MSR IsoPro fuel canister for this trek, with a Vargo Jet-Ti stove. The Jet-Ti is a fuel miser, simmers very low, is one of the lightest canister stoves on the market, and is very well built. It's my favorite canister stove. However, the cold weather / hot drinks and frequent trout meals were taking its toll on my fuel consumption and I was almost out by Day 7. So, I switched over to cookfires, saving the precious fumes remaining in the canister for our last campsite in Yellowstone, where we weren't allowed to build fires…
15. A shot of our upper Hellroaring Camp – a nice forested refuge in an ecosystem where 2 million acres were burned by fires in '88.
16. Elk get big out here. This is only a 6×6 rack, but clearly, would qualify as a trophy for just about any hunter.
17. Hiking down the Hellroaring is an interesting experience: almost overstimulating due to the variety of terrain encountered in such a short distance. Subalpine meadows, thick forests, open burn areas, rugged canyons, and finally, it opens up to the Hellroaring Plateau teeming with free ranging wild Buffalo. It's a cool place. Entering the plateau, is where this picture is taken.
Note my pack size – it's getting smaller and my top lid is now flopping down!
18. This is another good shot of the pack, giving you some perspective of its thickness. I'm not a fan of fat packs that hang off your mid/lower back like a tumor. They simply aren't comfortable over long distances. So, my McHale is tall enough to extend the length of my torso (but not much more), thin enough to keep the load as close as possible to my back, and narrow enough to allow my arms to swing freely. I really don't understand why other manufacturers don't build a pack with this type of profile. It's so comfortable and stabilizes both capacity and undervolume loads perfectly.
19. At our last camp, at the confluence of Hellroaring Creek with the Yellowstone River in the roaring Black Canyon. Good, but difficult fishing for rainbows, cutt-bows, and Yellowstone Cutthroat are the rewards. This is a noisy place. Too bad YNP doesn't allow packrafting down that river… :)
20. Enjoying the last sunset of our trek, looking back at the Hellroaring Plateau, which we had hiked down earlier that afternoon.
21. It still boggles my mind, even after all these years, that one can carry so few supplies and engage themselves in a wilderness experience for a week or two without resupply. Even in cold, wet conditions, surprisingly little is actually required to keep your warm, dry, and comfortable. What you see in this photo is what I took on the trek: shelter (pitched), bag and bivy (under tarp), clothing (worn, mostly), pack (on ground), and about 5-6L volume of other gear (cooking, hydration, navigation, essentials, etc., on the ground at the front of the tarp).
22. And, at the finish, on the suspension bridge over the Yellowstone in the Black Canyon. We both are outwardly dressed quite similar: Tilleys, Smartwool, Cloudveil, Montrail, and McHale pretty much round out our ensembles!
23. Here's a closer shot of the gear I brought on this trek; I think this might have been taken around Day 6. The five stuff sacks at the right contain: (1) insulating pullover, spare socks, tights; (2) bivy sack; (3) tarp; (4) raingear; and (5) wind shirt, gloves, and hat. I "spent" a total of 1.8 ounces on these five stuff sacks, but it was well worth the organization on trail and the ability to keep the pack packed well (by placing clothing and other stuffed items not used during the day into the nooks and crannies of the lower pack).
24. Finally, this shot, although again sort of out of order shows the "narrow"-ness of my McHale Summit Pack: allowing my arms to swing and the pack's profile to remain trim to maintain a center of gravity as close as possible to that of my body's without worrying too much about how to pack the pack.
Hope you enjoyed the photos and comments, because I sure enjoyed the trek!!Sep 28, 2005 at 1:37 am #1342124
paul johnsonMember
@pjLocale: LazyBoy in my Den - miss the forest
great pics and commentary. thanks for sharing.Sep 28, 2005 at 3:16 am #1342136
The pictures are great. Some have many more words than a 1000.
I was really glad to hear/see your new nano-tarp. The idea that I can now have so many stuff sacks at so little weight is something I hadn't given much thought to. Seems like another great idea for the really light weight fabric we can now get.
I also like the way the MaHale pack looks and seems to really fit you well. I can see why those that own them really like them. Pictures 18 and 24 show the pack really well. I like what looks like side pockets for your water bottles.Sep 28, 2005 at 8:53 am #1342144
D GSpectator
@dangLocale: Pacific Northwet
Great pictures Ryan!
I'm wondering if you could comment on the sleep system you used. I think I remember you were going to test out a cocoon quilt/arc x combination.
I've used my arc x for temps down into the mid 30's which is about the limit for me. I really like the quilt design being a stomach sleeper.
Assuming you used the cocoon quilt/arc x combo I'm wondering how well it works compared to say using a Nunatak arc alpinist.
DanSep 28, 2005 at 9:21 am #1342145
kevin davidsonMember
@kdesignLocale: Mythical State of Jefferson
Great trip report and pics. What a great place and way to observe Shabbat.
I, like Daniel, am curious about your sleeping equipage.
And how,not to bring up a sore point, did you injure your back? good prospects for full recovery?Sep 28, 2005 at 11:59 am #1342148
I struggled with the sleep system on this trip (sunny day at the trailhead, easy to jettison gear :))
The options I considered:
1. Arc X (16 oz)
2. Expedition Arc Alpinist (21 oz total)
3. Arc X + Cocoon Pants (24 oz total)
4. Arc X + Arc Cocoon (25 oz total)
I've had option 1 in conditions this cold, but over 9 days, I knew the bag would crash if every night was to be below freezing due to condensation. Easy choice to ditch that. Advantage is that when it was sunny, it would dry a lot faster than Option 2…
Option 2 I know would be warm enough but would be risky if sustained cold and/or wet conditions would prevail, causing excessive condensation. There is a lot of down in this bag, and it's thick (3 inches) so it's not the easiest to dry out in the sun.
Option 3 would've been great if the Cocoon pullover was just a touch thicker. Leg warmth would've been no problem, but this system would suffer a small bit of torso cooling at 20 degrees, when you're wet cold, running low on calories, etc. This would've required another or different torso insulating layer to make it work comfortably. Plus, this system has to assume you are drying the Arc X out fully every few days to preserve its loft, because you'll need it with every night below freezing.
Option 4 is certainly the safest, most conservative, fastest to dry, warmest. This is the option I had packed when I left Bozeman.
But of course, when you arrive at the trailhead and it's sunny, you get jaded, so…
I chose Option 2 to save 1/4 lb. I got lucky with weather. This could've been bad, and in fact, after very cold and wet nights 2, 3, 4, and 5 with no real opportunities to dry gear, a bit of loft was gone and the footbox was wet.
If I had to do it again I'd go with Option 4. The thing is, I was right on the edge with temperatures for this trip and I took the gamble. From here on out for the rest of the fall, temperatures are now consistently low enough that Option 4 will be my regular system, and I'll be sure to report back on that as we go, as it's been since early spring since I've used the two bag X-Cocoon system. Once winter comes, I'll use the same system with a heavier jacket and Cocoon Pants, down to zero or lower. Again, I'll keep posting results here in the forums.Sep 28, 2005 at 12:04 pm #1342149
>> And how,not to bring up a sore point, did you injure your back? good prospects for full recovery?
I broke my back (fractured sacrum) in July. Spent 6 weeks doing absolutely nothing. Went on a warmup hike (25 miles over three days) Labor Day Weekend, to make sure I could do this one.
I would like to say I injured it doing something cool: NASCAR, ice climbing, saving a kitty, etc. But truth be told, I fell 4 inches off a skateboard…
Prospects for full recovery are 100%. Now it's time to really hit the gym and get the core strength back. I did zero activity for a month and a half to let the bone set and heal, and as such, there is a lot of soft tissue weakness in my core that I need to deal with to grab that last 10% and stabilize my lower spine.Sep 28, 2005 at 12:27 pm #1342151
Adam McFarrenMember
Any chance we'll see a Nano fabric poncho tarp?
