tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-216191682024-03-14T01:25:53.067-07:00leora loreTidbits about my life and where I am visiting or living.leorahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16192901882494823930noreply@blogger.comBlogger89125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21619168.post-68735631464052318252021-04-10T16:10:00.001-07:002021-04-10T16:10:35.760-07:00Novel Anniversary Gift<p>April 9<sup>th</sup> was our 6<sup>th</sup> wedding
anniversary, on which I got my COVID-19 vaccine. In
Oregon, I was only eligible for a vaccine, right now, through the Veterans
Administration, and I was eligible through them only because I am married to Jay,
a vet. Hence, I considered the vaccine
an anniversary gift from Jay! Lucky me!</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Below, Jay is pointing to the
bandaid over the vaccine site, during our daily walk:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OqFKLyC6mrw/YHIuOe_aF0I/AAAAAAAAUkg/QLriquKsQuMfmdGzitwMjqwlHxG_pDwUQCNcBGAsYHQ/s2048/DSCF3748.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OqFKLyC6mrw/YHIuOe_aF0I/AAAAAAAAUkg/QLriquKsQuMfmdGzitwMjqwlHxG_pDwUQCNcBGAsYHQ/s320/DSCF3748.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal">May you get a novel gift, that isn’t the novel coronavirus. . .<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">leora</p>leorahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16192901882494823930noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21619168.post-39138642425936866702020-04-20T21:59:00.000-07:002020-05-19T19:49:27.365-07:00My Dad's passing<br />
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A week has passed since my Dad passed away, and I think that
it might be time to admit to myself that he’s gone. Yes, with my
family I wrote an <a href="https://www.fischerfuneral.com/obituaries/Ralph-Gregory-2/#!/Obituary">obituary</a>,
and emailed it out, and wrote out the details (see below) of the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/leslie.gregory.50/videos/10222167699131653/">slideshow</a>
that my sister-in-law so kindly put together, but stuff like this, I seem to
sort of compartmentalize, and I think that by sending this out to you all, it
will be a true acknowledgement (emotionally) that he’s no longer here.<br />
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Memories from the far past continually pour into my mind: </div>
<ul style="margin-top: 0in;" type="disc">
<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left: 0in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">the time when we were
creating portmanteaus (one word from two) (a local Detroit
weatherman, <a href="https://youtu.be/GcKajrki0bQ">Sonny Elliot</a>, was always doing that with weather words), so we were doing
simple ones like breakfast + lunch becomes brunch! And then my Dad
said, “how about ‘sharp’ and ‘witty’”, and before we could say the
obvious, he said “warp”! Somehow, that was hysterically funny, and
that memory, created while we were in the car, going south on Van Dyke (at
the time, M-53), near Rapp’s Orchard in Romeo, just sticks in my head and
pops out at random times</span></li>
<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left: 0in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">my Dad teaching my
brother and me how to replace a window pane after we broke one while
playing with each other</span></li>
<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left: 0in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">my Dad working on his
PhD: </span></li>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left: 0in; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">building models of
molecules, </span></li>
<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left: 0in; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">building and then using
dark rooms for developing photos of I don’t remember what (in addition to
developing black and white family portraits)</span></li>
<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left: 0in; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">taking the bus with him
to go to ballet class while he went to class, during the part of his PhD
that required classes</span></li>
<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left: 0in; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">the one time I went
with him to one of the classes, and thinking that I understood something
because they said the word “nylon” and I knew what nylons were!
Except, of course, I didn’t. </span></li>
<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left: 0in; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">him coming home and
making a “poor man’s cake”, because he saw the eggless chocolate cake
recipe on the bus. Many of my friends are quite familiar with it,
because that’s pretty much the only cake that I make.</span></li>
<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left: 0in; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">my coming to the
conclusion that I never wanted to get a PhD because I didn’t want to have
to work as hard as my Dad did to get it. I didn’t realize, at the
time, that he did it in record time, even though he had us (his family)
sapping some of his time and energy. </span></li>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left: 0in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Fun and work at our
farm:</span></li>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left: 0in; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Cutting down trees</span></li>
<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left: 0in; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Planting trees</span></li>
<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left: 0in; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Boating, fishing,
swimming – sometimes with friends and relatives, sometimes with just us</span></li>
<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left: 0in; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Gardening</span></li>
<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left: 0in; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Dealing with grapes – I
found them yummy, but my folks used most of them to make wine</span></li>
<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left: 0in; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Having roast corn on
the cob, fresh from the garden with lots of relatives</span></li>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left: 0in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Dad playing chess
(I learned to play, but was no match for him)</span></li>
<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left: 0in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The early adopter:</span></li>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left: 0in; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Dad loved taking
photos, and he was always adopting the latest technologies:</span></li>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left: 0in; mso-list: l0 level3 lfo1;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Instamatics</span></li>
<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left: 0in; mso-list: l0 level3 lfo1;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Videos</span></li>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left: 0in; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Dad built a <a href="https://www.thehenryford.org/collections-and-research/digital-collections/artifact/363696">heathkit
computer</a> long before the IBM PC came around AND wrote all of the
programs to do whatever was needed, because things like Microsoft Word
and Excel didn’t exist, yet.</span></li>
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Then there are the memories from the not-so-far past:</div>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left: 0in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">My parents' visits to my
houses in New Jersey or Oregon were rare, and always involved some big
project. In New Jersey, it was fixing the front walk, and in Oregon,
it was building bookshelves.</span></li>
<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left: 0in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">All of our travel
vacations – there were very few of them, since the farm was the normal
place for vacations:</span></li>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left: 0in; mso-list: l1 level2 lfo2;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Yellowstone and Craters
of the Moon when we were kids</span></li>
<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left: 0in; mso-list: l1 level2 lfo2;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Israel, visiting sites
and relatives, after my first year of college</span></li>
<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left: 0in; mso-list: l1 level2 lfo2;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">A cruise up the inside
passage of Alaska in the late summer, after I graduated from college (we
figured that it would be our last family vacation – my brother was also
available for this one)</span></li>
<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left: 0in; mso-list: l1 level2 lfo2;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">A trip to England and
Scotland – I particularly remember a chance walking “tour” that we took
with a bunch of walkers in England who were getting a chance to visit a
bunch of farms. When I mistook them for a group touring a castle
ruin, they invited us along. The fellow who invited us was 84, so
my Dad wanted a picture of him, as his Dad was the same age at the
time. A sort of a “you don’t *<b>have</b>* to be “old” at 84” kind
of picture. And now, that’s as long as he, himself, lasted. . .</span></li>
<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left: 0in; mso-list: l1 level2 lfo2;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">And finally, a cruise
around New Zealand, ending up in Sydney, Australia, before heading
home. By then, he was already having memory creation issues, and
when I asked him to say one thing, specifically, that he remembered from
the trip, he finally came up with “flying monkeys”. I wracked my
brain, trying to think of what he could possibly have meant, and finally,
I realized that he was remembering the “flying foxes” as they are called
in Australia, or: fruit bats. They are HUGE. And they were
everywhere in the botanical park that I encouraged my parents to go and
see before we returned to the US.</span></li>
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I also remember that he loaned me his SLR camera, after
teaching me how to use it, so that I could take pictures when my girlfriend,
Jeannie, and I made a trip to Taiwan to visit her family. My parents
wanted me to take pictures since they knew that they would never go, but were
still interested to see what I saw, there.</div>
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And then there are the memories of the very, very recent
past. Thankfully, I was in Michigan for the month of February, so I got
to see him every day. Whenever we did a transfer from his wheelchair to
anything other than the walker, we got to dance, together – something that my
brother had suggested worked really well. Indeed, it did work well – as
we’d rock side to side and I’d “lead” him to the destination.</div>
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While he lost his ability to make memories, he never lost
his ability to make jokes. He was constantly saying things that would
make us laugh. He always had a quip for the doctors. For example, one day, a doctor came in and asked him how he was doing, and his response was "I was hoping that<b> you</b> would tell<b> me</b>!" But, alas, no more quips. </div>
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I think that this may be what memorial services are for –
for everyone to get together and go through their memories, and send their
loved one on, in their mind, as well as in fact. However, I’ve always
hated memorial services. Probably because I’m an introvert, and having so
many people in one place at one time just saps the energy out of me, even if I
really enjoy each individual conversation that I have with everyone. So
maybe it’s fitting that I don’t have to deal with a formal memorial service at
this exact time? Or maybe I’m just searching for that silver lining in
what is really a dreadful situation. I’m very sorry that I can’t be
together with my Mom, and help her with the myriad of end of life duties that
she’s stuck with. It’s easier to divvy all of those up if we’re
together. FaceTime is great for “seeing” one another, but we don’t have
the remote hug perfected, yet. . .</div>
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So Dad, I’m glad that your suffering (from Covid-19) is
over, but I’m so sorry that it had to be in this way. You survived heart
attacks and strokes and a cardiac arrest, kidney issues and more, but the virus
is the thing that finally took the wind out of you, most literally. Yes,
please, rest in peace.</div>
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We do still intend to have a proper memorial service after
all of -this- is over. I know that no one is really totally unaffected by
the coronavirus, and many are suffering in unfathomable ways. Love to
all, and virtual hugs to you all.</div>
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Here’s the detail of the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/leslie.gregory.50/videos/10222167699131653/">slideshow</a>.
You can click on the gear (settings) on the lower right hand corner of the
video and make it “HD” (for High definition):<br />
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<a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1iDLzsCj_pE/Xp57fIgBQwI/AAAAAAAAPlM/IHe6KAEyclQS7jzJot_hUL8j5hbYi92jwCNcBGAsYHQ/s1600/HDSettings.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="143" data-original-width="324" height="141" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1iDLzsCj_pE/Xp57fIgBQwI/AAAAAAAAPlM/IHe6KAEyclQS7jzJot_hUL8j5hbYi92jwCNcBGAsYHQ/s320/HDSettings.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
and
you can go to full screen by clicking on that “expansion” box, right next to
it. (This is in Facebook - you don’t need a Facebook account to see it,
but you might need to press “not right now” if it asks you if you want to go to
Leslie Gregory’s page.) The slideshow is also on the <a href="https://www.fischerfuneral.com/obituaries/Ralph-Gregory-2/">FischerFuneral</a> site, as well, but the quality of the one on Facebook is better.<br />
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Others included in the video include Trudy, Leslie and wife
Sherri, and Leora and husband Jay; good friend, Evelyn Raiter; Evelyn’s
parents; Ralph’s brothers Ron & Bob; Bob’s family (Nancy, Allison, Daniel);
Ralph’s parents (Tillie and Leonard); and Family dogs: Prometheus, Orion, and
Hestia</div>
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If not specified, below, then the photo contains Ralph, and
one or more of: Trudy, Leslie, Leora</div>
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The number on the left is the video time marker visible when
your mouse hovers over the video timeline. (You can drag the marker to specific
positions).</div>
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0:33 Ralph & Bob after successfully felling a tree AWAY
from their farmhouse. </div>
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1:06 Evelyn Raiter’s parents and Trudy and Ralph (in
Nebraska)</div>
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1:52 Ralph with Evelyn Raiter to his right (folkdancing at
Detroit’s Meadowbrook)</div>
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2:32 Prometheus & Ralph</div>
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2:38 Ralph and his parents (Tillie and Leonard)</div>
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2:40 Ralph and Trudy, standing; and down in front: Sherri,
Allison, Daniel, Leslie</div>
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2:45 Ralph on the roof and Ron (standing on scaffolding)</div>
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2:48 Ralph and Orion</div>
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2:54 Leslie & Sherri’s wedding: Back row: Leora, Bob,
Nancy; Middle Row: Trudy, Ralph; Front: Sherri, Leslie</div>
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2:57 Ron, Bob, Ralph</div>
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3:01 Standing: Sherri, Leslie, Leora, Jay; Seated Trudy,
Ralph</div>
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3:04 Standing: Jay, Leora, Trudy, Sherri, Leslie;
Recovering from Heart surgery: Ralph</div>
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3:08 Bob, Ralph, Ron</div>
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3:13 Bob, Nancy, Trudy, Ralph, Ron, Alice</div>
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3:17 Jay, Leora, Ralph, Trudy, Sherri, Leslie</div>
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3:21 Jay in the background; Ralph and Bob</div>
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3:29 L to R around table: Leslie, Ralph, Trudy, Jay, Leora,
Sherri</div>
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3:33 Standing: Sherri, Leslie, Leora, Jay;
Seated:Trudy and Ralph</div>
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3:38 Leora, Leslie, Trudy, Ralph in sweaters we’ve all had
for about 40 years</div>
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3:50 Hestia and Ralph having a conversation</div>
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3:58 Sherri, Leslie, Trudy, and Ralph at the memory care
facility where Ralph had lived since November of 2017</div>
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4:02 Ralph getting a visit from Hestia and Trudy (2/28/2020)</div>
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4:05 Ralph and Leora (2/16/2020)</div>
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4:10 Last documented hug and kiss. . . The memory care
facility lockdown hoping to avoid the spread of COVID-19 happened just a few
weeks after this. Alas, the lockdown was not enough to stop the spread of
the virus.</div>
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And, finally, this is the obituary that also appears on the <a href="https://www.fischerfuneral.com/obituaries/Ralph-Gregory-2/#!/Obituary">Fischer
Funeral website</a>:</div>
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Ralph Lawrence Gregory, age 84, of Saginaw, passed away
Sunday, April 12, 2020, at Covenant HealthCare from complications due to
Covid-19.</div>
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The son of Leonard Joseph and Tillie Gregory, Ralph was
born on September 7, 1935, in Detroit, Michigan.</div>
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Ralph was a devoted husband, first and foremost, and
all of his hobbies complemented Trudy’s. For example, he liked to build
things and she liked to grow cacti, so he built a greenhouse for her. He
loved to photograph, so took pictures of all of her plants as well as family
portraits and vacation photos. He had a great sense of humor that made
the whole family laugh. </div>
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Ralph graduated from Utica High School in 1953.
He finished his bachelor’s degree in Chemistry at the University of Michigan
after his January 20, 1957 marriage to Trudy, and then supported her, and
subsequently, two kids, while Trudy went to medical school. After she
became a physician, and was secure in a job, Ralph went back to school and,
after only three years, earned his PhD in Chemistry, at Wayne State
University. The research prompted him to create a darkroom at home where
he became adept at developing micrographs and photographs (well before the time
of digital photos!), and there-after he became the family photographer.</div>
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Ralph’s career was predominantly working at Ford Paint
and Vinyl Plant where he developed various materials/fabrics and bonded
materials for the interiors and exteriors of vehicles. He worked there
unti<span style="background: yellow; mso-highlight: yellow;">l</span> 1991, after
32 years. In 1993, he moved on to TV production where he and Trudy
produced 12 episodes of <i>Bloomtime</i> and a program describing the work of
Master Gardeners. </div>
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As they were both retired, they figured they’d spend
more time on their farm. There they planted a chestnut orchard in 2003, at the
beginning of the chestnut industry in Michigan and wound up in the chestnut
business! It produced hundreds of pounds of chestnuts yearly, which they
picked, processed, and sold, until 2013. Following serious health issues,
they moved to Saginaw to live closer to their son and daughter-in-law.</div>
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Ralph’s hobbies and talents were numerous: building
furniture, model airplanes, cars, and ships; stamp and coin collecting; baking
and cooking; playing chess; swimming, boating, shooting; photography; doing major
landscaping, including a waterfall and pond at the Romeo home with in-situ
boulders. In 1979, he built his own computer from a kit which now resides in
the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, MI. Ralph wrote his own programs,
using one to produce Macomb Audubon’s Earthstar newsletter, of which he was the
editor for nine years. He seemed to know how to maintain and fix anything
and everything. A real Whiz-kid, even in his later years, and all with
his punster humor.</div>
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Ralph is survived by his beloved wife, Gertrude “Trudy”
Gregory; dear children, Leslie (Sherri) Gregory and Leora (Jay Avery) Gregory;
brothers, Leonard Ronald “Ronnie” Gregory and Robert (Nancy) Gregory, and
several nieces and nephews.</div>
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He was preceded in death by his sister, Beatrice Milne,
and his parents.</div>
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<span style="background: white; mso-highlight: white;">Out
of concern for the health and well-being of those family and friends who wish
to pay their respects and celebrate a life well-lived, Ralph’s family plans to
hold a memorial service at a later date to be announced. Meanwhile,
all are encouraged to leave a tribute and/or your favorite photo by going to</span><a href="http://www.fischerfuneral.com/"><span style="background: white; color: windowtext; mso-highlight: white; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"> </span></a><a href="https://www.fischerfuneral.com/obituaries/Ralph-Gregory-2/">this page</a><span style="background: white; mso-highlight: white;">. In lieu of flowers, please
consider giving donations in Ralph’s memory to The Nature Conservancy (</span><a href="https://nature.org/"><span style="background: white; color: #1155cc;">https://nature.org</span></a><span style="background: white; color: #006621;">), </span><span style="background: white; mso-highlight: white;">Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (</span><a href="https://www.pcrm.org/"><span style="color: #1155cc;">https://www.pcrm.org</span></a><span style="color: #006621;">)</span>, or Action on Smoking and Health <span style="color: #006621;">(</span><a href="https://ash.org/"><span style="color: #1155cc;">https://ash.org/</span></a><span style="color: #006621;">).</span></div>
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Dad was cremated. The burial of the urn will take
place at a future date.</div>
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We are truly thankful for the wonderful and courageous
doctors, nurses, and aides who took care of Ralph. Their care was
thoughtful, and extraordinary, with numerous video calls that allowed us some
semblance of closeness, without actually being in the room.</div>
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To express your condolences, or add to the photo
collection, please visit<a href="http://www.fischerfuneral.com/"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"> </span></a><a href="http://www.fischerfuneral.com/"><span style="color: #1155cc;">www.fischerfuneral.com</span></a>,
or go directly to <a href="https://www.fischerfuneral.com/obituaries/Ralph-Gregory-2/">my Dad's page</a>.
