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IntroductionIt's an hour drive from my house to the entrance Rocky Mountain National Park. More than 2,000,000 other people can make the same claim, making RMNP one of the most accessible National Parks in the system. To many, this is a reason to avoid the place. In the summer it's true that you won't find a parking space anywhere after 9:00 AM, backcountry sites are booked long ago, the major trails are crowded with tourists, and climbing the standard route on Longs Peak is more of a social event than a wilderness experience.
To hiker and climber, however, RMNP has whatever you want: gentle peak bagging, superb rock climbing, exquisite mixed alpine routes, ski mountaineering, long traverses that will kick your butt, and anything in between. There are even a few small glaciers that occasionally sprout crevasses! A spectacular wilderness of rugged beauty is your backdrop. You can spend days or weeks wandering the backcountry, or just a day on an exciting climb and be back in town in time for beers and dinner.
I consider myself lucky to live near Rocky Mountain National Park.
"We stood on the mountain looking down at the headwaters of Little Thompson Creek, where the Park spread out before us. No words could describe our surprise, wonder and joy at beholding such an unexpected sight"
- Milton Estes on the discovery of Estes Park, October, 1859
Most of this information was gleaned from the very readable book, Rocky Mountain National Park - A History by Curt Buchholtz, available at that link from the Rocky Mountain Nature Association. Further information was taken from the excellent and highly recommended High Country Names by Louisa Arps and Elinor Kingery, recounts how most features in Rocky Mountain National Park and the Indian Peaks Wilderness were named. It appears to be out of print, but copies are available at Amazon and ABE.
Finally I have a copy of a wonderful booklet Mountaineering in the Rocky Mountain National Park, compiled by Roger W. Toll, a charter member of the Colorado Mountain Club and superintendent of RMNP (mentioned below). The book was published in paperback in 1921 by the Government Printing Office in Washington. I obtained my copy on Ebay, and leave it as exercise for those interested to search the web. Toll writes, in timeless fashion, "Whatever it's kind and degree, mountaineering is the vacation experience which, above all others, fits man and woman to return to life's toils and problems with perspective, endurance and steady nerve." At other times his writing is delightfully quaint. For example, when discussing how to waterproof boots he notes that "Several specially prepared oils are on the market, but bacon fat, lard or axle grease may be used." Ah, men were men back then!
|Native tribes were using Trail Ridge to travel between hunting grounds on the plains to the east and Middle Park to the west, as indicated by Clovis and Folsom points discovered in the Park What beauty or terror did the mountains hold for these people?
|Evidence exists of semi-permanent hunting camps established in Front Range mountain valleys.
|Low stone wall "game drive systems" are constructed in the mountains, one of which remains near Trail Ridge Road. Hunters could force prey, such as sheep, elk, deer, or goat, along the walls and into the range of men with spears.
|The bow and arrow is introduced to the region, and the first traces of pottery appear. Little recorded history until the white man arrives.
|Major Stephen H. Long leads an expedition that explores the plains of the Front Range. He writes that "a high Peake was plainly to be distinguished towering above all the others as far as the sight extended". Until then this peak and its sister were known as the The Two Guides by Indians who used them as reference points. French trappers called the peaks Les Deux Orilles, The Two Ears. Now, of course, they are called Longs and Meeker.
|Fur trader Rufus B. Sage enters and becomes the first person to write of a high mountain park near Longs Peak, "What a charming retreat for some of the world-hating literati! He might here hold daily converse with himself, Nature, and his God, far removed from the annoyance of man."
|A Colorado "59'er", Joel Estes, drawn to the region looking for gold, settles in the valley described by Sage. He and his family stay for six years, ranching and hunting for a living. Estes Park would soon have a name.
|Joel Estes is visited by newspaperman William Byers of the Rocky Mountain News, who makes an unsuccessful attempt to climb Longs Peak. He does summit Mount Meeker, and publishes glowing reports of the region in his newspaper.
|Novelist Jules Verne uses Longs Peak as the site of a astronomical observatory for his book From the Earth to the Moon.
|Byers returns to Longs Peak, and with John Wesley Powell, L.W. Keplinger, and others, makes the first well-documented ascent. Powell predicts that this "hitherto been deemed impossible" feat would be surpassed by greater achievements. The following year he began his momentous journey down the Grand Canyon.
|The age of geologic exploration of the American
West. Clarence King's Fortieth Parallel Survey enters Estes park. Among
them is Henry Adams, a descendant of presidents, who adds to
the glowing descriptions of the the region in print. The
climbs climbs many peaks and
produces the first detailed maps.
In August the Reverend Elkanah Lamb climbs Longs Peak via the Keyhole, then descends the unexplored east face! He loses his footing on Mills Glacier and amazingly manages to arrest his fall by grabbing a rock. Mills Glacier is now generally known as Lambs Slide.
|James Gardner of the Hayden Survey continues the government exploration. They carry scientific instruments to the summit of Longs Peak. Anna Dickenson, the first woman the make the ascent, is with them. She had climbed Mount Washington in New Hampshire 26 times, and the name Lady Washington is given to one of Longs' satellite peaks. This expedition also includes photographer William Henry Jackson, whose superb images capture the beauty of the Rocky Mountains.
|A British aristocrat, the Earl of Dunraven, leads a hunting group into Estes Park and stays. He writes, "The air is scented with the sweet-smelling sap of pines, whose branches welcome many feathered visitors from southern climes, ... The climate is health-giving ... so delightful that none can appreciate it except those who have had the good fortune to experience it themselves". The Earl forms the Estes park Company, Ltd, and attempts to buy up the entire valley, using legally dubious schemes. By 1880 he owns or controls 15,000 acres. Whether he intended this as a private hunting preserve or as a cattle ranch remains unclear, but his plans are thwarted as more settlers arrive.
|Isabella Bird arrives and is guided up Longs Peak by Rocky Mountain Jim Nugent, camping in what is now called Jim's Grove. In her best-selling book A Lady's Life in the Rocky Mountains she writes that Jim "dragged me up, like a bale of good, by sheer force of muscle". The following year Jim is killed in a gunfight with one of Dunraven's ranchers. The details of the incident remain in dispute.
|An influx of more homesteaders includes Abner Sprague, Alexander MacGregor, and Elkanah Lamb, whose names are familiar in the Park today. Lamb and his son Carlyle begin the first Longs Peak guide service, taking clients up for five dollars. They are all opposed to Dunraven's scheme to control the valley.
|Colorado enters the United States as the 38th state. Dunraven hires artist Alfred Bierstadt to paint a large landscape of Estes Park and Longs Peak. He pays Bierstadt $15,000 and the painting is sent to Dunraven Castle in Wales. Today it is owned by the Denver Public Library.
|Using Bierstadt's advice for the location, Dunraven opens the Estes Park Hotel, his plans for a private hunting reserve having failed. The hotel is known locally as the English Hotel.
|Tourists and recreational campers begin to arrive in Estes Park. Among them are Carrie Strahorn who writes in her book Fifteen Thousand Miles by Stage that Estes is "a veritable Eden ... the sun never shown more brilliantly, the flowers never blossomed more beautifully, and the waters never chanted more hypnotic music, all luring us to stay". She is not the last to feel that way.
|The mining boom finds it's way to these mountains, especially in the Rabbit Ear Range, now known as the Never Summer Range. The village of Grand La ke is formed to support the n eeds of the miners
|Mining reaches its peak during this decade with the town of Lulu City booming for 3 years along the headwaters of the Colorado River. The town includes a butcher shop, real estate agency, a hotel, barber shop, general stores, and of course, a liquor store or two. However the ore is of poor quality, and the inevitable bust soon follows.
|Homesteader Enos Mills arrives. He, more than anyone else, will influence the future of these mountains. He begins working as a guide for Carlyle Lamb and makes the first of his 250 ascents of Longs Peak.