-adamSep 28, 2005 at 12:36 pm #1342152
>> Any chance we'll see a Nano fabric poncho tarp?
Yes, it's being used in a whole new line of gear to be launched in the next few months. Ponchos, tarps, stuff sacks, bear bag sack upgrades to the Ursalite system, and it will be incorporated into new Vapr Bivies, at some sacrifice in durability, but the new bivies will run less than 5 oz (my proto is 4.1 oz).Sep 28, 2005 at 4:37 pm #1342165
Paul LutherBPL Member
@eredluinLocale: Northeast
Hi Ryan,
Thanks for a nice synopsis of your Yellowstone trip. I wondered about a few details:
How did you pack, or in what did you pack, your sleeping bag(s)?
Is the ID pack cover the current model?
What did you use under your legs and feet for insulation at night?
Thank you for your reply. Good to see your on the mend.
PaulSep 28, 2005 at 5:04 pm #1342168
>> How did you pack, or in what did you pack, your sleeping bag(s)?
In a Nano stuff sack (prototype, size M like our others in the BPL store, 600 ci, 0.25 oz) lined with a 0.3 oz mylar turkey roasting bag.
>> Is the ID pack cover the current model?
>> What did you use under your legs and feet for insulation at night?
My pack. It has a 1/4″ foam back panel.Sep 28, 2005 at 5:12 pm #1342169
Hi Ryan, I have to ask but you don't have to answer if it is to early to talk about it. Will the nano bivy use the light material for its bottom? What about the top cover part? Thanks.Sep 28, 2005 at 7:42 pm #1342180
>> Will the nano bivy use the light material for its bottom? What about the top cover part?
Bill, the Vapr NANO Bivy will use a similar (not exact) material used in the tarp for the bottom. The top will be Pertex Quantum. We have some prototypes out there that have a 0.6 oz/yd2 breathable nylon top but at that weight, the fabrics are junk. Not windproof, not water-resistant, and very tear prone. It's going to be a few years before we see that weight come to breathable fabrics. There are some fabrics in that range that are water resistant/breathable, but they are poorly breathable. The proto I made out of the latter class of fabrics really kept moisture in. For now, Quantum (and some, but certainly not all, 1.1 nylons) is still the best blend of weather resistance vs. weight IMO.Sep 28, 2005 at 9:33 pm #1342183
Ryan, Thanks for the answer.
My BMW-Vapr Bivy only weighs 7.21oz (L) size. The screen part weighs 0.80 in part due to the tape stuff on each end of the zippers I think. 6.41oz with the screen removed. Mine is one of the Black on Black Bivy's and I really like the color combination.
I will watch for the Nano-Bivy when it comes out but I expect to get a lot of use out of this one first.
For now I will find another way to save a few ounces.Sep 28, 2005 at 10:51 pm #1342185
Michael FickesBPL Member
Hi Ryan:
You mention that your sleeping gear got wet after several wet/cold nights. What was the primary cause for your gear getting wet?
On a different topic, Ive read that it is recommended to use a tent in bear country. Obviously you dont subscribe to that approach, can you share your thoughts/theories on using tarps in bear country vs. a tent?
Thanks.Sep 29, 2005 at 9:54 am #1342196
Tent vs. Tarp in bear country.
The only meaningful thing I've read is about shelter COLOR in POLAR bear country.
Either there isn't enough data, or the data is inconclusive, regarding tents vs. tarps or tent colors in grizzly country.
Here's my take.
I sleep with my bear spray handy, right at the head of my bivy.
I don't sleep with earplugs, mp3 players, or sleeping pills, so I wake up easily to noise.
I'm going to hear a bear coming.
The primary reason a grizzly bear will come into camp is predatory. They are fixing to eat you. This is in contrast to the most common type of grizzly attack response, which is defensive (ie you run into mom & cubs on the trail and surprise them).
In this situation (predatory bear in camp), you do not play dead and hope the bear goes away. You are the king of camp and you need to fight the bear.
If you are cocooned up in a tent, the bear has the upper hand, and you have no visibility for managing the attack.
So, I like tarps in grizzly country.
This is in contrast to black bear behavior. Black bears stroll into camp all the time because they are curious or they are scrounging (habituated). Also, lots of data exists showing that black bears "usually" don't enter tents or otherwise destroy them (there are exceptions).
Predatory grizzlies, on the other hand, have been known to tear into a tent and eat its occupants.Sep 29, 2005 at 10:38 am #1342199
AK HikerMember
I agree totally. The problem with tents is poor visibility and being unable to see animals. I haven't had problems sleeping in bear country with tarps. If a bear is predatory, it won't matter if you are in a tent or a tarp.
The yellowstone trip looks really great. DId you see many people? It seems like a good time of year to go. Do you have a gearlist for that trip? It looks like you took your cabelas fly rod. WHich model is that? What reel do you have on it?
Thanks for posting…. looks like a great trip and makes me want to go!!!Sep 29, 2005 at 11:03 am #1342202
>> The yellowstone trip looks really great. DId you see many people?
Day 1: 2 rangers, poaching patrol from YNP.
Day 2: 1 party of six on horseback.
Day 3-6: nobody.
Day 7: three groups of hunters, all on horses.
Day 8-9: none with the exception of four dayhikers at the trailhead.
We saw no other backpackers. All horse parties were hunters, one group was guided.
>> Do you have a gearlist for that trip?
I do, I need to transcribe it from my journal to e-form, i'll post that here when I do that (soon).
>> It looks like you took your cabelas fly rod. WHich model is that? What reel do you have on it?
I took the 8'6″ 3wt 5pc Stowaway model, Sage 3100 reel.Sep 29, 2005 at 2:00 pm #1342209
Ryan, How did your feet hold up to the cold/wet conditions? How did you like the Montrail Hardrocks?
ThanksSep 29, 2005 at 3:06 pm #1342211
>> Ryan, How did your feet hold up to the cold/wet conditions? How did you like the Montrail Hardrocks?
It pretty much sucked:
1. During the day, cross streams hiking and fishing. Wet feet.
2. Get into camp late, hang out in wet feet setting up and cooking. Activity decreases, body heat decreases, temperature decreases, feet get cold.
3. Change out of wet shoes and socks at bedtime, put on dry socks. Bliss! Feet are wrinkled pretty bad from being cold and wet all day. But by morning (wool socks) they are in good shape and ready to do it all again.
4. Get up in morning and note that wet socks you laid beside you are now frozen boards. This is a lesson you learn quick: put socks under bivy sack at night.
5. Shoes are also frozen bricks. To deal with this, you unlace them as much as possible before going to bed, so you can cram your feet into them in the morning. Shoes under the foot of the bivy helped keep them from freezing solid.
6. OK, so the morning routine: remove dry socks, put on wet socks, cram feet into wet shoes, and enjoy the numbness until the shoes thaw out. This is when the fun meter really gets pegged, and it's particular bad on the very cold, rainy mornings when morale is in the toilet.
7. Move fast to get out of camp, because hiking in wet cold footwear is way better than standing around in it.
The only real bad vibes you get are in the early morning when your feet are cold, and in the evening in camp, when you're just sick of wearing wet shoes all day.
Other than that, "it's the lightest way to go, man!"
The Hardrocks are a GREAT shoe, wet OR dry.
However, they absorb a ton of water and dry reeeeeally slow unless you are hiking in direct, warm sunshine on a dry trail.
We hiked a lot in sticky mud, and the Hardrocks did pretty good in it. They do cake up mud pretty bad, but what shoe doesn't?
I wish the upper of the Montrail Highline, which absorbs a LOT less water, was mated to the platform/sole of the Hardrock, which is a lot more stable. That might be the perfect backpacking shoe, if you fit Montrails ok.Sep 29, 2005 at 3:50 pm #1342215
This is transcribed from the gear list I actually recorded while on the trail. Weights aren't there, but you get the idea. This wasn't SUL by any stretch. It was selected for comfort (for me!) over the course of 9 days. Pack weight at the trailhead was something like 21 pounds.
