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Essentially Flyertalk / Re: Fishing. It's great. any other goEMAW anglers out there?
« on: April 17, 2023, 10:03:38 AM »
I have come to appreciate the joy of trolling non-stop in my older years.
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Essentially Flyertalk / Re: Documentaries
« on: March 06, 2023, 03:44:23 PM »I did. Was pretty interesting. Not necessarily must watch, but I enjoyed it.
Yep I'll second this.
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Essentially Flyertalk / Re: Best thing you've bought recently
« on: March 01, 2023, 09:15:41 AM »
I recently bought about $20 worth of bankers boxes. Will update once I receive.
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Essentially Flyertalk / Re: 80s absolute bop of the day but it has to have a funny vid & preferably synth
« on: February 10, 2023, 10:50:11 AM »Been blasting Everywhere by Fleetwood Mac lately because I heard it on a commercial.
Ditto. I didn't appreciate that song enough back in the day.
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Essentially Flyertalk / Re: maps and liniguistics, (now my master cool maps thread)
« on: February 07, 2023, 10:18:09 AM »
There are so many things wrong with that map.
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Kansas State Football / Re: Skylar Thompson… American hero and soon to be NFL Quarterback
« on: January 11, 2023, 11:53:21 AM »
Hopefully the Oline is practicing this week.
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Kansas State Football / Re: Skylar Thompson… American hero and soon to be NFL Quarterback
« on: January 08, 2023, 03:17:45 PM »
Yeah that oline is garbage for pass blocking.
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Kansas State Football / Re: 2022 Non Cats College Football Games Discussion Thread
« on: November 22, 2022, 09:22:40 AM »If every time they collected opinions about which team is better or worse (like in the elections), taking into account the opinion of social networks or data on the number of people from social networks who are members of fan communities of teams, everyone who reads the forum would get a bullet in his head.
John, do you know what happened to Felicity?!
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Kansas State Football / Re: BSFS Expansion Thread
« on: November 21, 2022, 10:36:07 AM »
That crown on the field 
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Kansas State Football / Re: It's officially CTR week . . .
« on: November 05, 2022, 07:10:11 PM »
Its over
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Kansas State Football / Re: It's officially CTR week . . .
« on: November 05, 2022, 07:01:03 PM »
rough ridin' swiss cheese
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Kansas State Football / Re: It's officially CTR week . . .
« on: November 05, 2022, 06:59:51 PM »
Gotta get pressure or we are doomed
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Essentially Flyertalk / Re: Plan SB's Elite Vision Quest Through Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho
« on: October 26, 2022, 02:51:04 PM »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.@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?
Would not recommend going to Moab in July unless you're planning to run the Green. Best times are April-May, or September-November.
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...
Great tips - and I'll second the train info. We did the round trip - and the ride back was miserable and cold due to the showers that moved in for the afternoon. A really long day.
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Essentially Flyertalk / Re: Plan SB's Elite Vision Quest Through Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho
« on: October 26, 2022, 01:40:49 PM »
My kids always enjoy a morning at Purgatory Resort for the alpine slide, mountain coaster, etc.
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Kansas State Football / Re: ChONGS
« on: October 24, 2022, 11:33:42 AM »As of today, is ChONGS predicting a 7-2 conference finish and Dr. Pepper appearance?Alas, sadly it is not. Here comes a splash of cold water (well projected water).
Here is how ChONGS sees KSU finishing up the year:
A string of brutal losses there pushes the Cats out of contention and makes the Sunflower Showdown a game for bowl eligibility. I really really hope this isn't how it ends up.
Nailed the first one
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Essentially Flyertalk / Re: Elite western Kansas high school football talk
« on: October 09, 2022, 09:00:39 PM »I went back for alumni homecoming a few weeks ago to find out we had dropped to 6-man.
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Self hike and 3 mississippi?
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Essentially Flyertalk / Re: Combo-fanning gambling thread
« on: October 09, 2022, 08:58:47 PM »Bet $50 (free bet) Cats at +1200 to win Big12 before season. Now being offered $70 cash out. Should I take?
no way. that makes me happy that they are offering you that, though
Well it went down to a $20 cashout after that performance at ISU
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Kansas State Football / Re: Iowa State
« on: October 08, 2022, 09:44:19 PM »They offense is there. We’re just too damned conservative in the play calling.We have two weeks to put together an offense of some sort.......can it be done?
No
And the OL
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Kansas State Football / Re: Iowa State
« on: October 08, 2022, 09:39:40 PM »We have two weeks to put together an offense of some sort.......can it be done?
No
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Kansas State Football / Re: Iowa State
« on: October 08, 2022, 09:34:35 PM »,We'll still blow this rough rider. Damn bent billed loser.
eff you
Church creeper, known loser over here
Eff you all! My reverse psychology works wonders!
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Kansas State Football / Re: Iowa State
« on: October 08, 2022, 09:29:27 PM »
We'll still blow this rough rider. Damn bent billed loser.
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Kansas State Football / Re: Iowa State
« on: October 08, 2022, 09:11:04 PM »
Holy crap he made it
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Kansas State Football / Re: Iowa State
« on: October 08, 2022, 09:09:45 PM »
rough ridin' high knees out of there Giddens!
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Kansas State Football / Re: Iowa State
« on: October 08, 2022, 08:57:50 PM »
They score here and put it out of reach. Gotdamn I should've taken that $70 cashout bet for cats winning Pepper.
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Kansas State Football / Re: Iowa State
« on: October 08, 2022, 08:43:36 PM »
Have we ever had a worse kicker?