|Writer Frederick Chapin comes to Estes Park for seasons of mountain climbing. Chapin was a member of the Appalachian Mountain Club, and his book Mountaineering in Colorado: the Peaks about Estes Park opens club member's eyes to the Rockies. Mountaineering for sport had arrived.
|Work begins on the Grand Ditch. This water diversion project redirects Never Summer water from the West to the East side of the Continental Divide, sending it into the Poudre River and out to the Front Range plains for agriculture. The ditch remains in use today and is clearly visible on the mountain slopes.
|A conservationist movement starts to take hold in the region, its proponents calling for more careful and long-reaching management of public lands. Issues centered on use of forests and watersheds (sounds familiar!), as well as regulated hunting and fishing. The presidency of Theodore Roosevelt ten years later adds support to these ideals.
|Enos Mills buys the Longs Peak Inn from Carlyle Lamb. His commitment to preserving the region is complete and he embarks on a career of writing and public speaking to a national audience, with the intent of building support for a national park.
|The Estes Park Town Company is formed, and a village begins to grow along the banks of Big Thompson and Fall Rivers.
|After two years of construction, the Stanley Hotel opens its doors for business. Designed and built at a cost of more than half a million dollars by F.O Stanley, inventor of the Stanley Steamer, the hotel caters to wealthy visitors who would stay for a month or more. This creates the need for easy road access from the plains, and good roads are built up the canyons by Lyons and Loveland, from where it takes five hours to reach Estes Park.
|The Colorado Mountain Club is formed. Charter members include Enos Mills, Roger Toll, superintendent at Yellowstone, Rocky Mountain, and Mount Rainier National Parks; and Carl Blaurock, first to climb all of Colorado's 14,000-foot peaks. Working to create a Rocky Mountain National Park is one of the club's objectives.
|Construction begins on Fall River Road, a seven year project. It is one of the first roads to offer direct access to the Colorado high country by automobile. It ends at Fall River Pass, and travelers to Grand Lake, 20 miles distant, completed the journey on horseback.
|After years of effort and lobbying by Mills and many others, Rocky Mountain National Park is dedicated after President Woodrow Wilson signs the bill into law. Mills vision of 1,000 square mile park had shrunk to 358 square miles, but no doubt he had reason to celebrate that day.
|A young woman, so-called Miss Agnes Lowe, proposes to go into the Rocky Mountain National Park wilderness "Naked, Unarmed and Alone", according to the Denver Post. For the following week newspapers all over the country report sightings of the "Eve of Estes roaming through sunshine 'a la Nature". In fact Park Superintendent Claude Way had collaborated with the Post to arrange the stunt, and Miss Lowe was actually hidden in the Fern Lodge. Regardless, the publicity drew much attention to the new Park
|With the opening of Fall River Road more than 240,000 visitors enter the park
|Roger Toll becomes Park Superintendent. He is a mountaineer and says "great views create great thoughts and great thoughts create great men", and "mountaineering promotes health and strength of the body, ... and many other qualities that make for a sturdy manhood and womanhood". His tenure in the park, until 1929, is marked by numerous issues including wildlife management, states rights over road ownership, private property rights, and an increase in the number of backcountry accidents. He was able to add the Never Summer Mountains to the Park, and he worked to promote the benefits of outdoor recreation. Mount Toll in the Indian Peaks Wilderness is named for him.
|The Holzwarth Trout Lodge, later called the Never Summer Ranch begins catering to tourists along the banks of the Colorado River north of Grand Lake. The cabins and property are now owned by the Park.
|In a much publicized accident Agnes Vaille dies during the descent on Longs Peak while attempting to become the first woman to climb the East Face in winter. Her parter, Walter Kiener, goes for help, but it arrives too late, and one of the rescuers, Herbert Sortland, is also lost in the storm.
|More than 1,600 people sign the Longs Peak summit register this year. The Bear Lake Road is completed, and work begins on Trail Ridge Road to replace the narrow and hazardous Fall River Road.. It is completed in 1933 "providing sufficient room for even the most timid and unexperienced motorists to pass abreast". There was some opposition to its construction, a foreshadow of the tension between preservation and development that continues today. Care is taken to minimize the road's impact on the alpine scenery.
|In the midst of the depression the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) constructs buildings, campground, trails, and performs numerous other tasks in the Park for the next 10 years.
|Plans begin for a tunnel under the park to transport water from Grand Lake on the western slope to the Big Thompson River on the east. This is met with fierce opposition, but the need for water carries the day and construction begins in 1940, and water flows through the Alva B. Adams Tunnel in 1947. However, once again damage to the wilderness is kept to a minimum.
|The post-war boom years arrive and visitations to Rocky Mountain National Park tops one million for the first time.
|The Hidden Valley ski area is opened inside the Park. Once again there had been years of conflict between the use of the park as a preserve or a playground, with the fight going all the way to the U.S. Congress. Neither side was satisfied with the compromise, skiers wanting more trails and bigger buildings, preservations wanting fewer trees removed. The ski area operated until 1991, not really competing with Colorado's big resorts, and the Park Service removed the buildings in 2004.
|Four seasonal RMNP rangers are awarded the NPS Valor Award for the epic 1956 rescue of Patrick Dwyer, who fell several hundred feet from the north face of Hallett Peak.
|Much to the chagrin of several Colorado climbers, two Californians are given a permit to attempt an ascent of The Diamond on Longs Peak. David Rearick and Bob Kamps complete the climb in 52 hours, in what becomes a huge media event. Rangers have a 1,200 length of rope on the summit in case of a rescue, but the experienced Yosemite big wall climbers did not have any serious difficulties . They are given a guest of honor ride through Estes Park.
|The Wilderness Act becomes law, and once again Rocky Mountain National Park enters into the debate over it's mandate as a preserve or playground. More than 90 percent (265,000 acres) of the Park is proposed as wilderness. Disputes over water rights, existing property rights, and backcountry usage (which grows 900% from 1965-75) continue. As of today (April 2006), designating 249, 339 acres as wilderness is making its way through Congress.
|The cables are removed from the north face of Longs Peak, due to over-crowding on the route.
|Buses begin to shuttle people up the Bear Lake road, the Parks' most popular destination, due to accidents and over-crowding on the road. The 1,000 acre Ouzel Fire in Wild Basin becomes a focal point of the continuing debate about resource management. The fire is initially left to smoulder in the backcoutry, but winds fanned it to eventually threaten the town of Allenspark.
|A dam at Lawn Lake fails and the resulting flood kills three people and causes $31 million dollars in property damage. Aged dams are removed from Bluebird, Pear and Sandbeach lakes in Wild basin over the next few years.
|A five-year fight, led by the Estes League of Women Voters and Larimer County Commissioners, to prevent commerical sightseeing flights is successful as a bill banning this activity permanently passes Congress. The natural sounds of the Park remain undisturbed for now.
|The 70-year old Chasm Meadow shelter cabin, at the base of Longs Peak East Face, is destroyed by a massive avalanche that was triggered by a 100-year blizzard.
|Ranger Jeff Christensen becomes the first RMNP Park ranger to die while on duty, from a fall sustained while on patrol in the Mummy Range.
|... more to come as time marches on ...
Further on-line references:
Offical RMNP Page - A Brief History
Official RMNP Administrative History
Estes On-line Brief History of Rocky Mountain National Park
Rocky Mountain National Park History by Dr. Ferrel Atkins, Park Historian
Natural HistoryThe Park is a treasure-trove for naturalists. Based on the interest in natural history threads here on SP I know this includes a lot of climbers. The Park consists of three main eco-systems, the montane which extends from the lowest elevations up to about 9,000 feet. The sub-alpine zone goes from there to tree line at about 11,000 feet, where the alpine tundra begins. The Park's Natural and Cultural Resources website has excellent pages describing these zones.