(new) = products that will be new to BPL this fall/winter
Pack: McHale Summit Pack
Bag: Expedition Arc Alpinist
Pad: TorsoLite
Bivy: Vapr NANO Bivy (new)
Tarp: Stealth Zero NANO Tarp (new)
Stakes: Lazr Hi-Vis Titanium Stakes (6)
Guylines: Stealth NANO Guyline Kit (new)
Hiking Clothes: Tilley LT5 hat, cotton bandana, Smartwool Microweight L/S crew, Cloudveil Rodeo pants (03 model), Smartwool Trail Running socks, Montrail Hardrock shoes.
Extra Clothes: GoLite C-Thru L/S scew, GoLite Ether (Wisp HP) wind shirt, Cocoon Pullover, DriDucks Rain Jacket, Montbell Ultralight rain pants (cut off below knees for knickers), Early Winters/Sahale poylpropylene tights.
Cooking: Vargo Jet-Ti stove, stainless steel windscreen, MSR IsoPro fuel (large canister), Vargo Titanium mug (no handles or lid), aluminum foil lid, Backpacking Light Mini-Spork, lighter/matches in small Aloksak.
Water: 2x1L Platypus bottles, Aqua Mira kit.
Navigation: Garmin Geko 301 GPS (used to mark waypoints for a new book I'm researching), Trails Illustrated NE Yellowstone map, Suunto X9 compass/alti watch, Rite-in-the-Rain mini-notebook, waterproof pen.
Toilet: TP (blue shop towels cut into 4×4″ squares), 1/4 oz Dr. Bronners, toothbrush, alcohol hand gel, Aloe Gator SPF 40 sunscreen, Gossamer Gear chapstick.
Fishing: Cabelas Stowaway 8'6″ 3wt 5pc fly rod, Sage 3100 reel with backing/line, 2×7.5′ 4x leaders, spool of 5x Frog Hair tippet, 1 yarn strike indicator, 12 BB split shot, one tube Hydrophobe fly floatant, one Morell foam fly box with about 100 assorted flies (flies mainly used: green and gray drakes, small beetles and hoppers, large crickets, parachute adams).
Photography: Olympus Stylus 400 Digital, 512mb xD card, 3 batteries total. Took about 450 pictures.
Miscellany: 1.5 oz first aid kit (blister and wound care, meds, did not use it), 0.8 oz firestarting kit (Sparklite firestarter, tinder, and storm matches in sealed plastic bag, did not use), 0.3 oz repair kit for Torsolite (did not use).
Bear Protection: Ursalite bear bag system, UDAP bear repellent (260 g).
Food: 17 oz/day (4 oz breakfast, 9 oz lunch, 4 oz dinner), supplemented with trout.
I think that's about it…Sep 29, 2005 at 4:04 pm #1342218
OK, this message specifically addresses my wish list for changes:
>> Pack: McHale Summit Pack
Same pack in a lighter fabric.
>> Bag: Expedition Arc Alpinist
Same bag in synthetic ;)
>> Pad: TorsoLite
Could be a few inches shorter for me ;) – maybe I'll give Jay Ham's TRest hack article a go on a Torsolite!
>> Bivy: Vapr NANO Bivy (new)
Need to make a few minor changes to this, but otherwise, stay tuned for a 4+ oz bivy this fall!!
>> Tarp: Stealth Zero NANO Tarp (new)
Again, only minor changes needed here, and it's already gone to production.
>> Hiking Clothes: Tilley LT5 hat, cotton bandana, Smartwool Microweight L/S crew, Cloudveil Rodeo pants (03 model), Smartwool Trail Running socks, Montrail Hardrock shoes.
I love this system. I just wish the pants were the same fit, in Pertex Equilibrium Stretch.
>> Extra Clothes: GoLite C-Thru L/S scew, GoLite Ether (Wisp HP) wind shirt, Cocoon Pullover, DriDucks Rain Jacket, Montbell Ultralight rain pants (cut off below knees for knickers), Early Winters/Sahale poylpropylene tights.
Would probably ditch the C-Thru top even though I found it quite useful. The knickers came out to 3 oz, and could be lighter or more durable (it's paclite). They got hacked up pretty bad going through blowdowns. DriDucks jacket got shredded and poked bushwacking through the willows. Shoulda took the Zealot. Shoes absorb too much water (see notes in previous post).
>> Cooking: Vargo Jet-Ti stove, stainless steel windscreen, MSR IsoPro fuel (large canister), Vargo Titanium mug (no handles or lid), aluminum foil lid, Backpacking Light Mini-Spork, lighter/matches in small Aloksak.
No changes here. Might have switched to a small canister and done more cookfires.
>> Water: 2x1L Platypus bottles, Aqua Mira kit.
No changes.
>> Navigation: Garmin Geko 301 GPS (used to mark waypoints for a new book I'm researching), Trails Illustrated NE Yellowstone map, Suunto X9 compass/alti watch, Rite-in-the-Rain mini-notebook, waterproof pen.
I can't wait for the iPOD Nano sized Garmin GPS…Yes, it's coming…I'd hack my map up next time. That thing was a beast (1.8 oz).
>> Toilet: TP (blue shop towels cut into 4×4″ squares), 1/4 oz Dr. Bronners, toothbrush, alcohol hand gel, Aloe Gator SPF 40 sunscreen, Gossamer Gear chapstick.
I came out with no TP…and we camped near a lot of spruce trees…by this late in the season, the sunscreen could've stayed home.
>> Fishing: Cabelas Stowaway 8'6″ 3wt 5pc fly rod, Sage 3100 reel with backing/line, 2×7.5′ 4x leaders, spool of 5x Frog Hair tippet, 1 yarn strike indicator, 12 BB split shot, one tube Hydrophobe fly floatant, one Morell foam fly box with about 100 assorted flies (flies mainly used: green and gray drakes, small beetles and hoppers, large crickets, parachute adams).
Oh, forgot in the last email to add: GoLite Team Pouch. This is what I used to hold my fishing gear. Not the right tool, but the right concept. In the process now of developing a more usable chest pack for both hiking and fishing. Hopefully be available in the spring.
>> Photography: Olympus Stylus 400 Digital, 512mb xD card, 3 batteries total. Took about 450 pictures.
I loved this camera system when it came out but I'm craving better photo quality and more manual control, and would probably haul a tripod next time.
>> Food: 17 oz/day (4 oz breakfast, 9 oz lunch, 4 oz dinner), supplemented with trout.
Worked out well, and I came out with 6 oz extra (leftover nuts from lunch, mostly). I'd drop calories even more, to perhaps 14 oz, and eat more fish :)Sep 29, 2005 at 4:14 pm #1342219
Ryan, That was way more of an answer than I expected, Thanks a lot. Forgive me if I say that I had to laugh at a few of your comments. I think that might have been expected however, when you wrote them.
This is all very interesting, I have gone days in the rain when everything I owned was wet but not in cold weather. I have tried to use Rocky Gore-Tex booties in my trail runners to keep my feet dry and sometimes they worked great but most of the time I think they just kept my feet warmer than if I had left them off.
After the fact have you though about some "nano-fabric" booties. Maybe calf or knee high? Used as a vapor barrier like item and super light? I might put that on my list of things to try with my nano fabric.
I hope your feet are OK.Sep 29, 2005 at 4:21 pm #1342220
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Thanks for the great photo story, I enjoyed it tremendously. I'm hoping you will do more of these in the future!
Your photos looked great; what kind of camera are you using these days? Could you elaborate a little on your photo accessories such as batteries, film cards and tripods?
Do you think that boots such as the Brashers you used for the Lost Coast Hike would have been more appropriate for this hike?
Keep up the good work!Sep 29, 2005 at 4:27 pm #1342221
>> Thanks for the great photo story, I enjoyed it tremendously. I'm hoping you will do more of these in the future!
