montanapalooza 2002

“Great pics, everyone! Great job and a big THNAK YOU with the fire!!. My wife and I have be an awe with every new set that gets posted. More, please!!”

“Clark's Fork Drainage

...and more to come.”

“Gizmo went on this trip?!?”

“Huh?? - I guess it's you and me Pep. Uhh - I didn't know that you hate kids! ;-)”

“More great shots, Aero.... keep 'em coming”

“It was really nice to see Sarabelle on her feet (all four of 'em!)”

“Hodge - If I was going to get married you would be the man but I think I will pass on that. I guess Prowler was too out of it to see that I carried his adorable son up the hill to get him out of the drama and obviously wouldn't have known that I played goo-goo with both kids throughout the day. Great kids, by the way.”

“Hey Pep- I think he was a little busy to see who carried Gojo's pack, too. I don't know how he connected me to the 'wife' and 'herb' ideas, since I don't have either, but that is a lot of people to meet, all at once.

BTW if that hubby possition ever comes available..... keep me in mind, eh ;-)”

“Hey people hows it going today?

It looks like lots of things are going.

8)”

“A TT proposal??”

“People that do things like that well you all know How I feel about that.

8D”

“Sorry I missed this trip...
Beautiful Country and Great Folks!!

In the words of Crazy Mike...
This Trip Rocks! 8)

Thanks for the new desktop wallpaper guys ...it's Great!”

“Hodge - Maybe when we are both in our 60's (or I'm in my 60's and you are in your 50's).”

“Everyone ROCKS here at TT!

8)”

“so Pep, is that a yes to Hodge's proposal???? lol!!!

Pep: didn't get to say goodbye to you and Hodge . . . not going to either. Just a simple when is the next hike??????”

“I 2nd that!

When do we get to hike again?

8D”

“Hodge: you got me thinking today . . . about this trip not even cracking you're top five. If that's the case I'm headed to Canada. Just lead me on bro!!”

“gforce - I'm sorry I didn't have a chance to say good bye to you and CMB (although CMB probably would have expected a hug and I may have gotten cooties!). I second the "when's the next hike?" idea and also that I am waiting for bro Hodgeman to lead us to Canada.

This trip totally rocked. I am sorry that the Prowler stuff is taking over the trip reports.”

“British Columbiapalooza?”

“So, here's are the mega-phone platitudes...

From over here on the left coast, you folks deserve some sort of recognition. An award for meritorious service. Valiantry.

In the face of adversity, character stands out. It's not just the trip it's what happens and what you do about it. And I'm not just talkin' about the skeeters.”

“Gorgeous country. Awesome photos and write ups.”

“Geez - Enough with this 'wife' thing.... Y'all are makin' me noivous! He He

gforce - This trip was awesome! It's pretty darned close to top five, on a very long list.

C'mon on up, anytime.... If any of you are really anxious, I have one reserved tent space left, for Yoho NP, Aug 12 to 18. This ones in my top three. Look for the 'Room for one tent' thread

BCpalooza sounds great. Most of the really 'premier' alpine spots won't accomodate large groups, though. We'll have to work on that idea.”

“Here's my try at making a link.

http://community.webshots.com/album/44504603hOPdIF
Montanapalooza

Oh, well. Cut and paste.

More later.”

“Naviguesser's Pictures

Hey that shot of Gizmo driving turned out pretty good. That must have been the one you took while I was in the wrong lane”

“Damn! I wish I'd been there, great crew, great TR's and nice pics! Aero's cabin looks sweet!

Will there be a Montanapalooza 2003, and, if so, will the Chilipeppers be playing at it?”

“Wonderful trip report and pix y'all!!! Hate to have missed it, the vicarious thang'll hafta do for awhile. This'un will go down as a TT classic!”

“Fantastic pics, fantastic reports. I would truly like to see that fire-fighting event make the news.”

“More pics.....

East Rosebud Drainage”

“In response to your questions:
Gojo and I fished; he used spinning gear, I used flys
We both caught a few small Brookies and Cutthroat. I only fished Windy Lake, but I think he fished Ouzel, Windy, Dewey and Rainbow. Most were in the 5-8" range. I think he was using a Mepps some of the time. Iused a bead-head nymph for the best results.