I will just provide a partial list of things you might see, in no particular order:
|Trees & Plants
Mule Deer
Bighorn Sheep
Mountain Lion
Black Bear
Chickaree Squirrel
Abert's Squirrel
Ground Squirrel
Least Chipmunk
Snowshoe Hare
Tiger Salamander
Chorus Frog
Garter Snake
Ring-necked Duck
Great Blue Heron
Blue Grouse
White-tailed Ptarmigan
Spotted Sandpiper
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Red-naped Sapsucker
Hairy Woodpecker
Western Wood-Pewee
Steller's Jay
Gray Jay
Black-billed Magpie
Clark's Nutcracker
American Crow
Common Raven
Blue-headed Vireo
American Dipper
Mountain Bluebird
Hermit Thrush
American Robin
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Mountain Chickadee
Brown-capped Rosy-Finch
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Wilson's Warbler
White-crowned Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Green-tailed Towhee
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
Colorado Columbine
Indian Paintbrush
Elephant Head
Monk's Hood
Rocky Mountain Locoweed
Mariposa Lily
Marsh Marigold
Tall Chiming Bells
Calypso Lady Slipper
Heartleaf Arnica
Alpine Forget-Me-Not
Parry Primrose
Moss Campion
Pondrosa Pine
Lodgepole Pine
Limber Pine
Bristlecone Pine
Douglas Fir
Blue Spruce
Englemann Spruce
Rocky Mountain Juniper
Rocky Mountain Maple
Quaking Aspen
Wax Currant
Oregon Grape Holly
Satellite Photo
To see a large (2400 x 1800, 2 MB) image of this photo without any labels or red dots use this link.
Also, be sure to check out Kane's Mega Maps page for another perspective.
Longs Peak from Copeland Mountain
Thatchtop Summit Panorama
Mount Olympus Summit View
View From Desolation Peaks
View From Crosier Mountain
Lumpy Ridge
Trailheads and PeaksThese tables list the RMNP peaks that are on SP, and the nearest trailhead. The trailheads are sorted alphabetically, and the peaks are sorted by elevation within each trailhead's section.
Some of the peaks are just outside the Park, and many of the peaks can be reached via trailheads other than the one specified here. That is often spelled out on the peak's page, but if not, then finding alternative approaches is left as an exercise (no pun intended) for the reader.
The grades and class of the least difficult route are also specified. This implies that you stay on route. On all peaks there are numerous harder routes. Check the peak's page, or guidebooks, or do your own exploring. And, of course, there are assorted traverses and ridge walks such as the Longs Peak Grand Slam, Mummy Mania, or even the Glacier Gorge Traverse that will increase the grade by a notch or two!
Grades describe the overall length of the climb and are defined loosely as:
I - A short day and up to 3,000 feet of elevation gain
II - A full day and up to 5,000 feet of elevation gain
III - A very long day, more than 5,000 feet of elevation gain
Classes describe the technical difficulty of the climb where:
1 - On trail
2 - Off trail
3 - Scrambling, use of hands for balance required
4 - Difficult scrambling, basic rock climbing techniques may be necessary
5 - Technical rock climbing
Bear Lake
|Hallet Peak
|12713 ft / 3875 m
|II, Class 2
|Hayden Spire
|12480 ft / 3804 m
|III, Class 5.2
|Ptarmigan Point
|12363 ft / 3768 m
|I, Class 2, Mod Snow
|Knobtop Mountain
|12331 ft / 3758 m
|II, Class 2
|Flattop Mountain
|12324 ft / 3756 m
|I, Class 1
|Snowdrift Peak
|12274 ft / 3741 m
|II, Class 2, Mod Snow
|Notchtop Mountain
|12129 ft / 3697 m
|I, Class 4
|Little Matterhorn
|11586 ft / 3531 m
|I, Class 3/4
Chapin Pass
|Ypsilon Mountain
|13514 ft / 4119 m
|I, Class 2
|Mount Chiquita
|13069 ft / 3983 m
|I, Class 2
|Desolation Peaks
|12949 ft / 3947 m
|II, Class 3
|Mount Chapin
|12454 ft / 3796 m
|I, Class 2
Colorado River
|Howard Mountain
|12810 ft / 3904 m
|II, Class 2
|Mount Cirrus
|12797 ft / 3901 m
|II, Class 2
|Mount Cumulus
|12725 ft / 3879 m
|II, Class 2
|Mount Nimbus
|12706 ft / 3873 m
|II, Class 2
|Lead Mountain
|12537 ft / 3821 m
|II, Class 2
|Lulu Mountain
|12228 ft / 3727 m
|I, Class 2
Cow Creek
|Dark Mountain
|10859 ft / 3310 m
|II, Class 2
Emmaline Lake
|Comanche Peak
|12702 ft / 3872 m
|II, Class 2
|Fall Mountain
|12258 ft / 3736 m
|II, Class 2
Fern Lake
|Stones Peak
|12922 ft / 3939 m
|II, Class 2
Glacier Gorge
|Chiefs Head Peak
|13579 ft / 4139 m
|II, Class 3
|Pagoda Mountain
|13497 ft / 4114 m
|II, Class 3
|McHenrys Peak
|13327 ft / 4062 m
|II, Class 3
|Powell Peak
|13208 ft / 4026 m
|II, Class 2, Mod Snow
|Taylor Peak
|13153 ft / 4009 m
|II, Class 2, Easy Snow
|12668 ft / 3861 m
|II, Class 2
|12642 ft / 3853 m
|II, Class 4
|The Sharkstooth
|12630 ft / 3850 m
|II, Class 5.4
|The Spearhead
|12575 ft / 3833 m
|II, Class 3
|Otis Peak
|12486 ft / 3806 m
|II, Class 2, Easy Snow
|Petit Grepon
|12000 ft / 3658 m
|II, Class 5.8
|Half Mountain
|11482 ft / 3500 m
|II, Class 2
Green Mountain
|Sprague Mountain
|12713 ft / 3875 m
|II, Class 2
|Nakai Peak
|12216 ft / 3723 m
|II, Class 2
Lake Agnes
|Mount Richthofen
|12940 ft / 3944 m
|I, Class 2
|Static Peak
|12571 ft / 3832 m
|I, Class 3
|Tepee Mountain
|12568 ft / 3831 m
|II, Class 2
Lawn Lake
|Hagues Peak
|13560 ft / 4133 m
|II, Class 2
|Fairchild Mountain
|13502 ft / 4115 m
|II, Class 2
|Mummy Mountain
|13425 ft / 4092 m
|II, Class 2
|Rowe Peak
|13404 ft / 4086 m
|II, Class 2
Longs Peak
|Longs Peak
|14261 ft / 4347 m
|II, Class 3
|Mount Meeker
|13911 ft / 4240 m
|II, Class 3
|Storm Peak
|13326 ft / 4062 m
|II, Class 2
|Mount Lady Washington
|13281 ft / 4048 m
|II, Class 2
|Estes Cone
|11006 ft / 3355 m
|I, Class 2
Lumpy Ridge
|Lumpy Ridge / The Needles
|10068 ft / 3069 m
|I, Class 1 through 5.anything
Meeker Park
|Lookout Mountain
|10715 ft / 3266 m
|I, Class 4
|Horsetooth Peak
|10344 ft / 3153 m
|I, Class 4/5.0
Milner Pass
|Mount Ida
|12880 ft / 3926 m
|I, Class 2
|Chief Cheley Peak
|12804 ft / 3903 m
|II, Class 2
|Mount Julian
|12928 ft / 3940 m
|II, Class 2
|12760 ft / 3889 m
|II, Class 3
|Terra Tomah Mountain
|12718 ft / 3876 m
|II, Class 3
Saint Vrain Mountain
|Saint Vrain Mountain
|12162 ft / 3707 m
|II, Class 2
|Meadow Mountain
|11632 ft / 3545 m
|II, Class 1
Stormy Peaks
|Stormy Peaks
|12148 ft / 3703 m
|II, Class 2
Trail Ridge Road
|Sundance Mountain
|12466 ft / 3800 m
|I, Class 1
Twin Sisters
|Twin Sisters Peaks
|11413 ft / 3479 m
|I, Class 1
Wild Basin
|Mount Alice
|13310 ft / 4057 m
|II, Class 2
|Copeland Mountain
|13176 ft / 4016 m
|II, Class 2
|Ogalalla Peak
|13138 ft / 4004 m
|II, Class 3
|Isolation Peak
|13118 ft / 3998 m
|II, Class 2
|Elk Tooth
|12848 ft / 3916 m
|II, Class 3
|Ouzel Peak
|12716 ft / 3876 m
|II, Class 2
|Pilot Mountain & The Cleaver
|12411 ft / 3783 m
|II, Class 3
|Hidden Falls Ice Climbing
Personal FavoritesListed here, in no particular order, are a few of my favorite hikes, scrambles and snow climbs. They are listed without any information, leaving it to you do further research using SP's pages and/or the books noted in the Resource section below. But I do feel safe in suggesting that you'll enjoy any of these outings.