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May your fond memories be many,</div>
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<br />leorahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16192901882494823930noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21619168.post-30664637669066744462020-04-09T12:38:00.002-07:002022-03-17T20:52:27.688-07:00Official 5th anniversary photo<p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />Our official 5th anniversary photo.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For the future, so that we remember why we
weren't on Mt. Hood for this anniversary. . . The 5th anniversary is the "wooden" anniversary, something I learned after we took the picture (Jay knew, though, and hence his suggestion of this background!).</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhdNqnyWbLKy0CFCYGmyo2IUMX8YL4_jBLt4LIZEbO4T_mK9-YMnp6fdZJx8gITa2De5YLB-Ks8-0-eclZWvSXzJ-Uv-T-5QJpJB_AQXvxUh1S1ts6wW2KWyQOq7e8qtGR7CQPo0jSEm8B_bMOJRoOzQl1E7X7oZlcjbSUI8BUFndrqKhklGWI=s4608" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhdNqnyWbLKy0CFCYGmyo2IUMX8YL4_jBLt4LIZEbO4T_mK9-YMnp6fdZJx8gITa2De5YLB-Ks8-0-eclZWvSXzJ-Uv-T-5QJpJB_AQXvxUh1S1ts6wW2KWyQOq7e8qtGR7CQPo0jSEm8B_bMOJRoOzQl1E7X7oZlcjbSUI8BUFndrqKhklGWI=s320" width="240" /></a></div></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><br /></span><p></p><p></p>leorahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16192901882494823930noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21619168.post-89633923824843020642018-05-24T15:22:00.000-07:002018-08-29T11:11:17.577-07:00Milestones attained, in spite of struggles<!--[if !mso]>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">I
had the fortune of hitting nice round number milestones, completely by
happenstance: my 60<sup>th</sup> successful summit of Mt. Hood on my 200<sup>th</sup>
successful summit of *<b>any</b>* mountain out of 250 attempts on *<b>any</b>*
mountain (92 of which have included Jay!). Jay “merely” attained his 98<sup>th</sup>
successful summit of Mt. Hood (out of who knows how many hundreds of climbs!):</span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">We’re
shown above with the shadow of Mt. Hood stretched out on the clouds, below, and
the early morning sunshine (barely ½ hour after sunrise) catching one of the
outcroppings near the summit. I love the texture of the clouds, center
left of the photo – see that bit of a swirl in there?</span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">Jay
is clutching his trademark drink. If we just go on a one-day climb,
there’s always the sound of pssssssssfffffftttttttt, as he opens the bottle in
the low pressure atmosphere as we climb higher, which tends to make everyone
laugh after they whip their heads around, trying to figure out where that sound
is coming from.</span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">So,
what’s this about struggles?</span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">After
our success on Mauna Kea, marking the end to our <a href="http://leoralore.blogspot.com/2017/09/we-completed-our-50-state-highest.html">50
state highest points project</a>, we climbed Mauna Loa, also on the Big Island
in Hawaii. On the way down off of Mauna Kea, and then, again, down off of
Mauna Loa, I not only suffered from altitude sickness, but my left knee hurt
terribly by the end of each climb. I figured that I’d get it looked into,
after I got back home. Well, the very next hike that we did, now on the
island of Kauai, resulted in a slip of some sort on the rain-slicked mud, and
me tearing the meniscus of my left knee. After a torturous 4 hour descent
of only 2500ft, and about 2.5 miles, which normally would have taken us less
than 2 hours, if that, we made it to the car, but we were unable to do any more
climbing or any significant hiking, after that, for the rest of the month that
we were in Hawaii. That meant that the long-planned-for Na Pali coastal
hike was out (for which we’d bought a relatively expensive permit), as was all
of the other hiking we’d planned or anticipated while there. We consoled
ourselves with snorkeling a good deal, instead, which was also gentle on my
knee.</span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">After
we returned home, I got the meniscus tear diagnosed and started up on physical
therapy. We then took off on a trip to Germany to visit Jay’s sister and
her husband, and took in Iceland using Icelandic Air’s generous
no-extra-airfare-fee long lay-overs in Iceland enroute. And then, after
getting home, and both of us dealing with a cold for about 3 weeks, went off on
a trip to Michigan, where the flat landscape turned out beneficial for allowing
me to finally go on long walks. </span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">I
brought with me to Michigan (where my family still resides), a sweater that my
immediate family all had acquired some 40 or so years, prior, and we took this
photo to celebrate my parents’ 61<sup>st</sup> wedding anniversary:</span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">Too
bad we never took a similar picture 40 years ago! That would have been
pretty funny!</span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">After
returning to Oregon, I finally was able to see an orthopedist, who seemed to
think that my time was up – no more backpacking/hiking/climbing - I
needed to think about winding down, he seemed to indicate. Even though I
*<b>knew</b>* that that should not be </span><span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; mso-themecolor: accent4; mso-themeshade: 191;">the </span><span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">outcome, it made me afraid to
do more because of either re-injury or worse outcomes. I kept telling him
that’s not an acceptable response to my situation (it turns out that I have
some osteoarthritis in my knee), until he eventually offered that an
off-loading brace might help me out. The osteoarthritis is affecting the
cartilage in the inside part of my knee, so the brace makes it so that when I
walk, the force is transferred to the outside (good) part of my knee.
That seemed to make long, hilly walks doable. My physical therapist
suggested other providers for me to talk to. I talked to them, and wound
up getting a cortisone shot in my knee, which seems to have made some things
better.</span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">Jay
and I decided that I should try a previously planned climb of Mt. St.
Helens. To reduce the descent, Jay and I packed in and stayed overnight
partway up the mountain. Here’s our mountain home, with the clouds
rolling in the background:</span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">We
were joined, the next day, by the rest of the team. After getting to the
summit (Mt. Adams in the distance, and the northeastern part of the St. Helens
crater rim, behind us – Photo Credit: Teresa Redman):</span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">we
glissaded (sat on our butts and slid down) a good part of the upper mountain.
But, alas, the snow got so soft, that we would sink into the snow faster than
we could slide down it! So, we had to do a bunch of walking to get back
to camp. I used the brace for the descent, and it seemed effective.
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">When
we got to our camp, it was a mess. We’d specifically left the tent open,
so that if a rodent or creature wanted to get in, they wouldn’t have to chew
holes into it. Well, the ravens tore through it, anyway – pulling a
sleeping bag out of one hole that they made, puncturing the air mattress (still
working on repairing that!), and taking off with all of Jay’s food (including
the freezed dried stuff!). This meant that we had to pack out that night
– thus negating the whole point of packing in – which was to avoid doing the
complete descent in one day. . . </span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">Fortunately,
my knee stayed relatively happy that whole climb, and the next day, and even
the following day, until the end of our daily walk, and then wow-eee! A
new hurt came on strong in a new place. I could barely walk for several
days. Fortunately, the pain subsided, and I was able to start walking
again. We decided to risk another climb when the weather and conditions
appeared to be favorable for the Hood climb.</span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">Again,
after getting to the summit, I donned my brace, and headed down. This
climb, however, was more technical, and I had to do a maneuver that I’d not
needed to do on any of the previous hikes or climbs, and searing pain ran
through the back of my knee. Here I was, in the crux of the climb, and in
a tight spot that everyone going up or down needed to go through, and I just
wanted to stop. I realized that I had to get through it, so, I just
cringed and bore it until I got to a flat spot, which fortunately wasn’t too far
away. </span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">The
brace is bulky, so I can’t just put it on my skin, and put tights, long johns,
or even some pants on top of it, I have to put it on top of them, but each bit
of apparel is a different thickness, and it turns out that what I wore seemed
to be too thick for the current adjustment of the brace, so it was
over-correcting. I decided to take it off before doing the rest of the
descent, in hopes that the pain would ease. It did. Alas, we were
on the mountain so early in the morning, that at that elevation, the snow was
quite crusty, so we couldn’t glissade (thus saving my knee) until we got much
further down. I worried that I would pound my knee too much, so I
glissaded in spite of the poor conditions, until the lack of steepness forced
me to walk, again. We took it much slower than we normally do, so that
the knee wouldn’t be pounding so much. It must have made a difference,
because I didn’t suffer major pain in the following days.</span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">I
did, however, talk to my physical therapist, Lynne, who patiently explained
what the “new hurt” was that I had experienced a couple of days after the St.
Helens descent, and kindly informed me that likely my muscles were not really
in condition for climbing. I went in to see her shortly thereafter, and
she confirmed that I wasn’t up to snuff, and has given me a ton of exercises to
do to strengthen the muscles that should help to put less strain on my
knee. Oh, for the days when all of this stuff was easy – and just doing
what I wanted to do was enough to ready all of my muscles. . .</span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">May
your “easy” days last as long as possible. . .</span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">leora</span></div>
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leorahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16192901882494823930noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21619168.post-38265529199315358032017-09-09T02:41:00.001-07:002018-12-19T16:48:30.784-08:00We completed our 50 state highest points project!<!--[if !mso]>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">We
did it!!! Just a little over a year ago, when we completed 49 out of the
50 highest points in each state, I did a write-up: <a href="http://leoralore.blogspot.com/2016/09/49-continental-state-highest-points.html">49
continental state highest points complete</a>. We still had the highest
point of one last state to attain: Hawai’i! And, at last, we did it!</span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">Two
days ago, we first attained it when the grandson of my now former neighbor,
Cathy, drove us nearly to the top, and we all sauntered over to the true
summit. Knowing how this would engender ridicule and scorn from our
hiking and climbing buddies, we then went back, yesterday, and hiked the 6-plus
miles (9.6km) and 4,800 ft (1463 meters) to the summit from the Visitor Center. The weather,
yesterday, wasn’t as ideal as the previous day, so we couldn’t see as
much. Here are the two “couple” summit photos from each day. This
first one is from September 6<sup>th </sup>(when we had<sup> </sup>Mark to take
our photo!) – Mauna Loa is the mountain in the distance: </span><br />
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">And
then this one from September 7<sup>th</sup> – since we arrived later in the
day, we had to change the background, so that the sun’s direction would be more
favorable to the photo, so you can see some of the many buildings that litter the summit area (besides, Mauna Loa wasn’t
visible, due to the clouds):</span><br />
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">And,
as many of you know, I’ve been using our state highest point achievements to
bring awareness to Juvenile Myositis (a sometimes fatal autoimmune disease
affecting children) by taking a photo of a Cure JM banner supplied years ago by
a friend whose son had the disease and has since passed away due to it.
Photos with the banner at all of the highpoints can be seen <a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10205081935477919.1073741831.1529477491&type=1&l=61777630d3">here</a>
(this is public, you don’t have to belong to Facebook to see it). Here is
the Hawai’i Cure JM photo:</span><br />
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">A
fascinating thing about this state high point is the myriad of antennas, arrays
of antennas, telescopes, and observatories that are on the top of this
mountain. These buildings are all HUGE. The mountain is also
HUGE! Note the red color:</span><br />
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">From
the summit (on the 6<sup>th</sup>, when it was clearer!), we could see
Maui! (I’m assuming that it’s actually the top of Haleakala’s crater):</span><br />
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following is typical scenery for the whole top 1000 ft or so of the mountain:</span><br />
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was near Lake Waiau at 13,020ft, one of the highest lakes in the US – what I
found fascinating is that there was still flora up here:</span><br />
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summit. In the distance, you can see the road to the summit:</span><br />
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">Almost
all of the signs on the mountain have these holes in them – presumably so that
the wind doesn’t blow them over:</span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">Leora</span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "Georgia","serif";">I’ve
discovered that my patience with an injury to me is almost non-existent.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On March 8<sup>th</sup>, we were happily
hiking with friends in the local Columbia Gorge, where it tends to be easy to
get multiple thousands of feet of elevation in, in a reasonable hike.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We were headed back down the trail, when I
managed to lose my balance and do a face-first dive into some rocks.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When I stopped, I became acutely aware that
while I hadn’t smashed my face, something was very wrong.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m not sure if it was the searing pain or
what, but I became aware that I’d likely dislocated my right shoulder.</span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Jay
was able to remove my backpack, somehow, and began to wonder how he’d stabilize
my arm for the couple of miles that we had left to return to the cars.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I decided to try to sit up, and as I did so,
my shoulder popped back into place!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
still remember the wave of relief that washed over me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The extreme pain had disappeared, and left
behind extreme apprehension of a reoccurrence.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>In addition, I discovered that not ALL of the pain had disappeared.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There still was quite a bit, and my right arm
wasn’t exactly mobile.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I descended the
trail with Jay carrying both of our backpacks, Dyanne carrying my 2<sup>nd</sup>
pole, and with my right arm at my side.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>When we finished the rest of the descent, I finally remembered that I
could use my jacket as a sling, and put my right arm inside of my jacket and
zipped it up.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That made me much more
comfortable.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When we went by a patch of snow,
Gary suggested that we make an ice pack.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Mark whipped out a zip-lock bag, and someone filled it with snow, and
that was placed inside my jacket on my shoulder.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "Georgia","serif";">After
dumping off the crew at our carpool location, Jay and I went on to urgent care,
where they took x-rays, told me that I’d not broken anything, gave me a sling,
and sent me on my way.</span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "Georgia","serif";">I
found out that the pain was lessened by sometimes hanging my arm at my side, so
I did that.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Since it was my dominant
arm, I re-discovered how useful that arm and hand tends to be in daily life,
and how useful having a shoulder is, as well.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Putting on or taking off *<b>any</b>* clothes or shoes; brushing teeth,
flossing; eating; closing car doors; putting on seat belts; etc.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was happy that within a week I’d gained
some use of my arm.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "Georgia","serif";">And
then, I finally got to see an orthopedic guy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He broke the news to me that I did, in fact, have a broken bone (a
little chip off of the glenoid – part of the socket that head of the upper arm
bone (humerus) sits in), and that I also had a dent in the humerus head (also
known as a Hill-Sachs lesion), and that I’d likely have to have surgery to fix
those things resulting in many months of rehab.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>But the good news, he thought, was that everything else seemed to be ok,
but just to check, he sent me off to have an MRI and gave me some exercises to
do.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The MRI wasn’t able to happen until
a while later, so about 3 weeks after the accident, I learned that I also had a
little tear in one of my rotator cuff muscles, but the suggestion was that that
was no big deal, as it would heal.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was
referred to a surgeon and after a lot of miscommunication, finally got to see
one, yesterday.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "Georgia","serif";">By
now, with help from my physical therapist who is also a climbing friend, my
shoulder was starting to feel MUCH better, my range of motion was good, and I
was getting stronger.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She kept telling
me that I wasn’t ready to climb, though, and that I needed to have patience –
these things take a while to heal. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was
still teaching mountaineering, and, last weekend, unthinkingly started digging
with my ice-axe and noticed that I could feel my shoulder.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That made me realize that it wasn’t quite
ready for prime time, but I still was under the illusion that just another week
or so, and I’d be able to climb, again.</span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Anyway,
it was with this mindset that I saw the surgeon, who specializes in
shoulders.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She listened to me tell her
what I do, and that it is important that it not re-occur, she felt my shoulder,
and had me do a number of things, and then we looked at the x-rays and MRIs, together,
while she explained to me what she saw.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>She thought that the bones all looked very good, that the little dent
was not too concerning because of how small it is, and that the little chip was
so tiny, that it, too, did not merit surgery.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>She pointed out that just going in there, moving around the muscle to
try to find that little chip, which is so small that she wouldn’t even be able
to put a screw in it, would cause way more damage than currently existed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When we looked at the MRIs, she showed me
that even though my humerus head wasn’t broken, it did get badly “shaken up”
and that the blood was rushing in there to try to fix the damage.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And she showed me all of the damage that the
various muscles had, but that, given what happened, that I really lucked
out.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The damage was quite minimal.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However, it WAS damaged.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And. . . that damage takes a while to
heal.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When I told her what I’d done with
the digging, she cringed. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When, in
conversation, I waved my arm back, she cringed, again.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She told me that I was doing too much, too
fast.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When I told her that I thought
that the bone would heal in what, two weeks or so, so that by now, 7 weeks
later, surely it was fine?, she cringed, yet again, and told me no – it takes a
long time. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That, really, while it should
all heal with rest, if I do too much, too fast, that I’ll cause it to take
longer to heal in the long run.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When I
pressed her for how much longer I should expect it to take, she said at *<b>least</b>*
another 6 weeks. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I can’t remember what I
said, exactly, but I happened to mention “a year”, and when I did, she nodded
her head and said, “yes, that is typically how long it takes for it to be all
better”. . .</span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "Georgia","serif";">So,
the good news is. . . it *<b>should</b>* all heal, and it *<b>should</b>* all
heal without surgery.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And I don’t know
what in the heck I did, yesterday, but I seem to have delivered a little
set-back, because today, it actually hurts.</span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "Georgia","serif";">The
other good news is that I *<b>can</b>* hike, but I do need to be careful in
that, and in everyday activities, to avoid re-damaging or annoying the whole
shoulder.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I think that I’m going to have
to just assume that I won’t be able to climb for a year, and concentrate on
rehabilitating the shoulder during that whole time.</span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "Georgia","serif";">I
was upset that we couldn’t do our annual wedding anniversary climb in April,
but I know that there are far worse things that could have happened, so I’m
going to TRY to be patient. . .</span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Because
I can still hike, we should be able to finish up our little project of getting
to the highest (natural) point in each of the 50 states when we go to Hawaii in
September and October.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(Of course, given
that there is a road to the highest point in Hawaii, Muana Kea, we should be
able to succeed no matter what, but our preference is to hike up it.)</span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "Georgia","serif";">I’ve
also discovered that apparently about 50% of my friends have dislocated or
damaged their shoulder, or know someone who has.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’ve appreciated hearing all of the stories.</span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "Georgia","serif";">May
you have good health AND be injury-free!</span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">As
you’re probably aware, Jay and I have been on a quest to summit the highest
natural point in each of the 50 states of the United States of America. We went on a trip this July and
August to attempt to wrap up getting to the highest points in all of the states
situated on the continent. On August 25<sup>th</sup>, 2016, we succeeded
(Jay and I, and our Cure JM (Juvenile Myositis) banner)!!! Now, all we
have left to do is Mauna Kea in Hawaii, and we’ll have been to the highest
point in each of the 50 states!</span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">Here,
I’ve included a collage of the final continental high points (I’ve been posting
the Cure JM photos at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10205081935477919.1073741831.1529477491&type=1&l=61777630d3">this
publicly accessible link</a>.) We also did the highest natural point in
Washington, District of Columbia, since we were so close. Finding the
USGS marker for the point that is the official recognition of the highest point
that the public is allowed to visit, turned out to be a bit of a challenge,
but, in spite of the almost 100degree Fahrenheit (38C) weather (with very high
humidity), we did find it, as you can see from the picture:</span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">We
did hikes with friends around New Jersey’s High Point, and we did hikes to
reach New York’s Mt. Marcy, Connecticut’s Mt. Frissell (the high point is on
the shoulder of the mountain, whose peak is in Massachusetts), New Hampshire’s
Mt. Washington (we had a choice for this one – there’s a road to the summit),
Vermont’s Mt. Mansfield, and Maine’s Baxter Peak on Katahdin. The rest
were readily accessible via at most a stroll from the vehicle. Speaking
of which, Jay’s Ford F150 has now been in 48 of our 50 states! Not many
vehicles can say that for themselves!</span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">May
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<span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">leora </span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">Since
this was a rather significant summit in terms of our getting to the highest
point in each of the 50 states, I decided to put captions on some of our
5/11/16 Mt. Rainier climb pictures, and put them on the web. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Unlike our neighborhood Mt. Hood, or even Washington’s
Mt. Adams, neither of us have tens of climbs of this mountain under our belts –
this was #8 for me, and probably #7 for Jay.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It takes at least 3.5 hours to get to the trailhead, and for me, at
least, it’s likely to always be at least a 2 day climb.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s such an impressive climb, though – and the
crevasses are so monumental in size, that it’s such a pleasure to do a climb of
the mountain.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you're interested in
the “picture story”, go to:</span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";"><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/117764522829617073083/6288125077233528833?authuser=0&feat=directlink" target="_blank">Link to May 11, 2016 climb of Mt. Rainier, Washington (#40)</a> </span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">leora</span><span style="color: green; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-no-proof: yes;"></span></div>
leorahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16192901882494823930noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21619168.post-3090192162373034692016-04-13T17:31:00.002-07:002018-12-19T16:52:52.735-08:001st Wedding Anniversary!<!--[if !mso]>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">It’s
already been a year since we climbed to the summit of Mt. Hood, and were
married by and in the presence of other climbers! Some of our climbing
friends couldn’t make it, that year, so soon after that climb, we decided that
we’d just have to do it, again, and our 1<sup>st</sup> anniversary seemed like
an appropriate time to do such a climb. So, I reserved the date on the
climb schedule (with the wilderness restrictions, and restrictions that the
Mazamas, our local climbing organization, have, we can’t have 2 climbs
happening at the same time on the same side of the mountain), and hoped that
there would be a weather window for the climb. And. . . there *<b>was</b>*
a weather window. It was predicted to be warmer than last year, so we had
to do the climb at night, rather than during the day, as we had last year, but
it turned out that the snow conditions and weather were absolutely
perfect! We had more than the 12 people, maximum, who were interested in
the climb and could go that day, so a couple people decided to do climbs on
their own, and meet us for the celebration. Here is our celebration photo
with everyone who could join:</span><br />
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">Photo
people, in strict left to right:</span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">Mark
Fowler, Dyanne Foster, Jean Hillebrand, Gary Riggs, Lynne Pedersen, Rita
Hansen, Moriel Arango, Leora Gregory, Jason Vosburgh, Jay Avery, David Carrier
(solo climber), Jonathan Myers, Karen Vernier (solo climber), and Amad
Doratotaj. The photo was taken by another Mazama organization member,
Aaron Mendelson, who just happened to also be on the summit at the same time.</span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">Mark,
Dyanne, Jean, Gary, and Karen had all joined us last year for the wedding,
which was performed by Karen.</span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">Since
most of the climb was at night, the pictures were primarily taken at the
summit. Jay stood just at the top of the crux of the climb, and
took photos of everyone as they emerged from the narrow chute of the western
Pearly Gate. One that I particularly enjoyed was this one:</span><br />
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">This
picture happens to be of me (followed by a couple of team members), but that’s
not why I like it – it’s because you can see all the way down the mountain, to
the sun just kissing the western edge of the White River canyon, below. </span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">On
the summit, Rita took this really sweet picture of Jay and me:</span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">And
Jason caught us doing what we tend to do a lot, especially while on a mountain:</span><br />
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<span style="color: green;">Gary is looking on. . .</span></div>
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the sun was shining, the skies were clear, there wasn’t much wind to speak of,
and snow was such that it made for an easy and safe ascent. Everyone made
it up to the top, and home, safely – a perfect climb, and a perfect gift for
our 1<sup>st</sup> Wedding Anniversary! People are already suggesting
that this be an annual event – but, as always, that will depend upon the
weather!!!</span></div>
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<span style="color: green;">May you all have wonderful
experiences to mark occasions of importance to you!</span></div>
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<span style="color: green;">leora</span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">While
we were in nice, cool, Sydney, we discussed our plans of driving north to
Darwin with our hosts, Peter and Elizabeth. While we were having to wear
jackets in Sydney, we were checking the weather in Darwin, and it was already
getting to be in the 90’s (Fahrenheit) (around 32-ish Celsius). I
remember saying something like, “well, at least we can go for a swim.”
