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Nice. Thanks for the flower shots. Save some for my blog (hah!)

x3. Same boots as danhunt, same comment.

I always carry a 1 iron which doubles as a walking stick. With lightening around, I hold it up in the air because according to Lee Trevino (who has been struck by lightening, so he should know) "even God can't hit a 1 iron".

I used to play with different knots, but laziness and ageing eyes, and frankly speed has resulted in: 1 -loop to loop usually 2- surgeon 3-clinch (not improved) I can tie a nail knot pretty quick, but like loop to loop better. A little rougher in the guides maybe. Surgeon is best knot ever invented. I'll never tie another blood knot I've done improved clinch, loop, palomars, etc. etc for the fly and fly to fly. Always end up back at clinch. I can tie it that much quicker and almost never have an issue with it. I can barely see good enough to get the line through one loop, let alone two. And I do think that getting back into the water faster outweighs any marginal difference in strength or possibility of knot failure.

Seems I may have been the unintentional recipient of a practical joke.

Video speaks for itself. Sent to me by a friend.

Haven't we had this conversation over coffee? Weren't you supposed to get me high level corb lund access??

Wish I had. Saw him at EFMF last year, awesome as always. Would loved to have seen him on Coke stage, but too late on a week night for this old man.

Damn, that man can write a song. A nice way to say thanks to a resilient city. Thanks to all who pulled up they socks, put on their rubber boots and got after it.

Al, was the rosemary beer you gave me this weekend Big Rock's Rosemary? I had so many different beers, I can't remember. Whichever it was, I liked it (and didn't expect to! Rosemary?)

I haven't made it out yet to fish, but the info I'm getting from friends indicates a pretty healthy fishery. "Fish rising everywhere" is a common phrase.

Sooooooo many great beers around right now. Local, BC, Quebec (yay Unibroue!). I personally haven't had any trouble finding local content, but I can't say I've asked for Big Rock. I like Big Rock, but too much new stuff to try. But Big Rock is really stepping into the craft game recently with a bunch of new brews. Belgians, IPAs, rosemary, etc. Might have to give them a try!

Agreed-just bring a rod and some flies. I can hook you up with some smaller boots than Tungsten if you need them. My bet is it will be fishable next week, but with all the sediment coming down from all the new banks that got cut could prove an issue for clarity.

Sorry if someone has already posted this, but I walked down to the FC boat launch yesterday evening. Much of it is still flooded, but what I could see was in great (perfect actually) shape. The beaver living there seemed happy too.

I work downtown, so havent been able to get to work. Since most of my clients are in the same boat (no pun intended), I've been able to help out in a few places. The damage in some communities (Riverdale is the worst I've personally seen) is beyond belief. PLEASE, anyone who can, get out and help. If you, like many of us, work downtown and can't get to work, put down the honey do list and just go to any community on the Elbow or Bow in Calgary or Bragg Creek. Or Millarville. Or wherever. The outporing of volunteerism in Calgary has been amazing, but more is better. There will also be lots of opportunities to help cleanup the river, launches, etc. But I would suggest people first, river second.

I was out there yesterday. The road to McClean is open, though I have no idea about the campground

I heard that SRD will be organising cleanups. I'll see if I can get info and report it here.

It'll give the cutties some time off for sure. From word of mouth reports, bridges over hwy 40 took a pounding. There is a little stream in BC I love, but you have to cross 4 or 5 bridges to get to it. They got a ton of rain also, and I don't hold out a lot of hope.

So they ended up postponing the ride. The new dates don't work for me at all (I'd have to cancel vacation plans and risk divorce!), so I decided to do my own ride. I did 100KM yesterday, second 100 in an hour or so. It was a little surreal doing it solo, thinking about friends and family who have battled cancer-some successfully and some not, but always valiantly. I did ride south of town to avoid the devastation that is happening. And I did spend a lot of time thinking about what is happening to my adopted, and favorite, city. Everyone stay safe, and thanks to all for your support.

I drove by that exact spot, both on Friday, once when I was coming home from physio, and once when I had to go rescue my kids who got stranded downtown after sleeping at a friends following Sled Island. They had to walk out and I picked them up on 16 ave. I would say tungsten is wrong-the traffic was less than 40. It was really very benign (the parking to take pictures, not the river.) I did not stop, but it would have been simple to do so. We have all been told to stay away. I confess that I have not. I found ways (bike paths mostly) to get to the water without bothering responders. I justified it by telling myself that I would not get anywhere near the bank, and I didn't. But I did look, and I did take pictures. The river plays a huge role in my life, I could not stay away. And I was by no means alone. It may not have been what the city wanted me to do, but there it is. It would be hard for me to criticize others who did the same. Curiosity is one of the things that makes us human. Ignoring it, even when it is in our and others best interest to do so, can be extremely difficult.

Water in saddledome up to 14th row.

Just heard flows are as much as 3x 2005. A friend of mine is at a small farm house upstream of police. He says way higher than 05. Just drove up Deerfoot. Inglewood golf course isn't just flooded, it's part of the bow. The river looks more like the Mississippi near southland. Crazy

Police ramp and parking lot flooding.

I rode 150 or so KM this weekend. Went pretty well, at least shoulder wise. The lack of training was really evident, and this weekend is going to be a challenge, but no reason I won't be able to pull it off. There are still 5 days to donate!!

Interesting on the batteries Alan. My 60 runs for multiple trips. Wonder why the difference?