HikesWith a couple of exceptions these are entirely on trail. All can be done as day hikes.
- Glacier Gorge - any trail branch: Black Lake, Sky Pond, or Andrews Glacier.
- Glacier Gorge - Shelf and Solitude Lakes below the Arrowhead. This involves some off trail scrambling.
- Bear Lake loop: Dream Lake, Lake Hiyaha, Alberta Falls. Could include branch to Emerald Lake, and/or Mills Lake, and/or Loch Vale.
- Bear Lake to Flattop Mountain. Continue on to summit Hallet Peak and return. Or keep going along the divide and descend Andrews Glacier for a nice loop (might require an ice axe for this).
- Fern Lake trailhead to Bear Lake, passing Fern, Odessa and Lake Helene. A detour to beautiful Spruce Lake is another option. Requires car shuttle or use RMNP bus. Most people might chose to go in the other direction, but I prefer hiking uphill.
- Cub Lake loop via The Pool. Possibly the easiest six mile hike in the Park.
- Loop around Lumpy Ridge .
- Wild Basin: either Thunder or Bluebird Lakes
- Longs Peak: Chasm Lake and/or the Keyhole
- Mummy Range: Spectacle Lakes. Last bit to the lakes requires a bit of rough scrambling and some route finding.
- Mummy Range: Lawn Lake
- Mummy Range: Chapin Pass to Ypsilon Mountain.
- Colorado River trail to Lulu City
- East Inlet trail to Lake Verna
- Tonahutu or Green Mountain trail to Haynach Lakes
- Milner Pass to Forest Canyon parking area on Trail Ridge Road via Gorge Lakes and Forest Canyon. This is a rugged, off trail excursion. A long hard day. You'll traverse an often seen but seldom visited region of the Park.
Peak BaggingThese are mostly class 3, with exceptions noted.
- McHenry's Peak via Stone Man Pass. The approach to the west of Black Lake (noted in Roach's book) is a fun alternative to the standard ramp to the east.
- Longs Peak via the Keyhole. Crowded in summer but it's a classic.
- Longs Peak Kieners Route. Low 5th class rock, moderately steep snow. Another classic.
- Longs Peak Loft Route via Clark's Arrow and Keplinger Couloir. (Yes, I like Longs Peak)
- Mount Meeker via Loft
- Spearhead northwest slopes, the class 3 route to the summit.
- Pagoda from Black Lake
- Taylor Peak via Andrews Glacier
- Little Matterhorn - keeping this at class 3 involves good routfinding.
- Mount Ida to Chief Cheley to Cracktop
- Mount Richtofen from Lake Agnes, access from Poudre Canyon. A long drive, but a nice peak if you are up in that corner of the park.
Snow Climbs
Peak season for these moderate routes is typically sometime in May through sometime in July, but it varies.
- Tyndall Glacier
- Flattop Mountain North Face Couloirs
- Flattop Mountain Dragon's Tail Couloir
- Ptarmigan Glacier (can use this as descent from Flattop Couloirs)
- Mount Meeker Dreamweaver
- Longs Peak Trough
- Mount Powell North Face Couloirs
- Y Couloir of Ypsilon (I was turned back twice, so haven't completed this one.)
Weather / ConditionsTypical for Colorado, conditions range from the calm, beautiful high pressure in summer, to howling white-out blizzards in the winter. Or, the other way around.
The biggest weather summer hazard is the afternoon thunderstorms which can build with alarming speed and danger. These are common from May through September are are often fully formed by noon. The Front Range is also known for ferocious wind, especially in winter.
First off, be sure to check out SP member sshankle's page on Colorado Front Range Weather
Colorado Mountain School guide Eli Helmuth has a great web page with current park climbing conditions: ClimbingLife.com
National Weather Service Longs Peak Ranger Station forecast, elevation 9420 feet. Of course specific mountain conditions vary wildly over small distances.
Forecast for Trail Ridge Road, 11,700' elevation
Estes Park forecast, the gateway town on the east side of RMNP.
Weather charts data from the Niwot Ridge Meteorological site, located at at 11,572 ft (3528 m) on Niwot Ridge, 30 miles south of RMNP. This gives you an indication of recent regional high altitude conditions.
Colorado Avalanche Information Center, more mountain forecasts and current conditions, highly useful avalanche information. Operates in winter months only. Be certain that I am not accompanying you if you are venturing into avalanche terrain. It could ruin your day.
Resources and LinksThe official RMNP site:
Official Rocky Mountain National Park Website
Park Map Viewer
List of Hiking Trails
Bear Lake Corridor Trail Map
RMNP Climbing and Mountaineering Page
RMNP Backcountry Camping Page
Backcountry Camping Sites
Bivouac Sites List
A good external site with listed hikes and other information.
The Colorado Mountain School site has details about their courses and guided climbs in the Park, and elsewhere.
Some Estes Park and Grand Lake web sites for accomodation, dining, etc.
Estes Park Visitors Bureau
Grand Lake Chamber of Commerce
The Rocky Mountain Nature Association offers fields trips, seminars, and has a good selection of books.
Some good books (links take you to Amazon.com):
Lisa Foster, Rocky Mountain National Park: The Complete Hiking Guide. The best RMNP hiking guide. Buy it if you want great information about both standard and obscure Park hikes.
Rocky Mountain National Park: Classic Hikes and Climbs . It's out of print but this is my favorite peak bagging book . Roach is intentionally somewhat vague about the routes. Figuring them out is a great part of the fun. See if you can find a copy if you are into hitting peaks via basic mountaineering routes.
Bernard Gillet, Rocky Mountain National Park: Estes Park Valley: The Climber's Guide
Bernard Gillet, Rocky Mountain National Park: High Peaks: The Climber's Guide
Dougald Macdonald, Longs Peak: The Story Of Colorado's Favorite Fourteener
Paul Nesbit, Longs Peak: Its Story and a Climbing Guide
Richard Rossiter, Rock Climbing Rocky Mountain National Park: The Crag Areas
Richard Rossiter, Rock and Ice Climbing Rocky Mountain National Park: The High Peaks
A fun map, not to take on the trail but to hang on your wall and plan your next trip:
Trail Tracks Rocky Mountain National Park Hiking Map
Finally, the NPS has posted the entire text of Roger Toll's 1919 classic Mountaineering in the Rocky Mountain National Park. Thanks to brenta for bringing this to my attention. It is worth having a look. Click on the cover image below:
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THE swimmer who stopped the Boat Race yesterday is a crazy Australian protester who says he is writing a book about fences.
To Trenton Oldfield; my team went through seven months of hell, this was the culmination of our careers and you took it from us
It was only the second time in history that the university contest has been halted.
Bearded nut Trenton Oldfield swam across the Thames straight into the line of the Cambridge and Oxford boats.
The wetsuit-clad 35-year-old, who is penning a work on the "socio-political" meaning of fences, was forced to duck as the oar blades of the Oxford team soared inches over his head.
