Mountain Dew Vertical Challenge and Photos from the White Mountains

[dawn_felagund]

Bobby ended up placing fifth in his category today at the Mountain Dew Vertical Challenge. This was a very impressive result (in my admittedly biased opinion!) There were 36 competitors in his category, which was ages 26-35, so he was also competing against guys significantly younger than him. And it is also worth remembering--and it's easy to

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[dawn_felagund]

We passed Polly's Pancake Parlor! It was closed for renovations, though. But it's supposed to be excellent, so we'll keep it in mind for next time.

[ysilme]

Congratulations to Bobby! That sounds really impressive, and he looks decidedly happy. As do you. :o) Thanks also for sharing the pictures. All real winter I have gotten this season was from some friend's pics! *g*

About these "brake for the moose"-signs: for us Germans/Central Europeans, it takes some different thinking when travelling to Sweden or Norway where there are mooses, as we mostly only have roe deer and boar as possible street dangers. While boar is fatal we're encouraged not to brake for roe deer, but rather dodge, depending on the traffic which usually would make the braking worse. I've also heard that people not used to the size of a moose mistake the distance because they think of deer (in Europe, that is). But after having had one on the motorway in front of us in Sweden, I really can't understand that somebody would not brake for a moose! Also in Sweden we had a roe deer crashing into our car - it couldn't have been avoided, we didn't even see it coming, and it came from the left, crossing three heavily frequented

[dawn_felagund]

White pizza is pizza without sauce: The crust is brushed with garlic-infused olive oil and then topped with cheese. It's delicious but there really are no redeeming nutritional qualities! :D

Here we have white-tailed deer, which are big enough and skittish enough that there is no swerving around them, and hitting one at full-speed very often totals the car. My dance teacher hit one earlier this winter and her car just barely missed being totaled. They will also panic and run into the sides of cars (which again often totals the car).

We have deer-crossing signs like Vermont and New Hampshire have moose-crossing signs! :D But we don't have to be told to brake if there are white-tailed deer in the road. Growing up around them my entire life, I have learned to look for the reflection of their eyes in the road ahead or in the fields beside the road to slow down and allow them to cross before going on. Perhaps, with moose, people see a large animal and assume it is sluggish and sedate and that they will be able to move around it. That's

[ysilme]

Ah, thanks! That would be "pizza bread" hereabouts, "Pizzabrot", usually without cheese, but you can have that as well. Mostly just with olive oil and garlic, but most offer also chopped tomatoes, some pineapple (what I adore) and many also cheese.

We have deer-crossing signs all over Germany, too; it's a generic sign meaning any kind of game. And I think the same; it's a question of experience. The roe deer most Germans know, for example, either vanish quickly or run into you, so you haven't got a chance to do anything anyway. Moose, though, mostly seem to stand on the street or cross it slowly. I also know that people hereabouts tend to underestimate boar because they look so small, but they're more dangerous than deer as far as an accident being fatal is concerned.

[angelica_ramses]

When I saw the pic of the Mount Washington Hotel I rushed to find out when the conference too place (July). Otherwise it would seem the members wanted to get really isolated to discuss fascinating topics like monetary policies ;) - almost The Shining!
Beautiful photos! Brrrrrr!

[dawn_felagund]

I imagine this region would have been fairly impassable in the 1940s during the winter! If it had been held in the winter, I'd think that being stranded there might be the only way for people to want to discuss monetary policies. ;) Even so, I don't think I've ever been so bored to come to that (not a fan of economics, as you can see! :D)

[engarian]

So happy that Bobby did so well. Frozen feet are no fun. I don't think anything makes me much colder than just sitting, even though I might be indoors.

The Frost house looks quite nice - and such a great view!

Evil white pizza? What made it evil and white?

Congrats on a wonderful and successful weekend. I can hardly wait for next year's snowboarding season.

- Erulisse (one L)

[dawn_felagund]

Thank you--I am too! :)

White pizza is pizza without the sauce. The crust is brushed with garlic and olive oil, and then it is coated with cheese. It has no redeeming nutritional qualities (I suppose one could make it worse by using lard instead of olive oil ...) hence being evil ... but delicious.