I think there were some berries below Rainbow

The msoquitoes were the worst below Russell Lake and got a liitle better above timberline. Wind helped. Horse Flies at Rainbow due to ...horses.

Fire restrictions were on. We left before the signs went up and the Ranger was notifying hikers along the way.”

“aero,
Thanks for the info (and great pics!).

I'm heading there 1 week from today, and can hardly think of anything else.

I'll have to try some wet flys this year for the lakes. I used only drys in the past, with mixed results.”

“Great pics. Navi! Great pics. everybody. Mine turned out like complete crap. I have one good clear shot of Ouzel.”

“One of you should contact the local media about your fire story. Don't forget to plug TT.”

“Oh... and the pictures are awesome. Beautiful area. Thanks for sharing.”

“Yeah, those pics are absolutely incredible! I enjoyed reading all you guy's trip reports also. Really cool!”

“Hopefully all of the terrain will recover by the time I hit the trail one month and 2 days from today - hahaha.

Any comments on what gear you brought and found you didn't need? What about stuff you wished you'd brought but didn't? Were you warm enough? Too warm? Dry enough? etc...........

All the pics are spectacular, BTW. Frankly, I think it's cruel for y'all to post 'em......”

“Yes, it's cruel! Where's chili?

Pain and suffering! Pain and suffering!”

“With all the wildfires in the news lately surely someone is looking for a 'disaster averted' story. You do deserve the recognition!”

“Hey Aereo - More great shots! Is that Impasse falls in 31 ?”

“Martyb, fingernail clippers. Bring them.



LOL!”

“Marty - we forgot to bring a cabana boy......”

“I'm not trying to stir up any problems, but in light of the other stuff, I hope none of you felt that I was totally unprepared, not self-sufficient, and bascially depending on you to take care of me?!? I kinda' started worrying about it after I read the other posts. There were a few serious items (stove, tent, water filter), that I should have probably had of my own. If I made you guys feel like . . . sorry.”

“No reply.”

“Newgirl...........you kicked all major forms of a$$! You set some reasonable limits for yourself, brought the right gear and were wide open to anything you could learn from the group. Then you had to hike out solo on your first trip- not easy. You looked like an old hand up at Ouzel, cooking dinner with the bug net on. Good job.”

“Thanks Aero! I feel better now and I'll quit worrying.”

“You know, on my last backpack trip a few weeks ago with my wife (not really an outdoorsy type, but a trooper on this trip) and son, we were talking about what we missed the most as we sat on the somewhat uncomfortable granite. I said it was the pineapple guy near the pool at the place we stayed in Hawaii last year: "Would you like a slice of chilled fresh pineapple, sir?"

OK, maybe I missed the nail clippers joke earlier, ng. Wanna fill me in??”

“ng,
I seem to remember you basically telling everyone, "Hey, I'm totally new at this. What should I bring?" Everyone told you to bring a few basics and to rely on them to share stoves, etc. Therefore, you shouldn't worry at all about others' perceptions of your prep - sounds like you did a superb job. BTW, how the heck did you hike 8-9 miles on trails with a backpack on in only 3 hours?! Next thing you know, Aero'll have you signing up for the track team!”

“NG,
So you got voted off earlier than expected!!! Chin up sister!!! all those items will be had in the future if you choose to continue to hike and backpack. Don't let this be a one time thing because all the goodness given will have been for not. Time will pass, newergirl will age and become a little bit more user friendly giving you more time to pursue what interests you. Remember you have a life to live also.

We can't ban you,,,,”

“I broke my thumb and index nails on my right hand really bad. They were all jaggy and stuff. I really wished that I had some darned nail clippers, esp. after I used Hodge or Gforce's (can't remember who) swiss army knife scissors. It just got worse.”

“Aha! Well, one good thing to have is a nail file surface on one of your Swiss Army knife thingees. Also, any respectable fisherman/woman should have nail clippers for clipping excess line off of their knots. Clearly, the hacks you were with were woefully unprepared!!”

“You should have asked around. I had a clipper and emery board. I always pack'em. I like to keep my nails cut low for easy cleaning.”