He was fished out by an RNLI lifeboat and was later seen laughing to himself while being led away by police in front of a booing crowd.
The two crews were side by side with a thrilling finale in store when the race was halted just past Chiswick Steps, about two-thirds down the course.
After a restart, Cambridge won the race after Oxford snapped an oar.
And there was more drama at the end of the race when Oxford rower Dr Alex Woods collapsed in his boat.
Last night, he was in a stable condition in London's Charing Cross hospital.
In a baffling 2,200-word statement on his internet blog yesterday, Oldfield linked the race to the Holocaust, imperialism, migrant labour camps and Nick Clegg.
But Oxford president Karl Hudspith tweeted: "To Trenton Oldfield; my team went through seven months of hell, this was the culmination of our careers and you took it from us."
Police said Oldfield was arrested on suspicion of a section 5 public order offence, namely behaviour likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress.
A spokesman said: "He is currently in custody at a West London police station while inquiries into the circumstances are carried out."

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LHP Everett Teaford blew a save but picked up a victory Monday night for Class AAA Omaha in his second rehab appearance. Teaford allowed one run on four hits in three innings, throwing 30 strikes in 54 pitches. Teaford went on the disabled list May 19 with a lower abdominal strain.
C Salvador Perez went 2-for-5 and drove in three runs Tuesday for Class AAA Omaha in a 9-4 triumph at Iowa. Perez is hitting .444 in six games while rehabbing with the Storm Chasers. He is on the 60-day disabled list after having left knee surgery in spring training.


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Gen. Bikram Singh has taken charge as the chief of the Indian army, succeeding Gen. V.K. Singh, who retired from the post after a controversial 26-month tenure.
A veteran infantry officer, Bikram Singh will be the 25th general to lead the country's 1.13 million-member army, the second largest in the world. He will have a tenure of two years and three months in the top post.
Singh says he expects to work toward repairing relations with the Indian government and modernize the army's outdated equipment.
"My first priority will be to ensure operational readiness of the army," he says. "Secondly I will address the hollowness and ensure modernization proceeds as per stipulated timelines. Finally, I will strengthen the army's work culture."
Singh was heading the Kolkata-based Eastern Army Command and held several important positions in counterinsurgency areas before his appointment as the army chief. Singh was also the face of the Indian army during the Kargil war with Pakistan in 1999.
His appointment as chief comes at a time when the Indian army has been beset with infighting and corruption allegations, crippling operational gaps and modernization delays, and a sharpened civil-military divide.
Last year, there was unprecedented tension between the Indian government and the outgoing army chief over his retirement. Earlier this year, V.K. Singh took the government to court over the issue but lost the lawsuit.
At the same time, the media published a leaked letter from V.K. Singh to the prime minister complaining that much of India's defense equipment was "97% obsolete" and forces were "woefully short" of essential weapons. The letter caused an uproar in parliament.
Bikram Singh is an alumnus of the National Defense Academy and the Indian Military Academy. He also attended the U.S. Army War College at Carlisle, Pa.
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RALEIGH, NC (AP) — Republican gubernatorial candidate Pat McCrory's campaign says it's running a commercial in all North Carolina television markets for the first time this election season.
A McCrory campaign spokesman says the 60-second ad started airing Tuesday on broadcast and cable. He wouldn't give a cost on the ad buy except to say that it is "significant" and will run for one week.
The commercial shows McCrory in what looks like an old warehouse saying the state's economy is struggling because of partisanship that pits people against each other. He says Charlotte became an economic powerhouse when he was mayor and people of all parties worked together.
McCrory is competing against Democratic Lt. Gov. Walter Dalton and Libertarian Barbara Howe this November. McCrory already has run two commercials in some TV markets.
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Hello to my fellow survivors and survivors to be! I just joined this site. This is the first time I have EVER posted about my journey with the cowardly kidney cancer RCC that I was diagnosed with in November of 2005. Before I joined I read just about every post regarding our specific journey with this disease. I was deeply touched about your fears, doubts, and strengths...all the emotions. I wrote a short article on CNN iReporte back in April of this year as an outlet to express my feelings about my journey and how family and friends became my salvation. I would love if you could take time to read it: http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-962331 I am cancer free now 8 years on December 8th, 2013!!!! I wish all people dealing with cancer in any form my heartfelt care and concern that you/we enjoy a most fruitful future filled with good health, happiness, and the love of family and friends.
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Who knows what pads are better for silver Adolphe Sax (Edward)?
Who knows what pads are better for silver Adolphe Sax (Edward)?
I've overhauled 2 of these horns (The ones built at the Selmer factory). The pads that worked best were thin pads .160" thick. I used Prestini pads but Ferree's Tools has pads that would work just as well. Since Selmer saxes made at the same time had metal screw-on resonators, it would be OK to use old Selmer screw-on resonators or Prestini metal resonators (the ones that are smooth - no rivet on the front). The Prestinis look almost like the Selmer resonators. I used old Selmer screw-ons and both horns play very well indeed.
Since the Adolphe Sax horns from Selmer were less expensive than the Selmers, they may have been made with plain pads - no resonators. The .160" thick pads are still the best thickness. if the keys haven't been bent up, they drop right in. Plain pads will give a darker sound.
If your Adolphe Edouard Sax instrument was made before Selmer bought the Sax factory, plain pads would be more authentic for a restoration. Only close inspection would tell you the proper thickness. When the pad cup is flat (not bent like a potato chip), and the tone hole is flat, pick the pad that covers evenly all around when the key is centered over the tone hole. If the pad leaks in back, the pad is too thin, if it leaks in front, it's too thick. If the key is not centered over the tone hole (front to back), bend the shank of the key (not the pad cup!) until it is centered, and check pad thickness again.
Some of the earliest saxes used pads thinner than anything available today. I restored 2 Adolphe Sax saxophones made by the father, not the son, in the mid to late 1800s. They required very thin pads like thin bass clarinet pads. Prestini was good enough to make me some thin bass clarinet pads in the larger diameters required for saxophones in white leather, so they look like old pads. My wife stitched the centers with thread to complete the antique appearance and to keep the centers from "ballooning" years from now.
This kind of work isn't easy or cheap. Choose your repairman by his experience, not his price.
Thank you for detail answer. Now my alto (#15***) has Selmer type domed metal resonator pads. Sound - superb. But pads are very old, so I want repadded this sax.
Your saxophone was made by Adolphe Edouard Sax before Selmer bought the factory. I have never worked on one of these, but my best guess would be that you need thin saxophone pads. Plain pads with no resonator would be appropriate for a restoration.
However, if you plan to play the instrument in a modern context, you should equip the saxophone to give you the sound you want. If you like the sound of the resonator pads already on the horn, then you will probably prefer resonator pads when you repad it.
I would suggest a flatter resonator, however. Domed resonators protrude into the bore and actually change the dimensions of the instrument, which probably had no resonators originally. There are many resonators that should work well, including Prestini metal resonators, and flat rivet-on resonators. Standard plastic resonators don't bulge very much, and they should be OK if the pad is glued solidly to the key cup in the center.
Now sax sound fine (with Selmer type domed metal resonator pads).
But I want to find average between an original and beautiful sound (not modern).
(I understand, that plastic may spoil a sound of this saxophone.
Anybody does not put plastic resonators on Buescher! Because it already will be not Buescher).


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KRC Idler & Tensioner Pulley Kits
KRC's idler tensioner is essential on dirt cars. Belt slippage can occur on cars that exceed 7,000 RPM and/or use a large or heavy fixed fan blade or a fan blade with a lot of pitch, which potentially causes overheating & pulleys to wear faster. This occurs on both single drive belt and pulley systems with a power steering pump mounted on the front of the engine.
