May 2009
6:51 pm
The new Main Market Co-op has some cool benefits for Charter Members that expire this Sunday. Read below to see how you can support this cool project:
Hello Friends & Colleagues!
I’m personally involved in an important project that will add
considerable strength and vitality to downtown Spokane, and a much
needed connection between our region’s sustainable farmers, ranchers &
fishermen, and people like you and me. A grocery that cares about the
health of the community it serves.
Main Market, the upcoming consumer food co-op grocery, deli, garden
roof and eco-friendly building is in the midst of construction at the
old Goodyear Tire location at 44 W. Main, at the corner of Main &
Browne!
http://www.mainmarket.coop/
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6:16 pm
“Thin Fingers” at Lower Index Town Wall. // Photo courtesy the Access Fund.
If you read our blog post on the restriction of access to this popular westside climbing spot you will be happy to know that everything was resolved with a land purchase. Here’s the scoop from the Access Fund:
The Access Fund announced today that an option agreement to purchase the 20-acre private inholding at the Lower Index Town Walls of Snohomish County, Washington has been secured. This popular climbing area boasts several hundred quality granite climbing routes and is only an hour drive from Seattle. Its proximity to a major metropolitan area and its short 5-minute approach from the trailhead make this cliff line a popular after work or after school climbing destination for the Seattle-Everett area. (more…)
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4:27 pm
Want to get involved with the Northwest Whitewater Association? If you have class III skills and a boat meet up with them this Friday. They are also selling Idaho boat stickers. See below:
Friday Night Floats Continue This Week:
The long-standing tradition of weekly floats on the lower Spokane River begins again, weather & water conditions permitting. We meet at the river access point downstream form the TJ Meenach Bridge starting at 5 p.m. with shuttle at 5:30 and launch by 6.
You need SOLID CLASS III+ skills and proper safety and cold weather/water gear to participate. We also MUST have RSVP’s from those who plan to attend so that we can contact you should the float be postponed or cancelled. (more…)
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5:06 pm
Only a few days after Dawes Eddy became the oldest American two summit Everest (a record that didn’t last a week) now comes word that Kay LeClaire of Spokane has just become the oldest American woman to summit Everest. Congratulations to both of them! It’s a great moment for Inland NW climbing. Hopefully they are inspiring regional climbers young and old.
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6:28 pm
In case you have heard, Spokane’s Dawes Eddy, 66, became the oldest American to summit Mt. Everest this week. Our faithful correspondent and resident fitness guru Don Winant has been keeping us updated. Here’s some updates and pics with captions from Don:
Dawes Eddy—God Bless his Soul—is now the oldest (i.e. most senior) United States Citizen to stand atop of Mount Everest (29,035-feet), as of May 20th {4:00 to 4:30 AM}.
Read it in the words of Expedition Leader, Eric Simonson: http://www.mountainguides.com/everest-south09.shtml
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5:12 pm
Harvesting mint on Damavand. // Photo Jon Snyder.
Sunday was the day before we flew back home. We spent the day driving to Damavand Mountain, the 18,000 foot peak a couple hours northeast of Tehran. The day was very cloudy, so we weren’t able to catch a good view of the peak, but we still had fun traveling and picking volcanic mint in the fog. In the evening there was an emotional farewell party with good food, friends and much exchanging of gifts.
We are back home now, but I am still a long ways away from fully processing this trip. (more…)
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5:11 pm
Bijan and the Tehran cyclists at the tree planting. If you’ve ever seen Tehran traffic you know they put the hard in core. Photo Jon Snyder.
On Saturday we had two Peace Tree planting ceremonies. The first was at a kindergarten in North Tehran. I would tell more about what happened there but I was distracted by the overwhelming cuteness of the children. In the afternoon we did a second tree planting at Artist Park. This is a park with sculptures and galleries that was the site of Nasim and Jafar’s first tree that they planted over two years ago at the beginning of their worldwide cycling trip. Friends and family show, a couple reporters show up, a contingent of Tehran cyclists arrive. (more…)
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2:29 pm
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6:48 pm
Breakfast before hiking.
Friday.
A great day with Nasim and Jafar in the mountains north of Tehran. We saw some amazing rock climbers, including some young women bouldering. You try doing that in a scarf! We also saw a Iranian pro climber attack a route like I’ve never seen in person before. Wish we could get him a Visa to visit Yosemite. We even tried some rock climber ourselves. I would be lying to you if I said that Zach, Jackson, Tom and I impressed anyone with our skills–but it was fun. Pam wins the commando award for hiking 2 miles and and 1800 feet in elevation up the mountain on a bum ankle. (more…)
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5:14 am
The ride back from the airport at 3AM.
Thursday
We arrive at our hotel a 3AM. I go to sleep with the help of Tylenol PM. I think that’s why it’s so hard for Shahrokh to wake me up in the middle of the night. Why is he getting me up? Jackson has thrown up in the middle of the night. He projectile vomited all the way on to Shahrokh’s bed. Trying to get Jackson–who never really wakes up–into the shower is not my favorite moment of the trip. The shower curtain falls, the toilet paper holder comes off. I can’t get the water to go to the shower head and I have to bathe him sitting down. I slip trying to swat a misquito. The next morning I break the hotel while trying to open it and air out the room. I cut myself cleaning it up and bleed on the bed. In the afternoon we try to go bowling but the bowling alley is closed for repairs. (more…)
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