@zBrown I never knew there were any Piggly Wiggly stores west of the Mississippi. You need to straighten Wikipedia out, their map shows stores only in the southeast.

Nirvana ≈ The Man Who Sold The World https://youtu.be/fregObNcHC8 (Nice one zB)

@zBrown said in Coronavirus.: I miss that guy. Me too. If you (or anyone else) have his contact info, you should invite him to join in here.

Thank you Russ. It's been a learning process. The wood working was easy enough for me but all the appliances and infrastructure was all new to me. A few things I will do differently on the next one in regards to layout. My big screw up was not factoring in a sink. This rig is only 140in wheel base. I suspect with the newer generation 144 inch you may get more than 4 inches extra interior?

"Woah...where am I and what year is this?" Mickey asked the man he thought might be a nurse, based on the decor of the room he was in.....

it was super cool. river running at the bottom. great mix of sport and trad. a nice long 5.6 ridge climb with a tunnel pitch. we were only there two days and did just the two climbs. the long 6 and this stunning 8. the weird part is the road running through it. Montana has crazy speed limits and a drinking culture. they put white crosses on the road everywhere someone dies and they grow like and invasive species on the side of the road. they also have a weird recovery system. we were stuck in a big traffic jamb while they cleaned up a big wreck. everything gets stuffed into box trucks and carted away so you don't see the carnage... Nothing to see here folks, just a few more crosses gonna sprout...

Thanks for suggestions and advice. For now I need to just start saving. I can't really do much research as I just have my phone with everything closed. Too pita to wander online.

still use them..Is that bad?

Was on my way to go for a quick tour, when I spotted this in a road cut. Ran back to the cabin for my boots and tools, broke the rules a bit, but well, crazy times call for a sanity break. Can't let the local hard man get ALL the FAs. "Quarrytine", WI2 M-Easy, 15m, Walk-off right

Cats just want to have fun, sometimes with mice. I think he got bored with this one & let it escape, for more fun.

Lovesick Blues https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=UqVd2FlgV4w

There are not a lot of grizzly's in Idaho, but along the Montana border, especially, near Yellowstone, they can cause wildlife encounters of the worst kind. "I was convinced I was dead.’ Man survives grizzly attack in Henrys Lake State Park" https://www.eastidahonews.com/2020/06/i-was-convinced-i-was-dead-man-survives-grizzly-attack-in-henrys-lake-state-park/?fbclid=IwAR1KKzKz2dt1DEBnGq3f31rgfIUOCYXa8l-HK24uvd9Lsz06jxRi6fyc43k

@David-Harris said in History of Rock Climbing: Not to say that those areas are dull and boring, or that the book is crap, just that he's being a bit dishonest with his readers. He is not using the same criteria you are. With my river running background, including Hell's Canyon, I never thought it was 7.900 ft. deep, but the facts you disagree with on elevation differences in California, are widely accepted. As a historian, he uses what he finds, hopefully with some fact-checking.

Have you taken it for a spin?

Well half of my losses have returned positive, but if we reopen too soon and have a second wave,...

@LynneLeicht -- hey there say, lynne... very soft, yet, powerful shot here... thank you for sharing...

I absolutely feel that late 90s (Ergo) modern leashless tools and Modern fast one handed placing screws completely revolutionized ice climbing. There simply is no que on Le Promenade without that gear. especially the screws. The Chouinard, Lowe snarg and salewa screws I started with bear absolutely zero resemblance to modern screws in the way that they climb. None! Its like trying to compare a rolling block .45-70 to an AR15. The only thing they have in common is a rifled barrel and a metallic cartridge. Simply no way that ice climbing is main stream today without the advances in screw design and tools. You had to have a few screws loose to enjoy ice climbing with knuckle bashers and shitty gear. now its safe , fun and easy just like sport climbing. The consequence being that is way to crowded out there.

@RussWalling Is this a trick question.....:) list item

While I didn't make this instrument, I appreciate it for its playability, sound, but also its artisitc beauty. Those who do such fine woodwork have my respect!