The reason for this problem is the centrifugal force from the fan as it decelerates. The fan belt and pulleys are required to work like brake shoes to slow the fan. The belt stretches so it slips while braking, inducing heat into the belt. The belt will continue to stretch as the race goes on, causing engine temperature to slowly climb. KRC's extensive testing has proven the only way to properly tension the belt to prevent slippage is with an idler pulley mounted on the passenger side of the engine. This helps the engine run cooler and keeps the belt tighter, allowing faster acceleration out of turns & harder braking on corners.


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Progressive bluegrass at city library
Rockland — The Miners Creek Bluegrass Band, which takes as its mantra that one cannot have too many banjos, will bring its progressive approach to the genre to Rockland Public Library, 80 Union St. Thursday, Feb. 20, at 6 p.m.
Guitar player and lead vocalist Resa Randolph has been writing folk songs for years, but has only recently teamed up with daughter and bass player Emily Randolph to collaborate on developing a newer, fresher approach to bluegrass music. Along with mandolin player Jesse McWilliams and banjo players Whitney Randolph and Peter Proeller, Miners Creek brings a new approach to traditional folk, bluegrass and Appalachian sounds.
Thursday night library events are free of charge and are sponsored by the library and Friends of Rockland Public Library. Special accommodations for persons with disabilities can be made with 48 hours notice by calling 594-0310.
Courier Publications' A&E Editor Dagney C. Ernest can be reached at (207) 594-4401, ext. 115; or email@example.com.


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We hear so many inspiring stories here at AICR that we wanted to highlight some of the survivors, researchers, and others making a difference in cancer prevention and survivorship research. To kick off marathon season, our first AICR Cancer Fighter of the Month is a runner who became a part of TeamAICR five years ago.
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If Lux Occulta is famous for anything (other than having two Decapitated members in their line-up for a few years), it's for the fact that they never released the same album twice. Over the course of just four albums they evolved from primitive black doom to pop-influenced avantgarde half-metal. Sounds a bit much, doesn't it? Believe it or not, the transition wasn't nearly as awkward as it may seem, and 'Dionysos', their sophomore full-length from 1997, was an integral part of the change.
To tell you the truth, I at first expected this album to be a shameless Cradle of Filth clone simply because of what it looks like. Seriously, the artwork, lyrics, even the fonts used in the CD inlay all point to that direction. And there is a similarity: this is melodic, half-symphonic black metal with epic songwriting and an emphasis on almost naively simple keyboard and guitar patterns that will stick in your head instantly. The rhythms are very straightforward, most of the time not particularly fast, and the music is easy to absorb adequately even at first listen – or so you might think.
However, given some more time, new and different sides begin to show themselves. Without being at all technical in terms of what individual band members do, the songs have an underlying progressive nature to them – the structures may seem random at first, but have a sense of "flow" that makes even the most drastic turns feel very natural. The apparent simplicity is in reality restricted to separate parts of songs, the entire tracks being often extremely complex musically. There are surprising little details all over the album that certainly cannot be appreciated or even noticed right away. The band also has an exceptionally stylistic keyboard player, who takes the main role here. Although simple, his parts give the album an air of sophistication very rarely heard anywhere. The other musicians perform well enough but remain almost unnoticed most of the time – which of course doesn't say anything about what they play; the guitar arrangements are beautifully done and quite varied for the genre, and even the bass has a few nice moments.
There is really only one thing I don't particularly like about this, and that is the vocal performance. Jaro.Slav's mid-range scream sounds forced and too raw (in a way) for music like this – I never would have thought I'd want harsh vocals to be more polished, but that's exactly what would be needed here. Even with some lengthy instrumental sections, the vocals are overpowering in the big picture and can't be overlooked. A better (or just different) vocalist would make this a near-perfect album.
As for the place of 'Dionysos' in Lux Occulta's discography, for its part it makes their musical development seem quite natural – this is the necessary link between their debut and the progressive black/death of third album 'My Guardian Anger'. If I could in any way assume that you, the reader, are familiar with those two albums but not this one, I could just as well simply describe this as a compromise between them and be done with it. To anyone who claims the band's musical development to be pseudo-artistic or indecisive, I say they're wrong and hold 'Dionysos' as evidence.
This album taught me a lesson: go in with unjustified prejudice and it will be extremely hard to notice anything that doesn't support it. Whenever I listen to this nowadays, I thank myself for giving that famous second chance. If there ever was an album that should not be dismissed upon first listen, we have one here. Heartily recommended for fans of atmospheric and musically challenging metal.


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1) The various scenarios in which the Hornets will leave New Orleans and how it is likely to happen. What a shame considering how well Chris Paul and the crew have been playing.
2) The mainstream media's new approach to covering New Orleans. The overriding theme is that New Orleans is officially out of the spotlight but there are of course still stories to be told
3) Matt Smith of the Real World New Orleans is expecting his first child with his wife Candyce. I'm not really sure why this is number 3 but I'm waiting for someone to bash my credibility for listing it or to chime in with D-level celebrity gossip about the Real World.


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We prepare students to conduct research that helps frame and support our society's environmental and energy policy goals, strategies, decisions, and programs. Students use the tools and approaches of multiple disciplines for integrated, interdisciplinary assessment in sociology, geography, anthropology, political science, economics, history, sustainability science, and ecology.
The master's program prepares students for private and public sector positions that require understanding policy in the context of citizen dynamics and wider societal issues.
The PhD program prepares students for research careers in government, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and corporate settings, and to specialize in specific policy areas and environmental issues.
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We prepare students to work on heritage issues in industrial communities and post-industrial sites. Our unique program, based in Michigan's Copper Country, draws from an interdisciplinary suite of concepts and tools in history, archaeology, and anthropology. Our students work with communities to interpret, document, educate citizens, and answer significant historical questions that pertain to industrialization and its consequences.
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Robinson awarded Medal of Freedom
Robinson awarded Medal of Freedom
On Wednesday afternoon, Robinson was rewarded for his accomplishments when President George W. Bush presented him with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civil award. The ceremony took place in the East Room of the White House.
President Harry S. Truman created the Medal of Freedom in 1945 to recognize United States citizens for their efforts during World War II. But in 1963, President John F. Kennedy reinstated the award to honor distinguished service.
Robinson was one of 14 people to receive the award, including boxer Muhammad Ali, golfer Jack Nicklaus, comedian Carol Burnett and singer Aretha Franklin.
The star-shaped medal was placed around Robinson's neck by President Bush.
"It doesn't get any better than this," said Robinson, who spoke to MLB.com about an hour after the ceremony ended. "It's a tremendous honor to be presented the medal from the president along with all the other recipients. It's mind-boggling. I stayed away from injuries. Fortunately, I had a lot of good teammates and we had success. And that's what it is all about."
When President Bush was reading Robinson's accomplishments, which included winning the Most Valuable Player in both the National and American Leagues and being the first black manager in the big leagues, Robinson was fighting back tears.
During that moment, he said he was thinking about all the black baseball players who paved the way for him to be successful.
"I think about the Negro League players," Robinson said. "You think about Jackie Robinson breaking the color barrier. You think about Roy Campanella, Willie Mays -- those guys in the old days when they had to take the rough times on and off the field. They made it easy for me to accomplish what I've been able to do."
There was a point during the ceremony when Robinson seemed happier for the other recipients than for himself. He was relieved to know that the recent reports of Ali's suffering due to Parkinson's disease were overblown. While Ali needed help to get on the podium and to his chair, he was strong enough to joke with President Bush and received a lot of laughs from the audience.
"It was great to see Muhammad Ali," Robinson said. "He was an inspiration to all African-Americans. To me, he helped bring this country together during the course of his career."
During the ceremony, Robinson was sitting next to Paul Rusesabagina, whose life was depicted in the movie "Hotel Rwanda." Rusesabagina gave people shelter at the hotel he managed during the 1994 Rwandan genocide.
"I heard about his deeds and I saw the movie, and it was very touching," Robinson said. "To be sitting next to him was a tremendous thrill and honor. I was really happy for him."
