We have all heard of the controversy surrounding our beloved Nalgene bottles and the nastiness that is BPA. (linked to cancer) Well Congressman Edward Markey has proposed a ban on BPA and products made with it. Check out the press release.

Looks like the powers that be have opened their eyes to some of the issues that we as outdoors folks have been thinking about. Is it an election year?

These are some stories I enjoyed but forgot to share. Some I have no doubt you have heard of already.

• Outward Bound hikers lost then found. Basically the kids ages 13-16 and their two guides missed a link up and ended up hiking to a general store to call base camp.
• Cyclist hits bear, Hmmm. Yep guy in Boulder, CO riding his bike, ran into a bear… literally.
• Suicide in National Parks, no comment.
• Great backcountry foods, YUM! Nutritionally speaking.

Enjoy

Got back yesterday, check out the route. I will post up details and some pics later today. Route ended up at about 24 miles (best guess) and today I am working on getting the legs to loosen up. I can now officially say that UTM is a hiking machine!

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UTM and I are going to flash up America’s Mountain starting from my house this afternoon and camping tonight just above treeline then hit the summit for morning coffee then running back down the hill hopefully home by early afternoon.

The weather has been nice for a few days, which is a welcome break from the highly charged electrical storms we have had. Unfortunately the weather is calling for a bit of rain and thunderstorms, so I will be keeping my eyes peeled for those nasty anvil heads to start rolling in. If it gets too sketchy we may change our plans and head to some of the lakes around the back side.

Wish us luck and fast feet. More upon my return.

Just a heads up MtnMama has published all 1700+ photos from this year’s Teva Mountain Games and they are HERE for your perusal and purchase if you would like. Don’t worry these pics are easy to blast through so the fact she has so many is not a big deal.

The pics can be ordered to any size you want and although there is a watermark when you view the pic it will not show up on your order. The reason for the watermark is that there are some sneaky dirtbags that like to copy and steal photos, selling them as their own. Broken spokes and blown gear to thieves of MtnMama’s photos.

Juice Box had a gathering for a buddies birthday last night and we figured he would appreciate a musical light up christmas carousel for his birthday ( since we just found it in our attic and have no clue why we still had this thing) as well as a 12 pack of PBR. Turns out the carousel and the PBR went well together.

Anyone who has enjoyed a few PBR’s knows full well that when they are involved anything is possible, and even the stupidest gift becomes something amazing.