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The Wenaha Raft Trip

It has been a fantasy of mine to raft the wild Wenaha River. I have a three man raft purchased at tri-state and some oars and am ready to make this happen this spring. To my surprise some of my dear friends seem interested in this endeavor. My ole fish and game boss said that it could probably be done (or maybe I just asked her if it was legal), but why? Why do people climb rainier? Why do people go sled riding on cafeteria trays?

Anyways, the trip can happen whenever the road on top of the Wenaha opens up typically in Mid-may. Usually, the good folks at the Troy, Oregon Shilo Inn have some info about when the road opens. Also, I know I have seen Fed-Ex up on top the canyon, so maybe we can call them. Two cars will be needed as one will park at Troy where the wenaha meets the Grande Ronde. The other car would shuttle the rafters to the top of Hoodoo Trail. Maybe an overnight camp at the Hoodoo with some Brew-doo and in the morning then take the ~2 mile hike down with the deflated raft and some gear including my battery powered inflater. If the party grows bigger than three some other boats will need to be acquired, perhaps small rafts rented from the Outdoor Rec center at WSU.

Anyway, there it is a plan? Any questions?

P.S. It is about a 2.45 hour drive from Pullman to Troy, OR.

Last nite I thought, maybe I should tear down all these websites I have and just post some pictures of hikes I went on, my family, and my resume. You know, keep it all academic and shit. Maybe it is time to stand up straight and rethink my internet use. Well I can't bring myself to do it. What I really need to do is abandon the internet entirely. But I learn so much every day and the internet world can be interesting.

I would like to take a minue to explain a new link I have over yonder to the right for the Gluten-Free girl. I came up with a plan to make sweet onion potato chips for the USDA food and fact fest. I really wanted to use these sweet mayan onion I located at a not-to-be mentioned sucky supermarket. Anyways, the search engine brought me to the Gluten-free girl a food writer in Seattle with a page on making potato chips and some potato-onion-egg concoction. I thought I had found what I needed, but it was a little off the mark from my original intent. Anyways, here is the link for the potato chip bit, it is a really nice site with some refreshing food ideas -->Potato chips.

Speaking of Seattle, I had a dream about my friend who lives/lived in Seattle who cut all ties with us. I would like to chalk it up to the fact that I am a Eastern Washington'er and he lives withing the oasis of life in this state. Although, he doesn't talk to any of his old friends from Ohio. In my nightmare, from what I remember all my old friends were lining up to ride amusement park rides but I wouldn't look at andy. Everybody else had made amends. What a silly dream, but it beats the reoccuring nitemare I have of being naked in the football locker room.

So maybe this fixation with my lost friend in Seattle is going to help me to write a new song called "Urby Adams". What up Urby, are you a mormon, know maybe you wear a suit and you are a scientologist, we accept you urby, fill us in on the trends, we want to be with you Urby, in the big city, in the vast west, wearing art, driving on relic scooters and looking at Mt. rainier and scowling at the winter rain. I think the music will be slightly influenced by "discoteque" by U2 and have some dub like effect and lots of confusing delay drenched overdubs of a scary old man calling out for Urby in the big dirty city.

OK coffe wearing off.

Inspiration for the World.

William hung has touched me deeply. I am going to start recording my album again. He gives hope to those who struggle with their talent.

Shakira Video (taken down to make way for william hung

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Is this legal?,Should be- creating new prions in laboratories in Maryland and texas is O.K. (If your interested, I believe the news is in the January issue of Nature) But I am more interested in bringing attention to this Shakira video.

Hail the new world!, who can compare???

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How do you escape blog hell. How do you flee in the face of the trendiness. Thanx Matt, since reading the best page in the universe I cant bring myself to blog. I guess I can take pleasure in the fact that I am not a 19 year old Washington state University girl with a perky body wearing a north face fleece. My brain has been on a down turn, but it is coming up for air. The wifey got me out for a run in the rain, and even though I wanted to smear her able knees onto the cement- it has turned out to be a good choice. Go run freaks! Feel good. My new years resolution is to say all the mucky-muck running through my head and apologize later. Lucky thing, I am happy boy, a sheltered old man if you will.

Anyway, I am revisting a great site about meth labs The Pacific Northwest has some great forests, mountains, and rivers, plus great big dangerous booby-trapped meth labs.