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mastadon
Trad climber
Tahoe
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Topic Author's Original Post - Dec 8, 2008 - 10:33pm PT
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The title pretty much says it all.
Hard to believe, but there may have been drugs involved…..
Boys just wanna have fun!!
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Mighty Hiker
Social climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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Wow - that's a rather unique event.
Now if only EKat had gotten a picture of Dale jumping off the upper deck of the old shuttle bus into the Merced, at Sentinel Bridge...
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bob
climber
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Thought hard about that one for years! Seems the only way to do it now without getting caught would be at night.
How fun would it be!!!!!!!
Bob J.
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Domingo
Trad climber
El Portal, CA
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You are my idol
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Fletcher
Trad climber
the campfire just a ways past Chris' Taco stand
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Frickin' awesome!
Fletch
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Double D
climber
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Nice to see the pictures after hearing about this for years. Thanks.
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Jaybro
Social climber
wuz real!
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Now that's a send! Too funny...
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Tarbuster
climber
right here, right now
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Al Bard, Tom Carter, and Millis!
I know the trick was repeated a few times:
Even into the late 80s Tom Carter kept his water skis stashed under our tent cabin behind the gas station at YMS.
Drugs were NEVER involved with the execution of these wholesome stunts.
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Scared Silly
Trad climber
UT
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This was excellent - I sent it to a friend who was the district ranger in the meadows.
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Lynne Leichtfuss
Social climber
valley center, ca
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Awful close to shore....no boat in sight...cud this be a CAR launch ? YeeeeHawww !
If so need ski car beta, for the rest of us wanna bees....Life can be so much fun : DD Gotta let it evolve.
EDIT: Always loved this lake...and it knows it.
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
sorry, just posting out loud.
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Thanks so much for sharing the pics. I can just imagine how fun that must have been.
Hey it's not our fault they put the road so close to the shore. Who needs 'motorized' boats?
that rawks!
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Lynne Leichtfuss
Social climber
valley center, ca
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Dude is a manly man.....that bit of H2O is a wee bit nippy.
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Rhodo-Router
Gym climber
Otto, NC
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Notice how everyone else is wearing sweaters and the like.
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John Moosie
climber
Beautiful California
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Too cool. Must be early spring. There is still snow on the rock.
In high school I use to waterski the canals near Los Banos. Swim to the other side, get set, pop up and make a hard turn to keep from hitting the dirt. Lots of fun.
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Lynne Leichtfuss
Social climber
valley center, ca
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Too Cool ..... Indeed !
How great life is to offer us these crazy escapades. Just need to take the time to do them...right on ? Yo !!!
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The Alpine
Big Wall climber
Tampa, FL
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Thats awesome! Reminds me of this:
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Lynne Leichtfuss
Social climber
valley center, ca
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We zeriously be waitin' on this one Walleye....
My hub actually had two friends hold open the front and rear door of our local coffee shop ( it was a straight shot ) while he popped a wheelie through the place with his Triumph motorcycle.
Oh, TWTD. Sweet Smiles of Yesteryear...when it was just boys doin' their thang and no arrests etc.
EDIT: With Nita Gal, awesome Alpine.
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nita
climber
chica from chico, I don't claim to be a daisy
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My first summer living in the Meadows was 1978. I remember hearing stories about waterskiing on Tenaya lake... very fun to finally see the action.
Thanks for the pictures -Mr. masta..don.;^)
The Alpine, cool picture..
edit; Mr mastadon, were you not- roomates with Yabo and Sonagere?...plus All those summers you lived in the Meadows, you must have a ton of pictures to scan...
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Ed Hartouni
Trad climber
Livermore, CA
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totally awesome to see those images of a legendary event
I can't imagine the shizzle that would come down these days (and maybe those days)...
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guido
Trad climber
Santa Cruz
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Thanks for the photos, what a treat!
After hearing about this for years, it is impossible for me to drive along Tenaya Lake and not think about this epic.
