[Dave Weyrick]

For those with only enough time on their hands to check the main board- Allison posts: Okay peeps, here's the poop: We will be drinking beer at the Ballard Alehouse next Thursday, March 13. It is located in Seattle on Leary Way directly across from Hale's. The festivities will commence at 7pm. Bring any gear you want to swap. ---------- That's tomorrow evening- lookin' forward to talkin' about high country adventures with you. Check out the entire thread in the Bar and Grill. Ballard Grill & Alehouse (formerly Four B's Tavern) 4300 Leary Way NW Tel: (206) 782-9024

[Allison]

I recently acquired a laptop, which I will bring so we can look at digipics tomorrow. It's a Crapintosh and I don't know how to make it run a slideshow, but I am sure one of you geniuses does. Randoggy jusr emailed me to ask about the bar food sitchmo at the place we are going tomorrow night, to answer his question, yes, they do have food, and it is yummy bar food stuff. I'm pert' sure the kitchen closes at 9, so if you want to eat, be there in time!

[Randy]

Nice. I'll bring some photo CD's of some su-weet places.

[Allison]

Okay, thanks to Brian Curtis I've got a slide viewing program on the laptop now, but being a dumb old PC user I can't figure out how to run it. Someone with Mac skills please come on out tonight! I've got good pictures, and I'm sure Randy has some amazing pictures!

[Allison]

OK, got the dang computer running IBEX's fab slides right now. If no one is sitting back there, I will be shooting for the table right inside the back area, sort of the entrance to the bar area if the whole place weren't a bar. In other words, same place as last time we drank there!

[MCaver]

Yet another fine social. Thanks for hosting, Allison!

[Sore Feet]

So who all got drunk and offered to break trail for Pbear?

[Tom]

Rumor has it some high school girls will be breaking trail for pbear. They are also experienced in glacier travel.

[sahib polarbear]

It appears that I will be portered to Silver Lake and SCL. Those high school girls may know the way to the lake but how you get there is more important.

[Devoted voter]

So did the "ayes" scream? Did the bears drink beer? How was the photographical laptop dance? Did the lookouts shout "smoke!"? And what about the trip report? We always expect trip retorts.

[Randy]

It was a swell little gathering. Pbear, Damian, MCaver, Dave Weyrick, Rich Baldwin and wife, Allison, Tom and myself. But, no rubberkegs which was dissapointing cuz I thought he would be there. Anyhow, stories were told, pictures shown on lap tops, maps discussed, and routes planned. Everyone seemed to get a kick out of Beave's gummy bear pictures on Hawkins and Dave's fish pictures and Allison's Enchantment pictures were mighty fine too. On a personal note, I left with a much better appreciation for Polarbear's struggle with making it to SCL. He told of his epic battles with brush, bees, and unseen bears lurking in the brush. I for one believe he will make it this year perhaps with the trailbreaking aid of the admin. I plan on riding on their heels maybe a day or two later after they've cleared the way of brush and flushed out all the bees - no better way to go.

[Sore Feet]

[Rich Baldwin]

Dave had some impressive pictures of fish and , er, other wildlife.

[polarbear-]

[Bushwacker]