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Hear, Hear! And that's one hell of a bass player, too! :cool: TURN IT UP!!!! (or doesn't your amp go to 11?)

Well, I guess it's just as weird as the fact that I feel really nervous near the edge of a flat-roofed building even one or two stories high--much more nervous than I feel climbing Cathedral (OK, so I stick to the 5.6 and 5.7 routes, but still). It IS about trusting the rope . . . and your belayer!

I have to say I'm not real jealous of the FIRST guy in! It would be just my luck to meet the first insomniac bear. :eek:

Could have been either one of THOSE sisters!!! :D Sounds like a great day, ladies (& Andy). Missed you, but you had an awfully good excuse! :p

Don't know if he still does it, but for years he did visits and readings at elementary schools around Maine. A great story!

It's all in what you prefer: http://www.crownweather.com/summitsforecast.html (Scroll down to the photos) :cool:

B's & Habs OK, I gotta be schizo on this one: grew up watching the Habs on TV (Rimouski) with the English play-by-play on the radio. (My French has improved since then.) Then in college in the early 70's was a big Bruins fan. (Orr, Espo, Chief, Sanderson, etc.) I guess I'll just play some...

Sometimes there is a very fine line between chivalry and condescension, and between respect and passive-aggression. I'm happy to be "chivalrous" in situations where that does not imply any intent to treat the other person as weak--holding a door open for someone to enter first, etc. I like to...

Monday morning's NWS forecast for UFC's this weekend: Friday: Sunny, with a high near 67. Friday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 60. Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 34. Sunday...

Uh, Doug, when someone says "expert" around here they mean you. ;)

Wild AND crazy! That pretty much sums up the Mean Sisters. :D And Andy? Well, anyone who would go out with those two . . . . :eek: Then, of course, they pick up some Mean Girl Groupies! What better day in the mountains?!?!

Major bummer--went to check the 4K annual dinner yesterday and noticed it's late this year. April 19th. So instead of picking up a patch I'll be helping to lay down some tunes at UFC's. Oh well. Don't know if I'd rather be playing or hiking, but I do know I'd rather be playing than getting...

What a trip! MG's rule! Oh, and guys--they don't need cabin boys or flies. They need DRIVERS! :D So get your jacked up 4WD king cab pickups up there and lend a hand.

As soon as you said "repels everything" I KNEW what you were talking about. Ah, the scents of my youth!

Great TR, Giggy, and a great trip for all of you from the sound of it (haven't checked out the photos yet). Katahdin truly is a gem--every time I think of it I give a little thanks to Gov. Baxter for having the foresight and generosity to protect it for us. You're certainly right about not...

Figures you'd replace the males! :D I like jacket pocket zippers that zip DOWN to close. Above treeline, winter conditions, I like to pull out mittens, put them on, then have an easy time closing the pockets rather than a hard time. Plus if there's anything left in the pocket I want to be...

Ditto on the amazing customer service from Leki! Their lifetime guarantee really is unconditional. :)

All I need under a soft shell is a wicking Tee--in addition to the "base layer" Carole mentioned! :D Zip turtleneck is overheating overkill in most winter conditions. Insulated Camelbak tubes will ALWAYS freeze in winter, unless you tuck then inside your jacket or suck on them constantly. Not...

. . . and black flies breed in clean, fast running streams. Something tells me we might have a few of those around this spring. :rolleyes:

Used my new MicroSpikes (thanks for the Christmas present, kids!) for the first time last Sunday, coming down the hard-as-rock Crawford Path from Clinton. I was moving right along, almost running at times, and the only thing that happened was that one slid sideways just a tiny bit in the front...