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 :surprised:

i listen to both of these all the dang time. asava we might have to do some elevated cycling at some point

Sounds like a great time, imho.

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Huge suicide fan. Not strictly an 80's playlist, but pretty dang close:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7kEoRKkqaNdSZEOkWl21fy?si=e85e336ce2834629

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Essentially Flyertalk / Re: cooking
« on: December 04, 2023, 01:01:43 PM »
https://japanesechefsknife.com

is my recommendo for knife shopping.

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This is my neck of the woods. Let me know if you want beta on anything. Grand Mesa, Dolores Canyon, Uncompahgre, Weminuche, La Platas, San Juans, Lone Mesa, Hovenweep, Canyon of the Ancients, etc.

Would not recommend going to Moab in July unless you're planning to run the Green. Best times are April-May, or September-November.
@asava, we are planning to camp near Durango for approx one week. One day for narrow gauge railroad, at least one day for Mesa Verde, maybe one day for Ouray hot springs/Oak Creek Overlook, one day to hike a bit on Colorado Trail. Do you think kids would like Canyons of the Ancients?

Will take recommendations from you and tdaver to defer Utah rock formation national parks to a spring/fall timeframe.

DGO in July is great, though you should be aware that the rains/monsoons usually start about mid july and set in just after noon. The snows should be melted up high, and there are lots of amazing day hikes you can get in while around, and several I'd recommend over the Colorado Trail section that is down here. Check out Engineer Mountain via Pass Trail at the top of Coal Bank and take it to the meadow. Summiting Engineer is a little bit of a scramble, so it would depend on how old/adept your kids are if you wanted to try and get close to 13,000 ft. Either way the meadow is awesome and the views are incredible. Just don't get caught up there after noon, as you'll be above tree line where clouds move in quickly and lightning is a deadly concern. There are also lots of hikes off Molas Pass as well. Check out Vestal Basin. Lots of waterfalls and it's hiking only, but that will take you on a portion of the CT that is only open to foot traffic. Molas and Little Molas have great campgrounds as well. You could also look towards high alpine lakes like Highland Mary Lake, Columbine Lake, or even Ice Lakes. Ice Lakes is permit only now due to so many people finding out about it via instagram and it basically being overrun by idiots who start fires and generally leave crap everywhere, but it's a pretty remarkable place. Highland Mary and Columbine are lesser known and good options. An easier lake hike would be Potato Lake near Purgatory.

Canyon of the Ancients is awesome, but your kids might lose interest if they've already done Mesa Verde. Depending on where you are camping, it could mean a lot of time in the car. You're doing the right thing by giving a full day or more to Mesa Verde. It takes quite a bit of car time just to get to the dwellings. You should also double check to see what sites are open. They often close sites for restoration, and it can be a big bummer if you go in there without knowing some of the more accessible ones are closed.

It sounds like camping at Molas or Little Molas would be your ideal location to reach both Ouray, Mesa Verde, and do a bit of hiking. Andrews Lake, Molas Lake, and Little Molas are all great to do a little stand up paddle boarding on. Where were you thinking of camping?

Personally, I'd try and not do too much. There's plenty to do and not enough time around these parts. I've spent the last decade exploring all that I can and still have so much on my checklist to knock off. Pro tip on the narrow gauge: one way is enough. A full day on that thing feels pretty long. Purgatory has a lot to do and they've built out a ton of stuff recently, new alpine coaster, a lot of mountain biking, etc...
thanks again for the info. I printed off your post and I'm marking out the TH's on my maps. Would you recommend the Ouray Perimeter Trail?

Sorry I didn't get back to you on this. Glad you had a great time with the fam.

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awesome

haven't checked this blog in a while. great stuff on the Anaxshat, mocat! lmk when you want to get high in Colorado.

solid stuff all around, fellas. Great vision quests. side note: had a mega dose of the Golden Teacher and had quite the adventure in my living room the other month. would recommend.