Thank YOU – all. It's the interaction and community, and not the vanity of the post, that really make it worthwhile.
>> Your photos looked great; what kind of camera are you using these days?
Olympus Stylus 400 digital. The camera's OK but has poor latitude. I used some tricks to get the good shots, not the least of which is preparing them ok for the web using Gimp (an open source version of "photoshop") and adjusting colors, levels, and sharpness.
>> Could you elaborate a little on your photo accessories such as batteries, film cards and tripods?
No tripod, although I wished I had one. I used 3 batteries total (stock Li's from Olympus that fit the camera). They weigh 1/2 oz each and I took about 450 shots total.
>> Do you think that boots such as the Brashers you used for the Lost Coast Hike would have been more appropriate for this hike?
They may have never dried out. I did enjoy some dry moments with the Montrails. They'd (Brashers) be a lot squishier when wet, too, perhaps…I don't know. Maybe I'll try them…!!
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Like your comments. Viva Balochistan!
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current govt.? Ha! its full of shit! whatever promises they made to people of Balochistan province havn't been fulfilled! military is still conducting operations against Baluch nationalists, people abducted by ISI are still missing, and 100,000's people are still displaced by the on-going military operations, in other provinces. I just hate this Zardari bastard he's a big liar!
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Ok Einstein, explain to me the huge gap betweeen the meiddle east and Europe and why so many muslims want to live here then. Arabs recieved hundreds of trilions of dollars for oil in the last 50 years yet they failed to narrow the huge diffrence in standard of living, life expectations, education, healthcare etc. (Exceptions like Dubai Kuwait or the UAE dont count because they are tiny compa More..
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Besides the car wrecks, botched surgeries and bruised bodies resulting from 6.8 billion earthlings losing motor function simultaneously, Episode 1 (which includes a cameo from Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane) sets up two overarching questions: a) What the hell happened? And b) During the global blackout, each human experienced a "memory" of events that happen six months in the future. Can they, or should they, try to change destiny?
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I've read from the beginning of this thread with great interest. I had a laberal tear arthroscopily repaired in my right hip 8 years ago and its been generally fine since (just have to be a bit careful not to overdo it, and not attempt silly warm up moves and the like), well, up to about a fortnight ago that is!!
Have got a bad case of AT at the moment so haven't run for around 6 months trying to get it better (getting more frustrated by the day), but had a little circuit I did at home incorp. some abs work and free weights. Had noticed some clicking in my right hip with one of the abs exercises but didn't really think much of it, a few days later had full on pain like I remember from the last laberal tear. Really hoped it might have been a groin strain but don't think luck is on my side. I am 99% sure it is a laberal tear again. Fortunately I have BUPA cover so have got a referral to the surgeon that did the first op – there's about a 4 week wait to see him privately but thinking that's a good thing because it may settle down in the meantime (wishful thinking me thinks L).
I suppose I'm just curious whether anyone else has had two surgical patch ups for laberal tears on the same hip and, if so, to what level of success. The only positive to come out of this is that my AT has felt slightly better, probably because I've got something else to worry about now!!
BTW, I should also say that I have just had my gait thoroughly looked at and am waiting to pick up some prescribed orthotics next week to help with the AT problem. I am now thinking that perhaps my biomechanical probs could be attributing to the laberal tear issue or FAI. Does that make sense? I can't remember the surgeon referring to anything like that 8 years ago, he thought it was more likely to have been caused by 20 years of racket sports. I will definitely be asking the question when I go to see him. It's good to see from the thread that there is running after surgery, I suppose I am proof of that for the last 8 years!
Thanks Pipes. I've decided to go ahead and have just got the surgery date through - 27th March. Thought I'd have to wait for ages, so it came as a bit of a shock! No mention of funding problems, so I guess this issue is sorted in Somerset. The consultant was really clear about no running at all (well, I guess I'll be able to make a short dash for the bus...) The labrum and cartilage have both degenerated quite a lot so I guess any repair will be pretty fragile, plus I have other femoral anteversion/retroversion issues he can't fix. Can't deny that I'm struggling to come to terms with being a non-runner for the first time in 15 years. I guess it will get easier. Glad to hear that you're on the road to recovery. Any good pre- and post-op tips?
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We spoke with Bobby Valentine, then we spoke to you... what was your take on Bobby's possible final interview with the Big Show, does he deserve to be back, and WILL HE be back? We discuss it.
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Since I asked that question two or three weeks ago has anybody approached anybody and ownership management approached you about. Whether you're gonna come back next year. It is my due diligence cute but you know my -- -- -- -- result nag at UBU is good but has requested considered very. Pretty at -- happened. You know diameter -- it well. -- -- I have not heard anything -- out -- -- -- out there that what's out there that you know this is your last game with the Red Sox and whether. John Farrell or somebody else taking over but -- when when do you expect to hear from. Challenge parallel I thought he had a job. Big deal made of -- trade is that retain. Could be or or he might what are you might get replaced in Toronto might be your freeze. Oh OK I don't know if I got everything I read the paper just regular car. Let's get a foul calls -- get your reaction to Bobbie these final appearance for this season. Era to make -- 6177790858885. -- 50850. Make note. The on Friday we'll change up this phone number 27797937. To the phones we go here's a unique in kingdom hi Amy. I think -- I don't think we don't call very often lost. And can't have that couple of the comments about the Bobby V interview and then a question about the future for management for the red carpet and then compare. At first I thought -- me and I understand totally why do you think he's good entertainment and certainly he is. And he gets a lot of grist for the -- figures show but I will be very glad when he's no longer. The manager of the Red Sox I don't see how he could manage anywhere else from the -- can be given his. Poor communications were killed -- news. In the distance upon holding grudges against the media and others for comment made months ago. And because of his volatility in poor field management positions on some occasions including last evening. My question TU and I do think he knows by the wave and the way he said goodbye to you I think. Indicated that he was aware this was his last one on. As I said I think he'd he's known since that breakfast and suit and a Seattle we're going to. Yeah I'm not I would agree and my question is you know I know you probably are gonna have to deal with the Bobby he's a situation for the rest of the show but I'm wondering if it is that a mistake. To focus so much on John Farrell as the future managers direct talks on concerns that perhaps. We're trying to go home again we're trying to go back to what once quiet -- so many of the players who knew him and responded to him are no longer there are. And he would be very different capacity. -- he hasn't had a lot to work with but I don't know that he's done. As much with Toronto and perhaps they would have -- I'm wondering whether you think it would be better to go in and new future direction. I think it I think it's I think it's really a a a good question because. If you hear from Omar for scale this is a 4142. Year old veteran player who's talking about. Farrell's communication skills with young players or whatever that concerns me with young players down here. -- John Farrell from people that know him real well. And whose opinion I respect tell me. That he could work any aspect any facet of a baseball operation. He can be a front office guy he could be general managing convenience -- can be this good he knows everything. Question I have is. Is he strong enough to good down there. NBA great manager the fact that he can do everything makes him very versatile but can he be that guy he apparently fits. The criteria of what they're looking for I agree with you. I got some doubts. And I'm not sure that I'm necessarily going to give up a good prospect. For John -- You know I think if -- is your question Amy but I think it comes on this you're right they probably. It's open it up it's a national search show all comers that will will interview anybody young and old but. This is why acting John -- is the leading candidate here. Why Terry Francona is the leading candidate in Cleveland it's all about relationships it is and so. John Ferrell has a good relationship we've been Jerry can give comfort level. And he's the kind of guy he's exactly the kind of guy that think they like your guy had some type of evaluation ability. Has played and it has played in the big leagues and knows the market very well it is just of -- I've passed that big guy a guy who can do. A lot of things pretty well. So