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Prime Location Near Things to Do in Prescott, Arizona
Prescott, Arizona is the ideal destination for those who appreciate rich history and enthralling outdoor activities. And when you stay at the Hassayampa Inn, you'll be in the perfect place to discover fun things to do and enjoy everything the area has to offer.
History of Prescott
When President Lincoln created the Arizona Territory in 1863, it made sense to locate its capital in the Bradshaw Mountains, where the recent discovery of gold along the Hassayampa River promised to make the area a center of commerce. Later that year a delegation from the East finally arrived on the Santa Fe Trail, and settled in a park-like setting of mature ponderosa pines and sheltering ridges. The town was named for a then-popular historian, William Hickling Prescott.
The decades around the turn of the 20th century were Prescott's most culturally formative times. Courthouse Square was a thriving center of business and entertainment, hosting such legendary lawmen as the Earp brothers and Doc Holliday in the 1870s and '80s. Whiskey Row was notorious until the 1950s for its many saloons and brothels. It burned to the ground in 1900 but was immediately rebuilt. More elegant company could be found at the Elks Opera House, built in 1905, and across the street at the Hassayampa Hotel, which opened in 1927.
Local Attractions
You'll be just moments away from fascinating museums, enthralling attractions and a thriving live music scene when you stay with us.
Anyone who likes Western history will want to visit Sharlot Hall Museum, one of Arizona's finest history museums. Nine historic buildings anchored by the former Territorial Governor's Mansion regularly stage historic re-enactments, as well as four heritage festivals a year. From the art and heritage of the American West to American Indian art and culture, you'll also display plenty of other great museums in Prescott.
Impossible to miss, the Courthouse Square is abuzz with activity on weekends and nightly in summer, with concerts, festivals, and fairs. A moving panorama of strollers, Frisbee games, snowball fights, and dog encounters, the square is ringed by 170 mature elms and has been the gathering place in Prescott since the 1880s.
Nearby Whiskey Row offers Prescott's most lively music scene, and is made up of restored bars and restaurants that were frequented by legendary Wild West figures. Today, Whiskey Row includes unique shops and boutiques that continue all the way around the Square. Antiques, gifts, clothing, and restaurants star here—all in one-of-a-kind, independently-owned enterprises.
If you have any questions about the attractions in Prescott or would like assistance in booking a tour, please don't hesitate to get in touch.
Prescott sits at a much higher elevation than the City of Phoenix, which is located about 90 miles away. This means the temperature here is about 20 degrees cooler – perfect for outdoor adventure.
There are more than 450 miles of trails to roam and several tranquil lakes for fishing and boating.
Granite Mountain, Thumb Butte, Granite Dells, and Mingus Mountain are favorite destinations for hikers, cyclists, and rock climbers; local outfitters can provide guides or equipment rental.
Fishing and boating are popular at Watson and Willow lakes close to downtown, and at Goldwater Lake, also within city limits; canoes and kayaks can be rented on weekends. Lynx Lake and Granite Basin Lake in the Prescott National Forest offer hiking, camping, boating, and fishing.
Golfers have five public 18-hole courses to choose from: StoneRidge, Prescott Golf & Country Club, Quailwood Greens, and two courses at Antelope Hills.
For shopping and strolling, check out Prescott's dozen or more antique shops, carrying Victorian-era finds and 1950s cowboy revival merchandise. The town also has a surprising range of performing arts, including an orchestra and symphony, plus the fourth Friday evening of every month is the Fourth Friday Artwalk. Twenty art galleries open their doors to the public during this event – and they're all located near the Hassayampa Inn.
The Verde Valley Wine Trail , about 45 miles northeast of Prescott, connects four Arizona wineries and seven tasting rooms in the scenic mountain country of the Verde Valley, traversed by the Verde Canyon Railroad .
"Everybody's Hometown" just loves to have a good time, so regular celebrations and events fill all twelve months of the calendar.
Dubbed "Arizona's Christmas City," Prescott sparkles for the holidays, with breathtaking light displays and parades, concerts and performances, and the World's Largest Gingerbread Village.
Another signature event is Prescott Frontier Days,a week of events centered around the "World's Oldest Rodeo"—held every July since 1888. In September the town hosts a Cowboy Poets Gathering that attracts bards and minstrels from throughout the West.