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2 min is actually a long time, depending what you’re doing

I'm sure you tell that to all the girls.

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The Offer was pretty enjoyable.

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The New Joe Montgomery Birther Pit / Re: Weed
« on: February 15, 2023, 01:38:05 PM »
Pete can you ask your Canadian friend if they have Maui Wowee?
Yep, will do. Names of the weed are one of the single biggest factors in weed selection, according to sources.

Buying weed in canada is very strange. Way too much florescent lighting. No way did I trust what the 70 year old bureaucrat was telling me about terpene counts.

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And Shannon sharpe is an absolute clown and always has been, he’s just got an even bigger one across the table every day


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Practically all of them are. Steven A, Shannon, Nick W (who I enjoy being from KC only), Skip, et al are all ass clowns who are to sports what Tucker, Hannity, Maddow, etc are to politics. Same people, same crap, and all to get views and stir up controversy. Sports ones get a lightly pass since it's sports and not things that might actually hurt people when it comes to policies.

Look, I like the grizzlies a lot. They are fun to watch and they are extremely talented. But it's not like Sharpe is wrong on a few of the things he's said. The Grizz carry a much bigger bark than bite at this point. We aren't even at the all-star break and they are pretending like the West is a lock despite getting beat by the Curryless Warriors, trounced by the Nuggets, and generally collecting wins against the bottom half of the west. That being said, I do love the shithousery that gets going between them and the Warriors. I hope they can put together a good series and finally get past the Warriors, but, until then, Sharpe has a point.

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Jerome Tang Coaches Kansas State Basketball / Re: Extend Jerome Tang
« on: January 19, 2023, 05:32:18 PM »
Look if you guys want to believe that Tang is gonna stick around, go ahead with your DDE, but we should probably think about what life looks like after Tang. Do we ask oscar to come back???

On another note, it's really nice to have a coach that someone wants to hire away from us.

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Jerome Tang Coaches Kansas State Basketball / Re: Extend Jerome Tang
« on: January 19, 2023, 03:35:51 PM »
Who should be our coach next year, guys?

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Essentially Flyertalk / Re: Recent motion picture viewing - Add your own!
« on: January 13, 2023, 02:06:11 PM »
Without looking up reviews or anything on a whim I watched the 1999 film LIFE with Martin Lawrence and Eddie Murphy..
My goodness what a turd.

Jesus Christ
TURD

WHOA WHOA WHOA. Next thing you'll be telling me is you hated 'Blue Streak'!

Come on now, let not go too far, Blue Streak stinks.

Blue Streak should be in the Smithsonian and Martin should be King.

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Essentially Flyertalk / Re: Recent motion picture viewing - Add your own!
« on: January 11, 2023, 06:10:21 PM »
Without looking up reviews or anything on a whim I watched the 1999 film LIFE with Martin Lawrence and Eddie Murphy..
My goodness what a turd.

Jesus Christ
TURD

WHOA WHOA WHOA. Next thing you'll be telling me is you hated 'Blue Streak'!

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Essentially Flyertalk / Re: Any cyclists?
« on: December 24, 2022, 01:13:03 PM »
They aren't flip flops, but they definitely are sandals. Props to Mocat for crushing basically 3k this year!

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Essentially Flyertalk / Re: yes pls, i'll have more of this
« on: December 24, 2022, 01:06:38 PM »
For the record, almond joys are dope.

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Essentially Flyertalk / Re: Shows that have you by the balls, or vag...
« on: December 12, 2022, 03:31:56 PM »
I just binged true detective s1 this weekend and i feel like rust cole

Relish the moment. I haven't found a show that gave me that same rush.

straight up just the talk of this is making me want to watch it for a 3rd time.

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Essentially Flyertalk / Re: Unofficial Movie Trailer Thread
« on: November 30, 2022, 12:37:34 PM »
Should absolutely be watched on a bigger screen.

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