I think he's a good fit for the Red Sox. For an economy was an assistant to march of Cairo. Include when he was out of managing in Philadelphia. -- pyro and Scott Helio best friend the only Ian and Tito were very close at all. It all makes cents from me from any relationship -- 95 brown -- if -- The whole relationship thing so you know our feelings you don't want the job in Cleveland. You'll get. A good example is that he's he's the leading -- -- up and you're right familiarity. And the Red Sox look at him and he's somebody that they feel comfortable. With. Who can work with all facets of the organization. Because he knows what everybody does what everybody is obviously you're not you know bloody -- whatever. Can you with a 25 man roster can deal with the egos can he deal with the rebuilding you have to go through. With this organization can he go through next season where the fan base suddenly thinks the John Ferrell is gonna commit to be John Wayne. And save the troops and the team falters in their twelve games out by the all star break. Can he deal with what he gets back in the way of criticism let's go to war Ralph and Cranston Ralph. Vick according it just you know now now I'll look good morning to you glad you want to show -- about looting government radio weeks of it that these -- -- -- but -- guys look this guy took the job. But did not want to be it would all turned out details what. Nobody where it really all of that was being pressed to -- You know the -- players there are some people like looking also -- -- looked as bad. As sort of a job as it really was it was what are probably the where -- -- -- there. I also have to say that -- -- Even make any of the last. I -- trying old -- he's got anything. Maybe pick your servicer stopped. Triton nothing different they will do this from start to finish this guy was not so -- the world that the japs and you know. I tried to -- -- pat on the back to predict had a lot of players who spoil it but you know. I came to come on your show. Oh a long time highly rated show. Act like to me in -- -- that it sort professionals shall. Despite mixed it where you -- and so -- worst weeks you know there's racial wars. You know to think she should be fired right at that like out there actually should apply it last month but you know I I just hope that this organization realizes. -- -- in a baseball guy appears so what was that experience from the outside makes it possible corals. And maybe try to put this club back on the winning track because we don't have. Haven't 1966. -- right remember that if you have a lot of new guys come -- -- -- in the -- and should never. Petrocelli. The Andrew -- submit. Yes that's it that's it that's an excellent point that that's it that's 6016. At a very good second half of the season and yeah I mean the company -- right right but they finish ninth. It's so people look at this at all my god new manager comes in Dick Williams he kicks ass and suddenly he comes out with a statement will win more than we lose an acoustic want. To the unit to the World Series but that's great points 66 a lot to play with at the end of the season I'm not sure the -- -- by the way. A little. Omar Vizquel 45 QB -- six and you only forty product. So why guy so Omar comes out and he rips John Ferrero but that's a guy that as you know and I acted Lou knows and -- I asked -- about. He's not a guy. Who is one of those co owner guys to manages or whatever he's one of the good guys right for him to come out see something like that. About -- on the way that he interacts with younger players that was surprising. That would set up a little red line. Any Dallas it's information or something if you're gonna interview John Farrell you're bringing up anyway. Why do you think Omar the skills and with about the senior citizen to hold a dead and John are -- on -- throughout. To -- your helmet. Then let me ask you this week you're perceptive guy we've spent enough time with -- the course of the season. To know that you you what's -- I like PepsiCo are you happy if you've got to and I hear of the quote of the surroundings and people are -- it. And they're saying is gonna be a press conference either Thursday or Friday and I'm sure that it gets back to you it's -- your perceptive guy. What's your gut feeling -- what do you think's gonna happen. Whether it be -- now pretend this decision whether state whether they whether they decide I'm bringing you back you must have -- -- this. I really don't. Both -- but there's what you're looking for today you know people had to make decisions. Huh. God bless them they did not going to be an easy job. A better mood at the Helm and they they think they know what they have with me and they'll try to figure out is that the best they can do. Let's give way to. That if -- Nazi -- not going to be easy job for anyone right that's another giveaways right that's not -- don't know there's no question. But this a texture and 413. Good one. -- John Ferrell is hired there will be too much expected to quickly for from him. Fans will expect him to have a successful season his first year here. -- will be no mercy for him if an unknown person comes in the managed one who never had anything to do with the Red Sox organization or at least stop the lies in years. It'll be much longer greedy and cover for that management and right. Correct and strike. I like this text you were textures there's like that Bobby finally pointed out on loyal soldiers on his staff. Which you guys are still interviewing him right now and I think it is it is interesting that he pointed out because. We've been saying you know year. Beat writers have been standard all year national. Broadcasters commentators writers have been standard all year this is dysfunctional team does not necessarily. Players -- players -- players verses management. Sometimes it is coaches vs the manager. And I know buster Olney was and that very early this season and he was dismissed he talked about the toxic toxic environment. And that was part of what he was -- was referring to embody. Didn't really acknowledge fully until now right but this is what was discussed. In June. That you know there are some real issues there and the issues weren't all with the players they were somewhat the coach only bring good news didn't do was named the coaches. That he doesn't try -- try to get into the specifics in the obviously did not want to comment further but I thought it was you just don't hear guys say that. There was no -- Duty of loyalty from the coaches know. I sure can Framingham Hillary. I and I'm glad out -- so glad that I -- -- into rock. Compound a scenic route on noticed. After right he gets up on what you guys are EO this topic irk a lot of others need to date. I'm glad it's his last interview because he tries peanuts. It's never seems to be his -- -- the -- could -- a group PLC to. You know I mean I I'm I'm glad that that that BP you brought up coaches in. But I wish it just followed up with what what why we didn't think you know we. Are pretty -- recording. It -- somebody else corporate culture of possibly a minute that you want what they are you on a page or how they feel about what you aren't. -- -- -- That's why what wait a minute but that's why he doesn't believe they've been loyal to migrate would you. I think a lot of problem we've been rolling arise in that dugout all year long and I read it this is an off. The marriage rate and what it did that they are doing. To undercut that's what I'd -- -- Well that's why try to ask him whether they were actually going up to the general manager. Or to the ownership and and and squealing more or yours or even worse in order written another thing -- that could be happening. There's you have to get even get into details. There could be going to players. They're going to players and relaying information from. Supposed to be secret meetings were confidential meetings between the -- is in -- lots of things can happen I can see. How that can be a problem I mean just looking at successful organizations. You know coaches feel like. Vacant talk freely about strategy and talk freely about their players without. Somebody going back -- the players and say you know we said about you after practice yesterday. We said it you know you're not into it and and you are you are mailing it and since you signed a big contract you can understand. If a player if a player hears that information. From a high level meeting well that players are gonna -- and you know -- -- Is it. All sorts of scenarios that could happen when you don't trust the people to work. Listen I don't a lot of the falcon go toward -- Bobby V but I must tell you Rick this has been dysfunctional since day one. But really it really had not not -- now but but it was dysfunctional from day one because the general manager really didn't pan out. The final say -- it didn't have the finals this wasn't his manager and then on top of that sure players were holes. That when it leaked out that Bobby Valentine might get that it was nick of -- -- appease the Bobby Valentine may be guided them might be the next manager of the Red Sox. That that the front office people were telling. And it wasn't -- it was people -- presently there were telling players that that's not gonna happen when occupier Bobby -- and we're not hiring a Bobby V tight. So if you're doing that. To the guys that you're expecting loyalty to the new manager and then you're telling them don't believe the media to make in this wrap up and then suddenly the media's right. And suddenly. Bobby V is there. I it was just it was this auction off from day one and that and that -- and that's summit of Larry Lucchino it's on the head of John Henry and the ownership and the and the management. But it felt that it was Larry I have eight -- what period this is the guy what I heard it all and answer questions go to Ronald. A machine they -- pain in the -- does not chuck. Right now aren't I've already set I think what happened is not a lot I