Popular sporting events bringing at least a thousand competitors to town include the Whiskey Row Marathon and Whiskey Off-Road Bike Races, a three-day endurance event.
Other amazing events that take place in Prescott include:
- Phippen Museum Western Art Show
- Smoki Museum's Summer Navajo Rug and Indian Art Auction
- Southwest Indian Arts Festival
- Prescott Fine Art and Wine Festival
- Mountain Artists Guild Summer Festival of Fine Arts & Crafts
- Prescott Bluegrass Festival
- Tsunami on the Square
- Prescott Film Festival
Prescott is the largest city in Yavapai County, located in north-central Arizona. It is often referred to as one of the Quad Cities, which include Prescott Valley, Chino Valley, and Dewey-Humboldt. Phoenix and Flagstaff are each about 100 miles away.
Shuttle service is available from Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport. The Prescott Municipal Airport is served by Great Lakes Airlines, with daily flights from Ontario, CA, Farmington, NM, and Denver, CO.


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A global producer of cement, ready-mixed concrete, aggregates and related products has completed a significant upgrade to its bulk material handling conveyors. The company will eliminate waste and reduce maintenance, while minimizing potential risks from airborne dust and fugitive material build-up. By avoiding accumulations that required cleanup, the company is also reducing the need for maintenance personnel to work in close proximity to fast-moving conveyors, helping further diminish the chance of accident or injury.
Grupo Cementos de Chihuahua (GCC) is a global producer of cement, ready-mixed concrete, aggregates and related products in Mexico, the United States and Bolivia. The company began manufacturing operations in 1943. Expanding gradually according to a clear strategic vision, managers have developed innovative processes and technologies that contribute to dynamic growth, while fostering an environmentally-responsible, community-oriented culture.
Like most cement manufacturing sites, the GCC Dakotah operation uses an extensive conveyor system to handle raw materials and move finished product. In keeping with its long-range plans to employ industry best practices for bulk handling and fugitive material control in its plants, company officials conducted an extensive assessment of the conveyors in early 2013. Managers determined that significant upgrades could be made on conveyor transfer points to reduce spillage and dust emissions.
"Virtually any time bulk material is moved, especially in large quantities or at high speeds, the potential exists to create and release dust," explained Dan Marshall, Martin Engineering's Product Engineer. "Dust accumulation affects both safety and productivity, so it's really more than just a housekeeping issue. Complicating the situation is the fact that bulk handling systems frequently must accommodate changing weather and material conditions, making dust management an even bigger challenge," said Marshall.
Scope of work
The upgrade involved a significant overhaul of six transfer points on four conveyors, which were originally constructed in the late 1970s. All belts are 24 inches (61 cm) wide, and range in length from 40 feet (12.2 meters) to 110 feet (33.5 meters). During normal operation, they move 200-250 tons per hour of clinker from the storage building and carry it to the bins feeding the finish mills.
"Most of the material handling system at this plant was fairly standard issue for its time, but some of the components were nearing the end of their useful life," commented Ralph Denoski, GCC's maintenance manager. "We were also aware that significant advancements had been made in some areas of bulk handling, and we wanted to take advantage of the newest technologies."
With a detailed proposal from Martin Engineering in hand, GCC planned the upgrade process for a scheduled shutdown in March. In addition to supplying the components, Martin Engineering was responsible for planning and supervision of the project, while a mechanical contracting group assisted with the installation.
Work began on all four conveyors by disconnecting the material inlet chutes from the existing skirtboard system and removing the worn rubber skirt seals, clamps, supports, skirtboard chute walls and tail boxes. Existing idlers were also removed to allow mounting of new belt support systems and troughing roll assemblies.
On each conveyor, three Martin Trac-Mount idlers were installed, spaced to deliver optimum belt support. The unique idler design delivers proper belt carriage, while stabilizing the belt line to improve sealing. Its slim profile requires only eight inches (203 mm) of space for 6-inch (152 mm) idlers, and the slide-in / slide-out frames allow service without the need to raise the belt or remove adjacent idlers.
With new idlers and troughing roll assemblies in place, each transfer point received one new impact cradle and two belt support cradles. Installed under the loading zone, Martin? Impact Cradles absorb the force of falling material in a transfer point and stabilize the belt line to help prevent the escape of dust and fines. Rugged impact bars are composed of a top layer of low-friction, ultra-high molecular weight (UHMW) polymer and a lower layer of energy-absorbing styrene butadiene rubber (SBR).
