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  • #3426365
    Ian
    BPL Member

    @10-7

    Right now our headcount is at nine so we’re still under the magical 12 hiker limit.

    Doug already mentioned it but please don’t forget your NW Forest Pass.

    #3426532
    Michael Gillenwater
    BPL Member

    @mwgillenwater

    Locale: Seattle area

    I”m still coming, but work stuff is coming off the rails.  Had to terminate my COO yesterday.  If I don’t show up tonight, will head out first thing tomorrow (Saturday) morning.

    If anyone is still checking, how long a hike from the trailhead is it in hours?  Just want to figure out how late I can show up without hiking in the dark.

    Michael

    #3426601
    Daryl and Daryl
    BPL Member

    @lyrad1

    Locale: Pacific Northwest, USA, Earth

    Michael,

    Washington Trails Association says it’s 5 miles and 1200 feet elevation gain from car to Surprise Lake.  I’ve hiked it a few times and that sounds about right to me.

    First time I went I wasted about an hour trying to figure out the roads and barely got there by dark.  The start of the trail is a bit confusing also.  There are several branches that wander through the meadows and pastures.

    #3426893
    Ian
    BPL Member

    @10-7

    “Gathering” 2016 was wet, cold, windy, fun, and a learning experience.  Thanks to those who made it.  It was great to catch up with friends and meet new ones.

    Daryl, sorry we didn’t see you or your bride’s face this year.  Hopefully we can catch up later this year.

    #3426899
    Diane Pinkers
    BPL Member

    @dipink

    Locale: Western Washington

    Of course, today was a beautiful day down here at the coast, don’t know how it was up there today. Took all day to dry everything out, and my shoes still aren’t dry.  Got my chapstick holder finished up, and I’m looking into an ultralight, waterproof model using Goretex thread.  Can’t be out in the woods with killer cotton, after all, and the Goretex should be grams lighter.  Or, are there any fly-tiers in the bunch that can hook me up with Dyneema/Spectra braided fishing line? ;-)

    Definitely good to meet up with everyone, and I am rather sad to have missed out on Michael’s Pack raft demo.

    #3426921
    BlackHatGuy
    Spectator

    @sleeping

    Locale: The Cascades

    Irony:

    The spot where you had your shelter, Diane, became a rather large puddle. Your shelter would have been directly over it. The spot where I had my shelter became an even larger puddle – nearly a fricking pond! Michael could have done his packraft demo in it! We had to move my shelter since the rain was still coming down with no end in sight and I was literally floating on my sleeping pad. Thanks to the Duplex’s high bathtub walls the water did not get into my shelter. The spot where we all had breakfast became a rather large puddle as well.

    But where Steven had his shelter and a small puddle was already there in the corner Saturday morning? Never got any bigger at all!

    Was great meeting Jeff, Diane and John. Great seeing Jerry, Steven and Mike again. Always a pleasure to hike with Ian. But, truly, the rain sucked.

    #3426938
    Diane Pinkers
    BPL Member

    @dipink

    Locale: Western Washington

    Gotta love those packed-down, heavily impacted camping spots! Ian, you were saying that the trip hadn’t quite “epic-ed” (epicked? how do you make a verb from a noun, anyway?), but it must at least be in the Very Memorable category, at least. You had the right idea with the hammock to be sure.

    #3426978
    Ian
    BPL Member

    @10-7

    I had already made up my mind that I was going to switch to hammocks before this trip, but the multiple indoor swimming pools confirmed that I won’t regret this decision.

    Epic’d?  I call this trip a “character building experience.”

    Saturday basically sucked as the rain picked up after y’all left, although I’m glad Doug, Jerry, and I stayed so we could meet up with Michael.

    #3426986
    Jeffs Eleven
    BPL Member

    @woodenwizard

    Locale: NePo

    It picked up?  ugh…  As I drove I could see the ominous cloud mass over the whole area.  Looked gross.