“But you can’t!” exclaimed Elizabeth. I was confused – why not?
“Because there are crocodiles, there!”</span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">And then,
when we got close to Darwin, our Darwin friends, Dennis and Anne, told us about
this lovely place, Edith Falls, where one could swim – they remove any
crocodiles, periodically, so that people CAN swim. </span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">Here’s
a shot of some of the falls in the park, on the trail that we went on to get to
the pool just above these falls, to swim:<span id="goog_926697348"></span><span id="goog_926697349"></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">And
here’s a shot of the pool that we swam in, with another waterfall behind me and
the Cure JM (Juvenile Myositis) banner:</span><br />
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">Dennis
encouraged us to take a tour to see the crocodiles, even if it’s a bit
artificial, as the crocodiles are in the wild, and they are rather spectacular.
Click <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1plu1RVXbBs">here</a> to
see a 16 second video of a crocodile in action on our little tour on the
Adelaide River. Here are a couple of still shots. First, the
approaching crocodile; note the shape of the head:</span><br />
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">Next,
the jump – these guys are amazing – their tails are almost the same length as
their bodies, and they use them to launch their bodies out of the water:</span><br />
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">I
love that you can see his back legs just at the water level, his left “arm”
with those long sharp claws down by his side as he also uses that to
create momentum upward, and, those nice sharp teeth. This next shot shows
what it looks like with his back toward you:</span><br />
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">And
then this one, with the arm thrust down, and the full set of teeth:</span><br />
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">And
here’s a close-up of the teeth:</span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">This
next guy is much older, and bigger:</span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">and he doesn’t have much
in the way of teeth left:</span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">(and
he’s also missing his right front leg, and is known as “Brutus”). Note
how “gummy” his mouth is. . .</span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">Here’s
another beauty on the river shore:</span><br />
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">And
a close-up of a baby crocodile:</span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">Oh,
and while looking at this little guy, there were these other creatures running
around in the mud:</span><br />
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">They’re
called mudskippers. There are three of them in the above picture.
The above is a close-up – for size comparison, note the nearby leaf.</span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">So,
back to the crocodiles, they are wild, and while they don’t *<b>depend</b>* on
these tasty morsels provided by the tour operators, they certainly are
encouraged to show themselves and participate in the revelry. </span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">We
saw one crocodile, completely in the wild, at this billabong (a pond):</span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">for which there was the
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so many of these signs (pretty much, everywhere where there was water), we may
have had a little bit of a casual response to the sign. We had gone there
to check out the gorgeous birds. We weren’t at the water’s edge, but we
were getting somewhat close to it, when all of a sudden, we all spotted a very
large crocodile coming our way. We all decided that we weren’t interested
in being lunch for the croc, so moved away, without, I’m sad to say, a picture.
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">So,
with these crocodile images firmly in our heads, what better thing to do than
to go some place for a swim? It was, after all, very, very hot, with
temperatures at least 95F (35C), and definitely reaching over 100F (38C),
frequently. We decided to do a hike to Jim Jim Falls, which required us
to go on a road for 4 wheel drive cars, only. Some roads specified
whether the 4WD had to be high clearance or not. This one required high
clearance during some times of the year. We thought that we would try it,
and were successful in getting to the trailhead for Jim Jim Falls. At the
trailhead, we noticed the following two signs:</span><br />
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">talking
about how they manage the crocodiles so that we’ll be safe swimming in the pool
at Jim Jim Falls, and:</span></div>
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introduced the concept of two different types of crocodiles, which we only
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of the first things we noticed on our hike was a crocodile trap:</span><br />
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picture of the trap was on our way out – and it was sprung! We wondered
if a crocodile had, indeed, been caught in it, but we couldn’t tell.</span></div>
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ahead to Jim Jim Falls:</span><br />
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a shot of where the falls would be if there were falls, from the pool of water
in which we were swimming:</span><br />
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then, another shot from that same pool, looking back to where we’d hiked n
from:</span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">We did a lot of climbing
over rocks to get into this pool. There is a pool with a nice sandy beach
on the other side of the rocks just at the end of this pool. And
soon after we arrived, so did several families, some Australian, and one
American family doing some travelling similar to ours. We got some tips
for other “must see” places, and headed back.</span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">Dennis
and Anne had told us to tour Katherine Gorge, so that was our next day’s stop.
There are several gorges, here, and we didn’t have enough time to go
through all 3 gorges, but we were able to do the ½ day kayak through the 1<sup>st</sup>
gorge:</span><br />
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You might note that I’m wearing a long-sleeved cotton shirt – it was the only
way I could be comfortable in the searing sun and heat: I’d soak my shirt and
pants, and rewet them when they dried. The kayak was for a couple of
miles, and then we left the kayaks on the shore of the end of the 1<sup>st</sup>
gorge, and then went on a short little hike to the 2<sup>nd</sup> gorge for a
swim:</span><br />
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and Ed were happily cooling off.</span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">Jay
swung around after the above picture, and took a picture of me with the Cure JM
banner:</span></div>
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are several things to note in the above picture. Firstly, I was swimming
in my long sleeves – enjoying being cool, and knowing that my shirt would be
dry soon after leaving the water – so why NOT use it for sun protection, as
well? Another thing to note is the silvery boat to the right of the picture.
There were tour boats that were in this 2<sup>nd</sup> gorge, and while
swimming, we had to look out for them. . . We could have kayaked,
further, but just didn’t have the time. And lastly, do you see that
beach-looking thing to the right of the picture? It is a nice sandy
beach, and when Ed and I swam up to it, we discovered that it had a “keep off –
crocodile nesting area” sign on it!!!! Ok, so this beach, that is off of
this pool of water that we’re swimming in is a crocodile nesting sight, but this
pool is safe to swim in? The mind is boggled. . .</span><br />
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another picture looking up the gorge, and you can see that crocodile nesting
beach on the left:</span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">with
beautiful red rock under foot. .</span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">From
the water, I took the following shot in the other direction:</span><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-irJ-9BTzosk/VrUAw2TaoQI/AAAAAAAAKq8/YKV2Ll1mhCI/s1600/P8301373fixed.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-irJ-9BTzosk/VrUAw2TaoQI/AAAAAAAAKq8/YKV2Ll1mhCI/s320/P8301373fixed.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
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like the above picture, because it has Jay in it, looking at his surroundings,
giving perspective of the size of the surroundings.</span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">Ah,
it was beautiful and cooling and pleasant, but we had to move on, so we took
the short hike back to the first gorge, and got in the kayaks we’d left on the
shore, and kayaked back:</span><br />
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">Later,
as we drove west, but still in the Australia’s Northern Territory, we stayed in
a cabin at a caravan park that pretty much constituted the entire inland town
of Timber Creek. Here, they advertised that every day, they feed the
crocodiles, and here, the crocodiles were “freshies” – that is, freshwater
crocodiles (the second type that were mentioned on that Jim Jim Falls sign, way
above); and that is opposed to the “salties” that were pictured, above, which
are salt-water crocodiles.</span></div>
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of the most noticeable differences is the shape of their heads. Here’s
what the “freshie” head looks like:</span><br />
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">The
snout is much narrower than the Saltie’s snout. One guy claimed that
these guys wouldn’t be able to kill us – that if they did grab an arm, they’d
break their snout, because it wasn’t as powerful as the Saltie’s snout. I
don’t know about that, but it does jive with that sign that suggests that
Salties can maime and kill, but Freshies only maime. . . However, I’m not
sure that I’m going to ever test that theory. . . Here, at this river,
they tempted the freshies with much smaller bits of meat than what we saw used
to tempt the salties.</span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">Here’s
one freshie making his way over to us:</span></div>
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then another shot of one right next to the bridge where we were all standing,
while the one person tempted them with meat:</span><span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";"></span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">Leora</span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">On
August 12, 2015, we hopped on a plane for Australia (honeymoon #3) and, on
October 24, went over to New Zealand (honeymoon #4), and didn’t return until
November 19, 2015. It was a long trip (over 15,000 photos!), so I’ll
attempt to give a bunch of little short stories over the next months
(before we head off for more adventures!) about the travels.</span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">Here
is the map overview (click any picture to enlarge that picture):</span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">With
details visible <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=zHZsp_VFG5lA.ku0bvgbDEQj8">here</a>
(for the interested: you can see all of the places we went, and our route – you
can zoom in, and you can switch to a satellite mode).</span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">What
is pictured above turned into 13186 miles (21220 kilometers) of travel! </span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">Fortunately,
before we got into a rental car, we had a “soft landing”. Friends, Peter
and Elizabeth, who happened to live near Sydney, picked us up and took us to
their house, which backs onto some park land. This allowed us to recover
from our flight, get used to having to drive on the left hand side of the road,
without having to actually *<b>do</b>* the driving, get a wonderful
introduction to the local birds (gorgeous cockatoos, galahs, parrots of all
sorts) and plants, and hear about the local animals, most of which exist (in
the wild) only in Australia. This gave us a wonderful base of knowledge
for the rest of our trip around Australia.</span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">The
above sign was mostly seen on the roads to and from Uluru (Ayers Rock).
Another park had painted arrows showing the direction of travel in a lane in
front of pull-offs, or upon exiting a dirt road. </span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">We
actually had one timeline on our trip, and that was having to be in Darwin
(where we also have friends) on August 26, to pick up Ed (travel buddy and
friend from high school era) and Rebecca (wife of a high school friend who has
joined us on a couple of occasions) who were flying in. We were advised
by many to fly to Darwin (extreme middle north of the country) from Sydney
(south east of the country), because it’s so far, but Jay and I had been
driving all over the US, and loved it, so, why not do that in Australia, as
well? When we rented a car, and told the rental agent our plans, he
physically backed away from us, started to ask us “Do you know how far that
is?” stopped mid-question, looked beseechingly at Peter, who’d accompanied us
to get the car, and asked him if he’d explained to us just how far it is?
Peter nodded his head, and told him that we understood the task we were taking
on. And, away we went. . . we started from Sydney late afternoon on
August 17<sup>th</sup>, and made it to Darwin, going some 3000 miles ( 4828km),
by the 24<sup>th</sup>.</span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">That
segment of the trip taught us many things about driving in Australia. We
noticed that Australia’s roads are, in general, narrower than those in the US,
and, except for areas very close to the major cities (of which there are only a
few), there are no major highways, like the interstate highway system in the
US. We soon learned that the major roads, on which we would be spending the
majority of our time, were these 2 lane roads, sometimes wide-ish and most of
the time, narrow. We also learned that finding a place to stay by about 4 pm
was the wisest move, for many reasons, but mainly because we didn’t want to be
caught driving at dusk, when most of Australia’s wildlife wake up and start moving
around, most notably, the kangaroos. The first couple of days, we had
some very close calls with kangaroos, and after that, we stuck to full daylight
for driving</span><span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">:</span><span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";"></span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">Besides
having to get used to which side to drive on, we also had to get used to where
in the lane the car is, because, if you’re used to driving on the right side of
the road, the car extends a little bit beyond you on the left, and a LOT on the
right. Well, if you drive on the left side of the road, the bulk of the
car is to the LEFT of you, so positioning the car is a little different.
I believe that folks used to driving on the right tend to lose a lot of the
left-hand car mirrors when driving on the left side of the road.
Fortunately, we never lost any pieces of the car, but the left tires did spend
some time off of the left side of the narrow road. . .</span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">Another
detail is that the signal lever is on the right hand side of the steering wheel
(unlike in the US), while the windshield wipers are on the left. The
windshield wipers were constantly going, whenever a turn was anticipated. .
. What I found even more amusing is that *<b>after</b>* we returned, Jay,
having never really gotten used to the signals being activated by the right
hand, was constantly reaching for the signal lever with the right hand after we
returned!!! </span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">Neither
of us had any difficulty returning to the right hand side of the road, upon
returning to the USA, which actually surprised me for myself, as I’d gotten
quite accustomed to being on the other side of the road, and being on the right
hand side of the road would scare me, in Australia or New Zealand, and so I was
afraid that I’d yell at Jay to get on the other side of the road, mistakenly,
after returning. Hasn’t happened, though (thankfully)!</span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">I
noticed that there are some things that I’ve internalized from living in the US
for so long. One thing that I’ve internalized is that yellow separates
lanes going in different directions. Well, in Australia, those clues do
not exist. White dash lines exist between lanes going in the same direction,
as well as going in different directions, but it took a while for me to
understand why the roads seemed so confusing to me. Australia does use
yellow, but usually to mean that there are parking restrictions, and that
yellow is near the curb. (Yellow on the curb is frequently used for a
similar purpose, usually “no parking” in the US, but not quite in the same
location on the road as it is in Australia.) There was one National Park
that had no lines on most of the roads, and then, instead of marking the middle
of the road, it put in yellow lines on the side of the roads</span><span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";"> </span><span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">(don’t park!). With the
narrow roads, oncoming cars would frequently join us in our lane, which was
quite nerve-wracking, so I thought that if at least the midpoint were marked,
then they would KNOW that they were joining us. . .</span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">In
the Northern Territory (where Uluru/Ayers Rock and Darwin are located), there
were stretches of road where there was no speed limit. So, naturally, Jay
had to see how fast he could go. The car’s limit was 200km/hour, which is
a little over 124miles/hour:</span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">However,
as the speedometer went up, the fuel indicator went down. . . rapidly. We
started to worry if we’d make it to the next gas station, usually quite
distant, in those parts, like maybe 150kms(93miles) distant. Fortunately,
we didn’t out drive our capacity, ever. But speaking of gas stations, we
experienced anywhere from about $1.29/liter on the really cheap side, to more
commonly $1.60/liter, to sometimes $2.00/liter, which is about $5, $6.5, and $8
per gallon in Australian money. This translates to anywhere between $3 to
$4.8 to $6/gallon in US dollars.</span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">One
other joy we had were the Road Trains. They are kind of like semi
trucks. Here, in Oregon, we sometimes have triple trailer trucks, and
they are definitely long – there is no doubt, but Australia wins the length
award, with trucks sometimes hauling 4 railroad-sized train “cars” behind them
(in this picture, there are only 2):</span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">Note
that the van in front is driving off to the side, and that the Road Train takes
up most of the width of the lane. Here is a sign warning about the Road
Trains: </span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">53.5meters
is 175ft! For comparison, in Oregon, the maximum length for a semi
with 2 trailers, without a special permit, is 60ft. Passing a Road Train
was exciting, in a nervous sort of way. . .</span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">I
got a kick out of this, when I saw it – a truck towing a 3-car Road Train:</span></div>
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<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rBOE_K-oTaA/VoX_Do3HZdI/AAAAAAAAKfk/JosnYOZXR_o/s1600/P9231176.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rBOE_K-oTaA/VoX_Do3HZdI/AAAAAAAAKfk/JosnYOZXR_o/s320/P9231176.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";"></span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">At
least, that’s what appeared to be happening, to us. . .</span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">Regardless
of any difficulties in driving, we still preferred it to flying internally,
within the country. The car became our traveling “home” even though we
always either camped or found a place to stay, frequently in a hostel or
backpacker place. And, although we rented a darkish grey car in Perth, we
wound up with a reddish tinged car:</span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">before we took it to the
car wash before returning it. The red came from all of the red dirt roads:</span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";"></span></div>
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<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_Wzn8RgjJYE/VoX_Wi_R0UI/AAAAAAAAKf8/HF09HMXN01k/s1600/P9052419.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_Wzn8RgjJYE/VoX_Wi_R0UI/AAAAAAAAKf8/HF09HMXN01k/s320/P9052419.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">May
you always know which side of the road to drive on. . . (And which way to look
when crossing the road!)</span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">leora</span></div>
leorahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16192901882494823930noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21619168.post-40202646742481449962015-07-29T13:22:00.001-07:002020-09-28T19:41:43.388-07:00Honeymoon #2<!--[if !mso]>
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purpose, and inspiration for our second big trip in 2015 was to hit a number of
state high points (given that we’re now on a mission to reach the highest point
in each of the 50 states of the United States of America). I was hoping
that we would knock off another 11 state high points, including all of the more
difficult state high points, and the highest of the state high points in the
west and southwest. However, we met with weather issues for our very
first expected high point, Utah’s Kings Peak. And we had more weather
issues, and wound up rearranging our trip several times to get in *any* high
points, let alone the high ones. We finally started to get some traction
after taking a little “vacation” in Rocky Mountain National Park on the advice
of a friend. We then had a weather window to climb Colorado’s highest,
Mt. Elbert. After more storms, and more visiting, we decided to get some
easier ones in Oklahoma and Kansas, and then Texas – went back to New Mexico,
and then, suddenly, had extra time. I plugged a whole bunch of high
points around the states into my planning program, and discovered that if we
*just* hit the high points, and didn’t visit anyone, we could knock out quite a
few – and we did – we wound up visiting a total of 20 state high points this
trip, bringing our total high points visits up to 39, with only 9 northeastern
states, Hawaii, and Mt. Rainier to do!!! (While we’ve both done Mt.
Rainier a number of times, we have to do it, again, together, for this 50-state
project. . .)</span></div>
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our state high point collage:</span></div>
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some reason, this seems to be the year of the turtle. We were seeing them
all over! On this trip, we sighted our first, a box turtle, in Missouri,
and then, in Michigan, we saw a snapper laying eggs, and then a couple of
painted turtles, a couple red eared sliders, and another snapper.
All the eggs had been raided by some predator or another. Here is a
collage of most of the animals that we saw on the trip:</span></div>
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1, Picture 1: we managed to see the lizard that a sign told us to look for
while we were checking out the Valley of Fire State Park in New Mexico [not to
be confused with what appears to be a more famous Valley of Fire in
Nevada]. Alas, I can’t remember the type of lizard. . .</span></div>
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2, Picture 1: another longhorn cow and her calf in Mount Rogers National
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2, Picture 2: one of the many wild ponies that we saw in Grayson Highlands
State Park, which is part of the Mount Rogers National Recreational Area.
