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hmm?... don't know why, but i cannot post a hyperlink to my WebAlbum. it's listed as public, so i don't know what the matter is? any help would be appreciated. The URL button in the "Post a Reply" screen is working. " http://picasaweb.google.com/ryan.norma ... irectlink " gives ...

lilbitmo wrote:

AlanK wrote:

HikeUp wrote:www . fightoff . com

I think that url got banned from the Internet.

Just for using that referce "Hike Up" might get sanctioned by Taco

Sounds serious. This being a mountaineering board, I assume that you mean "sanction" as in "The Eiger Sanction."

HikeUp wrote:www . fightoff . com

I think that url got banned from the Internet.

The explanation is so simple it jumps off of the page at you: No bear has ever found a minivan that did not have food left in it.

I have been up Baldy dozens of times but had never bothered to go up the Backbone Trail, which is the most popular (and easiest). I have been down the Backbone a few times, but today was the day for a round trip. I started in Manker Flat, walked up the dirt road to the Ski Lodge and (finally) went u...

I like to think that a majority of Whitney hikers are good people who would sympathize with the families of Arnie and Ted. It's possible they misunderstood the intent of the memorial. Another case of a few knuckleheads casting a stain on the majority. :? Very sad! As for snapping the flag? I don't ...

From the Los Angeles Times U.S. Forest Service launches inquiry into Station fire response The agency scaled back its attack the night before the blaze, the biggest in Los Angeles County history, began to burn out of control. By Paul Pringle October 1, 2009 Quantcast The U.S. Forest Service has laun...

Here is some hint.

From the Los Angeles Times Station fire victims call for U.S. probe into Forest Service's response Residents are critical of the agency's decision to scale back an attack on the blaze on the night before it began to burn out of control. Two firefighters were killed in the wildfire. By Paul Pringle S...

I'm really starting to think they realized 'city' homes weren't seriously threatened - and they just said 'fvck it' from there - who cares if those mountains burn, they're just mountains afterall. Trees, brush, ahhhhh, they will grow back :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: I think that anyone who has work...

typical men. i scroll 2 pages and you are all saying congrats but there are no details... LOL :P i'm a girl. where are the details? I am respecting Jim's right to tell this story but was unwilling to wait to start offering congratulations. Not that I am trying to refute your comments about men. :)

The second day effort was obviously downsized, and the County was not called in at the levels of the first day. I don't see any contradiction between that and a request at some point in the day for a helicopter. We are obviously missing some important details, though. A veteran county fire official ...

From the Los Angeles Times Station fire's strength was miscalculated Forest Service and L.A. County fire officials downsized the fight before the blaze intensified. Fewer water-dropping helicopters and ground crews were requested after progress was made the first day. By Paul Pringle 8:00 PM PDT, Se...

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Here is one I invented. It was popular enouth with me to do once. I have mixed in the pieces of it with oter loops many times.

Bill wrote:Congratulations Mike! 8)

Yeah!! 8)

There is no Valyermo Ranger District. It's the Santa Clara Mojave Rivers Ranger District, and has been for quite a few years now. Someone needs to pass the word to the local Congressman. Press Release, April 2, 2009 -- McKeon Submits Local Priorities to House Appropriations Committee 18. Angeles Na...

Gotta love the the modern L.A. Times and there modern-day publishing strategy. Why not make a story out of something so obvious as the fact the winter rains will cause muddy debris flows to come down the hills after a brushfire denuded them in the fall. "Why not?" is the relevant question...

simonov wrote:The next person who insists he has the "right" to do anything he wants on government-owned land should attempt to exercise that "right" at Camp Pendleton.

From the Los Angeles Times Concerns rise about mudslides in areas burned by Station fire September 16, 2009 | 12:52 pm With the biggest fire in Los Angeles County history about 91% contained, concern is shifting to the threat of flash floods and mudslides. The Station fire has blackened more than 1...

I downloaded fire perimeters for Aug. 30 - Sept. 6 (early morning) from http://www.geomac.gov/ . The different colors are different days -- orange is obviously today. The short black line is a GPS trace of a hike form Three Points to Twin Peaks. https://eispiraten.com/images-archived/alank.smugmug.c...

From the LA Times . L.A.'s nature haven, reduced to wasteland Residents mourn the loss of trails, campgrounds, picnic areas and lookout towers in Angeles National Forest. The Station fire has burned about a quarter of the forest, closing it indefinitely. By Joe Mozingo September 6, 2009 The relentle...

The whole business of vast quantities of cannabis in that huge smoke plume is an untold part of the story of this fire.

http://images.townnews.com/glendalenewspress.com/content/articles/2009/09/04/publicsafety/gnp-tribute090509.jpg A hearse carrying the body of firefighter Tedmund Hall, who died fighting the Station fire, is escorted and saluted by many of his fellow servicemen as the vehicle goes past the Ramsdell ...

Mike P wrote:

AlanK wrote:That's logical, Mike. It life ever works like that... great!

You're right!! Aren't 'logic' and 'gov't bureaucracy' mutually exclusive????

Having spent years in the vaunted private sector, your modifier "gov't" is way too restrictive.

That's logical, Mike. It life ever works like that... great!

TacoDelRio wrote:The definition of indefinitely does mean FOREVER, right?

I do believe this makes zero sense, if that's the case.

Indefinite: Not definite, especially:
a. Unclear; vague.
b. Lacking precise limits: an indefinite leave of absence.
c. Uncertain; undecided: indefinite about their plans.

A large portion of the race course is in the ANF.

From the Pasadena Star News Backfire set behind mountains north of Arcadia Posted: 09/04/2009 04:17:05 PM PDT ARCADIA - A large plume of smoke visible above the foothills of Arcadia is a back-fire intentionally set by firefighters to clear out brush, U.S. Forest Service officials said. The fire is b...