wouldn't be surprised it happens in baseball hat as a sports. Where not all of that sexy years necessarily guaranteed there are certain particulars in the in awarding. In a contract -- my theory it's a series now. That and that breakfast in Seattle they pretty much laid it out we want you to finish up the season. Wanna make a change because they got a debris Bogart and and then that that was gonna screw the whole thing up may be players suddenly like Bogle. And now they've got to make a change and put a new manager -- and you got players pissed off the Bogart like the job so let him finish out the season will guarantee your money for next year. You'll read a fine for next year Bobby at the end of the year was it. It will take here you'd you'd take care of us and will go our separate ways I still believe that's the case we may never know maybe we will be Bob we will. We'll talk about the so that they too I must tell you Bobby I was a little bit -- -- concern we didn't hear you went to 235 I thought a couple of those French horse got all the on the bike again today now. And at Sony did did you guys. -- even in the book he caught traffic and. You know in the it happened today in beautiful -- -- okay. On your -- that's buddy about the but I think that's it has like that zoos and really big news. You know considering a road -- the road every day this season and only have one accident they think that as phenomenal as. You know basically having interviews what we could you go. -- ultra judge contusion of the hazardous shortly guy's got a future comment on what -- What -- -- there. I he start the interview he doesn't really busting his ball why did and didn't show any and while you're trying to make a joke and the joke didn't go number joke about it. Don't on the -- does start to the New York on him. -- Are seeing similar jokes. I've -- your joke attempts. About or another attempt attempts well yeah -- an equal there was one. Then there was a give -- the laughter radio and that's when it. There was one during the radio Thon review headed home to Adrian Gonzales and said -- text anybody right now. You left. I saw you were giggling over the side you try not -- -- that let Gonzales know that you elaborately you're -- Well -- what caught the end of the fall of what was Gonzales has reaction yeah. -- the end of the -- to be twice. And I was trying to make a light moment that's all -- start that they would like moment then. Apparently -- and fortunately no real difference tangled up and throughout the -- every big audience. Failed miserably nor can -- tell you. And in all were male maybe I am. I man aria. A bench -- yes it is important Latin advent band was not on a couple observations. And then I got one question for you before I hang out the one -- I don't one who hired. I'm back at the beginning of the fusion anybody look at Kevin -- Bobby Valentine beyond and it. I really don't the way it went ballot and and interest only when I don't think anybody would wouldn't happen until anyway. And that he took a job. Probably not by now. Committee when the bank. It's been -- had been. -- no I mean. Hunter -- that's -- about this really mean anyway. A lot and I'll never tried it got a lot of alert at Hendrick now that -- all the -- Can not. Lucchino and the and and Ed Henry yeah. Yeah I got a little bit and -- and audio from the world. You know -- -- hire somebody to go out -- the general manager of a man picture. It got to -- and -- -- will want to do -- And compliment triggered gonna do that you're gonna -- get your credit. And then. Blamed somebody when you're already kind of but up within a -- but what are you got -- the best you gotta do -- to the way it worked a bit of history. You're -- it most in a -- -- -- right in most cases. You can't you cannot handcuff a guy but if it's -- dominatrix. You actually do. Can you know that your your attempt to come. Out and jury that. Aren't series really. Better on the market with a more for. Us the -- on the boob job for men and. Gotta be -- Hey -- we are all. The credit that -- that you -- -- a model guards were buried the story. The indirect direct hit it it was it was a tough job it's a tough job if you are coming in and somebody's telling you. The way it has to be done but it's not unprecedented and maybe the bigger problem -- is this how it goes with the Red Sox would agree. The last three or four Red Sox managers have been told. This is what we want to do when they've had to -- that vary -- degrees of success having Grady Little was Grady Little was told. This is what we need this is what we need to do week we're we're hiring players guy we need to take a very well lead into them. I'm dead been dead series. -- -- Grady Little. Terry Francona. Bobby Valentine and they were all told nobody was independent nobody can come and think this is how it's going to be done. Management leave me alone let me do my own thing for Bobby unfortunately. There was so much baggage. That was already on the table when he came in. He had some latitude but not nearly enough you'd have to change the the dynamics of the entire organization for to be fair port to be level field for. A manager to be be able to commandments. Are you in jobs did Dana missed judges right from the beginning I'm talking about from office on talking about the ship is I think they did Michael. I really believe they look at Terry Francona. And they felt that it became a country club atmosphere with a beer and chicken and the ownership. And Larry Lucchino get carried away with that that they really didn't read this thing properly. They didn't read that the pitching had been a big part of the problem and that the Francona thing was just kind of catching up to him because. Players that there was some frustration with players and players probably -- given him a little bit too much like -- so what do they want. They wanted a disciplinarian. But then once Bobby tried to do that -- a progression. When Bobby came in Ben's right. Most people said -- But remember after march and spring training. Got most of the calls and call up what Bobby's to -- movement around the drills from -- station the other not a players were rolling their eyes his coaching staff apparently were rolling their eyes. But the fans started talking like pop -- what happened. Once -- tried to exert some of their discipline the front office holding him back here and once they did that once they did that that was it. -- says that -- taxes in this. Is Bobby getting fired just because he's -- the media -- fire because he's -- -- -- -- 93 losses as the most likely that's what it is. It in the worst home record. Since the 1960. God I really want it's it's the performance and I did -- on the largest race here in -- You media and the fans. Won't care who the manager is as long as who ever it is. This is all your asses Bobby V never kiss anyone's -- more proud to me never played the media game. I'll miss I disagree with you a -- media woman some. He's been an adventure are for the meeting he's been -- -- that you know somebody else who comes in and doesn't actually. Saying the unpredictable like that becomes very predictable and goes along what that would put the -- guidelines. How much of the media is going to be -- but I disagree with that. I the media did you join a talked a lot of media members who actually enjoyed occasion avenue what he was gonna say next you're Stephen New Hampshire HD. -- -- -- -- They -- the quick observation you guys might wanna leave the comedy. Repeat shepherd. I peaceful. Well I can think of where I think -- said the other day. Is when -- -- what flash. But dale. Well I wasn't that wasn't company. No knowledge -- the mistake that. Hum. You know what simulate a woman called a little while back and you treated -- like a -- vitally. -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Well while I -- -- the celebrities and she brought a great job point. I think that the reason. But John Farrell makes so much sense and I've heard it before American to credit -- the -- is. You know this -- The way to technical bullet in the way it's been spent money. And I don't go out and get a brand new rotation. They're gonna have this -- their car back in particular -- collapses and not in the buckled in the old guys. And they gonna be count on them and those guys. Have had such a good relationship and such good results with John Farrell and I don't see how you can expect the -- to be competitive. If those guys don't come back and have big yet actually. But do they have a big year this year. They didn't do damage that your last year the year before seat held in my name's Dave let me ask you -- -- the -- -- what I'm Greta is gonna say -- Steve. Steve this is not an appropriations. This has been happening for poor at a grassroots grant had stock right you can't have. Five good pitchers you've got to have 108910. At a comedy Baltimore got ahead. I need to Baltimore hill got I have been seeing pictures don't target date to your innocent they haven't won a playoff game -- Joseph Sanders they prod him and look at the Baltimore Orioles and how -- -- -- try to pick I. Laughs it's all of you weren't at the Orioles and apply a Saudi oil supply out fifteen pitchers. Steve why -- can't I would I would agree with you if you're gonna go into next season. On the premise that. It was just it was great upside he's going to be fun and -- you know what he showed us the three months just have a a -- here he's going to be adorable. And healthy all year long and you know what. Stew brown showed a little bit maybe we can extend about a little bit more -- May be -- more start that if you go doing that mixing it always the other and John Lackey. Now we get your tummy tuck. If you only to next season doing that shame on them. Shame on -- you've got to add more to that pitching staff sorry. Got to add more to OK who's Smart. And Smart. And it looks to -- address those Andy and bill and business Smart which which what do you guys did better in the