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My "old" town near Baltimore wasn't rich, just a collection of small and medium-sized brick houses. But it was in a terrific location. I still love to visit the Chesapeake. There is a great town on the eastern shore, in Virginia I think, named Onancock. Totally picturesque with a nice boat dock and a homey little restaurant overlooking the inlet. And Chincoteague is a wonderful beach with a dangerous riptide and the local wild ponies.” 8:39:43 PM 12/29/02 “Ahhhhhhhh! There are too many choices for snowshoes! Aluminum decks, plastic decks, cheap ones for groomed trails and expensive ones for backcountry. Yikes! Something tells me that I'm going to need ones for "ungroomed" trails, since snowshoeing isn't something many people do locally. I could, given enough snow, but most people here go skiing when it snows, not snowshoeing.” 8:55:50 PM 12/29/02 “Lyndy, I like my Tubbs Altitude 30". But if I could do it over again, I think I'd get the MSR Denali Ascent. Except for some folks not liking the fact that they're a bit noisier than aluminum frames, I hear good things about them. The modular design lets you attach 4 or 8 inch tails for more - or less -flotation, depending on snow depth and snow conditions. Their bindings are supposed to be mitten-friendly, and they have heel lifters for steep uphills. $160 at Campmor... http://www.campmor.com/webapp/commerce/command/ProductDisplay?prrfnbr=1721028&prmenbr=226 Don't buy anything heavy ...the lighter the better ...but don't sacrifice strength. Good luck!” 9:29:22 PM 12/29/02 “It's 1 am here and I'm still awake! Dang baby hours! Actually, Laurel konked out an hour ago, to my amazement, and here I am still awake. HPM is besotted with our new dvd player and is in the middle of "The Patriot." He'll be up for a while!” 12:02:11 AM 12/30/02 Check It Out “Anyone else see the HUGE bright star above the moon this morning?” 4:34:24 AM 12/30/02 6:32:48 AM 12/30/02 “Thanks MSilver for the info. Have fun on your trip. I'll check out the MSR Denali Assents vs the Atlas when I get a chance to go to Campmor and REI. Buddur, I didn't get up early enough to see the star over the moon. My husband decided to stay home from work, so we all slept in. Usually looking for the moon is the first thing I do. Maybe we'll see it tomorrow. I had a cold, so finally I could breathe better and could sleep last night.” 6:33:49 AM 12/30/02 What star? What star? “Cloudy and rainy here. Again. SE MI gets more sun in the winter than in the summer, but I'm not sure where its been....” 6:37:24 AM 12/30/02 “I think the star was Jupiter. It's been in that same general area for weeks, now. A wwk or so ago it was at its closest point to earth, but it sure looked bigger today than it has all along. Back to cold temps this morning. It's 10 out now and there's an advisory for sleet and freezing rain through the night. Yuck!” 6:37:54 AM 12/30/02 “We have fairly clear skies this morning but I haven't looked at the forecast yet Steiny. I hope that we don't have sleet because I was going to do some errands today.” 6:41:52 AM 12/30/02 “Sleet is supposed to come at some point tonight around here. When I was buying my snowshoes in the early 1980's there really wasn't that much to choose from like there is today. There's a lot of nice snowshoes out there now and some really good bargains too.” 6:48:58 AM 12/30/02 “Okay RichB, but which do YOU recommend? I'm gathering notes on which ones to get. I've also been checking out different internet retailers, but I haven't gotten to all of them yet.” 7:02:15 AM 12/30/02 “Looks like Venus. Here is the chart for my time and place this morning. It was nearly directly east, over the Sandia Mountains. Star Chart” 7:11:47 AM 12/30/02 “Lyndy, I haven't really researched the snowshoe market at all since I bought mine many years ago. I read whatever reviews Backpacker magazine had over the years since I get the magazine. Mine are 1983 Sherpa Snowclaws 9"X36" which are longer than most people use, but they work well for me since I've usually snowshoed alone and rarely if ever on packed trails. These don't sink in as much as a small shoe, but the downside is they weigh more too. The extra weight doesn't bother me because I figure I don't have to lift the shoe as high as I would with a smaller pair. I once snowshoed a few years ago with a guy that was wearing the small models for packed trails. We were in fresh snowfall about 18" deep and he was sinking in so far it looked like he had no snowshoes on at all. So I would assume the small shoes are for packed trails only or for running. He then told me that he was buying a larger pair for fresh snow and was disappointed with their performance in those conditions. So maybe the adjustable models from MSR kill two birds with one stone. I guess you have to consider if you will be using them with an overnight backpack too.” 7:48:39 AM 12/30/02 “Back again! It looks like a glorious fall morning; the turkey oak is flecked scarlet and the hickory is a glorious translucent gold, with the light filtering through the canopy outside my window.” 