In attendance were Robinson's wife, Barbara, and daughter, Nichelle. Robinson often talked about how they made sacrifices for him to be successful in baseball. It was Barbara who told Frank, "Whatever you have to do, you do it. The kids and I will adjust to you."
"They are on Cloud 9," Robinson said. "It was good to have them with me, because a lot of times when I was playing, they couldn't be with me. I wouldn't have been able to accomplish anything if not for them. They have made it comfortable for me to be able to focus on the job that I was doing at hand. I worry about them when I'm on the field, but it doesn't occupy my mind because they make it comfortable for me."
Robinson is still not sure if he will have a job with the Nationals next season. His contract expired on Oct. 31, and he hasn't heard from anyone about his future.
"I haven't heard a thing," Robinson said. "I only hear what I read in the paper. I don't let it consume my time. It will happen when it happens. That's when I'll put the focus on it."
Bill Ladson is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Police ask for help in Suffolk vehicle accident investigation
Police are asking for the public's help in a vehicle accident that happened in the 1100 block of Holland Road.
Police are asking for the public's help in a vehicle accident that happened in the 1100 block of Holland Road.
The launch of the Antares rocket that was delayed by Hurricane Matthew will now happen on Sunday, October 16.
The former Stanford swimmer who went to jail for sexual assault now has addresses in two counties registered as a sex offender.
An increasingly aggravated judge, dealing with a man struggling with being restrained, took off his robe to help subdue the man.
Police are investigating a shooting that happened in the 100 block of North 5th Street, early Friday morning.
The Regal Cinema at the MacArthur Center is offering a free screening of the final presidential debate of the 2016 campaign.
The great Americana sounds of Will Overman filled the studio for Live Music Friday.
PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) – It's great to welcome comedian Arnez J to The Hampton Roads Show. You can see him this weekend as he headlines the…
Helps to raise millions for ALS research and JT's Camp Grom.
Smitty Dize from The Oyster Farm at Kings Creek made his classic beef stew.
The play is an early frontrunner for most bizarre goal of the season.
Police are looking for a suspect who stole from the Target in the 4500 block of Virginia Beach Boulevard.
Policyholders shouldn't hire a contractor of mechanic until confirming with their insurance provider that the work is covered.
Washington's season ended after the 4-3 loss to Los Angeles in game 5 of the National League Divisional Series.
Tidewater Builders Association's Homearama Touring Edition.
Police are looking for a suspect involved with a robbery that happened at the 7-Eleven in the 4400 block of Princess Anne Road.
Mark your calendar for several events in Hampton Roads.
This local performer and teacher knows how to motivate young musicians.
Today's dish is one of many favorites on the Olive Garden menu.
Teen driving advice from Attorney Paul Hernandez from Kalfus & Nachman.
A man was killed after being hit by a vehicle near the intersection of Denbigh Blvd. and Warwick Blvd., Thursday evening.
The Harry Potter author broke the news to a group of fans at an event Thursday in London.
Ben Fitzgerald was running for the Nansemond Borough seat.
It is the third Miami-area neighborhood identified where mosquitoes have transmitted the virus to people.
Honda Motor Co. is recalling 350,000 Civics in the U.S. because their parking brakes may not function properly.
The Virginia Medical Examiner is using facial recognition to try to piece together two unsolved death investigators.
Clinton's remarks were revealed by WikiLeaks in a hack of the Clinton campaign chairman's personal account.
Lashing back, Donald Trump heatedly rejected the growing list of sexual assault allegations against him as "pure fiction".
Google trends data is showing that the online searches for the words "write-in" surged over the last week by more than 2,800 percent, accord…
What comes next in the race for President? On social media, you will likely see more intensity. And some anger.


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Interview with Han Hoogerbrugge
Brussels, Apr. 2013: Han Hoogerbrugge, in the tradition of Ron English, Molly Crabapple and Bill Plympton, takes his playful yet politically charged art to the masses. For Art Brussels, the masses will be those gathered for Belgium's established art fair.
At other times, the Dutch artist, illustrator and animator predominantly works with widely accessible forums online. His introspective Modern Living/Neurotica series ran on its own website from 1998-2001, followed by Nails (2002-2007), Hotel (2004-06) and now the ongoing, daily, absurdist online comic Pro Stress 2.0. Each of these projects follows Hoogerbrugge's roving interests in the psychology and manifestations of power – as it is expressed, created and abused. His surreal, self-deprecating self-portraits are simultaneously charming and unsettling.
Another of Hoogerbrugge's cherished topics is the work by James Ensor, whose politically expressionistic paintings have influenced his own. For Art Brussels, Hoogerbrugge, commissioned by the Land Rover Belgium, will screen a video recreation of an Ensor painting inside a customized SUV.
Han Hoogerbrugge, La Grande F+¬te des Voyeurs; foto Aad Hoogendoorn.
AFH: How does your work for Art Brussels relate to James Ensor's surreal, satirical paintings?
HH: I am screening a video inside the Range Rover that recreates James Ensor's Christ's Entry into Brussels in 1889. In Ensor's painting, there is a big crowd and a really small Jesus. Its more about the group than him. I've done that too. My crowd includes Putin, Warhol, Kadafi, the Dutch Queen, the British Queen, Warhol, Dali, The Pope and a lot of sexy ladies.
AFH: The old Pope or the new one?
HH: The old one.
AFH: Why put Putin and Warhol together? Is this a dinner-party that you think would work?
HH: I would love to be there.
AFH: No, I don't think that you would.
HH: You're probably right.
Han Hoogerbrugge, Parade; Courtesy of the artist.
AFH: What about the Range Rover that you've customized for Art Brussels? What are your associations with the car? I, as an American, associate them with a particular demographic. The car signifies, for me, a smug, conspicuously stable suburban aesthetic. It is a car designed to broadcast the driver's affluence and (relative) maturity. How does this relate to collectors, who are buying inherently impractical and potentially daring objects when they purchase art? What does a Range Rover mean for artists, whose lives are usually pretty financially and practically unstable?
HH: I don't really know. To me, the cars that I like are the seventies muscle cars. Every modern car is ugly. I don't know about the typical Range Rover driver but they seem to be about displays of money. I don't like that. For this project, Range Rover is just a great way to showcase my art.
AFH: So it is just a vehicle?
HH: Yes.
AFH: How about the internet as a showcase? How does the evolution of the internet and internet art match your expectations and hopes from when the internet started? Are you disappointed or satisfied with the current state of the internet and its impact on art?
HH: I never felt that I was an internet artist doing internet art. I just saw the internet as a way to publish my work. I could have published it in a magazine, but the internet promised that millions and millions of people would see it. That hasn't happened but that's what brought me to it.
AFH: What has happened instead?
HH: People now just look at Twitter and Facebook. They don't really look at websites. They look at links and then leave. They don't explore.
AFH: What would reading the comic Pro Stress 2.0 every day tell me about you?
HH: I am not too sure what it says about me besides what I am interested in each day. I don't think that it is about me. I try to make it about other topics. I used to make a regular animated series but that was too slow. Now, I do these cartoons as a warming up. It feels good to start the day by accomplishing something.
Han Hoogerbrugge, Quatrosopus from Shop Around on Vimeo.
AFH: You often draw dictators in them. Which dictator or problematic political figure interests you most?
HH: Putin, Kadafi, Kim Jong-un. They're all interesting because they're all so stupid. Everyone is stupid but when they are stupid, then other people die. I think that they're also very lonely people. The larger they get and the more power that they have, then the lonelier they become.
AFH: Do you think that all power corrupts?
HH: Yes. Absolutely. But, I don't try to be political. I stay away from having an opinion. I never say, in my work, that anything is bad or better. I just try to create art that makes people see, for themselves, what is bad.
AFH: Are you a pessimist?
HH: I am definitely not a pessimist. I do think that people are bad. Everything is useless. Nothing we do means anything. When we are dead then we are just dead. That is it. But, that makes me happy.