Visualize the road, trees and consider the orange tow "boat" with Carter as Captain and Millis as navigator. Safest place would be on the water.
No wonder Ferdinand had heart problems.
"We don't need no stinkin' drugs."
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Michelle
Trad climber
El Frickin' Paso
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anyone ever ski Mono Lake? I have a bunch of old post-cards I gleaned many years ago of people doing this. I just looked it up and they run for about $13. I'll try to get a picture up later.
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tiki-jer
climber
fresno/clovis
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That is amazing. Thanks for posting the pix.
John Moosie, I did something similar in the Coachella Valley Aquaduct, pulled by a 4x4 down near the Chocolate Mtns.
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Dick_Lugar
Trad climber
Indiana (the other Mideast)
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Talk about MASSIVE MAN-TOOL SHRINKAGE! Just thinking about the temp of that water makes my little man ache!
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Mike Bolte
Trad climber
Planet Earth
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and the guy in the blue vest and beanie. Is that Mike (looks too short)?
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Scared Silly
Trad climber
UT
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From a former Meadows Ranger after seeing the photos:
"I did see a dog ice skating on Tenaya Lake one time. Did I tell you about when we reopened the Tioga Rd. for New Year's ? There were hockey games going on on Tenaya Lake and there was open water on one end. The favorite past time was to grab a friend and whip him or her across the ice toward the edge of the open water to see how close he or she would come to falling in and under the ice. What a good time that was! We had John Dill scurrying around the Valley SAR cache looking for an old confistacted rubber raft that he could send up to us for ice rescue!
Come to think of it, that was Y2K and we climbed up to the top of Puppy Dome and watched the distant fireworks in Mammoth Lakes. Reopening the road was the Park Service's idea of a Y2K present to the public - as your bumper sticker suggests, their best vacation was the Ranger's worst nightmare. Were we ever glad to see that mania end!"
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the Fet
Knackered climber
A bivy sack in the secret campground
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What's the statute of limitations for that infraction?
Actually I wonder what the law is they could be breaking? It's not illegal if there's no applicable law!
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mastadon
Trad climber
Tahoe
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 9, 2008 - 01:58pm PT
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If the statute of limitations doesn't apply, the tool is going to have to take a long journey to persecute two of the three desperate criminals. I'd like to see that.
Nita: No, Yabo was never my roomie! He and his then girlfriend moved to Tahoe with Jane and I in 1980 and they lived next door to us but no, I didn't need the kind of pain that living with Yabo would have brought.
Yes, I do have a bunch of pictures from that era and they're only just starting to leak out of my scanner. Miss you darlin'.
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Scared Silly
Trad climber
UT
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I am sure they could come up with something what would stick - disorderly conduct and creating a hazardous situation come to mind. But as long as who ever was driving was on the right side of the road they are golden.
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S.Powers
Social climber
Jtree, now in Alaska
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CLASSIC!!!
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sling512
Trad climber
Chicago
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Dude has a serious 8-Pack!!!
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scuffy b
climber
On the dock in the dark
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Yeah, and he was the fat brother, too.
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Don Lauria
Trad climber
Bishop, CA
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Dec 12, 2008 - 08:01pm PT
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Here is another contribution to mountain lore from Dennis the Millis ... there was no accounting for the limits to which Bard and Carter could push the needle on the funmeter
Skiing Tenaya Lake by Dennis Miller aka Millis
I'm not certain if it was '82 or '83, my memory is kind of foggy on dates farther back than last year, but it was early in the 80's. It was a Tuolumne Meadows wedding, and I was an invited guest.
The drive from Jackson Hole can be done in two very pleasant days or one very long, grueling ordeal, especially in an old van with a bad muffler and no tunes! I chose the latter. Nevada can be a boring place if Nevada isn't where one wants to be. I left the "Hole" at four in the morning and made it to Montgomery Pass just as the sun was setting over the Sierra Range. I managed to make it to the Tuolumne Meadows campground by midnight. I had no sooner got into my bag and fallen asleep when I was awakened by the crunch of pine needles. Something, or someone was creeping up on my campsite in the middle of the night. Bears, raccoons, perhaps park rangers looking for a midnight bust.
