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You weren't even close! Nice job...

You'll be the most prepared on VQ/CC day if it rains agin.

 

I've read about that waterfall before. It's a semi-popular destination.

 

Trek double down on 29+, full sus stache

https://www.bikerumor.com/2018/04/0...-with-new-full-suspension-29-plus-trail-bike/

 

Never knew they did such a thing. If they really want more people to be able to hear it over speakers, couldn't they just mic Gunny up?

 

Canyon bikes unofficially opens its showroom in Carlsbad, Grand opening is mañana. You can ride their bikes around their buisness complex. I told them they need to set up some demo rides in SD and OC"

 

DiscoveryHD channel at 6pm tonight:

Deadliest Catch, Season 14, episode 1, 2 hour opener.

Lets go crabbing!

 

Yours truly...

 

Another idiot rolls over on Cadillac.....

Do we know if the gate is still closed and locked?

https://www.ocregister.com/2018/04/...y-jim-canyon-popular-for-off-road-activities/

 

".........and not flip and be safe."

 

I don't think that socket set is going to be much help.

 

Secretary of the Interior caves to public pressure. The entrance fee will not be doubling or tripling at 17 select national parks.

Although I'd have been perfectly fine if it did. This is a user fee, after all. Those who go should be paying for the upkeep. The America the Beautiful Pass is a steal at $80 and I wouldn't carp if it went up to $100. It'd still be worth it given all that it covers. You don't need a separate USFS Adventure Pass, for instance.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...s-to-70/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.ac6e9eba801e

Interior Department officials on Thursday completely backed off a proposal to increase entrance fees at some national parks, opting instead for an across-the-board $5 increase at all parks that charge visitors to enter.

The proposal marks a significant turn from a plan in October to increase peak-season entrance fees at 17 popular parks from $25 to $70 — the largest increase since World War II — to help pay for the National Park Service’s nearly $12 billion infrastructure backlog.

But a wave of angry public comments to the proposal convinced Interior that the fee hike might backfire and lead to a decline in visitation, causing revenue to crater. Two annual passes, including the popular “America the Beautiful” pass, would remain at $80. Under the updated increase, the Park Service stands to add about $60 million by year’s end.

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke announced the new proposal in a statement that included a nod to Americans who rebuked the earlier plan. “I want to thank the American people who made their voices heard through the public comment process on the original fee proposal,” the secretary said. “Your input has helped us develop a balanced plan that focuses on modest increases at the 117 fee-charging parks as opposed to larger increases proposed for 17 highly-visited national parks"

The fees would take effect starting June. Using Yosemite National Park as an example, the Park Service said its seven-day vehicle pass would increase from $30 to $35. At least one park, Crater Lake National Park, would see a $10 increase to its specific $40 annual pass on June 1 and a $5 increase to its $20-per-vehicle entry fee. It would increase by another $5 in June 2020.

Interior signaled in the first week in April that its earlier proposal was in trouble when a department official said: “We’re working to respond to those … thoughtful and well-put comments” that railed against the plan. “Our ultimate goal when it comes to entrance fees is to make sure the parks get 80 percent of that revenue … but we also don’t want to put a burden on our visitors.”

The official’s statement followed Zinke’s backpedaling on the plan during congressional hearings in March. In response to questions from concerned committee members, he said the agency was undecided about the rates and looking at alternatives. At a House hearing that same week, he said the aim was to not hurt families.

An analysis by the National Parks Conservation Association showed that 98 percent of 110,000 public comments opposed the dramatic increase.

“Fees do have a role to play in our parks, and the administration’s move to abandon its original proposal in favor of more measured fee increases will put additional funds into enhancing park experiences without threatening visitation or local economies,” said Theresa Pierno, the association’s president and chief executive. NPCA was among the first groups to denounce it in October.

“This is a prime example that activism works,” said Rep. Raul Grijalva (Ariz.), the top Democrat of the House Natural Resources Committee and a frequent critic of Zinke. “The American people raised their concerns, participated in the public comment period and made sure that the Trump White House knew that the proposal was unpopular. If it wasn’t for the power of the people, Secretary Zinke would have gone ahead with his ridiculous proposal.”

 

And one more delay on CC & VQ and we'd have been up the creek....

https://www.ocregister.com/2018/04/...n-the-u-s-forest-service-needs-to-blow-it-up/

 

Game two Kings vs Knights
Go Kings Go!

 

The last time the Kings were down 3-0 in a series, they won the Stanley Cup.

 

Specialized dump proprietry on new stumpjumper. Add threaded bb. 3 versions, regular, short travel(camber replacement?, and evo for downhill focus.

https://www.specialized.com/us/en/stories/stumpjumper

 

They just announced the location for the Spartan Beast in October.... Lebec, California. Isn't there a famous guy who lives out there??

P.S. I'm signed up if anyone wants to suffer with me.

 

Dude's all into e-bikes from what I hear...

 

My new avatar breaks the internet. Or repairs it. Or has no effect whatsoever.

But at least in this shot I'm in dig-mode on the Luge.

 

Yeah, and he keeps his best bike out in the front yard, UNLOCKED!

 

Bad puck luck.

 

Waaaaaaaaaa
I’m so disappointed

 

At least my Avalanche were able to get one game off the President's Cup winning Nashville Predators after barely making the playoffs on the last game of the season.

Sorry Kings and Kings fans. We have to look to our Ducks for SoCal hockey domin.... Oh... Well. There's still a chance - OR - we may need those brooms again.

 

As a team owner, you sure live a humble life.

 

Breaking: Part of some rides is not riding.

 

It's 4/20!!!!

What are you gonna do today?

 

Work.

 

Ride my bike.

 

Work, then ride my bike.