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05-16-2013, 09:07 AM
Thread: Geek alert: Game of Thrones on HBO
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Didn't Ser Jorah say the Unsullied are a eunuch...
Didn't Ser Jorah say the Unsullied are a eunuch army? I'd think someone with castration anxiety should have run for the exits when 8,000 dickless warriors showed up. And you didn't even mention what...
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05-16-2013, 08:54 AM
Thread: Which weight will compliment a 6wt?
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Or trying to lift and cast a sinking tip line and...
Or trying to lift and cast a sinking tip line and a big wet gob of rabbit fur as far as humanly possible. With a rod that won't sag on the backcast and send the streamer into the back of your head.
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05-15-2013, 08:53 AM
Thread: Foraging Notes
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1st morel of the year found yesterday. A little...
1st morel of the year found yesterday. A little black, under aspens, only been out for a few days and already getting dried out and stunted. The soil at base of foothills and in the river bottoms is...
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05-06-2013, 06:30 PM
Thread: Geek alert: Game of Thrones on HBO
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Great ep in how each different storyline made a...
Great ep in how each different storyline made a smooth segue into the next, tensions rising all the way until climaxing with the rival puppet masters staring each other down in an empty throne room.
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05-06-2013, 10:06 AM
Thread: Foraging Notes
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Burns don't create the magic without the proper...
Burns don't create the magic without the proper conditions. Last year, for example, the Red Rock burn didn't seem to produce a crop of morels anywhere near to Gros Ventre road. It was dry and dusty...
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05-03-2013, 11:58 AM
Thread: Foraging Notes
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I started porcinis last season and got a few...
I started porcinis last season and got a few pounds. About 90% of the crop was past due and loaded with fungus gnat maggots so maybe I'll do better this year now I know my patch better. The real...
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05-03-2013, 11:02 AM
Thread: Foraging Notes
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Foraging Notes
I guess the fishing forum is the best home for a thread focused on foraging for morels, porcinis, chanterelles, etc. Lately, most of my early fishing season has been abandoned in favor of hunting...
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05-03-2013, 08:35 AM
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It has a vehicle closure or the road is still too...
It has a vehicle closure or the road is still too wet or is it only closed past the scout camp? I didn't know any of the canyons had vehicle closures as my focus goes over to trout and morels as soon...
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My impression is that the show's creators want to...
My impression is that the show's creators want to make the vikings into mythical warriors and the northumbrians into some sort of incompetent cannon fodder. The big battle was stupid, stupid, stupid....
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05-01-2013, 11:18 AM
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Probably, if you got that far up Darby. The Darby...
Probably, if you got that far up Darby. The Darby road runs along the cold side of the canyon for that mile before the camp and it is rather shady where you got shut down but the Teton canyon road...
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04-30-2013, 03:28 PM
Thread: Geek alert: Game of Thrones on HBO
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You'd have to dig deep in LDS records to find a...
You'd have to dig deep in LDS records to find a genealogy tree that shows more brothers, sisters and cousins fucking each other.
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04-30-2013, 01:43 PM
Thread: Geek alert: Game of Thrones on HBO
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Oooops. Well, there's a spoiler, huh? And I think...
Oooops. Well, there's a spoiler, huh? And I think there were some 250-300 years to the dynasty. I don't remember. I read the plot synopsis and backstory from the Ice and Fire wiki, mostly because I...
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04-30-2013, 12:37 PM
Thread: Geek alert: Game of Thrones on HBO
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Of course. If you missed that, you missed the...
Of course. If you missed that, you missed the ENTIRE backstory to the game. In brief: the mad king's heir, Prince Rhaegar, the Last Dragon, was a dick and did things to piss off the Stark and...
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04-30-2013, 08:41 AM
Thread: 2013 Northern Rockies Conditions
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Salmonflies can be awesome or frustrating. If you...
Salmonflies can be awesome or frustrating. If you catch the first day, its usually awesome. Then, on day two, 100 boats clusterfuck that entire section of river and it quickly goes past the point of...
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04-30-2013, 08:14 AM
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We don't either but definitely some of the best...
We don't either but definitely some of the best closing weekend powder conditions I can remember. And it was just a modest 3 chair vis fog on the top 800ft. Triple the fog density to 1 chair vis,...
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04-22-2013, 06:16 PM
Thread: Geek alert: Game of Thrones on HBO
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No...you could have done a hell of a fight scene...
No...you could have done a hell of a fight scene in a snowstorm with night falling because each camera shot only has to show a handful of figures and a lot of blowing snow. Montaged together it could...