And then I beard a familiar voice, it was Tom Carter. "There he is A.B!” Allan answered, "How can you tell, it's so dark?" Tom replied, "Geez, look at that bag and that mop of hair, it’s Millis all right, no one else would be caught dead in that sleeping bag!"
True, I had a bad habit of keeping sleeping bags years past their dumpster due date. Taco sauce, burn holes, grease, pancake batter, poor patch jobs over even poorer patch jobs, and stains of unknown origins pretty much covered the outside and inside of my bags. Hey, it was my trademark! Anyway, Tom gently tugged on my hair, "Hey Millis, good to see you old pal, let's go skiing!"
"What the hell are you talking about pal, it's the middle of summer!" I could see Bardini's mischievous smile even in the pitch darkness. "No one said anything about snow Millis, get your ass up, now!"
We made our way down to the parking lot and found Allan's old faded-orange Opel hidden amongst all the shiny new pickups, sports cars, and yuppy mobiles lining the tightly packed lot. On top of the Opel was a single water ski strapped on with several lengths and widths of nylon webbing. "What the hell, you guys are nuts!", I mumbled.
"Right!" Allan replied, "and you're not!" We all laughed, it was going to be another epic adventure.
It was still quite dark when we got to the west end of Tenaya Lake. There were absolutely no cars on the road - the night was still and very chilly. Allan and Tom began getting dressed for the cold water while I tied the perlon ropes to the back of the Opel. Allan was first.
I drove while Tom hung out the window of the passenger side yelling reassuring words to Allan as he sat in the frigid water waiting for the rope to tighten up and snap him out of the near freezing water. After several near fatal headlong dives into the alpine water, Allan was up.
I watched the speedometer as Allan swung away from the shoreline. Ten, twenty, thirty miles an hour. When I hit thirty-two miles an
hour, Allan screamed and disappeared into the murky depths. Just as suddenly, his head popped up from the water and he burst loose with a thundering scream. "Yahoo, skiing the high country!"
Allan grabbed the ski and managed to get to the shoreline as Tom pulled in the rope and I coiled it. Allan dried off as best he could. He was coughing up enough water to brew coffee for ten people, but still smiling and laughing "Did you see that?" he yelled out. "The first water skiers on Tenaya Lake!" I said that it was probably illegal to ski on the lake, but Tom said it was probably forbidden to ski on the lake from a boat, but no one had said anything about using a car, right?
Tom was next. Once again I drove and, as Tom sat in the water waiting for the snap of the rope, all I could envision was me next. I don't think so, no way, Jose!
Now you must remember, Tom Carter was born with skis on his tiny little feet. His mother claims it was a difficult birth, but his innate
talent became evident the second the rope came tight. Tom was up and shooting a rooster tail twenty feet into the air. There was no going back into the water for Tom - not until his ride was over. Ten, twenty, thirty, then forty miles an hour. "Crank it Millisl" Allan yelled.
I finally hit forty-five miles an hour when just ahead, that old dead Lodgepole pine loomed out of dim morning light - you know the one that sticks out of the lake about four fifths of the way up from the south end of the lake."Damn, Tom's going to get creamed by that old tree!" I yelled.
By the time I stopped the car, just a few feet before the rope could tangle with the Lodgepole, Tom had let go of the tow line and
was already swimming toward shore, ski in hand.
Just as we were packing the ski and ropes away, an old pickup truck stacked high with furniture and an assortment of children passed by, and from the cab of the truck we could hear one of the kids yell out, "Hey dad, they got water skiing here, I love Yosemite!"
Sunlight was hitting the tops of the surrounding domes and we was decided the skiing was over for the day. I let out a great sigh of relief. Saved by the sun!
