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I'm not able to make the 21st. The 28th is good for me

Not this weekend. Sorry. Have a good time.

I'd rather go for a hike in the woods any day. When is it going to be?

Mount St. Helens to Re-Open Many Areas Closed by Volcanic Activity VANCOUVER, WA -- Many facilities and trails closed last fall by volcanic activity -- including the Johnston Ridge Observatory five and one-half miles from the volcano’s crater – will re-open for the season, Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument officials announced today. Johnston Ridge, evacuated Oct. 2 as volcanic activity increased, will re-open Friday, May 6. It is normally closed during the winter. Windy Ridge and other viewpoints on the mountain’s south and east sides will re-open as normal snow removal and road repairs allow, probably by late May to mid-June. Ridge-top trails north of the volcano and the Mount Margaret backcountry, a permit-only backpacking area, will re-open as conditions permit. Ape Cave, outside the closure area, will re-open March 25, but will have no interpretive staff until later in the season Newsroom - 2005 News Release

Allanon, do you have room for me? I can meet you at the Wilburton P&R or any other near Bellevue.

This looks like fun. I could join an eastsider's carpool too.

For any who are interested, I'm estimating that the hike up above McDonald Park was 4 miles. The additional hike down to Up A Tree was an additional 2+ miles (round trip)

I had a good time with y'all and now I'm tired and ready to hit the sack. Good to meet y'all and put some more faces to names. Mange Tak!

A couple weeks ago, a WP was at the end of a dock. When I got there, a boat was moored right there by a couple of Sunday picnicers. They were watching me as I started to search and, after a couple minutes, one sympithetically asked if I had to work that day. I explained that I didn't and what I was doing. They got real interested. When I found the WP, they wanted to see it too. A embarrassing moment turned out well. After a year of this, I've learned not to be so self concious.

8 am works well for me. I was here a couple weeks ago with friends who weren't to inclined to hike up hills. I looked up at the hill at Wow and couldn't wait for the day I could go up. Looks like Friday's the day.

Here's a page that list's participating sites for the "Washington & Oregon Recreation Pass" Some state parks are listed, but not a majority of them it looks like. Washington & Oregon Recreation Pass

If it's Friday, then my interest in joining y'all in a hike goes up.

Last summer, I was in Ottawa, Illinois and came across this cache: Ottawa Scouting Museum Geocaching Trail. Although I did not have time to complete the cache, it seemed like a good partnership between the museum and geocaching. In order to obtain the waypoints, one needed to go inside the museum and ask for a worksheet. The various waypoints were at interesting and historical areas around the town. Perhaps a partnership with the IHS could be forged as well?

Sorry, I can't make it tonight

I scoped out Jester's Night Time cache yesterday after an unsucessfull 4Oh5 Troll hunt. Looks interesting. However there was evidence around 4Oh5 Troll of Muggles sleeping underneath the pedestrian bridge. I'm not sure I'd like to try that one after dark, even with a group. Might try to join the Friday night group too ifn thats ok.

If you are still picking a date, February 12 would be good for me.

I too have noticed that it take a while for caches that I found to be noticed on the map. There are a slew that I found a week ago that are not noted yet. Not a big deal, just an anomoly.

It's time to log on and say how much I appreciate the lists so far. There are a lot that I'll have to put on my list of places to visit, especially up in the mountains. If only I can get some hiking partners too, but that's another story. Thanks everyone. My list of favorites last year are as follows: Challenges: Micro Multi Cache II: Lake to Lake by The Jester Dragon Hunter - The Initiation by -=(GEO)=- Views: How Enchanting by Patudles Claude's Folley by Windlord (this is up in Whistler BC) England: Buttertubs by sleepless42 A bridge too far... by harrogate hunters (how often can you find three bridges that form a equalateral triangle with a fourth bridge directly in the center?)