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04-22-2013, 05:20 PM
Thread: Geek alert: Game of Thrones on HBO
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I'd say that is a meaningful contrast to the...
I'd say that is a meaningful contrast to the predictable and one dimensional way Cersei plays the game of thrones. Cersei understands greed, fear and violence but not much else. She really isn't as...
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04-22-2013, 08:53 AM
Thread: Geek alert: Game of Thrones on HBO
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Good ep. Still, I'm annoyed that the show ends a...
Good ep. Still, I'm annoyed that the show ends a season with a major reveal/cliffhanger at the Fist of the First Men and then totally edits out the battle. Instead we get extended goodbye scenes with...
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04-19-2013, 07:17 PM
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Forecast is down to 3-7" through tomorrow...
Forecast is down to 3-7" through tomorrow afternoon, a bit of a let down from the 8-15" from last night. I like Teton Thai. Its run by thais, it is good. Lots of people like the other one too. We...
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04-19-2013, 06:11 PM
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To save money. You can still access the Blackfoot...
To save money. You can still access the Blackfoot terrain from DC and then take the Little Beaver traverse cattrack around the bottom of Shoshone and back to the base. Smackyaweena terrain is done...
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04-18-2013, 03:08 PM
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Meh...the whole "Alta is for Nazis" thing is a...
Meh...the whole "Alta is for Nazis" thing is a bit disingenuous. As repulsive and immoral as the Nazis were, you can't deny their gift for sophisticated propaganda. They got millions of people...
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04-18-2013, 02:19 PM
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Ummmm.......everyone with a pass? It is closing...
Ummmm.......everyone with a pass? It is closing weekend, mon frere. There is a traditional saturday cardboard box derby that always packs the place plus a new pond skim with prizes. The forecast...
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04-18-2013, 07:10 AM
Thread: Which weight will compliment a 6wt?
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For our area, I recommend a medium-fast 9' 4pc...
For our area, I recommend a medium-fast 9' 4pc 4wt. By medium, I mean the rod should be able to roll cast and poke and mend with limited handling line but, by fast, I mean it should still be able to...
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04-16-2013, 05:15 PM
Thread: 2013 Northern Rockies Conditions
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Did the sun come back out when it turned off?...
Did the sun come back out when it turned off? Henry's Fork fish can be very reluctant to feed on the surface if the clouds break up during a hatch. You can go back to indicator nymphing the 4ft and...
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04-16-2013, 10:30 AM
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Ghee did not get 8" last sunday, I can tell you...
Ghee did not get 8" last sunday, I can tell you that much. More like 1-4" with a few areas of 5-6" wind deposit near the gauge. Worst overcount of the year by consensus. If dust on crust is your...
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04-12-2013, 11:45 AM
Thread: A little line help please?
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Sounds like its simply too fast/stiff for in...
Sounds like its simply too fast/stiff for in close work. Not much you can do for that except buy a medium-fast 4wt for up close finesse; honestly, you need one anyway cuz a 5wt is too much rod for a...
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04-12-2013, 08:26 AM
Thread: A little line help please?
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Maybe it is not the line. There's something...
Maybe it is not the line. There's something contradictory about a line taper being both unable to get the rod to load within 30ft of handling line AND also redlining the rod's flex with heavy loads...
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04-10-2013, 08:01 AM
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Speaking of wind, the initial wind forecast for...
Speaking of wind, the initial wind forecast for saturday's storm is BROOOOTAL!!!! No way are the chairs going to be running if 60-80mph wind is raking the ridgeline.
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04-08-2013, 07:12 PM
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Ghee was fast and smooth monday, 5-10" of cream...
Ghee was fast and smooth monday, 5-10" of cream cheese. Another good day with no crowds but warm, foggy air moved up after noon and the snow got damp. Probably will form a hard crust tonight. Still a...
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04-06-2013, 09:40 AM
Thread: The Walking Dead on AMC
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This is AMC's baby, no way they are letting it...
This is AMC's baby, no way they are letting it die. Stuff it full of filler and drag it out for ever is more like it. The show is setting basic cable records and its audience was actually growing...
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04-04-2013, 08:04 AM
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Possibly, the cold air just might make it for the...
Possibly, the cold air just might make it for the Village closer but its looking to be down to the wire; one of those frustrating closes where the snow is coming in when the lifts stop til...
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04-02-2013, 07:02 AM
Thread: The Walking Dead on AMC
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[QUOTE=wolfelot;3954678]Wth? Why would the...
[QUOTE=wolfelot;3954678]Wth? Why would the governor massacre all those people?