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3, Pictures 4 and 5: 2 different red eared slider turtles in Stony Creek State
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4, Picture 1: Moose running through our campsite at the trailhead for Gannett
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4, Picture 2: Some of the horses that we saw packing in (with mules) both
people and supplies to Big Meadow in Bridger National Forest near Gannett Peak,
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4, Picture 3: some bucks hanging out on Froze-to-Death Plateau on the way to
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4, Picture 4: goat at our campsite near Tempest Mountain on the way to Granite
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pictured were all of the wild turkeys that we saw in the Blue Ridge mountains,
the cave swallows swirling around the entrance to Carlsbad Cavern before dusk,
and the many bats swirling out of it, as soon as dusk actually arrived. </span></div>
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a two month trip, and so many fabulous sights, I could probably give about 10
slide shows. For this, though, I’ve chosen about 20 different things that
I thought were interesting to share.</span></div>
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a sample of us getting ready for a climb:</span></div>
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this particular case, we were at the trailhead for the Mt. Elbert climb in
Colorado. We had this HUGE tarp that we were able to put everything onto,
and still have room to have an area for sorting gear, another area for packing
up what we were taking, and enough tarp to cover everything during the night
while we slept in the back of the truck.</span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">We
were pleasantly surprised that we could get as high as we did on Mt. Elbert (I
think that we got to around 10000ft in the truck, and were amazed that there
wasn’t much snow around) before we had to go on foot. By about 12000ft, we had to don snowshoes,
though, so you’ll see that I have them on in the picture. At the tops of
all of these mountains (especially for these state high points), I’ve been
flying the Cure JM (Juvenile Myositis) banner:</span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">I liked this
picture because it clearly shows the snowshoes, and has such a wonderful,
wonderful view of the surrounding mountains. The Cure JM Foundation wrote
up a nice article about this endeavor (see the 2nd article at <a href="http://www.curejm.org/newsletter/2015_june.html"><span style="color: green; text-decoration: none;">this link</span></a>).</span></div>
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I’m always struck by the oil pumps – these were in eastern Colorado:</span></div>
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were sooooo many. Ultimately, they feed the truck. . .</span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">After
taking in Mt. Sunflower in Kansas, we headed down to the SW corner of the
state, where there are some National Grasslands. When I was trying to
touch every state a couple of years ago, I stayed in these same Grasslands,
only in a different spot. Our camp in this one was simply excellent,
and not another soul around:</span></div>
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planned on seeing Carlsbad Caverns National Park (New Mexico) as part of the
trip, since I’d heard so much about them (all bad) and we were going to be so
near them when going to Guadalupe Mountains National Park. I continued to
receive more “it’s not worth it” opinions from anyone I told. Well, the
ruse worked! We were pleasantly surprised – we got there in time to see
the “bat show” – the thousands of bats exiting the Caverns at dusk, swirling
out, and the next day, we went back and walked all around the parts we could go
without being in a tour group. The caverns were amazing – in form, and in
size:</span></div>
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<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-y4RuXyewbqs/Vbkay10eFDI/AAAAAAAAKUE/MGbiaHRKgL0/s1600/P5191161.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-y4RuXyewbqs/Vbkay10eFDI/AAAAAAAAKUE/MGbiaHRKgL0/s320/P5191161.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
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the above picture, I tried to give some idea of just how huge this thing was –
the one cavern (and they’re all connected to one another) was over a ½ mile
long. Really, really impressive. And the curtains, stalactites, and
stalagmites were all really, really impressive. So, go there, but expect
it to be a waste of your time, and then you’ll be pleasantly surprised, as were
we!</span></div>
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also stopped at Three Rivers Petroglyph National Site (New Mexico), where there
are thousands of Petroglyphs (or as some people call it, old time
graffiti). Below is just a sampling – the place was absolutely
littered with them:</span></div>
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Texas, from the top of Guadalupe Peak, we looked down on this – it looks like a
carving, to me:</span></div>
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wire!!! And it looked sooooooo good!</span></div>
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was trying to capture sunsets, especially from my travel buddy, Ed’s back
deck. He snapped this one and no, it is NOT photo-shopped!!!!</span></div>
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mountain providing the backdrop is the Sandia Mountain, east of Albuquerque,
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you see me in the middle of this photo, climbing up Wheeler, in New Mexico?</span></div>
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and while in the Taos area, we had to check out the “earthships” - off-the-grid
houses built into the ground using various materials (for example, old tires):</span></div>
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nearby (ha, ha) Louisiana, we saw many of these very, very long
sheds/barns. We never did figure out what they housed –I’m hoping that
one of you will know. Maybe mushrooms?</span></div>
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in to climb Kings Peak (13,528ft) in Utah had us going through a huge basin
with mountains all around. The basin, itself, was at 9,000 to 10,000
feet:</span></div>
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next one is from our campsite, looking toward the mountain that we would be
hiking up the next day. Kings Peak is in the middle, with snow on it,
although the top is not quite visible. And, while we did descend by going
through the chute between the other two peaks, we went up by going around the
peak on the left.</span></div>
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by going around that peak, we saw another basin, with more mountains all around
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having climbed both Kings and Gannett Peaks, we drove on to meet up in Montana
with our climbing friends for Granite Peak. On the way, we took a really
fast tour through Grand Teton National Park and saw the Grand Teton:</span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">We
then took a fast tour through Yellowstone (we got to see Old Faithful!), and
saw little fountains like this one:</span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">Both
Gannett and Granite deserve their own little slide shows – both very
spectacular, however, I thought I’d leave you with a couple of shots from the
Michigan wedding reception. I wore the same flowery t-shirt that you can
see in some of the easy high point pictures and jeans, disappointing many, I’m
sure. However, I had a plan. . . my friend, Rebecca, while we were
visiting her place on the west side of Michigan, had shown me this nice
Bavarian dress that she’d purchased years ago in Germany. It happens that
the restaurant where the reception was taking place was a Bavarian restaurant,
so, in the middle of the reception, I slipped out, and put it on, and now, none
of you can ever truthfully say that you’ve never seen me in a dress:</span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">(Rebecca
is the one who is half-shown, laughing, in the background.) </span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">And
for the final picture, since, this was, after all, a honeymoon – is of the two
of us, from that Michigan reception:</span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">I do
feel as though I’m inside a fairytale. . .</span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">leora</span></div>
leorahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16192901882494823930noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21619168.post-65893258642123814242015-07-27T20:31:00.000-07:002018-12-19T17:00:19.805-08:00Honeymoon #1<!--[if !mso]>
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the beginning of the year, we planned 3 major trips (Mexico, Southwest state
highest points & Michigan, and Australia and New Zealand), all before we
even knew that we were going to get married, let alone that we would happen to
get married in April. Our first trip was planned for Mexico in late
April, with our friend, Shu-ling, and her boyfriend. She took to
calling the trip our honeymoon trip, so we started calling all of the trips
we’d planned “honeymoon” trips, since they are, after all, after the wedding
took place. This is a brief look at honeymoon #1, in Puerto Vallarta,
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">Shu-ling
was an old hand at vacationing in Puerto Vallarta, and had been there many,
many times, before. She’d rented a wonderful apartment overlooking what
everyone called “the boardwalk” although it was made entirely of cement.
Jay spent a LOT of time sitting on the balcony watching all of the
entertainment, below. In this picture, he captured 2 female
singers/musicians who were about to set up, a man selling all sorts of
handbags, a cotton-candy/apple vendor, and a donut vendor:</span></div>
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had a passerby take a picture of all 4 of us on this wonderful city staircase,
but, alas, it didn’t come out well, and that was our only 4-some picture, so
we’ll have to do with just the 3 – Shu-ling, Jay, and Bret. Note the tile
on the edge of the stairs – in some places there was different tile on every
stair edge:</span></div>
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finally, after a week, we moved to a time-share unit that was more northerly,
near the marina (for those familiar with Puerto Vallarta), and when Jay and I
got up to run on the beach, we had to get the gate to the beach unlocked.
When the guy unlocked it, he knew to look for baby turtles that had hatched and
followed the lights toward the resort area, instead of following the moon’s
light to the sea water. Below is a picture of me with 3 of the baby
turtles as I took them from the sand wash “sink” where they were caught, to the
sea water:</span></div>
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turns out that every year, the beach resort people try to capture all of the
eggs and put them in a storage unit, and then release the turtles when they
hatch. They’ve seen a marked increase in the survival rate by doing so –
the turtles had apparently been teetering on the brink of extinction before
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while we are on the topic of animals, we saw many iguanas while over
there. Here was a particularly nice specimen:</span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">Thank
you, Shu-ling and Bret</span><span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; mso-themecolor: accent4; mso-themeshade: 191;">,</span><span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";"> for sharing your
accommodations with us, and for giving us such a great wedding present and
honeymoon!</span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">May
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leorahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16192901882494823930noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21619168.post-27796577240123061302015-05-01T12:01:00.000-07:002024-01-18T21:00:54.916-08:00Articles on our wedding<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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</xml><![endif]--><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: green; font-family: ""serif"",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I am impressed – the
reporter, Brent, and videographer left what I thought was an hour ago, and
already, there’s a writeup: <a href="https://www.koin.com/archives/oregon-couple-weds-on-mt-hood-summit/">KOINarticle</a>.
(After 6pm Pacific time, the video of the news program also was posted! The
quote from Jay at the beginning of the video is actually referring to our climb
of Denali (also known as Mt. McKinley).)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: green; font-size: 13.5pt;">In addition, we did a write
up for our local mountaineering organization’s publication, and that can be
viewed at: </span><a href="http://issuu.com/mazamas/docs/may2015-mazamamagazine/c/su4q7oa" style="font-size: 13.5pt;">Wedding
article</a><span style="color: green; font-family: ""serif"",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">, on Page 24 & 25 at the bottom</span>. <span style="color: green; font-family: ""serif"",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">To </span><span style="color: green; font-size: 13.5pt;">actually *</span><b style="color: green; font-size: 13.5pt;">read</b><span style="color: green; font-size: 13.5pt;">* the article, you’ll have to use
the little slider bar that appears with a “-” and a “+”, and move it to the +
so that the article is enlarged.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: green; font-size: 13.5pt;">Hah! I never
expected that we’d be news-worthy!</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: green; font-size: 13.5pt;">leora</span></p>
leorahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16192901882494823930noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21619168.post-48215637194301996512015-04-16T10:20:00.000-07:002018-12-19T16:51:32.673-08:00Mountain Romance - Part III - Mt. Hood Summit Wedding<!--[if !mso]>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">For
those who have been following the Mountain Romance, I found my most perfect
mate – a fellow climber (<a href="http://leoralore.blogspot.com/2014/04/mountain-romance.html" target="_blank">part 1</a>). He proposed on the summit of Mt. Hood,
earlier this year (<a href="http://leoralore.blogspot.com/2015/01/mountain-romance-part-ii.html" target="_blank">part 2</a>), and, now, we’ve been wed on the summit of Mt. Hood
(part 3)!</span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">Here
we have the summit photo of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the “wedding
party,” also known as the climb team, with puffed rice being thrown, after the
knot was tied</span><span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; mso-themecolor: accent4; mso-themeshade: 191;"> </span><span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">(Click on any photo to see them all in higher resolution):</span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">In
strict Left to Right order of the faces: Gary Riggs, Wim Aarts, Candi Cook,
Tomasz Piekarz, Leora Gregory (Bride), Jay Avery (Groom), Jean Hillebrand, Mark
Fowler, Dyanne Foster, Linda Musil, Karen Vernier (Officiant)</span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">After
part 2 of the saga came out, people asked us “when’s the wedding date”?
At the time, we didn’t know, because we’d not gotten that far in our
thinking. Having bought each of us a new pair of lightweight
mountaineering boots to symbolize our engagement (and, of course, for
climbing), we started thinking that a wedding on the summit of Mt. Hood would
be a good idea. We started touting the idea around with our climbing
friends, and our friend, Teresa, whom I credit with “introducing” me to Jay,
let us know that she was an ordained minister. Another friend, Patrice,
proposed that she get ordained through the online process so that she could wed
us. I felt very encouraged by the response we were getting to do such a
wedding.</span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">Soon
after that, I became a climb leader with the Mazamas, the local mountaineering
organization, and I started thinking that it would be neat if I were able to
lead an official Mazama climb as our wedding climb. By mid-February, I
had the climb posted on the public Mazamas’ winter climb schedule, and by the
time we left for a month-long trip to California in March, I had about 25
people signed up for the climb. With so many people signed up
we started wondering how we could get everyone up, and still stay within the
guidelines of the Mazamas and Wilderness Act, which restrict climbs to 12
people, among other restrictions. Jay is a climb leader for another local
mountaineering organization, the Chemeketans, out of Salem, and I was thinking
that if there were too many people who wanted to go on the climb, maybe we
could have him lead a 12 person Chemeketan climb, and I could lead a 12 person
Mazama climb. After Jay and I discussed that possibility for a while, we
finally realized that that was just way too many people to deal with,
potentially creating issues with making sure that the leaders (who have certain
responsibilities when leading a climb) and the minister could make it to the
summit. We settled on having it be a Mazama climb, and that we would figure
out what to do with any additional people, if that really became an
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our March California trip, we did some visiting and also climbed to a few more
State High Points (Boundary Peak in Nevada, Mt. Whitney in California, and Humphreys
Peak in Arizona), and finally joined others for some hiking in Death
Valley. In the middle of that trip, one of the potential participants,
Karen, wrote to let me know that she, too, could now perform the
ceremony. That was good news, because, although I was sure that I
wouldn’t need her, there was always this chance that Teresa couldn’t do it,
especially as her knee had been bothering her a lot, lately. When we
returned from California on April 4th, I started looking at weather reports,
told the potential climbers that I was back in town, and asked for people’s
availability for April 8, 10, and 11 (a Wed., Friday, and Saturday), days that
were possible for Teresa to climb. The weather forecasts were all looking
pretty terrible – either heavy snow, high winds, or too high avalanche
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Monday, April 6th, I’d seen a report from a climbing buddy that the snow was
hip deep at the Hogsback (a specific place on Mt. Hood at around 10,600ft) on
Saturday. One of the potential climbing participants, Wim, also had been
up on the weekend, and saw a couple of human induced avalanches. This was
just not looking good. Jay and I poured over all of the weather reports,
and I thought that Thursday, the 9th, would be our only option. We called
Wim, and discussed it with him, and decided that, yes, Thursday was our only
weather possibility – another storm was moving in on Friday. I checked
with both Teresa and Karen, and although Teresa wasn’t able to go up that day,
Karen was (thank goodness for backups!), so I sent out mail that night, and by
Tuesday, got all of the responses back, and found that only 12 people could
possibly climb on that day, so no worries about figuring out how to get around
the restrictions on the number of people. After checking weather forecasts
one more time, we sent out the final “it’s a go!” on Wednesday morning, the 8th.
Carpools were then all arranged so as to meet at Timberline (6000ft), the start
of the climb, by 6am, so that we could start the climb at 6:30am. The one
advantage of the current weather pattern was that the freezing level was so
low, that we could do the entire climb during the day, and not have to worry
about the ice on the upper reaches of the mountain, melting and falling on us,
which was a change from the earlier months. It means less disruption to
people’s sleep cycle, and more potential for great views while going both up
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">Wim
offered to ski up ahead, with another participant, Tomasz, assess the
conditions for avy (avalanche) potential, and set up a rope in the most
difficult section of the route, so that people could attach themselves to the
rope, which would then catch them if they should stumble or fall. He told
me that if we couldn’t go to the summit, then we’d just do the ceremony on the
Hogsback. I had to tell him, that no, if we couldn’t go to the
summit, there would be no ceremony – it would have to be done another day,
because we HAD to have it on the summit. It’s just not the same, having
it at some other spot on the mountain! Fortunately, I knew that with Wim,
I didn’t have to worry about that information changing his assessment of the
conditions. If there was high avalanche danger, we wouldn’t be going,
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had quite a scare when everyone arrived at our meeting spot EXCEPT
Karen!!!! Fortunately, one of the other participants knew that she’d left
late, and therefore would be arriving a little late, due to some confusion at
the carpool meeting place. She arrived shortly, thereafter. </span></div>
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everyone getting their packs and gear and avalanche transceivers ready at the
cars:</span></div>
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over the place. . . After getting all of the gear together, we all gathered at
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everyone all set and ready to go took a little more time than I’d expected, and
we finally set off around 6:45pm, about 15 minutes late. However, as we
moved up the mountain, we kept pretty good time. Here we are, right at
the start of the climb – the skiers hadn’t started up, yet, but Jay took this picture
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the snow was compacted by snow cats that go up and down the south side of the
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other places, we were fortunate in that others had preceded us up the mountain,
leaving footsteps that we could use. If we went outside of that
boot-track, we would wallow in a couple feet of snow. Here’s a picture of
me, when I went out of the track to say good bye to Tom, who was having a leg
issue that day, managing to lose my balance while I wallowed. . .:</span></div>
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courtesy of Candi) Note that the snow went up nearly to our knees.
Gary and Tom are leaning down to help me up, and Jay is bringing up the rear of
the climb team.</span></div>
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are a few more pictures, from Candi, of the team, as we progressed up the
mountain – you can see what a fabulous day it was – crisp, clear, cool.
This first one has Mt. Jefferson very clearly in the distance (with the 3
sisters and other mountains behind it):</span></div>
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next one looks as though we’re coming out of the clouds:</span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">This
one is looking up , with Crater Rock, the center cone of the crater of Mt.
Hood, the most prominent feature:</span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">The
skiers (besides Wim and Tomasz, Candi was also on skis, but stayed with us
walkers) were able to glide, easily, on top of the snow. Skiers put
one-directional “fur” known as “skins” on the bottom of their skis, so that
they can glide up, and the little fibers of the “fur” dig into the snow, and
keep their skis from sliding backwards down the mountain. With their
weight distributed over the whole surface area of their skis they had an easier
time making progress.</span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">Here’s
a picture of the team as they progressed farther up the mountain – it’s hard to
tell that Candi is actually on skis – they sort of disappear in the snow:</span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">Candi
is the rightmost person with a red backpack and white boots. There are a
couple of climbers, in the far distance, coming down. Possibly worried about potential ice fall due to the sun-melt, they thought
that it was too late in the day to summit. Since we'd experienced these kind of conditions (low winds, low freezing level, and sun) many times, before, we were pretty sure that we didn't have to worry about sun-melt.</span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">I
love this picture that Candi took of the mountain:</span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">When
we all arrived at the Hogsback, we were greeted by Tomasz, who informed us that
the conditions were fabulous – the Pearly Gates would be mostly a snow climb
(as opposed to an ice climb, as it has been the last several years that we’ve
done it), and Wim was putting in the fixed line. We donned our harnesses
and crampons (the pointy things on the bottom of our boots, because, under all
of that snow, there *was* ice, and we would encounter it on the climb through
the Pearly Gates). Tomasz wanted to leave the ropes on the Hogsback,
which I was fine with doing – we probably wouldn’t need more than 1 rope, and
maximum 2 ropes, and they each had carried up 2 ropes, and 6 pickets – an extra
24 pounds of gear, so that Tomasz’ pack was probably 60 pounds. He was *done*
carrying so much weight. I had to laugh, though – after I agreed to
leaving the ropes, he told me that he WOULD carry another rope up, the rest of
the way, lest Wim think him lazy. . .</span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">And
when I made it up to Wim, the first thing he asked was if we could take the
ropes down with us when we went down, because skiing with the ropes in their
packs was unwieldy. Jay and I readily agreed to taking the ropes down
(for me, that’s the easier direction to carry extra weight!).</span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">So,
the whole team went through the Pearly Gates. Here’s a picture of one of
the team, attached to the fixed line via a small rope to her harness, making
her way up this more narrow passage way. After this, it opens up a bit,
and it’s just another 100 ft or so of elevation gain to the summit:</span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">Soon,
the entire team was gathered on the summit, and it was time for the
ceremony. The clouds had swooped in, and the wind was blowing a bit, so
it was pretty cold. I donned my huge parka, and everyone else put on warm
clothes and gloves and mittens for the ceremony. Candi took off her
harness so that her skirt looked more like a skirt. And Mark took out his
tie, that he’d been concealing under multiple layers of clothes on the way
up! They were dressed for the occasion!</span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">People
got out their cameras and got in position for the ceremony, and Jay and I
grasped each other’s heavily gloved hands, and Karen commenced the ceremony (thank you to Tomasz for taking these pictures with Jay's camera!):</span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">I
like the above picture, because it shows Jay thrusting his ice axe into the
snow – we both have them attached with some webbing, to our harnesses, and
although there’s no way that we’re going to fall down the mountain from this
spot – it’s a habit to put the ice axe in to anchor one’s self.
(Although, with so little of the ice axe penetrating the hard packed snow on
the summit, it isn’t much of an anchor. . .) You can also clearly see the
crampons on Jay’s boots (we were both wearing our “engagement boots”!).