Breakfast at the Tuolumne grill was superb. Later that day, Park Ranger Paul Cowan cornered the three of us and asked us if we
had any idea who might have been waterskiing on Tenaya Lake using an orange Opel sedan as a ski boat. "Got no idea, Paul, you
know we're law abiding citizens just visiting this magnificent national park."
Yeah, like we would tell Ranger Cowan .....
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Peter Haan
Trad climber
San Francisco, CA
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Dec 12, 2008 - 10:13pm PT
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tiny note here. Everyone in this tale is dead save for Tom C. Millis died of melanoma a few years back and Allan in a fall on the Grand back in the later 80s, for those that don't know the details here. Poignant story especially knowing this.
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Don Lauria
Trad climber
Bishop, CA
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Dec 12, 2008 - 10:20pm PT
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Peter,
Allan's fatal fall occurred on July 5, 1997. We formed the Bardin Foundation the next day.
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WBraun
climber
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Dec 12, 2008 - 10:53pm PT
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skipt -- "In Yosemite, that's gotta be at least a $500 dollar ride if you get caught nowadays."
Now where in the hell you come up with such bullsh'it?
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Lynne Leichtfuss
Social climber
valley center, ca
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Dec 12, 2008 - 10:57pm PT
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So, for $500 bucks I can get someone to pull me around Tenaya...sounds like a deal to me....:D Grate Christmas present family if yo listening out there on the ethernet.
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WBraun
climber
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Dec 12, 2008 - 11:05pm PT
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Internet! Girl [Giving you my best Clint Eastwood impersonation]
Ethernet: A network technology for local area networks.
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Lynne Leichtfuss
Social climber
valley center, ca
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Dec 12, 2008 - 11:28pm PT
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Oh, so funnny! I may ( pro not ) know the difference, but I just like that word....ethernet, so mysterious....like stuff you send floating out there in space, looking for a place to land.
And Thanks, Werner. I need people to keep me savvy !!
Say, mild drift here if you are still on this Thread on the internet, WBraun....or anyone. Found out today I have incredible anemia due to not eating red meat for @ 7 months. What can you eat for iron ????? No wonder I was worn out on the "deproach" when climbing with the Gordobots.
Need "soft" iron to eat as the braces on the teeth are always killing me.
Give Beautiful Merry a hug from Lynnie please. : D
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Jaybro
Social climber
wuz real!
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Dec 12, 2008 - 11:38pm PT
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Red licorice
also fish and dinosaurs
"Good sources of iron for vegetarians include wholegrain cereals and flours, leafy green vegetables, blackstrap molasses, pulses such as lentils and kidney beans, and some dried fruits.
Sources of Iron (single servings)
Good sources Fair sources Poor sources
Chick peas (200g or 7oz)
6.2 mg Egg, boiled 1.3 mg Banana (120g or 4Ľoz) 0.48 mg
Bran flakes (45g or 1˝oz) 5.3 mg Avocado (75g or 2ľoz) 1.1 mg Yoghurt (150g or 5˝oz) 0.36 mg
Spinach, boiled (100g or 3˝oz) 4.0 mg Asparagus (125g or 4ľoz) 1.1 mg Cow's milk (˝ pint) 0.14 mg
Baked beans (225g or 8oz) 3.2 mg 1 slice wholemeal bread (40g) 1.0 mg Hard cheese (30g or 1oz) 0.12 mg
Black treacle (35g or 1Ľoz) 3.2 mg Broccoli, boiled (100g or 3˝oz) 1.0 mg Margarine (7g or Ľoz) 0.02 mg
Muesli (60g or 2Ľoz) 2.76mg Brown rice (200g or 7oz) 0.9 mg . .
4 Dried figs (60g or 2oz) 2.1 mg Peanut butter (20g or ˝oz) 0.5 mg . .
8 Dried apricots (50g or 1ľoz) 2.1 mg . . . ."
play safe, eat lots of sushi!