FE ET. -- your computer in the -- and -- if I'm gonna tell you on Spokane when I need some help here. With this one this -- -- I'm not sure what this means so and your band is gonna have to be tough to determine is -- -- the realists they -- for the simple -- them and made it easy for people okay. -- hope it will verbal. He says that Bobby says nothing oh yeah like your ass clown Francona. Nice. Out sequel yes. Farewell to Bobby you -- have no character understand your. Character got well and he's getting asked -- he knows -- I ask Monica and I love that although ass hat is particularly NASCAR lately. -- -- And -- it or ticket to excessive costs -- degree. India is much better using Google and keep it if you ask me which one is more likely to -- -- definition. Of the word. I would say in the future we who got late last week in which they've been. That's just that's just. -- my observation -- Here's David New Hampshire. Where we don't here's David David David what subsequently it's. You know I couldn't you didn't feel like -- John Kerry. -- bigotry in the Red Sox are down a -- Simply won't portrait which go on a program. We tied for a match cart championship. They watched it like -- a 18 game lead in August okay. Bobby Lee got rid of -- 250. Million dollar payroll. Right. He's not -- -- really I am like pulled us over you know it's it's not good. John you know John and his enemy John Henry is doing interviews for NASCAR he's doing interviews. Overseas in Liverpool you know this. He's not crashing anymore radio stations here and in in Boston when I get -- talking about. The actual team here. -- -- In -- lately you -- Domingo on Monday -- entertainment impresario. But somebody comes along and antibodies until analog stuff right now he's just you -- -- What what what are you -- know from Bob John -- other -- is because Bobby V coming back we're what are you really want to know from right now I want to find out what they're gonna do with -- team in the offseason not. Granted and I can tell me right now but he's brought a great point. You want to order fifty million bucks and I give you credit for being able to find -- to take off mistakes that you made on the other. You got rid of some -- So you really now have -- here with -- -- and you could see sensed that trade was made the team is a lot worse go to do. Now to make up for that you've got the money now. You solve the first problem you get you able to unload York crash on somebody else but and I almost funny. I spent what groceries you might have been better off fairness in a year -- not a great free agency says. In all fairness do you warn you want John Henry to those questions and if you look at. The other or I don't know what -- in -- and other organizations in this town that you respect. Would you ask Jeremy Jacobs what are you -- if they were actually play hockey would you say to Jeremy Jacobs. What are you gonna do how this -- going to be better. In 20122013. You where you really wouldn't want him answer those questions. What do you want quick answer those questions like any ancient -- -- -- of -- let me ask you. What do you make sure they're going to be looking -- or are -- but it -- was answering those what are -- couple of empty in most cases you don't want you said this before you don't necessarily want the owner. To be doing that Jerry Jones general -- public. Yeah I'd like another -- maybe you'll know the direction here and few weeks. 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Black Forest residents respond to bickering about fire investigations
Fire chief, sheriff should cool public dispute, residents say
BLACK FOREST, Colo. - Two Black Forest neighbors -- one who lost a home and another whose home was saved -- said they're satisfied with the response from the town's fire department and the El Paso County Sheriff's Office during last year's wildfire.
Fire Chief Bob Harvey and Sheriff Terry Maketa have been at odds since Harvey said during a KRDO NewsChannel 13 investigation that arson caused the fire. Maketa said the revelation was premature and unfounded because the investigation by his office wasn't complete and hadn't determined whether the fire's cause was accidental or intentional.
The dispute heated up on Friday when the results of an investigation, paid for by the Black Forest Fire Protection Board, defended Harvey's response in the first hours of the fire. During a news conference, Maketa called the results "lies" and "garbage."
Ray Miller has lived on Milam Road in Black Forest for 32 years and is rebuilding his home that was destroyed in the fire. He said he's not focusing on anger or blame.
Miller said his only complaint about the fire is that he wasn't allowed to return to his property as soon as he would have liked.
Miller's next-door neighbor, Dennis Immer, praised the efforts of firefighters who saved his home, but expressed concern about Maketa's public criticism of Harvey.
"We've met Chief Harvey," Immer said. "He seemed very competent. We had no reason to believe there was any incompetence in handling the fire. I guess it's led me to be a little suspicious of some of the motivations involved."
The bickering between Harvey and Maketa likely will continue because Maketa's office continues to conduct its own fire investigation. Maketa said it should be finished in a few months and promised it will contain more details than the just-completed Black Forest probe.
Immer, who has lived in Black Forest for 13 years, said he hopes Harvey and Maketa will find common ground and compromise.
"Seems like we need to pull together as a community now, rather than have this tension," Immer said. "There's enough frustration, enough loss, enough hurt that the people have gone through out here."
Two people died and nearly 500 homes were destroyed in the wildfire that burned last June.


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SNL Makes Fun of Google Glass in Parody Sketch
Google Glass might be months away from general release, but business analytics firm IHS reckons the smartglasses market will have grown to 10 million units by 2016. That said, for now, Google Glass is the only player in town and only a handful of people have access to the device. As a result, anyone spotted using one is bound to look a bit strange. Before it becomes the norm, SNL decided to parody the device in a funny sketch aired this past weekend.
The sketch in question sees Fred Armisen extol the benefits of Google Glass to SNL's Seth Meyers. Among the advantages listed by Armisen: the fact that you no longer need to look down at your smartphone, and the subtlety of the gestures that trigger Google Glass' functions.
Check out the video over on NBC (there's also a painfully low quality version on YouTube if you're outside the U.S.).
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Rapists rely on other men to excuse and justify their crimes against women. Other men who'll laugh at their jokes, invite them to parties, play sports with them, introduce them to other women. Men who'll give them jobs, feed them, and help them blame their victims even if it's by indifference. Men, good men, need to stand up and do to rapists and their supporters what we do to child molesters. Imagine the difference it would make if a man who jokes about rape and always doubts victims entered a room to silence, whispers, stares, and looks of disgust from other men. There is no difference between a man who rapes and a man who befriends and defends him.
We, as a society, recoil in horror at such tragedies, but fail to see the triggers that normalize violence against women. We shrug them off as unrelated. But they're not. Just like 17-year-old Halifax student Rehtaeh Parsons must have done something to bring on what happened to her, when she went to a friend's house 17 months ago (only 15 at the time) and was raped by four young boys. Four young boys who, not only violated her, but then decided it would be hysterically funny to take pictures of her and distribute them at her school and her community. The victim-blaming culture that we live in, the fallout was inevitable.


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FICTION TITLES1. Legends of Shannara by Terry Brooks2. Juliet:a novel by Anne Fortier
So cute! The storyline is sparse, but this book is all in the details. Henry reveals a lot about his crush through
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Hello parents, caregivers, and teachers. The new school year is upon us and I would just like to re-remind everyone about our "always" programs for preschoolers.Preschool Story TimeTuesdays at 10amAges 3-5, and large groups welcomeToddler Lap TimeTuesdays at 11amAges Infant-26 monthsPreschool FilmsThursdays at 10:30amAges 2-5, and large groups welcome
This month we are making Mexican papel picado. These are traditional party decorations involving intricate paper cutting. Arts and Crafts at Shepherd Park are the first Wednesday of the month at 4:30 pm. All ages are welcome and you do not need to sign up ahead of time.
The Juanita E. Thornton/Shepherd Park Library is closed for the rest of the day due to a power outage. If power is restored, the library will re-open on Friday, Aug. 13. Please check back for updates.
1. Authentic: Dare to Be Real by Taffi Dollar
Dear Neighbors,September marks the one-year anniversary of the Black Voices Book Club at the Juanita E. Thornton/Shepherd Park Library, and we want you to join us.he book club meets the third Monday of the month, from 7 to 8:45 p.m., on the second floor of the library. The book club focuses on fiction authored by African-American, Caribbean, and African authors. Books we select are available in the DC Public Library System and are placed on hold for club members to check out.
Shepherd Park will be hosting a water party on August 11th at 4pm. Dress to get wet! We will also have chalk art and bubbles. All ages are invited and you do not need to call ahead. Please call Anina at 541-5917 if you have any questions.