Everyone was wearing crampons, but they don’t show up as well on everyone else.</span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">The
following is a little better picture of Karen while she was officiating, and
some of the wedding party in the background – either sitting, or standing,
trying to get a good picture:</span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">I’m
holding 2 bouquets of flowers – one, of Lilacs cut from one of the wedding
party’s lilac bush, and the other, some plastic flowers that held up quite
well. . .</span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">This
is a picture, taken by Candi, of us while Jay was saying his vows:</span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">I
knew that I wouldn’t be able to say any long vows, so mine were to say “me too,”
and I did manage to say those two words, after Jay said his vows. </span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">The
following was our “pre-kiss” after we exchanged our wedding altimeter watches
(where others would have exchanged rings) – it’s hard to see, but they’re in
our hands. We kept kissing, and Karen kept telling us that we couldn’t
kiss, yet, so I called it a "pre-kiss"!</span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">And,
finally: Pronounced husband and wife at 2:20pm:</span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">And
the REAL kiss:</span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">I
had Karen “catch” one of the bouquets, and Candi, the other, and then Karen
brought out the cake that she’d bought at JaCiva Bakery! We cut the cake
and did the feed each other thing, and then the team broke out the
Martinelli’s, discovered that a bottle opener was needed to open it, so used
one end of an ice axe to open it, and then Linda delivered the plastic little
wine glasses. Unfortunately, she sat on some of them, so when she filled
up one glass, it all went spilling out of the stem – cracked me up! We
got 2 that worked, and then we did the hook arms and drink thing. I told
the team that my housemate would be happy that we were doing these traditional
things, because before we went on the climb, she asked me “are you going to do
ANYTHING traditional?” Here, I thought that the fact that we were having
a wedding at all was pretty darned traditional! </span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">We
had sunflower seeds and puffed rice thrown on us (I’m sure that the crows and
ravens will be happy, although, yes, I know we’re not supposed to feed the wild
animals), and we wanted to get a group shot. Fortunately, 3 climbers from
Eugene were on the summit, and one of them took our pictures with a couple of
different cameras. I like the one with the puffed rice in front of us,
the best, so that’s the one at the beginning of this missive.</span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">Then
it was time to get the team going down the mountain. It was fairly
anticlimactic, so we just have a few pictures, courtesy of Candi. Here
she is on the Hogsback, looking back at the route where we are all making our
way down:</span></div>
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love the hint of clouds in the picture. They would come and go –
sometimes reducing visibility to about 40 ft!</span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">When
we all got back to the Hogsback, Candi offered to do a reception.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The team requested that it be on Saturday,
and, with that settled, the skiers took off. Linda also took off, as she
had to go into work when she got back! The rest of us stuck more or less
together, with the last of us arriving at the parking lot at 7:08pm. Just
a tad over a 12 hour day. </span></div>
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is one final shot, and it is of Tomasz and Wim skiing down below Crater Rock (photo
courtesy of Candi Cook):</span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">And
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">At
the very short notice Saturday reception, JoJo O’Connor took a better picture of us and our wedding
altimeter watches:</span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">Because
we didn’t know when the wedding would be, depending, as it did, on the weather
and climbers’ availability, we couldn’t plan a traditional wedding
reception. We’ve opted, instead, to have a series of little parties to
celebrate, and get friends and family together. We’re having an open
house-style reception at our friend, Rusty’s house on May 2nd, where people can
come and go when they please, in Oregon. We’re having one for our family
in Michigan, this summer, and I’m hoping that we’ll have something *next* year,
on the east coast, likely in New Jersey, when we try and hit all of the eastern
states’ highest points! Feel free to contact me if you are feeling left
out and we’ll figure out how to celebrate!</span></div>
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to videos and pictures:</span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">Video:<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9NWmPN_3rI">Linda’s Version of the vows</a>
– with full transcript in the description. This version only has Jay,
Leora, and Karen visible.(Length 4:10)</span></div>
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(can see some of the rest of the wedding party) (Length 4:32)</span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">Pictures: Candi
selected about 35 pictures out of the couple hundred that she took, and put
together a nice little story of the climb. Here are <a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10152681218295563&type=1&l=7656d98c92">Candi's
public pictures</a>, with captions (Click on the first picture of the album,
and you’ll be able to scroll through the different pictures, with the captions
appearing to the right of the picture).</span></div>
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<span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Here is a shot of our
engagement boots:</span></div>
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<span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Stepping back, a bit: At
the end of the year, Jay and I were noting that it had been nearly 10 months
since we’d been together as a couple, and during that time, we were almost
always in each other’s company, yet we were still happy to be in each other’s
company!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Hum.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We might make it – we might actually be able
to make it through a year, together, and ultimately, the rest of our lives.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was an interesting thought.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">We returned to our
daily living, which consists of checking the weather for when the next climbing
day will be, and on which mountain.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On
the last day of 2014, we were able to climb Mt. St. Helens, which was a nice
send off to a very, very full year.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On
January 7<sup>th</sup>, it looked as though there would be a nice shot at Mt.
Hood, but by the time we got anywhere near the summit, we’d been hearing ice
pouring down from the top of the mountain, and, while down below, there was a
nice icy crust, up above, we ran into super soft snow that balled up under our
feet, making walking in the steep terrain, dangerous.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We turned around and went back home.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Scouring the weather
reports, again, it looked as though January 13<sup>th</sup> would be the next
best shot at Mt. Hood.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Since we’d not
made the previous attempt, Jay suggested that we just take the easiest route
up, to ensure success, and then concentrate on other routes, later.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sounded good to me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We started up the mountain at 4:15am, with a
dark sky, but no need for headlamps because the quarter moon was providing
enough light against all of the snow to make seeing where we were going very
easy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>By the time 6:15am rolled around,
I was freezing, and wound up having to put on all of the clothes that I’d packed,
which is rather unusual for me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Usually,
I have a couple more things that I can put on, in case I wind up having to stay
out longer than anticipated, or in case the weather gets worse than
anticipated.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So, I was getting a little
nervous, since we still had quite a ways to go.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I mentioned my nervousness, and Jay reminded me that the sun was about
to come up, so really, we were in the coldest part of the climb, and, he had
more clothes, should I need them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So we
continued up.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The snow conditions
were fantastic – nice crusty snow and ice the whole way up.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As soon as we got to the summit, I wanted to
take summit photos (mainly because I wanted timing pictures, as I’m a bit obsessive
about noting how long it takes me to climb something – this day, I took 6.5
hours to summit versus the 4 hours it took me, right after we returned from
climbing Denali).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Jay was busy taking off his pack, and securing
it, so that there was no chance that it would roll down the mountain, and I
wanted to take a picture of the two of us, so I had to wait for him to get
situated, all the while telling him that I wanted to get this picture of
us.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So, he patiently let me take our
picture (of course, I had to take several, hoping that I could get the mountains
in the background, as well).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And then,
when I was all done, he dropped down on one knee, and I thought that he had to
readjust his boot or crampon or something, but then he took my hand, and asked
me if I’d marry him!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Oh, my gosh!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A romantic proposal!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Holy mackerel!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I realized that it probably was a bit
nerve-wracking for him to ask, even though we’d sort of discussed it in
different terms, earlier, so I tried to get out a “Yes, of course!” as soon as
I could.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After some kissing and hugging,
I thought that it would be great to get a sort of picture of the event – we were
the only ones on the summit, and I’d not brought a tripod, and after having
lost one “camera” on top of a summit, I wasn’t keen to try the self-timer,
which meant that all I could get, well, was another head shot:</span></div>
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<span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The day was so<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>glorious, I had to get a shot of the summit
and St. Helens, Rainier, and Adams in the distance, and our two shadows in the foreground:</span></div>
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<span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">And then another shot
from the Hogsback, looking back up our route:</span></div>
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<span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Another climber’s skis
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<span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">And when we got done,
I thought we should have an engagement picture, when we’d arrived safely
at the bottom, and without sunglasses:</span></div>
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<span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">We were both pretty
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<span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">After the proposal, on the way down the mountain, I told Jay that I
thought that it was pretty handy that he'd proposed on this particular climb,
because it was also my 50<sup>th</sup> successful climb of Mt. Hood (it was his
88<sup>th</sup>).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Later, I heard him (jokingly) telling people that he had had to wait until he knew that I was serious about climbing,
and had to have at least 50 climbs of Mt. Hood under my belt before he would
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<span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Since I won’t wear
rings, and not much of any jewelry, for that matter, Jay had decided that he
was going to get me engagement boots and an engagement altimeter, since my
lightweight mountaineering boots don’t really fit, are no longer waterproof,
completely shredded on the outside, and don’t have any tread left, and because
I can’t find the altimeter that I know that I own, because I misplaced it while
waiting to get it a new battery [batteries and I just don’t get along, very
well].<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So, yesterday, we went out to get
boots for me, and it turns out that La Sportiva has a new, warmer version of
their lightweight boot, so while I was trying them on, Jay decided to try them
on, too.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He loved them, so we got
engagement boots for both of us which is the picture at the start of this lore.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I was noticing that it’s been a while since I've updated
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">After we (Jay and I) made it to the top of North America's
highest point (Denali, also known as Mt. McKinley) and back, we wanted to
test our acclimatization – how well we were acclimated to the reduced oxygen
content in the air at higher altitudes – so after returning to Oregon in June,
we climbed Mt. Hood, again, going for speed. While it’s nothing for Jay
to be able to get to the top in 3 hours, for me, getting to the top in 4 hours
was a first that made me very happy, as you might be able to tell in this
summit picture (with flat-topped Mt. St. Helens in the distance on the left,
and Mt. Adams in the distance on the right):</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5EDHIrPr_Hk/VKMZXbGKG_I/AAAAAAAAJbI/Mint0hd1VnM/s1600/P6110366.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5EDHIrPr_Hk/VKMZXbGKG_I/AAAAAAAAJbI/Mint0hd1VnM/s1600/P6110366.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">One
more shot from that climb:</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OIANUgvHY0I/VKMZoBcaYMI/AAAAAAAAJbg/M2A-IDuYdeA/s1600/P6110375.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OIANUgvHY0I/VKMZoBcaYMI/AAAAAAAAJbg/M2A-IDuYdeA/s1600/P6110375.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">This is of Jay, carefully traversing some of the steep
terrain, with one broken crampon (right foot) [our crampons are sharp steel
points jutting out of a bed of steel that we strap to the bottoms of our
boots]. It made the trip more “exciting” than it needed to be, since we
went through icy terrain, which makes the crampons necessary for not losing
one’s footing. This pictured bit was actually the safer part, since it
was easier to make flat surfaces for foot placement. We got down the rest
of the way quite safely.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">After this test of speed, we got invited to join a climb of
Unicorn in the Tatoosh Range, which is south of Mt. Rainier, and in Mount
Rainier National Park. We decided to do that climb one day, and climb 3
other mountains the next day. Here’s a shot of us at the top of Unicorn,
with Mt. Rainier in the background:</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-bs84Ky1ISwI/VKMZxz0ZPfI/AAAAAAAAJbo/zRbYosU7yFg/s1600/P6180387.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-bs84Ky1ISwI/VKMZxz0ZPfI/AAAAAAAAJbo/zRbYosU7yFg/s1600/P6180387.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">It was pretty darned breezy, even though it was fairly
warm. Jay’s tougher than I am – I had to hide in my jacket. This
particular climb is a nice mix of snow and rock. We did a rappel down
from the summit block, which is what Jay is doing in this shot:</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">See that smallish peak off the right shoulder of Mt.
Rainier? It’s almost as high (just a hundred feet lower) than Mt. Hood,
but it’s absolutely dwarfed by Mt. Rainier!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">That is Jay up there – he went up to see if he could find an
easy walk up route to the top, and he could, so he came back down and we both
went up the easy route that he found, and then I took this picture:</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">looking back toward where
we’d climbed the previous day. The summit of the previous day’s Unicorn
climb is the top of that weird block on the top left side of the left of the 2 mountains backlit by the sky. (Hence the name “Unicorn” – that’s
the “horn”.) And that is the block that Jay was rappelling down in that
rappel picture. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">After these climbs, we heard from my Mom that my Dad's
health had deteriorated and we weren't sure he'd make it. Jay hadn't met
my immediate family, so we decided that we should go to Michigan and have him meet
everyone and see what we could do about my Dad's health. But before
going, just one more climb. . .</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">This time, we were taking a friend up Mt. Hood who’d had the
worst luck in getting to the top – every single climb (about 7 or more!) ended
up having to turn around for one reason or another, and I’d told her that that
was because she was doing it with the wrong people, she had to do it with *<b>us</b>*,
so we all went, together. I absolutely love the smile on her face in this
morning photo of her, with the shadow of the whole of Mt. Hood behind her:</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">She was smiling that broadly because she knew that today was
the day that she would get to the top – we still had about 600 ft to go, and we
were doing a slightly more difficult route than all of the folks pictured in
the background, but we were *<b>there</b>*, and this was going to happen!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I *<b>love</b>* it when we can make a climb happen for
someone else. We were successful – the mountain was so beautiful, I took
a couple of pictures on the way down:</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">This is a shot in almost the same place as the second photo
from the top, of just Jay, where it looks all steep – for some reason, the
angle looks really tame in this photo. Jay is turned around, having
gotten to a pretty safe place, to check on how Lynne is doing. We’d gone
to the left of the big rock pictured in the top center of the photo.
Remember that rock, because it’s in this next shot:</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Do you see that rock in the top right of this photo?
We’re all standing on the ridge of snow called “the Hogsback”, and that leads
to that Bergschrund (a huge crack in the snow and ice). You may be able
to see our trail from that rock down to the right of the Bergschrund. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">With this nice little success, we flew to Michigan for what
we thought was about a week and a half. A couple days after getting
there, my Dad ended up having open heart surgery. His recovery was going
really well, until about 4 days into the recovery when he had a cardiac
arrest. He was revived, but it really slowed down his recovery, and we
realized that he needed to get a pacemaker/defibrillator. Jay and I
cancelled what plans we did have to stay for as long as we needed to be
there. And then my Mom had a stroke and *<b>she</b>* landed in the same
hospital. Fortunately, she made a dramatic recovery (with no miracle
drugs), and was out even before my Dad was. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">While I had to cancel a planned trip to Italy, and duck out
of a climb that I was supposed to lead, I was sooooooo thankful that I was
retired and didn’t have to worry about my job at the same time that I was
worrying about my folks. We stayed until my parents had recovered
sufficiently to fend for themselves, and then we returned to Portland long enough
for Jay to replace the roof on his house and make other needed repairs and then
we headed back to Michigan. This time, we decided to drive. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">After climbing Denali, Jay casually mentioned that we’d done
the most difficult of the 50 states’ highest points, so maybe we should try the
rest? In Jay’s working years, he’d met someone who had successfully been
to each state’s highest point after he’d retired. Jay thought that that
was a neat idea, and so that is our plan, now, as well. Since we were
driving to Michigan, I thought that this would be a great time to hit a bunch
of the high points and show Jay some of the pretty parts of Michigan (and prove
that there really *<b>are</b>* pretty parts of Michigan). </span></span></div>
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been able to get to so far. My parents even got to join us for a few of
the high points when we went down to visit my Dad’s brother and family in
Virginia:</span></span><br />
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perfect for the changing colors in the tree foliage. Here’s a picture
that shows a little of the brilliance that we experienced along the way,
complete with an old lighthouse that is on Grand Island (Grand Island National
Recreation Area, just north of Munising in the upper peninsula of Michigan):</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Much of the time that we were there, the winds were blowing,
and Lake Superior looked like an ocean:</span></span></div>
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Lakeshore so that we could see this:</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I don’t know if you can see the tree roots that extend back
from the tree that dominates that one rock outcropping to the rest of the
trees? Pretty impressive.</span></span></div>
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the cliff sides:</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">all natural and due to different minerals and metals in the
rock.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">While my immediate family was gathered in Virginia, my aunt
was kind enough to take a picture:</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Standing (left to right): Sherri (my brother’s wife), Leslie
(my brother), me, Jay, and then sitting: my Mom and Dad.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Now, we’re back in Oregon for a month or two, trying to get
back into tiptop shape for the winter climbing season, which we're expecting to
punctuate by a few more state high points (California’s Mt. Whitney, and
Nevada’s Boundary Peak) on a trip to Death Valley in March. We’re
also looking at going to Puerto Vallarta in Mexico in April, courtesy of a
friend, and one of those places that it seems everyone but me has been to. .
. During the summer, we’re hoping to knock off the rest of the tall state
high points (like Utah, Arizona, Texas, New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming, and
Montana), and since Illinois’ high point is on private property, and they only
open it up in the summer, we’ll have to do that, and since we’ll be there, we
might as well visit everyone in Michigan, before taking off for Australia in
September/October time frame. So, we're looking at another packed year,
and if we can include you in it, we shall. Give a shout out if we'll be
heading your way!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">May
your 2015 be packed with good health and fine experiences,</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Leora</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #5f497a; mso-themecolor: accent4; mso-themeshade: 191;">I’ve created an online <a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/117764522829617073083/2014DenaliMtMcKinleyJay?authuser=0&feat=directlink">slideshow
of our successful 2014 Denali (Mt. McKinley) Expedition</a> (missing the 6
months of planning, organizing, and training pre-amble), with captions.
The pictures that I took only on my iPhone, are lost, having lost the iPhone
while on the summit, but, fortunately, we still had pictures on both of our
cameras, and it is from those that I’ve created this show. Even though
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<span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">leora</span></div>
leorahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16192901882494823930noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21619168.post-60125884599079347062014-07-21T00:19:00.000-07:002018-12-19T16:41:48.246-08:00The Summit of Denali (Mt. McKinley) <!--[if !mso]>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">There
are tons of stories to tell, as one might expect, from an adventure that
started from an idea on November 5, 2013 to getting on the glacier on May 1,
2014, to getting to the summit on May 23, 2014, to getting off of the glacier
on June 1, 2014, and, finally, to returning to home, to Portland, on June 7,
2014. So, for 6 months, my focus was on planning the climb, including all
of the logistics associated with the climb, all of the training necessary, and
all of the gear and food needed to accomplish the climb. And then, of
course, we spent another month actually *<b>doing</b>* the climb.
In this write-up, I’ll zero in on the summit day.</span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">All
of that planning and training and preparation resulted in successfully getting
to the summit of Denali, referred to as Mt. McKinley on the USGS maps, on May
23, 2014:</span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">I’m
waving my hand toward the little summit disk that is on a big stake, in the
snow. In Jay’s summit photo, he has his hand on that disk. For some
reason (lack of oxygen, perhaps?), I didn’t take a picture looking down on that
disk. In both of these pictures, you can see a shadow of the mountain,
itself, on the land below.</span><br />
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">We
started our summit day around 11am. It took us about 12 hours to get to
the summit from our high camp at 17,200ft. The weather forecast had not
been promising, but it sounded as though it would be the last chance for a
couple of weeks, so we decided to go for it. It took about 2.5 hours to
get to Denali Pass, around 18,200ft.</span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">Here’s
a shot just as we were starting up the steep part toward Denali Pass:</span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">You
can see a rope team in front of us. We have no idea if they made it or
not, as we lost track of them. I turned around and took a shot looking
back at Mt. Foraker and where we’d come from (you can just see a rope team of 3
heading out of camp) – our camp is just out of the picture on the right:</span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">That
team of 3 did turn around. At this point, the weather was still pretty
clear. However, it started to change as we got closer to Denali
Pass. You can see the weather that we were headed into, in my last shot
that actually has Denali Pass in it:</span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">and
by the time that we got to the pass, the wind was blowing, furiously, and the
clouds had moved in. Notice that in the above picture, Jay still had his
glacier glasses on – he had to change them to goggles at Denali Pass (I assume
that I did, as well). We were soon enveloped by a whiteout, unable to see very
far at all. This was not how I’d envisioned our summit day *<b>at all.</b>*
We decided to press on. After a while, we saw a wand (a garden stake, sometimes with a little flag on it), and then decided
that as long as we were seeing things like wands, and felt that we would be
able to return to our high camp, safely, we’d press on. At one point, we
got a little turned around as to which way we should be going, but we solved
the issue by agreeing to go up. We knew that there was a dip (where we
would lose some elevation) in the route at some point, but that dip would
happen many hours away from where we were, so up was the way to go. </span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">We
started seeing folks coming down who’d been successful. One of them told
us that we had about 6 hours to go. We’d already spent about 6 hours
climbing, so we hoped that he would not turn out to be correct, but, alas, he
was very correct. On our return, I wondered how in the heck he’d been
able to estimate that, since, on our descent, it only took about an hour to get
to that point!</span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">After
several hours, magically, we were able to start seeing farther, and after some
more time passed, the clouds lifted, entirely! However, it never got
warmer. On my feet I wore two thick pair of wool socks, my Scarpa double
plastic boots, overboots, and crampons. On my legs I wore Columbia
expedition long johns with Mountain Hardware hiking pants over that, heavy
fleece pants over those, and finally, down pants over those. On my top, I
wore a thermal t-shirt, the Columbia expedition long john top, a nylon running
top with a hood, an expedition fleece long john top, a synthetic “down” jacket
(with hood), a “soft shell” jacket (with hood), and the huge parka with a
hood. I think that I was also wearing my ball cap for shade from the sun,
and I’m pretty sure that I was wearing my helmet. On my hands, I had on
liner gloves and my Alti-mitts that have a mitten liner, and a lot of down in
an outer mitten. I don’t remember being cold that day, but I also know
that I was never tempted to take anything off. All of our water froze,
even though we carried it in bottle parkas, and each of us had a liter in our
packs as well as a liter on the outside of our packs (in a bottle parka).</span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">Here
is our only picture of the final ridge from below the ridge (and from behind
yet another hill). Pig Hill, the rightmost face of that distant ridge,
represents most of the last 600 ft of the climb. The white ghosty-looking
stuff is snow blowing off that hill: </span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">Once
at the top of Pig Hill, we “just” had to go along the top of the ridge:</span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">Since
we didn’t know where, exactly, the summit was, we just had to keep going until
we got there (fortunately, it was obvious when we were there!).</span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">I
don’t remember how many breaths per step I was taking at various times, but I
know that when we were going up Pig Hill, I was up to 4 breaths per step.