Working in conjunction with the impact cradles are a pair of Martin? Slider Cradles on each conveyor. Installed under the skirtboard of the transfer point, these cradles support the edges of the belt specifically to eliminate sagging. With the proper support in place, pinch points that can trap material and gouge the belts are eliminated, improving both sealing efficiency and belt life. When the top eventually wears out, the bars can simply be flipped over to provide a second wear surface.
Sixteen foot sections of skirt board were installed on each transfer point, with new side / center supports and covers. The new skirt board is 7" (17.8 cm) high on two of the conveyors, and 12" (30.5 cm) high on the other two. Each system also included internal skirt board wear liners and a new tail box assembly with sealing components.
To deliver positive containment of fugitive dust, each transfer point was outfitted with Martin ApronSeal Skirting, a dual design with two sealing surfaces. A primary seal is clamped to the steel skirt board to keep lumps on the belt, and a secondary seal or "outrigger" strip captures any fines or dust particles that may pass beneath the primary seal. The secondary seal lies gently on the belt and self-adjusts to maintain consistent strip-to-belt pressure, despite high-speed material movement and fluctuations in the belt's line of travel.
Each conveyor was then fitted with a MartinTracker for the return side, installed approximately 10 feet (3 meters) ahead of the tail pulley. By providing immediate and continuous precision adjustment of the belts, the Tracker helps reduce edge damage, prevent spillage and extend belt life.
Finally, each belt received one Martin QC1TM Cleaner HD as a primary cleaner and one Martin SQC2STM Cleaner. The QC #1 features a special polyurethane blend and tungsten carbide tip to deliver service life 2-3 times longer than conventional urethane blades. Designed to provide excellent cleaning performance immediately, avoiding any break-in period, the assembly maintains consistent tension without frequent adjustment.
The entire upgrade operation was completed in just 11 days during the scheduled outage, with crews working 12-hour days to accommodate the planned shutdown. While specific cost savings are difficult to quantify, Denoski said the difference is easily observed. "The production team responsible for that area has had nothing but positive feedback about the upgrades," he commented. "We're not losing product to spillage and dust, so that material can be sold instead of cleaned up off the floor. The manpower formerly spent on cleanup can now be directed to core business activities.
"Our experience with Martin Engineering has been very positive," Denoski concluded. "The company's greatest strengths are its knowledge of bulk material handling problems and the best solutions for addressing them. And the no-excuses guarantee gives us the confidence of knowing that it will stand behind its products."
Richard Shields is the Western Regional Sales Manager for Martin Engineering. Mr. Shields has 35 years of experience in the design and manufacture of bulk material handling systems, and currently maintains active membership in the Northwest Mining Association, as well as mining industry groups in Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, Nevada and Alaska. He also developed Electronic Document Management Software currently used in work order management applications by SAP, IBM/Maximo, ABB/Ventyx/Indus and Oracle/JD Edwards.
For more information, visit www.martin-eng.com or call (309) 852-2384.

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Responses to volcanoes in tree rings and models
Houston, we have a problem.
Admittedly, not a huge problem and not one that most people, or even most climatologists, are particularly fascinated by, but one which threads together many topics (climate models, tree rings, paleo-climate) which have been highlighted here in the past. The problem is that we have good evidence in the ice core records for very large tropical eruptions over the last 1000 years – in particular the eruptions in 1258/1259, 1452 and 1809 to 1815 – but for which many paleo-reconstructions barely show a blip in temperature. Models, in attempting to simulate this period, show varied but generally larger (and sometimes much larger) responses. The differences are significant enough to have prompted a few people to try and look into why this mismatch is occurring.
Whenever there is a mismatch between model and observation, there are, roughly speaking, at least three (non-exclusive) possibilities: the model is wrong, the observational data are wrong or the comparison is not like-with-like. There have been many examples of resolved mismatches in each category so all possibilities need to be looked at.
As described in a previous post earlier this year, Mann et al., 2012 (pdf), postulated that for extreme volcanoes, the cooling would be sufficient to saturate the growth response, and that some trees might `skip´ a ring for that year leading to a slight slippage in tree-ring dating, a potential smearing of the composite chronologies, and a further underestimate of the cooling in tree-ring based large-scale reconstructions.
