Backpacking the Northwest

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Any of you remember Hollywood Squares? I know I do, as a kid growing up it was one of those shows I watched thinking some of those people are just weird!!!. Well, read along and enjoy some of the quick wit that the show produced.. Hollywood Squares: These great questions and answers are from the [...]

Chinook and Cayuse passes have closed for the season after the state Department of Transportation reviewed a snowy forecast and assessed the avalanche risk. Due to heavy snow accumulation on the roadway, DOT crews temporarily closed Chinook Pass just after 7:30 a.m. on Saturday. Crews assessed the stability of the hillside on Sunday morning, and [...]

1. When I was born, I was given a choice – a big dick or a good memory….I don’t remember what I chose. 2. Your birth certificate is an apology letter from the condom factory. 3. A wife is a sex object. Every time you ask for sex, she objects. 4. Impotence: nature’s way of [...]

For most people, getting started is the hardest part of exercising. Hey we’re all human.. No excuses just make your decision and watch out for the common pitfalls ahead. Some of those include: Your Family, friends, and work or school obligations   Don’t feel you truly have the time it takes   Really believe you [...]

What a great trip, be sure to stop by my Eyehike.com Gallery for all the photos! And a review of the first week has been posted by my hiking buddy Switchback Steve here

Stay tuned for the trip report (I know it’s somewhere around here…) I hiked this in Sept. 2004 with two friends. It was a blast something different than either Mt. Hood or Mt. Rainier. Here is a link to some photos of the trip  Mt. Adams Gallery on Eyehike Also here are some maps and [...]

Mr. Jones’ Fruit and Nut Trail Bars Bottom Mixture Top Mixture 1/4 Cup Canola Oil 4 Eggs, Beaten 1 Cup Butter 2 Cups Lightly Chopped Almonds 1 Cup Brown Sugar 1 1/8 Cups Chocolate Chips (6 oz) 1 Cup Slow Oats 1/2 Cup Chopped Dates 3/4 Cup Whole Wheat Flour 1/2 Cup Chopped Dried Apricots [...]

Paradise Inn reopens Friday after a 31-month renovation – much of which won’t be noticeable to visitors JEFFREY P. MAYOR; jeff.mayor@ thenewstribune.com Published: May 11th, 2008 02:00 AM | Updated: May 9th, 2008 04:03 PM The $22.5 million work on the historic inn in Mount Rainier National Park , which closed the facility in October [...]

Being a “Mount Rainier VIP” (did you realize that volunteers are labeled “VIPs” because they are “Volunteers In Parks?”) allowed me to recently take a private tour of the new Jackson Visitor Center and remodeled Paradise Inn. Both are still under construction (which has consumed the Paradise upper lot for the last 2 summers) but [...]