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Lynne Leichtfuss
Social climber
valley center, ca
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Dec 12, 2008 - 11:41pm PT
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Your kidding, right ? I do love red l. and it is soft. Don't jive me, need serious beta here. : D
Say how do you make a stern look with the stuff on your keyboard? Lynnie
Apologize to ALL for the drift, But a little desperate here. Doc's lists are not always all inclusive. So, I have been doing those things pretty much, Jaybro. Is Treacle Liver ? That's what I'm main lining tonight as a last desperate attempt...plus iron pills of course. I mean I'm ok. Better than most absolutely, but I have my standards. Hey, I gotta keep up with the Gordo treks...and I want to!!!
And How do you make a stern look with yo keyboard ???
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WBraun
climber
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Dec 12, 2008 - 11:47pm PT
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You gotta drink milk.
Eat butter.
Yeah dairy .....
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Jaybro
Social climber
wuz real!
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Dec 12, 2008 - 11:49pm PT
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I was,kidding about red L, but there are disorders it helps with.
I had a student with a syndrome that slips my mind right now, who we really did have to feed it on a regular basis. He had no flight or flight response. Cortico- something or other, (adrenal?) deficiencies.
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Don Lauria
Trad climber
Bishop, CA
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Dec 12, 2008 - 11:59pm PT
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I'm new to this Lynne & Werner, but why is this thread now discussing diet?
Waterskiing Tenaya Lake or How Best to Quell Disorder with Red L.
Good night.
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Lynne Leichtfuss
Social climber
valley center, ca
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Dec 13, 2008 - 12:02am PT
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I have no disorders .... just dam (oops) darn braces.
Werner, I'm looking like a cross between a cow and a chicken ....it's ruining my social life!! heheheh. You guys are great. lrl
Edit: Sorry Don Lauria, I owe you and the Taco. Just hard to catch these guys sometimes when you are desperate for info.
Apologize to the Taco. Sincerely, Lynne
Ps, feel like I just snuck out of the dorm and got caught.
Pps, let's think of it as a "Shakespearean aside."
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Jaybro
Social climber
wuz real!
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Dec 13, 2008 - 12:03am PT
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a way of life, Don.
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Mighty Hiker
Social climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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Dec 13, 2008 - 12:07am PT
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The term of art for a discussion of waterskiing on Tenaya Lake turning into a discussion of red licorice, and other dietary matters, is "thread drift". Just like at campfires, some discussions here digress and morph into entirely different subjects; others stay on point. All depending on the participants.
It is a fairly safe bet that any thread to which LEB contributes will drift, as a drift net wanders the oceans, leaving devastation in its wake.
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Jaybro
Social climber
wuz real!
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Dec 13, 2008 - 12:09am PT
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Like the continents.
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WBraun
climber
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Dec 13, 2008 - 12:09am PT
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There ain't campfire here. And why you drifting?
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Don Lauria
Trad climber
Bishop, CA
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Dec 13, 2008 - 12:10am PT
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Get a room!
Get a thread!
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Lynne Leichtfuss
Social climber
valley center, ca
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Dec 13, 2008 - 12:18am PT
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Yo, my fault...I'll take the fall. Will try and be careful in the future. :(
(Guess it would be wise to start a new thread at this point to find out if Black Treacle is liver.)
And like sneaking out of the dorm....it was Worth It. : ))
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Don Lauria
Trad climber
Bishop, CA
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Dec 13, 2008 - 12:27am PT
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I didn't mean to stir a hornets nest and obviously I haven't. Your apology, though not necessary, is accepted.
I'm merely sitting here publishing a newsletter and occasionally checking the forum.
So I'm not wasting time.
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Lynne Leichtfuss
Social climber
valley center, ca
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Dec 13, 2008 - 12:35am PT
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I met you at the Nose Reunion, Sir, and I respect you. I was drifting and thus the apology which was necessary. Really Glad to have you on the Taco and We benefit from all your posts.
