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don b Member
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don b
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Sun Mar 14, 2010 8:58 pm
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Backpacker Joe Blind Hiker
Joined: 16 Dec 2001 Posts: 23956 | TRs | Pics Location: Cle Elum |
Some really nice pics there Don..
"If destruction be our lot we must ourselves be its author and finisher. As a nation of freemen we must live through all time or die by suicide."
— Abraham Lincoln
"If destruction be our lot we must ourselves be its author and finisher. As a nation of freemen we must live through all time or die by suicide."
— Abraham Lincoln
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Backpackapalooza Member
Joined: 06 Aug 2008 Posts: 184 | TRs | Pics
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great report and really fun to see the "insider view". Thanks for posting! Congrats to Holly!
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Tazz Member
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Mon Mar 15, 2010 7:35 am
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So cool Don! Don will you and your family adopt me?
thanks for sharing
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silence Member
Joined: 25 Apr 2005 Posts: 4420 | TRs | Pics
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Mon Mar 15, 2010 8:00 am
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very cool
PHOTOS
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Keep a good head and always carry a light bulb. – Bob Dylan
PHOTOS
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Keep a good head and always carry a light bulb. – Bob Dylan
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Tom_Sjolseth Born Yesterday
Joined: 30 May 2007 Posts: 2652 | TRs | Pics Location: Right here. |
Neat, Don. You have a great family there, you must be proud.
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DIYSteve seeking hygge
Joined: 06 Mar 2007 Posts: 12655 | TRs | Pics Location: here now |
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Mon Mar 15, 2010 8:37 am
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Cool, Don. We enjoyed following Holly's races. She did great.
But, WTF? Where's the loogie hockin' pic?
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Stefan Member
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Mon Mar 15, 2010 9:00 am
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Great Don! Looks like you and the family made wonderful memories!
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Yana Hater
Joined: 04 Jun 2004 Posts: 4212 | TRs | Pics Location: Out Hating |
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Mon Mar 15, 2010 9:28 am
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PLAY SAFE! SKI ONLY IN CLOCKWISE DIRECTION! LET'S ALL HAVE FUN TOGETHER!
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Karen² A Real Canadian Girl
Joined: 25 Jul 2002 Posts: 1367 | TRs | Pics Location: Behind the Lens |
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Mon Mar 15, 2010 12:21 pm
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What fun photos, thanks for sharing. I love the shaved chest hair in the shape of the olympic rings!
Nice to see you also got in a dayhike - the Chief is a great little offseason jaunt with fantastic views of the Sound. Looks like you had a nice clear day, Garibaldi must have been stunning from the top that day.
Congrats to your daughter, competing in the Olympics is certainly something to be proud of!
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Gil Member
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Mon Mar 15, 2010 10:03 pm
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Pretty neat! What a great time for your family.
Our niece just competed in the Tour of Anchorage 25km freestyle -- she's 11, so maybe she can follow in Holly's ski tracks!
Friends help the miles go easier.
Klahini
Friends help the miles go easier.
Klahini
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Roald Member
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Tue Mar 16, 2010 4:32 pm
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Incredible! It was fun tracking Holly and her races during the games. Some observations:
- Those kids definitely are chips off the ol' block.
- Best pic: "The finish area, littered with exhausted racers."
- Runner up: "A Yeti!" (I think I've seen that Yeti before)
- Man, do those elite athletes ski fast. We get accustomed to 90 mph bobsleds, so the (self-propelled) nordic folks look slow. But the skiers in the video clip were flying.
- You should write more TRs. (Oh, that's right. You didn't even write this one - Scott did.)
Really, congratulations to you, Holly, and your family. Thanks for sharing with us.
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wheezer Member
Joined: 12 Jan 2007 Posts: 52 | TRs | Pics Location: somewhere very flat |
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Wed Mar 24, 2010 4:26 pm
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Don - great report. My oldest daughter Merritt was Holly's roommate for 3 of their 4 years at Whitman and Holly was a bridesmaid at her wedding last October. I was so psyched when I heard she'd made the Olympic team. I work on a trading floor here in Chicago and my colleagues and I watched all of her races on the TV's scattered across the floor. They were so impressed that she was an Olympian that we'd all make a special effort to check her bib number before her races so that we could watch for her during her races. Also caught a glimpse of her during the televised coverage of the opening ceremonies. What a great experience it must have been for her. You should be incredibly proud of her - she's such a wonderful young women and such a phenomenal young athlete. Hope to see her competing again four years from now.
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KarlK Member
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Thu Mar 25, 2010 8:54 pm
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Hey DB
Bob O. informed me of Holly's status as an Olympic Athlete and I said something like .."well she comes from damned fine stock."
I Really enjoyed this post - I'm showing this to my 7 year old daughter, Clare, who just started cross country skiing this year.
Hard to believe how things worked out, ain't it?
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