At 1pm on Saturday July 17th, Kevin Reese will present an interactive sculpture workshop for teens and tweens. You can learn more about Kevin at his webpage http://www.schoolsculptures.com/
FictionIn My Father's House by E. Lynn Harris


text: I remember this evening so distinctly: L. was only two years old, and we were having pizza dinner at our favorite pizza place. It was a warm evening, and we were sitting outside, watching the traffic pass. Across the street from the restaurant was a school--we passed it many times on our way to work. I already knew a little about it, but only in that abstract way you might if your child was still only two and school seemed impossibly far, far away-a little pinprick spot on some map of the future. While we waited for our bill, I let L. down out of the wooden high chair. He had fun picking up little rocks, examining them and tossing them back down, watching them jump and skip across the pavement. A young girl came up to us--she must have been about 9 or 10. She played with L., and talked with us. She was one of those singular children who strike you as so unusually intelligent and well-spoken--not an ordinary child, but a quirky, interesting one in all the best ways--not unlike, I remember thinking, how I imagined my own child would be when he was 9 or 10. As it turned out, she told us she went to the school right across the street. It was a such a great school, she said, and I decided that evening, awash with a flood of gut-and-maternal instinct, that I would love my own L. to go there some day, that distant day in the future that seemed so far away when he would be five and ready for kindergarten. I was so assured of how right my gut and instinct felt to me that night; I felt a sense of peace and contentment and confidence about L.'s schooling--all things, I would come to learn, that I would never feel again. ************* I remember standing in the walk-up line outside L.'s school, this time last year, listening to the fifth-grade parents discussing middle schools. I always said a little mental thank goodness to myself that we weren't there yet. I didn't want to think about middle school; I didn't want to have to think about another school choice, not when we barely had our heads above water on this one. But I must have blinked for too long because now it's November and I'm in the walk-up line every day, listening to the fifth-grade parents talking middle schools and I'm one of them. For the most part I listen politely, filing away information, but giving very little in return. I feel out-of-place with these parents, scarred and worn down from the battles each year, while they seem so fresh, so excited about each school day, and the prospect of middle school ahead, like a big, glittering adventure. When their kids come rushing out to the parking lot, chattering about homework, or class projects, or sleepovers I feel a wall come slamming down between us and, inside of myself, I step away. Back when L. was in his last year of preschool, and kindergarten was the hot topic of conversation outside the preschool classroom doors every afternoon, his teacher asked if she could give us one piece of advice: Don't talk to other parents too much about where you want L. to go to school, she said. Her rationale for this was twofold: practically speaking, given the limited slots for magnet applications in our town, it was better to keep mum about school choices in general. But her second point was that for every school out there some parent will have something negative to say about it. Or, conversely, parents will gush about the school they think is the best fit for your own child--the child only you know so well. "It can all be so confusing," she said. "And uber-competitive." I still think her advice holds true now--maybe more than ever. Every afternoon I listen to the conversations about this school and that school. In my head I think I know where I want L. to go next year, but it's only an unformed impression, a vague idea. I trust my instincts in general about people; I trust my instincts when it comes to my children's safety and emotional well-being. Do I trust my instincts entirely when it comes to the right middle school for L.? I'm not sure anymore. The decision feels so weighty, so large, so hugely important; it's not a decision about some distant pinprick point on some hypothetical map--it's about the here and now, real and immediate. I realize that I haven't ever felt that rush of certainty in my gut about anything school-related the way I felt it all those years ago, outside that restaurant, on that balmy evening, under the shadow of that school building.


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Steady as a rock you stay by my side.
Happy as a clam to see me every time.
As brave as a lion you have fought for me.
As large as life you inspire me.
When you leave i'll be as sick as a dog.
My life will be as silent as your grave.
But I will always have the memories of you.
The only one I could ever really trust.
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April 11, 2012
News and Latest Developments
Appliness: A New Digital Magazine for Web Application Developers
Appliness is a new 'digital magazine' for web app developers and aimed at readers using tablets (although a PDF preview is available). Issue 1 features an interview with Maximiliano Firtman, coverage of HTML5 canvas quirks, a jQuery Mobile tutorial and more.
Did Apple Break Web Storage for Non-Safari Apps in iOS 5.1?
Tim Anderson highlights an interesting issue in iOS 5.1 which causes the localStorage storage area to be wiped on app restart with apps that use WebKit APIs to store data (such as PhoneGap apps). Workarounds are on the way but this is a messy situation.
WebGL Stats: Who Supports WebGL and How?
An interesting live survey and set of results for WebGL support in Web browsers. You don't have to do anything, but your browser's WebGL capabilities are measured and you can see how it fits in with everyone else. So far only 51% of visitors have browsers that support WebGL.
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Implementing Motion Detection with the getUserMedia API
Modernizing Your HTML5 Canvas Games Part 1: Hardware Scaling and CSS3
Over at MSDN, David Rousset kicks off a series on turbocharging your HTML5 Canvas-based games. In this case, he picks on Canvas scaling and using CSS3 transforms to improve transitions between scenes.
CSS3 Animated Media Queries
Media queries and responsive design have become big topics lately but what about animated media queries? If people are changing screen size or orientation, you can add animations to the mix for the transition.
Combining Easel.js and Box2D with the HTML5 Canvas
The developers of Worms-like HTML5 game Lux Ahoy share some tips on using Easel.js drawing library and the Box2D physics library together.
Unleash The Power of HTML5's Canvas For Gaming
A walk through some simple, yet effective, techniques for improving the performance of HTML5 Canvas apps.
A Comparison Chart of HTML5 Video Players
HTML5 Audio and Audio Sprites - This Should Be Simple
HTML5 evangelist Chris Heilmann uses a simple demo to pick at a sore point of HTML5: its cross-browser audio support. He wants to reignite the discussion over HTML5 audio.
Creating a Hex Grid for HTML5 Games in Javascript
Using HTML5 localStorage On A Form
Thomas Hardy shows off how easy it is to use localStorage capabilities to both store and retrieve data for unsubmitted HTML forms. There are libraries that will do this job but it's good to see how easy it can be in the raw too.
Taking an Entire Page Offline using the HTML5 FileSystem API
CSS Arrow Please: A Speech-Bubble Style Element Generator
A handy one page code generator for an HTML element that has an 'arrow' coming off of one side of it. The graphic should give you a better idea :-)
Live Scratchpad Add-on for the Firefox Scratchpad
This add-on lets you cut the feedback loop down to the minimum when using Firefox's Scratchpad JavaScript editor. Evaluate your JavaScript functions in real-time while editing, etc.
HTML5 Bookmarks: A Daily HTML5 Link/Resource Site
iPad Retina Display Compression Tester
Code and Libraries
A Responsive CSS3 Slider Without JavaScript
An animated carousel / slider built using CSS3 and highly stylized radio buttons. A very intriguing and imaginative approach!
Locache: Memcache-inspired Client Side Caching Framework
Retina.js: Retina Graphics For Your Site
An open source script that makes it easy to serve high-resolution images to devices with 'retina' displays (such as the new iPad or iPhone 4+).
How to Flip a Page Upside Down with CSS Transforms
Make No Wonder: An HTML5 Exploration Game
An HTML5 game where you explore a procedurally-generated wilderness landscape, collecting resources and building structures and tools to survive.
Lux Ahoy: A Worms-style Game Using Box2D and Easel.js
Lux Ahoy is a new Worms-style combat game created by agency Luxurious Animals. It uses Box2D for physics, SoundJS for audio and Easel.js for graphics and animation.
Plane Deformation: A WebGL Demo
A visually striking set of demos that recall the demoscene of yesteryear.
Three.js + Ammo.js Quake 3 Physics Test
An impressive demo that brings together the rendering of a Quake 3 level with the ability to 'throw' boxes around, complete with basic physics support. How long till we get Quake 3 Live in the browser without plugins..?
Happy Easter CSS3 Animation
An interesting Easter themed animation based around CSS3 transitions (with a little JavaScript to kick it off and play some music).
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