7:49:19 AM 12/30/02 “No star, moon or sun here. Fog because it's been in the 40's all night melting all the snow. Been rather grey here for the past several days. treebait: nice poetic description, wish I could say the same for here!” 7:55:31 AM 12/30/02 “Heh, I didn't mention the big view of the dirty nasty stained roof of my bro-in-law's house!” 7:59:40 AM 12/30/02 “Back at work this morning. Good coffee. Work, ugh.... It's better than cleaning the house though, which is what my wife and kids will be doing!” 8:14:11 AM 12/30/02 “Don't remind me of cleaning, my place is trashed, and I don't plan on getting motivated to do something about it for quite some time. :-)” 8:20:17 AM 12/30/02 “I'm trying not to think of it myself. I've been needing to clean my study for, oh, a year and a half now. I've done some rearranging, but that's about it.” 8:23:54 AM 12/30/02 “Well, Heck. It looks like that was a nice conjunction I missed, <grrrr>. According to the Moonrise program, the Moon (and its cohorts) rose just after 4 AM and was a crescent 15% full. (Hmmm... wouldn't ya know.... it was written by some wacko in Grand Rapids, LOL) Also, according to the Interactive Star Chart at S&T, Venus was right there with it as well as Mars (tho' Mars isn't too bright right now). It's a little hard to tell; they're so close together and there isn't a 'zoom' feature. It sounds like the leaves in are changing down in the tropics, <G>” 8:41:55 AM 12/30/02 “So much for proofreading!” 8:43:29 AM 12/30/02 “It's still dark here, Tilt. I'll look out and check. Yup, there's the moon and there's Venus. Good, I feel better now.” 8:46:12 AM 12/30/02 “Cool Deal, <G>” 9:08:47 AM 12/30/02 “The wonder of the Internet...” 9:10:16 AM 12/30/02 “Geez, Louise. I forgot to eat breakfast. Got coffee, got a walk, got ready for workplace cataclysm. Forgot bagel. Maybe I should get a breakfast burrito?” 9:19:47 AM 12/30/02 “Am I the first one up this morning? Where is everyone? Hope everyone has a wonderful, terrific, awesome...everything goes right for you kinda day!” 5:33:36 AM 12/31/02 “Good morning, crazygurl, and you sleepy oness. Please be careful with your celebrating today and tonight, folks. Would like to see you around tomoirrow. I've enjoyed this year with you. Hope we all lhave a great 2003. current weather and forecast” 5:41:22 AM 12/31/02 “Happy New Year to all. After 56 of 'em, they're no big deal but I'm still glad I'm around to see 'em. Stay safe, but not necessarily sane. See y'all on the trail in 2003. Ice and snow coming down, but it doesn't look as bad as they predicted. No moon, no stars, no Venus, no sun - just drizzle.” 5:56:50 AM 12/31/02 “Good morning, all... Steiny: New Year's Days, like birthdays, are proven to be good for your health. Those who have the most, live the longest. :)” 6:40:03 AM 12/31/02 “Last day of the year. Tonight at midnight the deal is supposed to close, one big publically traded corp selling us to another big but privately held corp. If all goes as planned, I will be working for somebody else tomorrow.” 6:40:40 AM 12/31/02 “Hi everyone.. No big plans for me tonight, I'm feeling quite yucky this morning. The only reason I came to work is because I want to roll over some PTO. May end up going home early anyway. Be safe, Happy New Year!” 7:44:38 AM 12/31/02 “Good morning everyone! Today should be fun, get to go and celebrate New Year's Eve over the friends who always hadvthe best parties, before they had kids. They just had another baby so we'll take over some goodies and fully expect to be home before nine pm. =)” 7:58:42 AM 12/31/02 “Never been much of one for NYE parties. Usually asleep before midnight. Dunno what I'm gonna do this year, although I just got a new box of cigars in the mail yesterday, and I might burn one of those tonight.” 8:04:43 AM 12/31/02 “Sorry you are feeling bad Smiley. We will do our usual NOTHING on New Years Eve :-( One year I'm gonna paint the town...with or without the spouse.” 8:39:03 AM 12/31/02 Happy New Year “ 2 0 0 3 |
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