Have a Great Weekend All. Lynne : ))
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Tarbuster
climber
right here, right now
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Dec 13, 2008 - 12:38am PT
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Oh good,
saves me cranking up the e-mail machine.
Iron Girl:
Lisa, being a high output athlete, gets that iron deficiency really easily.
We eat a whole bunch of stuff like Jay said above.
Lots of dark leafy greens, braised.
And red meat once a week.
But she also gets lots of B12 shots from a local nurse.
And she takes a pill ("the pill") that reduces her period to four times a year, thereby stanching iron loss.
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Tarbuster
climber
right here, right now
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Dec 13, 2008 - 12:40am PT
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And yes I do my part to combat, or offset thread drift.
'Just e-mailed Carter to get him to chime in on the other thread, with that cool Millis reportage.
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Don Lauria
Trad climber
Bishop, CA
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Dec 13, 2008 - 12:45am PT
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Don't tell Tom that the old curmudgeon has been online.
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Tarbuster
climber
right here, right now
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Dec 13, 2008 - 12:50am PT
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Oh ..... he knows.
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Tarbuster
climber
right here, right now
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Dec 13, 2008 - 12:52am PT
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Super Typo may be a great place to run,
But it ain't no kind of place to hide!!!
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Lynne Leichtfuss
Social climber
valley center, ca
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Dec 13, 2008 - 01:06am PT
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Yo, D. Lauria ...no curmudgeon you. Someone has to keep the boat on course. : )) LrL
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Risk
Mountain climber
Olympia, WA
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Dec 13, 2008 - 02:00am PT
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Karl Baba
Trad climber
Yosemite, Ca
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Dec 13, 2008 - 11:53am PT
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I remember the Y2K opening of Tioga. Susan the Coyote and I actually thought we'd be badass and broke the 1/8th of an inch of ice to dunk ourselves!
Cool to see the pictures on the waterskiing. One of the unpictured guilty parties told me about this a few years back
Peace
Karl
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tom Carter
Trad climber
CA
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Dec 13, 2008 - 08:48pm PT
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Millis has it pretty close. And he was a mess that morning. Pretty funny tying the rope through the car windows to get the rope high enough to clear the bank. As now the doors were tied shut we had to climb through the windows to get into the Opal. I skied first and was so excited that when taking over as driver I yarded Allan right out water superman style (cars have soooo much more friction than boats). So we had to re-start. One car passed us going west while AB was skiing. Millis and I were in hysterics - they were standing up in the front seat pointing at AB arching way out into the lake. The rope was an 11mm Fantasia tied to a piece of pipe (handle) so at 150 or 165 feet we were not within the Federal Waterskiing Association regulations?
The skis were picked up at a yard sale in Fresno by a good friend. And since the skis had a pair Mallards on the top deck we called ourselves the "Lame Duck Ski Team". Cowan was beside himself (he didn't turn us in) but "morally" his knowledge of the crime made him complicit (in his mind)! Anyway we always figured we would do it again and the skis stayed in Tuolumne under Tarbuster's and my tent for a decade or so until Messick rescued them from the cleanup crew one fall. They are down in Midpine somewhere?
As for the Gorilla suits, I have to post a photo with the help of Mastadons scanner and DSL. Those were some good days. I remember when Allan, to give the fashion police a fit showed up to a "chic" ski event wearing oven mitts for gloves and a tea cozy as a hat. I think our team won the charity race?
As for the Tequilla even I didn't drink that stuff for at least 10 years after the "event". But I do remember never having as much fun being so belligerent. Tequilla does buy you diplomatic immunity - right? Someday I must reveal that bizarre and twisted evening.
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Tarbuster
climber
right here, right now
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Dec 13, 2008 - 08:54pm PT
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"rope through the car windows"!!!!!!!
I just checked with Messick today.
The famed lame-duck ski is currently in the hands of one Swiiliam J Russell.