ArtSlant would like to thank Han Hoogerbrugge, Henny de Man, and Bart Vanderbiesen for their assistance in making this interview possible.


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Mike Adams' game-day neckwear options are varied. Most days Adams wears three chains — a basic white-gold number, a navy-blue Padres selection and a bright pink necklace. Some days he drops one or two from the rotation.
Grabbing one of the pink ones from a stash he keeps in a locker cabinet, Adams said, "This is the one I'll wear no matter what."
A company gave Padres players pink chains last year on Mother's Day to recognize the fight against breast cancer. Adams has worn one every day since. His grandmother, Hilda Adams, battled multiple cancers since 1977. She died on Aug. 17 of last year after cancer spread to her brain.
Attached to Adams' necklaces are pink pins, which symbolize Cleft Palate and Cleft Lip awareness. The pitcher's son Kaiden, who turns 6 months on Monday, was born with a cleft lip.
"It's my way of honoring both of them," Adams said.
Adams grew up in Sinton, Texas, a small town of about 6,000 near Corpus Christi. When he was a child, holidays were spent at his paternal grandparents' home in Sinton. More than 30 family members would show up for Christmas and Thanksgiving, and Hilda handled the bulk of the cooking.
"We'd bring side dishes," said Orlando Adams, Mike's father. "But she'd want to do it all."
In late summers before he left for college at Texas A&M Kingsville, Adams stopped by his grandparents' home and told his grandmother goodbye.
"One of the funnest things she'd ever do for me was make homemade tortillas," Adams said. "I love homemade tortillas. Every time I'd go over there she'd make homemade tortillas for me. There were times when I was in the minor leagues she'd make some and overnight them to me."
Hilda Adams battled two bouts of breast cancer, plus uterine cancer. In early 2010, a tumor developed in her left shoulder and she had her left arm amputated.
Twelve weeks later doctors discovered a tumor in her brain.
By August, Adams knew his grandmother didn't have long to live. He was on the disabled list at the time with a strained oblique and requested spending a rehab assignment with the Double-A San Antonio Missions. The Missions were playing at Corpus Christi, where his grandmother was hospitalized.
Adams pitched for San Antonio on Aug. 5. Fourteen days later, Hilda died. Mike and his brother Jason, who was pitching for the Padres' Single-A Fort Wayne team, visited their grandmother one last time before she passed.
"She was so happy to see them," Orlando said.
After the brothers left, Hilda told Orlando, "They came to see me because it's the last time they're going to see me, right?"
Recalled Orlando, "I broke down and cried. I said, 'Yeah. The doctor told you you don't have much more time.' We thought it was best to have the family together again."
Adams' tribute to family extends beyond his necklaces. The word family is scripted beneath his left collarbone.
On the back of his right baseball spikes is his son's name. His daughter, Keira, is 4. Her name graces the back of his left spikes.
Before every batter he faces, Adams steps off the mound, pulls his cap up slightly then quickly kisses his left biceps where Kaiden's name and handprint are tattooed. Then he walks to one side of the mound and kisses his right biceps where Kiera's name and handprint are inked.
"It's just my way to make sure my kids are with me every day," Adams said. "They're always with me on the mound."
When Keira turned 2 and her personality developed some, Adams added artwork to her name and handprint. There's an elephant and security blanket.
"She takes her blanket everywhere," Adams said.
Keira's middle name is Solei — a variation of soleil, which is French for sun. So the tattoo includes a glistening sun. Flowers, strawberries and a princess crown complete the tattoo.
When Kaiden turns 2 and his personality has developed, Adams will add to the tattoo on his left biceps.
"He's a very hands-on father," said Adams' wife, Shelly. "He's always doing stuff with them."
On Friday morning, Shelly kept a dentist's appointment.
Mike watched the kids. He put a bike together for Keira, and he and Kaiden watched her ride it up and down the street.


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Greetings to everyone. The Sunday Church attendance was good at Red Bank this week. Brother Jake opened the morning service by leading in hymns. A hearty greeting was provided by Brother Jerry before dismissing everyone to their respective Sunday school class. After a good lesson from Colossians 2:8-23, on keeping Christ, the Son of God, the center of our doctrinal belief, everyone gathered to Worship the Lord in songs and with tithes and offerings. Sister Eloise Hallmark provided the congregation with a song of inspiration. Jennifer Lakey gave a mission, birthday offering for her husband, Lee, who was not able to attend because of illness. We pray that he is feeling better by now. It was good to see the Moreland family all well and back with us this Sunday. Noah and Abby enjoyed being in their new class that just began last week. Their teacher is Tattie Maggard. Chandlyn Nelson and Star Harness also enjoyed being in that class with them.
Brother Les chose Scripture from Jeremiah 17 and 18 for the morning sermon. These Scriptures, in essence, warned the Israelite people to repent from their evil ways or they would experience the wrath of God. Brother Les reminded us that we need to keep America a Godly country and not stray from His will or we also may find ourselves facing God's wrath. Each individual has a part in keeping America a Holy nation by obeying God's Word. Chapter 17:7-8 says, "Blessed is the man that trusteth in the LORD, and whose hope the LORD is. For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and that spreadeth out his roots by the river, and shall not see when heat cometh, but her leaf shall be green; and shall not be careful in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit." In other words, we are blest by being blessed in God's sight; and so will our country be.
Gary and I did a little shopping in Ava last week, and stopped in to visit with Maxine Lirley before we returned home. We didn't find her in her room so we went looking for her. A friend said that she had gone to the exercise room for her daily work out. I guess that is what keeps her so spry and alert.
Anyway, we headed down the long hall to find her, but she met us before we wore ourselves out walking all that way. I think it was us that needed to get on that tread mill. She wasn't even breathing hard. I teased her about trying to make us look bad by exercising and staying in better shape than we were. That's what is called being a good example to your kids.
My niece called me from Wichita, Ks. today and said that they had a real bad storm yesterday. She said that they had high winds along with a hard rain and a hail storm that produced a lot of nickel and quarter sized hail. I told her that all we had some high wind and rain late last night. I'm thankful that we get good weather here most of the time. I'm looking forward to spring so I can get outside and work in my garden. We'll be knocking on the door of March in about a week, so it won't be long.
Until next week; stay warm, stay well and stay close to the Lord.


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A late night shooting in Chicago's South Side wounded 13 people, including a three-year-old boy who remains in critical condition after he was injured in the cheek, according to CBS News.
Two more victims were also in critical condition.
The violence broke out in waves. First, after six p.m. on Thursday, four people were wounded, and then sometime after 10 p.m. the second wave of gunfire began. Some 60 police officers and 10 ambulances responded.
Police say the shootings could be gang-related.
"I can tell you that it's an ongoing investigation and that 13 people were shot," Chicago Police Department spokeswoman Amina Greer said on Friday. "At this time, we believe the motive for the shooting to be gang-related," she added.
A witness, Julian Harris, told the Chicago Sun-Times newspaper that dreadlocked men fired at the group from a gray sedan.
"They hit the light pole next to me, but I ducked down and ran into the house," Harris said. "They've been coming round here looking for people to shoot every night, just gang-banging stuff. It's what they do."
The youngest victim, 3-year-old Deonta' Howard, remains at Mount Sinai Hospital in critical condition.
His grandmother Semecha Nunn told the Chicago Tribune that the little boy was heavily sedated.
"He tried to get up and go, he's not trying to be pinned down by nobody," she said.
"He's not your average 3-year-old," she continued. "He's very smart, he's beyond his years. I don't know if you've heard the saying, 'He's an old soul.' That's the best words to describe him. He's an old soul."
Chicago has suffered a plague of gun violence in the last few years, with more than 500 murders in 2012, according to the FBI.
The shooting on Thursday night comes after a mentally unstable contract worker and former Navy reservists shot and killed 12 people on Monday in the Navy Yard in Washington, DC.
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