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  1. The flats of mid-coast to south Texas are crystal clear water only 1-2 feet deep. If I get bit by a shark in on flats, it's my own damn fault.
  2. There's a reason I only kayak fish the flats. Fuck open water bullshit.
  3. Re hiking. I always look at the one way distance and the elevation gain. If it's 1000 ft elevation gain per mile, it's a moderate to hard hike, depending on how fit you are. > 1000 ft per mile is a very hard hike. For water, it's usually take a bottle (larger Costco water bottle) per 1.5 miles per person. You'll drink more on the uphill and less on the downhill. Bring a bottle or two more just in case. And bring snacks. Lastly, depending on elevation, pack a light pullover because it will prob be chilly at the top.
  4. You can also hit this very short waterfall hike on the road to/from St Elmo. https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/colorado/agnes-vaille-falls-trail
  5. Mount Princeton Hot Spring Feed the chipmunks at St Elmo, it's a ghost town (your kids will love this) You can do St Elmo's and Princeton Hot springs in the same day as they are down the road from each other Twin Lakes Drive up to Twin Lakes to "hike" to the old hotel. https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/colorado/twin-lakes-reservoir-and-interlaken-via-colorado-trail Twin Lakes - Mount Elbert South Trail. You don't need to go to the top (15 miles up and back). 2 Miles from the trail head is a group of 3 large beaver ponds/lakes. The beavers are very active at the ponds/lakes. You'll see all the fallen trees and many that they've started gnawing on. Great short hike with beautiful scenery and cool beaver stuff to see. https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/colorado/mount-elbert-east-ridge-trail The trail is actually called Bartlett Gulch. https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/colorado/bartlett-gulch/photos White water raft the Arkansas There are many outfitters. It's safe. We took our two girls when they were 5 and 6. They sat in the middle of the raft.
  6. Dload and subscribe to AllTrails app on your phone. It's a GREAT hiking app which is crowd sourced with detailed reviews and pictures. I started hiking more because of AllTrails. Find some easy to moderate hikes with 4.5 stars and above. You can filter by distance. Usually if there's decent elevation gain on the hike, it's because it's well worth the views. Just make sure you start heading down the moutain by noon. Afternoon storms are not something to fuck with.
  7. This is a rather unique was to delay a flight. https://www.ansa.it/lombardia/notizie/2025/07/08/uomo-risucchiato-dal-motore-di-un-aereo_94579029-7d89-4a0c-b4d9-982b1fc3cadc.html Translated: Man Sucked Into Airplane Engine Witness: 'He threw himself against the aircraft's engines' According to what has been ascertained so far, the victim would have voluntarily entered the operational area of the airport with the intent of taking his own life. The man, who was neither a passenger nor an airport employee, reportedly reached the runway by evading security checks and running towards the already moving aircraft. The police, who had noticed his movements, were unable to stop him in time. "We saw this gentleman running away from the stewards, at first he threw himself against the casings, the protections of the right engine of the plane, then he went around and either threw himself or was sucked into the impeller of the left engine: so what happened happened". One of the witnesses of what happened this morning at Orio al Serio airport is still shaken, where a thirty-five-year-old was sucked into the engine of an aircraft and died. Whether it was a voluntary act "I don't know" he added. The person who saw what happened was boarding the plane next to him. "We were trying to go up the stairs and we saw everything" he says. A story that can only be raw. The passengers then remained on the plane while the firefighters and police arrived. About fifty minutes in which they were explained what was happening before being made to get off because their flight was cancelled. "We got off, we got our bags and now we are here" he concluded. edit: english article https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14885137/amp/Italian-international-airport-closed-deadly-freak-accident-taxiway.html
  8. Yea, the team which played in this cup looked nothing like this lineup. That's why I'm not losing sleep over losing to Mexico. There were the better team yesterday. If the above lineup lost to Mexico yesterday, I'd be worried.
  9. Some of the bigger names skipped playing. What did we send out? Our B- / C team? What did Mexico send out?
  10. It's flat because it's esentially a creek bed for when the creek floods, which is what creeks do when it torrentially rains upstream. In the past, people avoided putting anything permanent in these areas. Now it's premium real estate. And that's how we got here.
  11. I'm sure they were pissed thinking they could've helped. Maybe some are even pissed they missed their hero moment. Whatever. It was a prudent decision to keep them here because of the threat of that shit happening here in Austin. Whoever agreed to publish that has their hearts in the right place. Their heads are unfortunately somewhere else.
  12. edit: Nvmd, Murf clarified above.
  13. That's the way I read it. They didn't want to pursue it because it was money from Obama, or someshit. Imagine not doing the right thing because the leadership paying for it doesn't "play for the same team". People, unfortunately many of them in leadership roles, have LOST THEIR FUCKING MINDS.
  14. That seems like a damned if you do, damned if you don't. There was a threat of Austin flooding. If the water rescue teams were in Hunt/Kerrville, and Austin flooded needing water rescues, I'm sure people would've bitched that he sent AFD resources elsewhere.
  15. Dead because they have their bodies and are awaiting ID from family or just presumed dead because of how long it's been and their diminished chances for survival?
  16. Eh, Fuck the Finleys. The kid knows exactly what he's doing. The dad seems to be letting him.
  17. Fuck these assholes. Found on Reddit. Very interesting read. From a 2016 assessment of Kerr county's warning system. One nugget: Mr. Hewitt: Sirens did not seem to get very much support. The thought was that sirens are better for tourists than local residents. The sirens would only be beneficial for someone that's not familiar with the area, and wouldn't know what to do. Another nugget: COMMISSIONER MOSER: The cost of that whole thing is going to be like 976 thousand dollars. That's a lot of money. All of it, and the reason we're here today and moving so quickly is that there is a FEMA grant that's available until as long as we apply by January the 20th. JUDGE POLLARD: Which is when President Obama goes out of office. (Laughter.) JUDGE POLLARD: Well, the reason I mention that is because he authorized this particular thing, and it's going to -- MS. KIRBY: It's a coincidence. COMMISSIONER MOSER: Going on the record with that it's a coincidence. And so there has to be a presidential declaration of disaster to be able to have these kinds of funds available. So it goes away just so happens to be when he leaves office.
  18. Fucking stop it. Put each other on ignore. Most of us read this thread to get updated info, not to see grown as men act like children.
  19. Reddit is showing a screenshot of a text exchange where supposedly they found 6 more people alive. This is in addition to the 2 rescued 30 feet up a tree. Hoping it to be true. edit: here's the screenshot
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