So it was taking about 7 seconds for every step that we made. If you were
to try that, now, in your living room, I’m sure that it would feel as slow as
molasses, and you’d wonder how anyone could accomplish anything at that slow
pace. The fast guys that everyone reads about in the papers can do it a
heck of a lot faster (so could Jay, for that matter, but he was being nice and
sticking with me, and helping me to go at a pace that I could sustain).
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">I’d
not had much sleep the prior night, because the wind was howling most or all of
the night, so I was tired to begin with on that summit day climb. When we
got to that last bit, going up Pig Hill, I was nearly falling asleep while
walking. I told Jay that I really needed a little rest, and I sat down
and lay my head down on his lap. Someone coming down asked him if he had
been able to notify the National Park Service. He told the guy that he
hadn’t tried, and was wondering why he should do so. The person gestured
toward me. No, no problem – she just needed a little rest, he told the
guy. And, at that point, I was able to continue on, and didn’t need to
rest, anymore. I guess that the guy thought that I was in some deep dark
trouble. . .</span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">Here’s
a shot toward the North Peak from the summit:</span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">While
planning the trip, I had definitely wanted to scale the North Peak as well, but
we were pretty worn out after the South Peak, and we knew that the weather was
going to get bad for a while, and we’d already used up most of our weather
days, so we decided to just take a pass on it.</span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">We
couldn’t seem to get the lighting right on the above picture – mostly, I was
trying to show off my wind burned cheek – I looked like a burn victim (I guess
that I was!) after the skin peeled from my cheeks and side of my face. I
still have a trace of that burn scar on my left cheek, but it’s nowhere near as
noticeable as before. Also present in the above picture are my puffy
eyes. Jay didn’t seem to suffer from that particular affliction, but I
sure did – almost every morning my eyes were all puffy. It’s due to
the altitude, although I confess to not actually understanding exactly why it
happens. . .</span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">On
the summit, one of the first things I did was take out Wim’s SPOT device, turn
it on, and push on the “custom message” that would send out the “We made the
summit” message to an email list, and post it to facebook. I had no way
of knowing if any of these messages were actually making it through, and this
one was no exception, but I’d gotten used to how the device behaved, and
assumed that when it stopped blinking the little message light, that the
message had been sent. Unfortunately, even though it appeared to be sent,
it was never received, so I found out when we returned from the mountain, that
people hadn’t realized that we’d made the summit! And here I thought that
everyone would be cheering from the sidelines. Poo! (as Jay would say!)</span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">We
arrived at the summit at around 11pm. Look at where the sun is above the
horizon on this first picture that I took from the summit, looking back at
Denali Pass:</span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">I should point out that at the bottom left of the picture, there are a couple of wands lying on the ground, and at the very bottom of the picture, are the tips of my feet, with my crampon points sticking out.</span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">We had a lot to do on the summit –
summit kiss and hug, pictures of each other (at the beginning of this piece!), blowing kisses to our
friend, Linda, taking a picture with the CureJM (Cure Juvenile Myositis)
banner:</span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">And
saying a final good-bye to my friend, Monty:</span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">I
noticed that I’d lost my iphone while I was on the summit, but I looked all
around and couldn’t find it, anywhere – I even took off my jackets, thinking
that it must have slid into my pants or gotten lost on an inside layer of a
jacket. No such luck. I couldn’t find it, anywhere, so lost all of
the photos that I’d taken on that device, as opposed to the photos I’d taken on
my camera.</span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">Jay
was worried about us having to get down in the dark. HAH! I wasn’t
so worried, as I’d not noticed real darkness in at least a week or so.
However, old habits die hard, and when midnight approaches, some of us innately
expect darkness to arrive soon. So, after spending a pretty full 40
minutes on the summit, with no one else in sight, we turned around and headed
back. There were some parts of the ridge that were very narrow, where a
fall would likely have been fatal, so Jay slowed us down so that we’d stay
focused on making sure that we weren’t reckless in our descent on the parts
where there was a lot of exposure. Much of the descent was fairly benign,
so we were able to go pretty quickly on quite a bit of it. And, by the
time we got close to Denali Pass, it looked as though the sun was really
setting.</span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">I’d
not been particularly careful on the wide places where falls were not a
problem, and so fell a couple of times. It turned out that Jay saw this,
and concluded that we were getting tired, so he was extra careful going from
Denali Pass toward our camp, which was good, since this is where many people do
fall on their return, and not a small number of those falls have been
fatal. We spent probably about an hour and a half on this section of the
climb, and when we got to the base, with just the long stretch to our camp to
go, we were able to see the horizon, again. Dang if the sun didn’t look
as though it were in the same position we’d seen it in just a few hours ago,
only this time, we realized that it was now rising, when before, it had been
setting – all in the northern sky. . .</span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">By
the time we got back to camp, it was either 3:30 or 4:30am on the 24<sup>th</sup>
– so we’d been climbing some 16 or 17 hours. We decided to just sleep
that day (as opposed to packing up and heading down). While some part of
us was very happy about the accomplishment, another part was very tired, and
yet another part knew that we still had a lot more to go before we could say
that we were “done” and truly successful on the climb.</span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">May
all your summits be bright!</span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">leora</span><span style="color: green;"></span></div>
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leorahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16192901882494823930noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21619168.post-37005830693903866422014-06-16T18:45:00.001-07:002018-12-19T16:41:32.540-08:00The Actual Denali ScheduleHere is what we actually did - I only have room in this format, to put
the actual dates, and not any of the "likely" or "ideal" dates.<br />
<br />
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width: 490px;"><colgroup><col style="mso-width-alt: 1336; mso-width-source: userset; width: 28pt;" width="38"></col>
<col style="mso-width-alt: 2019; mso-width-source: userset; width: 43pt;" width="57"></col>
<col style="mso-width-alt: 14051; mso-width-source: userset; width: 296pt;" width="395"></col>
</colgroup><tbody>
<tr height="42" style="height: 31.8pt;">
<td class="xl65" height="42" style="height: 31.8pt; width: 28pt;" width="38">Actual<br />
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Day<br />
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#</td>
<td class="xl66" style="border-left: none; width: 43pt;" width="57">Date<br />
(Actual)</td>
<td class="xl67" style="border-left: none; width: 296pt;" width="395">commentary</td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.6pt;">
<td class="xl70" height="21" style="border-top: none; height: 15.6pt; width: 28pt;" width="38">0</td>
<td class="xl72" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 43pt;" width="57">4/30/14</td>
<td class="xl68" style="border-left: none; width: 296pt;" width="395">Portland (PDX)
to Anchorage (ANC) Flight</td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.6pt;">
<td class="xl70" height="21" style="border-top: none; height: 15.6pt; width: 28pt;" width="38">0</td>
<td class="xl72" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 43pt;" width="57">4/30/14</td>
<td class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 296pt;" width="395">Van
to Talkeetna/Weigh gear, pay for Kahiltna flight</td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.6pt;">
<td class="xl70" height="21" style="border-top: none; height: 15.6pt; width: 28pt;" width="38">1</td>
<td class="xl72" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 43pt;" width="57">5/1/14</td>
<td class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 296pt;" width="395">Orientation,
and wait for flight to Kahiltna Glacier</td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.6pt;">
<td class="xl70" height="21" style="border-top: none; height: 15.6pt; width: 28pt;" width="38">1</td>
<td class="xl72" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 43pt;" width="57">5/1/14</td>
<td class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 296pt;" width="395">Fly
to Kahiltna (waited all day for fuel, stayed here)</td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.6pt;">
<td class="xl70" height="21" style="border-top: none; height: 15.6pt; width: 28pt;" width="38">2</td>
<td class="xl72" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 43pt;" width="57">5/2/14</td>
<td class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 296pt;" width="395">Kahiltna
Airport to Ski Hill Camp (single carry)</td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.6pt;">
<td class="xl70" height="21" style="border-top: none; height: 15.6pt; width: 28pt;" width="38">3</td>
<td class="xl72" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 43pt;" width="57">5/3/14</td>
<td class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 296pt;" width="395">Carry
to 9800ft and cache (return to Ski Hill)</td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.6pt;">
<td class="xl70" height="21" style="border-top: none; height: 15.6pt; width: 28pt;" width="38">4</td>
<td class="xl72" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 43pt;" width="57">5/4/14</td>
<td class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 296pt;" width="395">Moved
to 9400ft</td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.6pt;">
<td class="xl70" height="21" style="border-top: none; height: 15.6pt; width: 28pt;" width="38">5</td>
<td class="xl72" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 43pt;" width="57">5/5/14</td>
<td class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 296pt;" width="395">Storm.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Stayed at 9400ft</td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.6pt;">
<td class="xl70" height="21" style="border-top: none; height: 15.6pt; width: 28pt;" width="38">6</td>
<td class="xl72" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 43pt;" width="57">5/6/14</td>
<td class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 296pt;" width="395">Storm.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Stayed at 9400ft</td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.6pt;">
<td class="xl70" height="21" style="border-top: none; height: 15.6pt; width: 28pt;" width="38">7</td>
<td class="xl72" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 43pt;" width="57">5/7/14</td>
<td class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 296pt;" width="395">Storm,
but got some food from our 9800ft cache</td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.6pt;">
<td class="xl70" height="21" style="border-top: none; height: 15.6pt; width: 28pt;" width="38">8</td>
<td class="xl72" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 43pt;" width="57">5/8/14</td>
<td class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 296pt;" width="395">Kahiltna
Pass to Motorcycle Hill (single carry)</td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.6pt;">
<td class="xl71" height="21" style="height: 15.6pt; width: 28pt;" width="38">9</td>
<td class="xl72" style="border-top: none; width: 43pt;" width="57">5/9/14</td>
<td class="xl69" style="border-top: none; width: 296pt;" width="395">Picked up 9800ft
cache</td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.6pt;">
<td class="xl71" height="21" style="height: 15.6pt; width: 28pt;" width="38">10</td>
<td class="xl72" style="border-top: none; width: 43pt;" width="57">5/10/14</td>
<td class="xl69" style="border-top: none; width: 296pt;" width="395">Picked up
Kahiltna airport cache</td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.6pt;">
<td class="xl70" height="21" style="height: 15.6pt; width: 28pt;" width="38">11</td>
<td class="xl72" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 43pt;" width="57">5/11/14</td>
<td class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 296pt;" width="395">Cache
carry to Basin Camp</td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.6pt;">
<td class="xl70" height="21" style="border-top: none; height: 15.6pt; width: 28pt;" width="38">12</td>
<td class="xl72" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 43pt;" width="57">5/12/14</td>
<td class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 296pt;" width="395">Move
to Basin Camp</td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.6pt;">
<td class="xl70" height="21" style="border-top: none; height: 15.6pt; width: 28pt;" width="38">13</td>
<td class="xl72" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 43pt;" width="57">5/13/14</td>
<td class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 296pt;" width="395">Rest</td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.6pt;">
<td class="xl70" height="21" style="border-top: none; height: 15.6pt; width: 28pt;" width="38">14</td>
<td class="xl72" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 43pt;" width="57">5/14/14</td>
<td class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 296pt;" width="395">Cache
carry to 16300ft</td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.6pt;">
<td class="xl70" height="21" style="border-top: none; height: 15.6pt; width: 28pt;" width="38">15</td>
<td class="xl72" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 43pt;" width="57">5/15/14</td>
<td class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 296pt;" width="395">rest
(bad weather)</td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.6pt;">
<td class="xl70" height="21" style="border-top: none; height: 15.6pt; width: 28pt;" width="38">16</td>
<td class="xl72" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 43pt;" width="57">5/16/14</td>
<td class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 296pt;" width="395">Cache
carry to 16300ft</td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.6pt;">
<td class="xl70" height="21" style="border-top: none; height: 15.6pt; width: 28pt;" width="38">17</td>
<td class="xl72" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 43pt;" width="57">5/17/14</td>
<td class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 296pt;" width="395">rest
(bad weather)</td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.6pt;">
<td class="xl70" height="21" style="border-top: none; height: 15.6pt; width: 28pt;" width="38">18</td>
<td class="xl72" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 43pt;" width="57">5/18/14</td>
<td class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 296pt;" width="395">rest
(bad weather)</td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.6pt;">
<td class="xl70" height="21" style="border-top: none; height: 15.6pt; width: 28pt;" width="38">19</td>
<td class="xl72" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 43pt;" width="57">5/19/14</td>
<td class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 296pt;" width="395">Tried
to move to High Camp - too windy</td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.6pt;">
<td class="xl70" height="21" style="border-top: none; height: 15.6pt; width: 28pt;" width="38">20</td>
<td class="xl72" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 43pt;" width="57">5/20/14</td>
<td class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 296pt;" width="395">Move
to High Camp</td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.6pt;">
<td class="xl70" height="21" style="border-top: none; height: 15.6pt; width: 28pt;" width="38">21</td>
<td class="xl72" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 43pt;" width="57">5/21/14</td>
<td class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 296pt;" width="395">Picked
up 16300ft cache</td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.6pt;">
<td class="xl70" height="21" style="border-top: none; height: 15.6pt; width: 28pt;" width="38">22</td>
<td class="xl72" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 43pt;" width="57">5/22/14</td>
<td class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 296pt;" width="395">Rest</td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.6pt;">
<td class="xl70" height="21" style="border-top: none; height: 15.6pt; width: 28pt;" width="38">23</td>
<td class="xl72" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 43pt;" width="57">5/23/14</td>
<td class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 296pt;" width="395">South
Peak Summit Day/return to High Camp</td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.6pt;">
<td class="xl70" height="21" style="border-top: none; height: 15.6pt; width: 28pt;" width="38">25</td>
<td class="xl72" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 43pt;" width="57">5/25/14</td>
<td class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 296pt;" width="395">Return
to Basin Camp (pick up sleds, if left, here)</td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.6pt;">
<td class="xl70" height="21" style="border-top: none; height: 15.6pt; width: 28pt;" width="38">26</td>
<td class="xl72" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 43pt;" width="57">5/26/14</td>
<td class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 296pt;" width="395">Rest</td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.6pt;">
<td class="xl70" height="21" style="border-top: none; height: 15.6pt; width: 28pt;" width="38">27</td>
<td class="xl72" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 43pt;" width="57">5/27/14</td>
<td class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 296pt;" width="395">Return
to Motorcycle Hill Camp (pick up sleds, if here)</td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.6pt;">
<td class="xl70" height="21" style="border-top: none; height: 15.6pt; width: 28pt;" width="38">28</td>
<td class="xl72" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 43pt;" width="57">5/28/14</td>
<td class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 296pt;" width="395">Return
to Kahiltna Airport (Base Camp)</td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.6pt;">
<td class="xl70" height="21" style="border-top: none; height: 15.6pt; width: 28pt;" width="38">29</td>
<td class="xl72" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 43pt;" width="57">5/29/14</td>
<td class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 296pt;" width="395">Snow
storm</td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.6pt;">
<td class="xl70" height="21" style="border-top: none; height: 15.6pt; width: 28pt;" width="38">30</td>
<td class="xl72" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 43pt;" width="57">5/30/14</td>
<td class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 296pt;" width="395">Snow
storm</td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.6pt;">
<td class="xl70" height="21" style="border-top: none; height: 15.6pt; width: 28pt;" width="38">31</td>
<td class="xl72" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 43pt;" width="57">5/31/14</td>
<td class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 296pt;" width="395">Snow
storm</td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.6pt;">
<td class="xl70" height="21" style="border-top: none; height: 15.6pt; width: 28pt;" width="38">32</td>
<td class="xl72" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 43pt;" width="57">6/1/14</td>
<td class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 296pt;" width="395">Return
to Talkeetna</td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.6pt;">
<td class="xl70" height="21" style="border-top: none; height: 15.6pt; width: 28pt;" width="38">33</td>
<td class="xl72" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 43pt;" width="57">6/2/14</td>
<td class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 296pt;" width="395">Take
shuttle to Anchorage</td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.6pt;">
<td class="xl70" height="21" style="border-top: none; height: 15.6pt; width: 28pt;" width="38">34</td>
<td class="xl72" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 43pt;" width="57">6/3/14</td>
<td class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 296pt;" width="395">Stay
with the Joneses</td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.6pt;">
<td class="xl70" height="21" style="border-top: none; height: 15.6pt; width: 28pt;" width="38">35</td>
<td class="xl72" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 43pt;" width="57">6/4/14</td>
<td class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 296pt;" width="395">Stay
with the Joneses</td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.6pt;">
<td class="xl70" height="21" style="border-top: none; height: 15.6pt; width: 28pt;" width="38">36</td>
<td class="xl72" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 43pt;" width="57">6/5/14</td>
<td class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 296pt;" width="395">Stay
with the Joneses</td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.6pt;">
<td class="xl70" height="21" style="border-top: none; height: 15.6pt; width: 28pt;" width="38">37</td>
<td class="xl72" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 43pt;" width="57">6/6/14</td>
<td class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 296pt;" width="395">Stay
with the Joneses</td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.6pt;">
<td class="xl70" height="21" style="border-top: none; height: 15.6pt; width: 28pt;" width="38">38</td>
<td class="xl72" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 43pt;" width="57">6/7/14</td>
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May you always have a plan, so you know what to change!<br />
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leora leorahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16192901882494823930noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21619168.post-72560352164963577272014-06-01T21:29:00.001-07:002018-12-19T16:41:05.196-08:00Lost My iPhone on the top of North America!<div>
The good news is that we were part of the 19% of climbers who were able to get to the summit of Denali, so far, this year! The bad news is that while I was on the summit, I managed to lose my iphone (cell phone), which means that I've lost a lot of my phone contact info for many of you. </div>
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After a week of waiting for snowstorms to abate, we have just landed back into the little town of Talkeetna. From there, we'll head back to Anchorage, Alaska, visiting with some friends, and then, finally, back to Portland. We've yet to schedule that flight. After we get back home, I'll be dealing with the cell phone issue. </div>
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We "only" went to the South Peak (the top of North America). After the exhausting 12 hours to summit, and about 4-1//2 hours back to high camp, we weren't ready to attempt the North Peak. Neither was the weather going to allow us another opportunity for another couple of weeks. I'd allowed for 30 days (which people laughed at, prior to us going), but those 30 days were used up with just the South Peak, and the expected subsequent storms. So, we headed down the hill without a chance to attempt the (easier) North Peak. It's a little sad, but, at the moment, I'm reveling in being able to use a toilet and the ability to take a shower, and absolutely thrilled that we were able to beat the odds and get on the summit on what turned out to be a spectacular day!!!!!! No wind - cold as could be - but clear, clear skies!!!!!!</div>
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leora</div>
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We made it to Talkeetna, Alaska, with no incidents, and
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The weather is looking favorable through Saturday, right
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climbers onto the glacier isn't set up, yet.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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leorahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16192901882494823930noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21619168.post-7449736354309456022014-04-28T15:23:00.001-07:002018-12-19T16:40:06.912-08:00Denali scheduleAgain, here is where the "OK" and "Custom" (or "Summit") messages will be able to be tracked:<br />
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<![endif]--><span style="color: green; font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;"><a href="http://share.findmespot.com/shared/faces/viewspots.jsp?glId=0q8Zx115OM0neH2XVVMDT1uAPgejzDdTF">Leora
and Jay on Denali</a></span> (until we get onto the mountain, expect a message with the title "No Messages to Display" and body: <span class="ext-mb-text" id="ext-gen220"> </span><br />
<span class="ext-mb-text" id="ext-gen220">"No displayable messages found found for feed: 0q8Zx115OM0neH2XVVMDT1uAPgejzDdTF"</span><br />
<span class="ext-mb-text" id="ext-gen220">to be displayed when you first go to the link).</span><br />
<br />
And here is our preliminary schedule. I'm sure that everything will change as soon as we show up in Talkeetna, but this is our rough plan, and the SPOT OK messages should help to show where we are compared to the schedule.<br />
<br />
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<td class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 42pt;" width="56"></td>
<td class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 46pt;" width="61"></td>
<td class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 48pt;" width="64"></td>
<td class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 40pt;" width="53"></td>
<td class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 40pt;" width="53"></td>
<td class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 37pt;" width="49"></td>
<td class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 37pt;" width="49"></td>
<td class="xl70" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"></td>
<td class="xl71" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 169pt;" width="225"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.6pt;">
<td align="right" class="xl68" height="21" style="border-top: none; height: 15.6pt; width: 23pt;" width="31">1</td>
<td align="right" class="xl69" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 43pt;" width="57">5/1/14</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 29pt;" width="38">2</td>
<td align="right" class="xl69" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 43pt;" width="57">5/2/14</td>
<td class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 291pt;" width="388">Fly
to Kahiltna</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 48pt;" width="64">7200</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 42pt;" width="56">2200</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 46pt;" width="61">7200</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 48pt;" width="64">2200</td>
<td class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 40pt;" width="53"></td>
<td class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 40pt;" width="53"></td>
<td class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 37pt;" width="49"></td>
<td class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 37pt;" width="49"></td>
<td class="xl70" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"></td>
<td class="xl71" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 169pt;" width="225"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="36" style="height: 27.0pt;">
<td align="right" class="xl68" height="36" style="border-top: none; height: 27.0pt; width: 23pt;" width="31">1</td>
<td align="right" class="xl69" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 43pt;" width="57">5/1/14</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 29pt;" width="38">3</td>
<td align="right" class="xl69" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 43pt;" width="57">5/3/14</td>
<td class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 291pt;" width="388">Kahiltna
Airport to Ski Hill Camp (single carry)</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 48pt;" width="64">7800</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 42pt;" width="56">2375</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 46pt;" width="61">7800</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 48pt;" width="64">2375</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 40pt;" width="53">600</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 40pt;" width="53">175</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 37pt;" width="49">5</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 37pt;" width="49">9</td>
<td class="xl72" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">3-6hrs</td>
<td class="xl73" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 169pt;" width="225">Largest
crevasses are on this section</td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.6pt;">
<td align="right" class="xl68" height="21" style="border-top: none; height: 15.6pt; width: 23pt;" width="31">2</td>
<td align="right" class="xl69" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 43pt;" width="57">5/2/14</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 29pt;" width="38">4</td>
<td align="right" class="xl69" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 43pt;" width="57">5/4/14</td>
<td class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 291pt;" width="388">Ski