    It was definitely cool to finally meet you guys.  Looking forward to more trips and PNWGGG v3 The Sunny Edition

    #3426987
    Michael Gillenwater
    BPL Member

    @mwgillenwater

    Locale: Seattle area

    Thank you to Ian once again for being our PNW GGG champion and organizer. Sorry I was not able to hang out on Friday evening, although it sounds like it was not the most ideal conditions to do so.  We did have a lovely hike out Sunday morning with some partial sun and a little view of the mountains.

    #3426990
    Ken Thompson
    BPL Member

    @here

    Locale: Right there

    2016. The year of rainy GGGs.

    #3426997
    Ian
    BPL Member

    @10-7

    Michael,

    Great to see you again.

    KT,

    Yes it was.

     

    #3427000
    Ian
    BPL Member

    @10-7

    Funny story.  As we were hiking out, I was on point and picked up any garbage I would find along the way which included a cigarette butt, hand warmer, and a pair of mens boxer shorts.  Yes you read that right.

    Planes trains and automobiles later, I arrive at my truck and throw the boxers on the passenger side floor mat with the intention of throwing them away when I get home.  I, of course, completely forgot about them until this morning and my wife had already left for work with the truck.

    That was an interesting story to explain.

    #3427001
    Steven Paris
    BPL Member

    @saparisor

    Locale: Pacific Northwest

    Yes!! Best site selection!!! I win!!!

    #3427003
    Diane Pinkers
    BPL Member

    @dipink

    Locale: Western Washington

    Were the boxers blue plaid, Ian?  You are a brave man–we saw those while hiking out, and decided to leave them there.  Of course, they had had 24 more hours of rain when you saw them, so whatever might have been there got rinsed out……

    #3427029
    Michael Gillenwater
    BPL Member

    @mwgillenwater

    Locale: Seattle area

    At the risk of kicking off chaff (please no!), here is a fun cartoon version to explain the discussion we were having on paleo climate change, that is rooted in solid science.

    http://m.motherjones.com/environment/2016/09/xkcd-climate-change-temperatures-history

     

     

     

    #3427032
    Jeffs Eleven
    BPL Member

    @woodenwizard

    Locale: NePo

    Dude you picked up those underwear?!?!

    When they say “cotton kills”, picking up found underwear is what they were talking about.

    #3427034
    Diane Pinkers
    BPL Member

    @dipink

    Locale: Western Washington

    I love XKCD, at least when I understand what the hell he’s talking about–the heavy computer and math references escape me.

    The problem with it is, those that don’t believe in climate change are perfectly comfortable believing things that aren’t supported by factual data, and in not letting facts change their beliefs.  Good luck banging your head against that wall. Humans are not inherently rational beings.

    #3427041
    Michael Gillenwater
    BPL Member

    @mwgillenwater

    Locale: Seattle area
    #3427054
    Kattt
    BPL Member

    @kattt

    Sounds like an adventure ! Makes me wish I were there for it. I am looking forward to some pictures and a poem from Doug.

    #3427059
    BlackHatGuy
    Spectator

    @sleeping

    Locale: The Cascades

    I don’t think anyone took any pictures Kat! After struggling to keep our breakfast tarp from blowing away multiple times, everyone pretty much just hunkered down.

    And no poems came to mind during the trip, so none to offer! :-(

    #3427060
    BlackHatGuy
    Spectator

    @sleeping

    Locale: The Cascades

    “Dude you picked up those underwear?!?!”

    I’m not supposed to tell anyone, but picking them up wasn’t the bad part. They smelled better than what he was wearing, so Ian actually swapped them with his own undies and wore them to the trailhead…

    #3427071
    Ian
    BPL Member

    @10-7

    Strange.  I received an email that showed Diane made another comment
    I though that hammocking would help with that sort of problem–all that airflow, y’know.  Maybe he needed to spend more time in the rain, for a full-body rinse down.

    #3427072
    Ian
    BPL Member

    @10-7

    Thanks for the links Michael.  I’ll read through them tomorrow.

    #3427073
    Ian
    BPL Member

    @10-7

    When they say “cotton kills”, picking up found underwear is what they were talking about.

    While we’re on the topic, I’d love to see some data on greenhouse gases both before and after I threw those nasty boxers away.

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