WEEKEND UPDATE

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 A couple weekends ago I hiked in from Metz Rd on the Westside. My first car was a 69 Toyota Corolla with no power steering or brakes. On the drive back we could turn off the motor and coast down sections of this road, one for quite a distance. I always wanted to walk it.

 The Jawbone connector trail was new for me, I like the views of Resurrection, The Western Front, and those formations where Brad tried to be Mary Poppins. I left a note on JC and KC's rig in the parking lot and headed back to Metz.

 There were days when mine was the only car in the parking lot.

 Brad persuaded me to take a little time to post up some pics from that day.

 

 

 

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[JC w KC redux]

You just used all the free space on your Flikr account.
See if you can get Brad to pay for your upgrade.

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 Can someone please agree with me that something is very wrong in this last picture!

[JC w KC redux]

Ok.  Here's some happenings of the day.

Got called sir by a climber in their 30's...

Thanks for the laughs Noal.

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You just used all the free space on your Flikr account.
See if you can get Brad to pay for your upgrade.

 Nope, 865 left

[JC w KC redux]

Can someone please agree with me that something is very wrong in this last picture!

There was a size problem but forum fairies must have fixed it. Looks like a zoom shot that went a little out of focus. Is that Spike's Peak?

The cow shot is interesting - looks like the start to a hall of mirrors.

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There was a size problem but forum fairies must have fixed it. Looks like a zoom shot that went a little out of focus. Is that Spike's Peak?

 The pine tree looks like a frigg'n cell phone tower! I insist that Gavin chop it down!

 Once the current designers of cell phone towers, that are trying but miserably failing to make them look like natural trees see this, they will say "Good enough." The evolution of design will then be stunted at this atrocious state of development, like a fish with feet and shoes.

[Brad Young]

I've stayed home this weekend, but climbed at Table Mountain on Friday.

In over 30 years of climbing there I've never seen flowers like what I saw Friday going across the top of Table Mountain. Actually, come to think of it, I've never seen such diverse and dense flowers anywhere. The colors were amazing and the guilt significant too (there was no way to walk to The Far Side without crushing flowers along the way).

[Brad Young]

OK, cue up one of the J.C.s making a comment about "dense flowers."

[Brad Young]

And wonderful photos there, Clink. Seeing shots from your training makes me regret that we had to cancel!

Let's both stay alive until we can G.E.T. out there, yes?

[Brad Young]

 The pine tree looks like a frigg'n cell phone tower! I insist that Gavin chop it down!

Part of my weekend included dropping two fir trees that died last autumn. The largest was a foot in diameter at the base and 50 feet tall. I'm always pleased when I can drop a tree like that right where I want it. Three cuts (they have to be done just right!) and timber, right along the burn pile I've been building up.

So maybe I'm your guy if that cell tower has to go? Do you think they'll let me carry a chain saw up to the High Peaks?

[JC w KC redux]

The pine tree looks like a frigg'n cell phone tower!

What's wrong with that?
Just a matter of time...

[JC w KC redux]

I've never seen such diverse and dense flowers anywhere.

Density and diversity go hand in hand - as long as we remember to be inclusive and equitable.

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Let's both stay alive until we can G.E.T. out there, yes?

Yes,
 Got a 20 oz
/30 degree bag this week




 it's a left zip JC

[JC w KC redux]

it's a left zip JC

Zip it Zippy.

[mynameismud]

nice pics

[looks easy from here]

Damn your good deeds, Noal! Andrew sat on my sandwich. 

[NOAL]

Uh oh.  I was only gonna give one of them a ride.  Did you still eat the sandwich?