Hill Camp to Kahiltna Pass (single carry)</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 48pt;" width="64">9700</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 42pt;" width="56">2950</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 46pt;" width="61">9700</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 48pt;" width="64">2950</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 40pt;" width="53">1900</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 40pt;" width="53">575</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 37pt;" width="49">3.17</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 37pt;" width="49">5.1</td>
<td class="xl72" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">2-5hrs</td>
<td class="xl71" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 169pt;" width="225"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.6pt;">
<td align="right" class="xl68" height="21" style="border-top: none; height: 15.6pt; width: 23pt;" width="31">3</td>
<td align="right" class="xl69" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 43pt;" width="57">5/3/14</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 29pt;" width="38">5</td>
<td align="right" class="xl69" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 43pt;" width="57">5/5/14</td>
<td class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 291pt;" width="388">Kahiltna
Pass to Motorcycle Hill (single carry)</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 48pt;" width="64">11000</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 42pt;" width="56">3350</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 46pt;" width="61">11000</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 48pt;" width="64">3350</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 40pt;" width="53">1300</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 40pt;" width="53">400</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 37pt;" width="49">0.75</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 37pt;" width="49">1.2</td>
<td class="xl72" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">2-4hrs</td>
<td class="xl71" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 169pt;" width="225"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.6pt;">
<td height="21" style="height: 15.6pt;"><br /></td>
<td class="xl69" style="border-top: none; width: 43pt;" width="57"></td>
<td class="xl75" colspan="4" style="border-left: none; border-right: .5pt solid black;">From this point on, make sure to average only 1000ft per day sleeping
elevation</td>
<td class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 42pt;" width="56"></td>
<td class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 46pt;" width="61"></td>
<td class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 48pt;" width="64"></td>
<td class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 40pt;" width="53"></td>
<td class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 40pt;" width="53"></td>
<td class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 37pt;" width="49"></td>
<td class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 37pt;" width="49"></td>
<td class="xl74" style="border-top: none;"></td>
<td class="xl71" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 169pt;" width="225"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.6pt;">
<td align="right" class="xl68" height="21" style="height: 15.6pt; width: 23pt;" width="31">4</td>
<td align="right" class="xl69" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 43pt;" width="57">5/4/14</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 29pt;" width="38">6</td>
<td align="right" class="xl69" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 43pt;" width="57">5/6/14</td>
<td class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 291pt;" width="388">Cache
carry to Basin Camp (or rest)</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 48pt;" width="64">11000</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 42pt;" width="56">3350</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 46pt;" width="61">14200</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 48pt;" width="64">4330</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 40pt;" width="53">3200</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 40pt;" width="53">980</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 37pt;" width="49">2.5</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 37pt;" width="49">4</td>
<td class="xl72" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">4-8hrs</td>
<td class="xl71" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 169pt;" width="225"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.6pt;">
<td align="right" class="xl68" height="21" style="border-top: none; height: 15.6pt; width: 23pt;" width="31">5</td>
<td align="right" class="xl69" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 43pt;" width="57">5/5/14</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 29pt;" width="38">7</td>
<td align="right" class="xl69" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 43pt;" width="57">5/7/14</td>
<td class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 291pt;" width="388">Cache
carry to Basin Camp (or rest)</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 48pt;" width="64">11000</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 42pt;" width="56">3350</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 46pt;" width="61">14200</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 48pt;" width="64">4330</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 40pt;" width="53">3200</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 40pt;" width="53">980</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 37pt;" width="49">2.5</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 37pt;" width="49">4</td>
<td class="xl72" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">4-8hrs</td>
<td class="xl71" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 169pt;" width="225"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.6pt;">
<td align="right" class="xl68" height="21" style="border-top: none; height: 15.6pt; width: 23pt;" width="31">6</td>
<td align="right" class="xl69" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 43pt;" width="57">5/6/14</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 29pt;" width="38">8</td>
<td align="right" class="xl69" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 43pt;" width="57">5/8/14</td>
<td class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 291pt;" width="388">Move
to Basin Camp</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 48pt;" width="64">14200</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 42pt;" width="56">4330</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 46pt;" width="61">14200</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 48pt;" width="64">4330</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 40pt;" width="53">3200</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 40pt;" width="53">980</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 37pt;" width="49">2.5</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 37pt;" width="49">4</td>
<td class="xl72" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">4-8hrs</td>
<td class="xl71" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 169pt;" width="225"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.6pt;">
<td align="right" class="xl68" height="21" style="border-top: none; height: 15.6pt; width: 23pt;" width="31">7</td>
<td align="right" class="xl69" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 43pt;" width="57">5/7/14</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 29pt;" width="38">9</td>
<td align="right" class="xl69" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 43pt;" width="57">5/9/14</td>
<td class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 291pt;" width="388">Cache
carry to High Camp (or rest)</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 48pt;" width="64">14200</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 42pt;" width="56">4330</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 46pt;" width="61">17200</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 48pt;" width="64">5245</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 40pt;" width="53">3000</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 40pt;" width="53">915</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 37pt;" width="49">1.2</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 37pt;" width="49">2</td>
<td class="xl72" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">3-8hrs</td>
<td class="xl71" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 169pt;" width="225"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.6pt;">
<td align="right" class="xl68" height="21" style="border-top: none; height: 15.6pt; width: 23pt;" width="31">8</td>
<td align="right" class="xl69" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 43pt;" width="57">5/8/14</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 29pt;" width="38">10</td>
<td align="right" class="xl69" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 43pt;" width="57">5/10/14</td>
<td class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 291pt;" width="388">Cache
carry to High Camp (or rest)</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 48pt;" width="64">14200</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 42pt;" width="56">4330</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 46pt;" width="61">17200</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 48pt;" width="64">5245</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 40pt;" width="53">3000</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 40pt;" width="53">915</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 37pt;" width="49">1.2</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 37pt;" width="49">2</td>
<td class="xl72" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">3-8hrs</td>
<td class="xl71" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 169pt;" width="225"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.6pt;">
<td align="right" class="xl68" height="21" style="border-top: none; height: 15.6pt; width: 23pt;" width="31">9</td>
<td align="right" class="xl69" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 43pt;" width="57">5/9/14</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 29pt;" width="38">11</td>
<td align="right" class="xl69" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 43pt;" width="57">5/11/14</td>
<td class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 291pt;" width="388">Move
to High Camp</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 48pt;" width="64">17200</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 42pt;" width="56">5245</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 46pt;" width="61">17200</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 48pt;" width="64">5245</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 40pt;" width="53">3000</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 40pt;" width="53">915</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 37pt;" width="49">1.2</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 37pt;" width="49">2</td>
<td class="xl72" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">3-8hrs</td>
<td class="xl71" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 169pt;" width="225"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.6pt;">
<td align="right" class="xl68" height="21" style="border-top: none; height: 15.6pt; width: 23pt;" width="31">10</td>
<td align="right" class="xl69" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 43pt;" width="57">5/10/14</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 29pt;" width="38">12</td>
<td align="right" class="xl69" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 43pt;" width="57">5/12/14</td>
<td class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 291pt;" width="388">Rest
or South Peak Summit Day/return to High Camp</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 48pt;" width="64">17200</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 42pt;" width="56">5245</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 46pt;" width="61">20320</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 48pt;" width="64">6194</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 40pt;" width="53">3115</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 40pt;" width="53">950</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 37pt;" width="49">2</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 37pt;" width="49">3</td>
<td class="xl72" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">8-16hrs</td>
<td class="xl71" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 169pt;" width="225"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.6pt;">
<td align="right" class="xl68" height="21" style="border-top: none; height: 15.6pt; width: 23pt;" width="31">10</td>
<td align="right" class="xl69" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 43pt;" width="57">5/10/14</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 29pt;" width="38">13</td>
<td align="right" class="xl69" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 43pt;" width="57">5/13/14</td>
<td class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 291pt;" width="388">South
Peak Summit Day/return to High Camp</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 48pt;" width="64">17200</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 42pt;" width="56">5245</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 46pt;" width="61">20320</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 48pt;" width="64">6194</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 40pt;" width="53">3115</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 40pt;" width="53">950</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 37pt;" width="49">2</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 37pt;" width="49">3</td>
<td class="xl72" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">8-16hrs</td>
<td class="xl71" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 169pt;" width="225"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.6pt;">
<td align="right" class="xl68" height="21" style="border-top: none; height: 15.6pt; width: 23pt;" width="31">10</td>
<td align="right" class="xl69" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 43pt;" width="57">5/10/14</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 29pt;" width="38">14</td>
<td align="right" class="xl69" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 43pt;" width="57">5/14/14</td>
<td class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 291pt;" width="388">South
Peak Summit Day/return to High Camp</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 48pt;" width="64">17200</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 42pt;" width="56">5245</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 46pt;" width="61">20320</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 48pt;" width="64">6194</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 40pt;" width="53">3115</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 40pt;" width="53">950</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 37pt;" width="49">2</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 37pt;" width="49">3</td>
<td class="xl72" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">8-16hrs</td>
<td class="xl71" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 169pt;" width="225"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.6pt;">
<td align="right" class="xl68" height="21" style="border-top: none; height: 15.6pt; width: 23pt;" width="31">10</td>
<td align="right" class="xl69" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 43pt;" width="57">5/10/14</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 29pt;" width="38">15</td>
<td align="right" class="xl69" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 43pt;" width="57">5/15/14</td>
<td class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 291pt;" width="388">South
Peak Summit Day/return to High Camp</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 48pt;" width="64">17200</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 42pt;" width="56">5245</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 46pt;" width="61">20320</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 48pt;" width="64">6194</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 40pt;" width="53">3115</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 40pt;" width="53">950</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 37pt;" width="49">2</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 37pt;" width="49">3</td>
<td class="xl72" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">8-16hrs</td>
<td class="xl71" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 169pt;" width="225"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.6pt;">
<td align="right" class="xl68" height="21" style="border-top: none; height: 15.6pt; width: 23pt;" width="31">10</td>
<td align="right" class="xl69" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 43pt;" width="57">5/10/14</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 29pt;" width="38">16</td>
<td align="right" class="xl69" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 43pt;" width="57">5/16/14</td>
<td class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 291pt;" width="388">South
Peak Summit Day/return to High Camp</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 48pt;" width="64">17200</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 42pt;" width="56">5245</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 46pt;" width="61">20320</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 48pt;" width="64">6194</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 40pt;" width="53">3115</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 40pt;" width="53">950</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 37pt;" width="49">2</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 37pt;" width="49">3</td>
<td class="xl72" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">8-16hrs</td>
<td class="xl71" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 169pt;" width="225"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.6pt;">
<td align="right" class="xl68" height="21" style="border-top: none; height: 15.6pt; width: 23pt;" width="31">10</td>
<td align="right" class="xl69" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 43pt;" width="57">5/10/14</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 29pt;" width="38">17</td>
<td align="right" class="xl69" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 43pt;" width="57">5/17/14</td>
<td class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 291pt;" width="388">South
Peak Summit Day/return to High Camp</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 48pt;" width="64">17200</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 42pt;" width="56">5245</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 46pt;" width="61">20320</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 48pt;" width="64">6194</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 40pt;" width="53">3115</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 40pt;" width="53">950</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 37pt;" width="49">2</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 37pt;" width="49">3</td>
<td class="xl72" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">8-16hrs</td>
<td class="xl71" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 169pt;" width="225"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.6pt;">
<td align="right" class="xl68" height="21" style="border-top: none; height: 15.6pt; width: 23pt;" width="31">10</td>
<td align="right" class="xl69" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 43pt;" width="57">5/10/14</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 29pt;" width="38">18</td>
<td align="right" class="xl69" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 43pt;" width="57">5/18/14</td>
<td class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 291pt;" width="388">South
Peak Summit Day/return to High Camp</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 48pt;" width="64">17200</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 42pt;" width="56">5245</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 46pt;" width="61">20320</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 48pt;" width="64">6194</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 40pt;" width="53">3115</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 40pt;" width="53">950</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 37pt;" width="49">2</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 37pt;" width="49">3</td>
<td class="xl72" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">8-16hrs</td>
<td class="xl71" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 169pt;" width="225"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.6pt;">
<td align="right" class="xl68" height="21" style="border-top: none; height: 15.6pt; width: 23pt;" width="31">11</td>
<td align="right" class="xl69" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 43pt;" width="57">5/11/14</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 29pt;" width="38">19</td>
<td align="right" class="xl69" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 43pt;" width="57">5/19/14</td>
<td class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 291pt;" width="388">Rest<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 48pt;" width="64">17200</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 42pt;" width="56">5245</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 46pt;" width="61">17200</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 48pt;" width="64">5245</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 40pt;" width="53">0</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 40pt;" width="53">0</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 37pt;" width="49">0</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 37pt;" width="49">0</td>
<td align="right" class="xl72" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">0</td>
<td class="xl71" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 169pt;" width="225"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.6pt;">
<td align="right" class="xl68" height="21" style="border-top: none; height: 15.6pt; width: 23pt;" width="31">12</td>
<td align="right" class="xl69" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 43pt;" width="57">5/12/14</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 29pt;" width="38">20</td>
<td align="right" class="xl69" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 43pt;" width="57">5/20/14</td>
<td class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 291pt;" width="388">North
Peak Summit Day/return to High Camp</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 48pt;" width="64">17200</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 42pt;" width="56">5245</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 46pt;" width="61">19470</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 48pt;" width="64">5934</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 40pt;" width="53">2270</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 40pt;" width="53">690</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 37pt;" width="49">2</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 37pt;" width="49">3</td>
<td class="xl72" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">8-16hrs</td>
<td class="xl71" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 169pt;" width="225"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.6pt;">
<td align="right" class="xl68" height="21" style="border-top: none; height: 15.6pt; width: 23pt;" width="31">12</td>
<td align="right" class="xl69" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 43pt;" width="57">5/12/14</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 29pt;" width="38">21</td>
<td align="right" class="xl69" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 43pt;" width="57">5/21/14</td>
<td class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 291pt;" width="388">North
Peak Summit Day/return to High Camp</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 48pt;" width="64">17200</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 42pt;" width="56">5245</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 46pt;" width="61">19470</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 48pt;" width="64">5934</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 40pt;" width="53">2270</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 40pt;" width="53">690</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 37pt;" width="49">2</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 37pt;" width="49">3</td>
<td class="xl72" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">8-16hrs</td>
<td class="xl71" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 169pt;" width="225"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.6pt;">
<td align="right" class="xl68" height="21" style="border-top: none; height: 15.6pt; width: 23pt;" width="31">12</td>
<td align="right" class="xl69" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 43pt;" width="57">5/12/14</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 29pt;" width="38">22</td>
<td align="right" class="xl69" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 43pt;" width="57">5/22/14</td>
<td class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 291pt;" width="388">North
Peak Summit Day/return to High Camp</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 48pt;" width="64">17200</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 42pt;" width="56">5245</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 46pt;" width="61">19470</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 48pt;" width="64">5934</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 40pt;" width="53">2270</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 40pt;" width="53">690</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 37pt;" width="49">2</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 37pt;" width="49">3</td>
<td class="xl72" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">8-16hrs</td>
<td class="xl71" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 169pt;" width="225"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.6pt;">
<td align="right" class="xl68" height="21" style="border-top: none; height: 15.6pt; width: 23pt;" width="31">12</td>
<td align="right" class="xl69" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 43pt;" width="57">5/12/14</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 29pt;" width="38">23</td>
<td align="right" class="xl69" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 43pt;" width="57">5/23/14</td>
<td class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 291pt;" width="388">North
Peak Summit Day/return to High Camp</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 48pt;" width="64">17200</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 42pt;" width="56">5245</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 46pt;" width="61">19470</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 48pt;" width="64">5934</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 40pt;" width="53">2270</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 40pt;" width="53">690</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 37pt;" width="49">2</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 37pt;" width="49">3</td>
<td class="xl72" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;">8-16hrs</td>
<td class="xl71" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 169pt;" width="225"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.6pt;">
<td align="right" class="xl68" height="21" style="border-top: none; height: 15.6pt; width: 23pt;" width="31">13</td>
<td align="right" class="xl69" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 43pt;" width="57">5/13/14</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 29pt;" width="38">24</td>
<td align="right" class="xl69" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 43pt;" width="57">5/24/14</td>
<td class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 291pt;" width="388">Return
to Basin Camp (pick up sleds, if left, here)</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 48pt;" width="64">14200</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 42pt;" width="56">3350</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 46pt;" width="61">17200</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 48pt;" width="64">5245</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 40pt;" width="53">-3000</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 40pt;" width="53">-1895</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 37pt;" width="49">1.2</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 37pt;" width="49">2</td>
<td class="xl70" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"></td>
<td class="xl71" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 169pt;" width="225">2-4
days typical for return</td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.6pt;">
<td align="right" class="xl68" height="21" style="border-top: none; height: 15.6pt; width: 23pt;" width="31">14</td>
<td align="right" class="xl69" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 43pt;" width="57">5/14/14</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 29pt;" width="38">25</td>
<td align="right" class="xl69" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 43pt;" width="57">5/25/14</td>
<td class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 291pt;" width="388">Return
to Motorcycle Hill Camp (pick up sleds, if here)</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 48pt;" width="64">11000</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 42pt;" width="56">3350</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 46pt;" width="61">17200</td>
<td class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 48pt;" width="64"></td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 40pt;" width="53">-5200</td>
<td class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 40pt;" width="53"></td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 37pt;" width="49">2.5</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 37pt;" width="49">4</td>
<td class="xl70" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"></td>
<td class="xl71" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 169pt;" width="225"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.6pt;">
<td align="right" class="xl68" height="21" style="border-top: none; height: 15.6pt; width: 23pt;" width="31">14</td>
<td align="right" class="xl69" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 43pt;" width="57">5/14/14</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 29pt;" width="38">26</td>