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Lynne Leichtfuss
Social climber
valley center, ca
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Dec 13, 2008 - 08:54pm PT
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Mr. Carter, we all would like to hear the bizarre tale on this nice wintery eve. The rain and snow just shouts out for a good story : D
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guido
Trad climber
Santa Cruz
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Dec 20, 2008 - 03:22am PT
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Carter, off Tenaya and Tequilla and into Sax.
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Lynne Leichtfuss
Social climber
valley center, ca
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Dec 22, 2008 - 01:23am PT
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Cool photo, keep findin' them .... we enjoy the viewing...Peace, Lynne
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Mimi
climber
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Jul 23, 2009 - 12:35am PT
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Never had the chance to waterski there. Alpine, that pic goes with these. Me, Billy and Walt in Leidig Meadow around 1985.
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
sorry, just posting out loud.
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Jul 29, 2009 - 12:54am PT
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I missed the rest of this thread last time around.
Great stuff.
How do we get those skis into the Yosemite Climbing Museum?
;)
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Mighty Hiker
Social climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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Oct 17, 2009 - 07:00pm PT
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Time to bump this one, for its exuberance.
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John Moosie
climber
Beautiful California
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Oct 17, 2009 - 07:10pm PT
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hahahaha. Man.. I laugh every time I see those pictures. Love it.
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dogtown
Trad climber
JackAssVille, Wyoming
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Oct 17, 2009 - 07:40pm PT
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Coooooold. As Heeeeeeeell! Evvvvvvvven in Theeeeee Summmmmmmmmer!
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JakeW
Big Wall climber
CA
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Oct 17, 2009 - 07:49pm PT
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I've heard tales of this for years!!! I always wondered if it was true. I've scoped it a few times and it seems like maybe there's too many little trees grown big now...or those guys were making use of a very short run.
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David Wilson
climber
CA
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Oct 17, 2009 - 09:25pm PT
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great story! what sort of infraction would that be if caught? it's hard to imagine there's a law other than 'disturbing the peace' that could possibly cover waterskiing as a roadside event. 21 years later, maybe it's time again
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John_Box
Ice climber
Bellingham
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Apr 16, 2010 - 03:19am PT
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To The Top!!!
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Skeptimistic
Mountain climber
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Apr 16, 2010 - 10:09am PT
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You'd think that the skis mounted on the roof rack would've been a dead giveaway to the rangers...
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Fuzzywuzzy
climber
suspendedhappynation
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Apr 16, 2010 - 11:56pm PT
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We drove directly out of the Park and had breakfast at TPR.
However, ranger Paul Cowen did question us about the correlation of events and the presence of the skis.
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
sorry, just posting out loud.
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Aug 30, 2010 - 10:57pm PT
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I'm with Dave on this one. Time for some video and hijinx.
use a "ski" mask to hide the identities!
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TripL7
Trad climber
san diego
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Aug 31, 2010 - 12:48pm PT
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"However, ranger Paul Cowan did question us about..."
Paul would of ditched his ranger duds and joined you for a lap or two! Ha ha...
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Barcus
Social climber
San Luis Obispo, Ca.
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May 15, 2011 - 06:15pm PT
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A BUMP due to the FUN FACTOR!
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
merced, california
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TACO TRIBUNE
Evening Echoes Edition
BIG BUSTS AT TENAYA!
Fuzz nab Fuzzywuzzy.
Carter blames Lauria.
Millis rumor remembered:
He walked on the water. No skis.
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The Camp4fire
Entertainment Section
TENAYA THREAD A CLASSIC!
Never read anything so classic.-RobbinsRevues
Never read nothing til this. Kinda nuts.-F.Foont
Love a good shaggy dog. Lauria's pretty shaggy, too.-BooDawg
Our review of this thread is long overdue.
Call me a Western hooknose snake if I didn't almost shout my britches reading this, seeing photos nowhere else exposed.
Or old "DonofTime" Lauria telling Lynne & Werner "I'm new..."--n00b writes really well when he remembers shtuff. Thank you, Don.