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04-01-2013, 06:55 PM
Thread: The Walking Dead on AMC
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Not really; Zombie bites do cause a fever that...
Not really; Zombie bites do cause a fever that kills in a few hours. The twist is the bite is not the source of infection. The monster is already inside you.
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04-01-2013, 10:46 AM
Thread: The Walking Dead on AMC
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Well, the show has depicted some zombies as being...
Well, the show has depicted some zombies as being so stuffed with meat that they were slow. Remember when Rick went looking for Lori all he found was a bloodstain and zombies that were too full to...
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04-01-2013, 08:11 AM
Thread: The Walking Dead on AMC
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Well. there are new adventures and enemies...
Well. there are new adventures and enemies awaiting in the next story arc, the journey to D.C. and finding the Alexandria safe zone. I don't know that they "need" the Gov per se. This season climax...
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04-01-2013, 12:24 AM
Thread: The Walking Dead on AMC
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Carl goes full on "Lord of the Flies". Seems...
Carl goes full on "Lord of the Flies".
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03-30-2013, 08:56 AM
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Models have been showing instability returning to...
Models have been showing instability returning to the Rockies around next friday. GFS has shown it for 72 hours of runs and now its within the 7 day window where forecasts actually count for...
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03-29-2013, 09:02 AM
Thread: The Walking Dead on AMC
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Ha...well, I borrowed $10,000 from uncle sam to...
Ha...well, I borrowed $10,000 from uncle sam to get that silly degree in english lit. Might as well use it once in a while.
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03-28-2013, 11:24 AM
Thread: WTF Is a Chinese Downhill?
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WTF is a chinese downhill? That's a downhill...
WTF is a chinese downhill?
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03-28-2013, 07:28 AM
Thread: The Walking Dead on AMC
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That is because fresh zombies are much more...
That is because fresh zombies are much more dangerous than year-old, rotten, unfed, damaged zombies. If you go back to the first season, you'll notice the zombies in the early episodes can move...
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03-27-2013, 07:16 AM
Thread: The Walking Dead on AMC
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True though the "prison vs Woodbury" story arc,...
True though the "prison vs Woodbury" story arc, like the Herschel's Farm story arc, has to have a sharp climax that sheds a few characters and pushes the narrative forward to the next act, the move...
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03-27-2013, 06:40 AM
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Mediocre season as far as pow days but I've seen...
Mediocre season as far as pow days but I've seen much worse overall conditions. Ghee still has a 48-100" base off of only 360"ytd, which is actually a minor miracle in itself. I can think of three or...
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03-20-2013, 08:34 AM
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NOAA currently gives a 48 hour spread of 7-14" @...
NOAA currently gives a 48 hour spread of 7-14" @ 9000ft and 10-18" @ 10,000ft along with stiff SW winds with gusts up to 35-45mph @ 10,000ft for the duration of the storm. Usually, this pattern tends...
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03-15-2013, 08:11 AM
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There are two storms coming onshore. Both have...
There are two storms coming onshore. Both have potential but neither one is a lock. There is a hazardous weather advisory issued already, so its not exactly a surprise storm. I like the northwesterly...
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03-11-2013, 08:23 AM
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I dont think I'd call this season unusual. I...
I dont think I'd call this season unusual. I mean, I do wish mediocre seasons were unusual, I really do...but that is not the case. What we've been experiencing is fairly typical in a winter where...
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03-01-2013, 07:33 AM
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Sure, the earth's climate is changing but why...
Sure, the earth's climate is changing but why should we give a fuck? Because rich white people who live at a higher standard than 99.5% of the rest of the world might lose out on winter recreation...
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02-28-2013, 10:55 AM
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If you want to see real evidence of southwestern...
If you want to see real evidence of southwestern Colorado's "mythic past" you can go to Mesa Verde. Plenty of dramatic evidence that THE PLACE IS IN A FUCKING DESERT and the Anasazi culture of Mesa...
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02-22-2013, 07:34 AM
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The NOAA Riverton office is just being...
The NOAA Riverton office is just being conservative this winter. They gave the Tetons an 8-24" for that system three weeks ago and we got 50" @ 9K. The computers have been pointing to this event for...
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02-19-2013, 07:34 AM
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That AZ Greg...how can one guy get lost so many...
That AZ Greg...how can one guy get lost so many times?
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02-18-2013, 07:39 AM
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The weather models are showing another period of...
The weather models are showing another period of instability begins wed/thur. Showing series of three low pressure systems overtopping the persistent high pressure ridge that has been offshore for...
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