<td align="right" class="xl69" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 43pt;" width="57">5/26/14</td>
<td class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 291pt;" width="388">Return
to Kahiltna</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 48pt;" width="64">7200</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 42pt;" width="56">2200</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 46pt;" width="61">11000</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 48pt;" width="64">3350</td>
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<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 29pt;" width="38">27</td>
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<td class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 291pt;" width="388">Reserve
to fly to Talkeetna</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 48pt;" width="64">7200</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 42pt;" width="56">2200</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 46pt;" width="61">7200</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 48pt;" width="64">2200</td>
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<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 37pt;" width="49">0</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 37pt;" width="49">0</td>
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<td class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 291pt;" width="388">Reserve
to fly to Talkeetna</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 48pt;" width="64">7200</td>
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<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 37pt;" width="49">0</td>
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<td class="xl71" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 169pt;" width="225"></td>
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<td class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 291pt;" width="388">Reserve
to fly to Talkeetna</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 48pt;" width="64">7200</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 42pt;" width="56">2200</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 46pt;" width="61">7200</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 48pt;" width="64">2200</td>
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<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 40pt;" width="53">0</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 37pt;" width="49">0</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 37pt;" width="49">0</td>
<td class="xl70" style="border-left: none; border-top: none;"></td>
<td class="xl71" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 169pt;" width="225"></td>
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<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 29pt;" width="38">30</td>
<td align="right" class="xl69" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 43pt;" width="57">5/30/14</td>
<td class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 291pt;" width="388">Reserve
to fly to Talkeetna</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 48pt;" width="64">7200</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 42pt;" width="56">2200</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 46pt;" width="61">7200</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 48pt;" width="64">2200</td>
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<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 40pt;" width="53">0</td>
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<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 37pt;" width="49">0</td>
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<td class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 291pt;" width="388">Return
to Talkeetna</td>
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<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 42pt;" width="56">0</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 46pt;" width="61">7200</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 48pt;" width="64">2200</td>
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<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 40pt;" width="53">-2200</td>
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<td class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 37pt;" width="49"></td>
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<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 29pt;" width="38">32</td>
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<td class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 291pt;" width="388">Take
shuttle to Anchorage</td>
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<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 42pt;" width="56">0</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 46pt;" width="61">0</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 48pt;" width="64">0</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 40pt;" width="53">0</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 40pt;" width="53">0</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 37pt;" width="49">0</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 37pt;" width="49">0</td>
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<td class="xl71" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 169pt;" width="225"></td>
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<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 29pt;" width="38">33</td>
<td align="right" class="xl69" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 43pt;" width="57">6/2/14</td>
<td class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 291pt;" width="388">Stay
with the Jones'</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 48pt;" width="64">0</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 42pt;" width="56">0</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 46pt;" width="61">0</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 48pt;" width="64">0</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 40pt;" width="53">0</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 40pt;" width="53">0</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 37pt;" width="49">0</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 37pt;" width="49">0</td>
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<td align="right" class="xl69" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 43pt;" width="57">6/3/14</td>
<td class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 291pt;" width="388">Stay
with the Jones'</td>
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<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 40pt;" width="53">0</td>
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<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 37pt;" width="49">0</td>
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<td class="xl71" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 169pt;" width="225"></td>
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<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 29pt;" width="38">35</td>
<td align="right" class="xl69" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 43pt;" width="57">6/4/14</td>
<td class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 291pt;" width="388">Stay
with the Jones'</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 48pt;" width="64">0</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 42pt;" width="56">0</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 46pt;" width="61">0</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 48pt;" width="64">0</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 40pt;" width="53">0</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 40pt;" width="53">0</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 37pt;" width="49">0</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 37pt;" width="49">0</td>
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<td class="xl71" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 169pt;" width="225"></td>
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<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 29pt;" width="38">36</td>
<td align="right" class="xl69" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 43pt;" width="57">6/5/14</td>
<td class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 291pt;" width="388">Stay
with the Jones'</td>
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<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 40pt;" width="53">0</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 40pt;" width="53">0</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 37pt;" width="49">0</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 37pt;" width="49">0</td>
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<td class="xl71" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 169pt;" width="225"></td>
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<td align="right" class="xl69" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 43pt;" width="57">5/20/14</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 29pt;" width="38">37</td>
<td align="right" class="xl69" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 43pt;" width="57">6/6/14</td>
<td class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 291pt;" width="388">Stay
with the Jones'</td>
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<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 42pt;" width="56">0</td>
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<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 48pt;" width="64">0</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 40pt;" width="53">0</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 40pt;" width="53">0</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 37pt;" width="49">0</td>
<td align="right" class="xl68" style="border-left: none; border-top: none; width: 37pt;" width="49">0</td>
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leorahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16192901882494823930noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21619168.post-34748673942837937282014-04-14T23:35:00.001-07:002018-12-19T16:39:17.203-08:00"Following" our progress on Denali/Mt. McKinleyMany have asked how to "follow" us as we're doing our climb. We won't be doing a blog or anything, as we did when I attempted Denali two years ago, because we're not doing a fundraiser, as we did back then (although I'm expecting to take the Cure JM banner to try to get the summit picture with it!); however, we will be taking the SPOT device, again. We hope that it will work better for us, this time, than it did, last time. Only time will tell!<br />
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So, if you want to "follow" us, go to the link: <a href="http://share.findmespot.com/shared/faces/viewspots.jsp?glId=0q8Zx115OM0neH2XVVMDT1uAPgejzDdTF">Track Leora and Jay</a> starting on May 1st. We expect to send out one or more OK messages per day, if we travel anywhere - or one OK message per day if we're "stuck" due to storm or illness. Sometimes we'll be moving up to cache some stuff, and then be going down to sleep, so we really might be going up and down in a single day. If we send out a "CUSTOM" message, that means that we've made the summit. The spot is set up to post to Facebook for every message, as well.<br />
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We did a test, today, so if you go to the website, today, you should see that we sent out an "OK" message while somewhere east of my house. Later, we sent out a "CUSTOM" message, which means we sent out a "We made the summit!!!" message. If you click on the little number next to the GPS point on the map, it will tell you what type (OK or CUSTOM) of message was sent.<br />
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May you always know where you are,<br />
leoraleorahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16192901882494823930noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21619168.post-26606732920899296412014-04-12T22:14:00.000-07:002014-04-12T22:14:51.355-07:00Mountain Romance<!--[if !mso]>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "Georgia","serif";">I’ve
done it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’ve fallen hopelessly, and
madly, in love.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And it’s not just with
the mountains (which would be nothing new), but it did happen in the mountains,
or, more specifically, on a mountain, and yes, it happened during a storm.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Last
year, I’d met another climber, Jay, who was also retired, and we started doing
a lot of climbing together.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After more
than a ½ dozen climbs, together, we started talking about climbing Denali in
May of 2014.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Jay had climbed the tallest
mountain of the Americas, Aconcagua, in January of 2013, and was set to climb
Africa’s tallest (Kilimanjaro) in January, 2014.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He’d been wanting to also climb Denali, but
couldn’t find a team who was going, so when I mentioned doing it, together, he
was very interested.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We tried to get
some others interested in the climb, but with less than ½ a year to get ready,
we finally realized that we were going to have to do it as a two-person climb
team.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s just too difficult to make
sure that the dynamics would work when there isn’t much time to gel as a
team.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Two person climb teams are very
common, and very efficient, but, while making logistics and communications
easier, can make self-rescue, if needed, less easy, should something untoward
happen. </span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "Georgia","serif";">First,
though, we had to make sure that we were compatible for longer than a day
climb.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Jay didn’t like sharing tents,
and that worried me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On Denali (also
known as Mt. McKinley), one has to build a camp around each tent, so sharing a
tent is a must, in my mind, so I suggested that we test out whether we could
survive a night with each other in a tent, before the Denali idea went any
further.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "Georgia","serif";">So,
late in November, we did a trial run, on Mt. Hood, after taking a couple of
people on a climb up the south side.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On
the way down, I had some extra work to do with the rope and other equipment, so
I asked Jay to get the others down to the top of the Palmer, where they would
be able to go the rest of the way, safely, while I finished up.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We met at the top of Palmer where we’d cached
our overnight gear, earlier in the day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The sun had already set and the wind had picked up.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Jay suggested that maybe we could put off our
trial run.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>No way!!!!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I couldn’t see giving up this opportunity
where we already had all of our gear on the mountain.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We put up the tent.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It worked out well.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We survived.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Denali planning could proceed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Here is a shot of all of our gear and Jay and the tent the next day
before packing up and going down:</span><br />
<span style="color: green; font-family: "Georgia","serif";"> <a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=21619168" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=21619168" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=21619168" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=21619168" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=21619168" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=21619168" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=21619168" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=21619168" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=21619168" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=21619168" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=21619168" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=21619168" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=21619168" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=21619168" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a><span style="color: green; font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BxKLBMd1bMs/U0oXDxbtL9I/AAAAAAAAIMQ/HGjBvIUwcQ4/s1600/PB231677.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BxKLBMd1bMs/U0oXDxbtL9I/AAAAAAAAIMQ/HGjBvIUwcQ4/s1600/PB231677.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="color: green; font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Jay
had climbed a ton of mountains – in fact, he was the first, on record, to climb
the 100 tallest peaks in Oregon.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But, he
didn’t have a lot of snow camping experience, or, more specifically, snow storm
camping experience.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>While one doesn’t
usually choose to go camping in a storm, while climbing Denali, one is almost
guaranteed to have to go through some sort of storm, so it’s better to get out
all of the kinks in the equipment and set up before heading out there.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There was one storm, in particular, where
there was no snow around us to build a wall, so we just put up the tent, and
the wind then blew a 5 ft. (1.5meter) drift of snow around our tent.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The tent collapsed under the weight of the
snow as soon as I stuck the shovel in the snow, breaking all of the bonds that
kept the snow in place.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Jay admitted to
me later that for about ½ hour after that happened, he didn’t want to go up
Denali, because he realized that he would have been dead, had he still been in
the tent when that happened.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Fortunately, he got over that, and I now have some better plans for tent
and tent pole repair while we’re on the mountain, should we experience anything
similar, and Jay grew a deep appreciation of walls around the tent. . .</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: green; font-family: "Georgia","serif";">In
December, Jay left to climb Orizaba, and when he returned he, another climbing
partner, Rita, and I had a fabulous climb in central Oregon on Middle Sister
(Rita’s animoto video slideshow of that is here -> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://email.animoto.com/pub/cc?_ri_=X0Gzc2X%3DWQpglLjHJlYQGhvUCptpHfGLC1qzdzee2Cdzfzec5sSnWzbhVXtpKX%3DWBBBW&_ei_=EseyZ-Mtn2U6u_BfWAsNwzI-ZYBCD1BLpnlu0inkvnxxQ7jZ2JnYckqSGBz2KDb-Igf4IwFQ7paCZsAQEOXSe7U4clmVTce83AgActHTqHmZmH2NQTvLNs5dMG1fb2WOr9b9q8U_hM4LYFcDUyqnHZ-QDay0AqnW8AMq7rPVx6cqQOJLmvHIBeKPt2CNO0LMlXiHpoyxBY9fga8Uo8PqSVFC6dPoJ_DCCwxSH5zaB5M_dWjj-RvIu2Rb3XHn2To8HkSuyy5lObxd_0."><i><span style="color: #2cb2e7; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Winter Ascent - Middle
Sister</span></i></a></span><span style="color: green; font-family: "Georgia","serif";">).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There were more storms
forecast on Mt. Hood, so before Jay took off to climb Kilimanjaro in January,
we did some more storm training, getting practice using a saw, cutting snow
blocks, and watching what the 88mph winds would do to the walls, the space
around the tent, and the tent.</span></div>
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are a couple of photos of the tent and the wall around it, before some of it
collapsed, but after we had some serious winds and rime ice build up (all of
that frosty stuff on the tent and guys):</span><br />
<span style="color: green; font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="color: green; font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-w7ZUpisrCYQ/U0oWojT-pbI/AAAAAAAAIL0/W-AgB_FKCLw/s1600/P1102170.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-w7ZUpisrCYQ/U0oWojT-pbI/AAAAAAAAIL0/W-AgB_FKCLw/s1600/P1102170.JPG" height="240" width="320" /> </a></span></span><br />
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<span style="mso-bookmark: _MailAutoSig;"><span style="color: green; font-family: "Georgia","serif";">We didn’t frequently have a
view that week, but when we did, it was fabulous.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Here’s a picture with a close-up of the tree
that we camped near, with all of the rime ice it had amassed:</span></span></div>
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one more photo of the tent, after the ravages of the storm:</span></span><br />
<span style="mso-bookmark: _MailAutoSig;"><span style="color: green; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-no-proof: yes;"><span style="color: green; font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-d0wL8syHbjM/U0oX-Xtp4gI/AAAAAAAAIMY/QGkF5gXK_rE/s1600/P1132217.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-d0wL8syHbjM/U0oX-Xtp4gI/AAAAAAAAIMY/QGkF5gXK_rE/s1600/P1132217.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></span> </span></span></div>
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one of the sleds in front of the tent to protect the vestibule, because I’d
shredded it in the earlier storm, and the tape that I’d used for repairs didn’t
hold.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This next picture shows how we
were using the vestibule for our cooking:</span></span></div>
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closely, you can see the dark, make-shift repairs I’d made.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They were holding the panel together, early
on, but it didn’t last.</span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bookmark: _MailAutoSig;"><span style="color: green; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-no-proof: yes;">All in all,
a successful outing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We managed all of
the issues well, together, and even had a whole lot of fun doing it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But, we were just climbing partners.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Really.</span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bookmark: _MailAutoSig;"><span style="color: green; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-no-proof: yes;">Jay went
away to climb Kilimanjaro and take in a safari or two, while in Tanzania, and I
continued to prepare for Denali, letting him know how I was proceeding, via
email, even though I knew that he would rarely have access to email, since I
didn’t want to have to have a whole long list of stuff to remember to tell him
when he returned.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Everything was shaping
up for the trip really well.</span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bookmark: _MailAutoSig;"><span style="color: green; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-no-proof: yes;">Jay
returned, but there was a ton of rain, so we couldn’t go for more climbing, but
we still had crevasse rescue to practice, and we could run, so we did that,
mostly at my place.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Somewhere in here,
Jay discovered that I was only budgeting 1 pound (.45kg) of food per day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He started to panic.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He was sure that he would have to have 2
pounds (.9kg) per day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The difference is
huge – because, for the 30 days that we want to be able to stay on the mountain
– it’s the difference of 30 pounds (13.6kg) per person. That’s a lot of extra
weight that we, personally, have to drag/carry around.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That meant more time on a mountain checking
this out as well as doing in-the-snow practice of crevasse rescue.</span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bookmark: _MailAutoSig;"><span style="color: green; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-no-proof: yes;">We also
wanted to try out a couple of different tents, to see if we should, perhaps,
take a smaller, lighter weight tent for the days at high camp, or should an
emergency arise (like the first tent gets shredded, somehow).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When I’d gone to Denali two years ago, we had
a 4-person tent for Candi and Oleg, and a 3 person tent for Ron and me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If either team had a problem with a tent, we
could make do with the other tent for all 4 of us.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It might not be comfortable, but we could
survive.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>With only two of us, we had to
decide if we should take a spare tent.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Trying out the tent that we might take as a secondary tent seemed
wise.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This time, during several gorgeous
days, we tried out a tent, did some crevasse rescue practice, and attempted to
test out the food needed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We met a kite
skier.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I got these shots of her:</span></span><br />
<span style="mso-bookmark: _MailAutoSig;"><span style="color: green; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-no-proof: yes;"><span style="color: green; font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ttYBhCIjtos/U0oWCVw6cCI/AAAAAAAAILM/wx2EMMWjZhQ/s1600/IMG_1002.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ttYBhCIjtos/U0oWCVw6cCI/AAAAAAAAILM/wx2EMMWjZhQ/s1600/IMG_1002.JPG" height="240" width="320" /> </a></span></span></span><br />
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this shot of us and the top of Mt. Hood:</span></span><br />
<span style="mso-bookmark: _MailAutoSig;"><span style="color: green; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-no-proof: yes;"><span style="color: green; font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-PAa-S2nuq-s/U0oWGhD83ZI/AAAAAAAAILU/Pdi-rxH3YfY/s1600/20140225_165614.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-PAa-S2nuq-s/U0oWGhD83ZI/AAAAAAAAILU/Pdi-rxH3YfY/s1600/20140225_165614.jpg" height="180" width="320" /></a></span> </span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bookmark: _MailAutoSig;"><span style="color: green; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-no-proof: yes;">We decided
that we’d not use the tent we were trying out, but maybe we should try my 2
person bibler, an even smaller, lighter weight tent, next time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We did some practice of 2-person crevasse
rescue, but managed to fail to adequately test the food needs, since we didn’t
do anything strenuous.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We needed yet
another run at it.</span></span></div>
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would have it, there was yet another storm forecast, so in early March, we went
up, again, this time trying out my Bibler tent with a newly purchased vestibule
for it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was coldish.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Putting up the tent, and building the wall
caused us to get absolutely soaked.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We
decided to go down to the lodge (it was only a mile (1.6km) and 1000ft (305m)
elevation down the mountain), to see if we could dry out our clothes, and maybe
grab a nice dinner at the lodge.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We
accomplished both, and headed back to the tent.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The next day, the storm continued to rage,
and I went out to deal with the snow, and came back soaking wet, again, and
freezing.</span></span></div>
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time in here when, as Jay put it the next week when warning others of our
potential tiredness before heading out on a rigorous hike, we “had a mishap,
and both of us fell in love with each other”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Listening to him tell that story a week later, I wondered what “mishap”
he was talking about, and when I heard him say that we “fell” – I was wondering
how I could have forgotten a fall, and then finally, I heard the next couple of
words and realized what he was saying to the group gathered round. . .</span></span></div>
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that particular tent, as well, by the way.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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weeks later, we were joined by our friends Rita and Linda for a climb up Mt.
Shasta.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Jay and I didn’t take sleds up
this one, but we did have heavy packs (we will carry packs and drag sleds, with
additional gear, behind us when going up Denali).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That climb was captured in another of Rita’s
animoto videos, </span></span><a href="http://animoto.com/play/fRrjMbi7jBLGcbfOEc3INg"><span style="mso-bookmark: _MailAutoSig;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-no-proof: yes;">Early
Season Climb of Mt. Shasta</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _MailAutoSig;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _MailAutoSig;"><span style="color: green; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-no-proof: yes;">.</span></span></div>
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continued the romance, and are still working toward our April 30<sup>th</sup>
flight to Anchorage, and expected May 1<sup>st</sup> start of the actual climb.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It feels too soon – we only just this week
figured out that yes, Jay does need 2 pounds (.9kg) of food a day, while I
could make it on 1 pound (.45kg) a day, but 1-1/3 pounds (.6kg) would be nicer.</span></span></div>
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only had climbing pictures of us, I requested that our friends, Wim and
Anna-Maria take a picture of us wearing “street” attire.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Here is the result:</span></span></div>
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