And the sometimes-crabby-but-always-right-or-so-he-believes sit and whisdom of The Werner Braun, who got it right: buncha cranky old curmudgeons.
Peter Haan, it's a technicality, dude. But you point out, some might say in error, that everybody in this tale is dead; but when I was reading it, I thought Lauria was telling the story, ya
get me? I had to stop, go back, re-read, then it was clear who was supposed to be telling the story, who was indeed in that nasty sleeping bag. I'm really glad it wasn't Lauria, and I don't want to borea, but...
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Peter Haan
Trad climber
San Francisco, CA
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For sure, Mouser, Don-of-time Lauria is very much alive and yeah he's incredible. And thriving!
My comment was a wistful memory of AB and Millis, and the gratefulness I feel towards them both and the sadness too. And that everyone should know, in case they didn't, that these critters had passed.
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CF
climber
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Jun 19, 2013 - 11:41am PT
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They rebuilt some of the tents behind the MTN School - Gas Station this spring and a old waterski was found under one of them. I was hopeful a part of history had been found but as you can see the bindings are different colors... Still pretty old
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bpope
Trad climber
Sunnyvale, CA
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Jun 19, 2013 - 01:29pm PT
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Awesome story.
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Mar 21, 2015 - 11:56am PT
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gotta bump it
Let me re-state the disclaimer for Roy one more time:
Drugs were NEVER involved with the execution of these wholesome stunts.
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Bruce Morris
Social climber
Belmont, California
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Mar 21, 2015 - 02:42pm PT
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Remember Tenaya Lake water skiing episodes prior to 1978 too. Seems that by '78, skiing the T. Lake was already part of a "Great Tradition".
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Lynne Leichtfuss
Trad climber
Will know soon
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Mar 21, 2017 - 04:02pm PT
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Thanks, Roy, for this thread info. A toast to you and thanks for all your help. DY and lynnie
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dh
climber
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Mar 21, 2017 - 04:06pm PT
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Love the 3rd photo. MAN, imagine if the rope had snagged on one of those rocks. Skier woulda been launched leftwards outta those skis.
I'm a barefoot water skier and am mildly disappointed they didn't jack the speed up to 40 mph and go for it.
Killer post, thanks.
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marty(r)
climber
beneath the valley of ultravegans
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Mar 23, 2017 - 07:59am PT
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In case you didn't get the latest Backside of Beyond newsletter there will be a gathering at Mill Creek Station, August 5, 2017, to celebrate the life and adventures of Bardini. This summer marks the 20th anniversary of his passing and Don Lauria, Roger Derryberry, and Mary Lou Long have organized the event. Come and red-line the fun meter!
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Rollover
climber
Gross Vegas
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Jul 19, 2017 - 09:26am PT
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Bump for Bardini
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Craig Fry
Trad climber
So Cal.
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Jul 19, 2017 - 10:19am PT
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It's a shame that all the photos are gone
Please use the SuperTopo tab to upload your photos.
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kunlun_shan
Mountain climber
SF, CA
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Jul 19, 2017 - 12:53pm PT
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^^^ yeah, darn Photobucket charging now.
Hopefully mastadon will see your request. Google has small snapshots of them still.
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Fuzzywuzzy
climber
suspendedhappynation
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Jul 25, 2017 - 11:08pm PT
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We considered trying it on skis and pin bindings ... but went for the sure bet.
Definitely could improve the style!!!
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kunlun_shan
Mountain climber
SF, CA
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Jul 26, 2017 - 08:36am PT
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^^^ Getting up on 3 pins with skis from the 70s would have been a challenge for sure. Not so hard anymore with boards that truly resemble waterskis!
If only those trees alongside the lake weren't so tall now :-)
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Fuzzywuzzy
climber
suspendedhappynation
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Jul 30, 2017 - 11:07pm PT
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Where there is a will there is a way.
Consider the options.
You can do it!
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