This hypothesis has now been challenged by a group of authors in a comment (Anchukaitis et al.) (pdf, SI, code), who focus on the appropriateness of the tree ring growth model and the spatial pattern the volcanic climate responses. The Mann et al. response (pdf, SI) presents some further modeling and 19th century observational data in support of the original hypothesis.
Of course, there are still two other possibilities to consider. First, the models may have an excessive response. This could be due to either models responding excessively to the correct forcing, or could be related to an excessive forcing itself. There are indeed some important uncertainties in estimating the history of volcanic forcing – which involves inferring a stratospheric aerosol load (and effective radius of the particles and their distribution) from a network of sulphate peaks in ice cores in Greenland and Antarctica. For example, the forcing for the big eruption around 1453 differs by a factor of 2 in the inferred forcing (-12 W/m2 and -5.4 W/m2) in the two estimates proposed for the recent model-intercomparison (Schmidt et al., 2012). Note too that the details of how aerosols are implemented in any specific model can also make a difference to the forcing, and there are many (as yet untested) assumptions built into the forcing reconstructions.
It is also conceivable that climate models overreact to volcanic forcing – however, excellent matches to the Pinatubo response in temperature, radiative anomalies, water vapour and dynamic responses, where we know the volcanic aerosol load well, make that tricky to support (Hansen et al, 2007) (pdf, SI). (As an aside, the suggestion in this paper that the response to Krakatoa (1883) was underpredicted by the historical SST fields was partially vindicated by the results from HadSST3 which showed substantially more cooling).
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- M.E. Mann, J.D. Fuentes, and S. Rutherford, "Underestimation of volcanic cooling in tree-ring-based reconstructions of hemispheric temperatures", Nature Geoscience, vol. 5, pp. 202-205, 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ngeo1394
- K.J. Anchukaitis, P. Breitenmoser, K.R. Briffa, A. Buchwal, U. Büntgen, E.R. Cook, R.D. D'Arrigo, J. Esper, M.N. Evans, D. Frank, H. Grudd, B.E. Gunnarson, M.K. Hughes, A.V. Kirdyanov, C. Körner, P.J. Krusic, B. Luckman, T.M. Melvin, M.W. Salzer, A.V. Shashkin, C. Timmreck, E.A. Vaganov, and R.J.S. Wilson, "Tree rings and volcanic cooling", Nature Geoscience, vol. 5, pp. 836-837, 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ngeo1645
- M.E. Mann, J.D. Fuentes, and S. Rutherford, "Reply to 'Tree rings and volcanic cooling'", Nature Geoscience, vol. 5, pp. 837-838, 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ngeo1646
- G.A. Schmidt, J.H. Jungclaus, C.M. Ammann, E. Bard, P. Braconnot, T.J. Crowley, G. Delaygue, F. Joos, N.A. Krivova, R. Muscheler, B.L. Otto-Bliesner, J. Pongratz, D.T. Shindell, S.K. Solanki, F. Steinhilber, and L.E.A. Vieira, "Climate forcing reconstructions for use in PMIP simulations of the Last Millennium (v1.1)", Geoscientific Model Development, vol. 5, pp. 185-191, 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/gmd-5-185-2012
- J. Hansen, M. Sato, R. Ruedy, P. Kharecha, A. Lacis, R. Miller, L. Nazarenko, K. Lo, G.A. Schmidt, G. Russell, I. Aleinov, S. Bauer, E. Baum, B. Cairns, V. Canuto, M. Chandler, Y. Cheng, A. Cohen, A. Del Genio, G. Faluvegi, E. Fleming, A. Friend, T. Hall, C. Jackman, J. Jonas, M. Kelley, N.Y. Kiang, D. Koch, G. Labow, J. Lerner, S. Menon, T. Novakov, V. Oinas, J. Perlwitz, J. Perlwitz, D. Rind, A. Romanou, R. Schmunk, D. Shindell, P. Stone, S. Sun, D. Streets, N. Tausnev, D. Thresher, N. Unger, M. Yao, and S. Zhang, "Climate simulations for 1880–2003 with GISS modelE", Climate Dynamics, vol. 29, pp. 661-696, 2007. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00382-007-0255-8


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hello Brandi:
my name Is Lisa and i live in NJ, now just to let you know i am new in guns and have not gotten my permits yet, did buy my first gun but the reason that i wanted to post to you is because i have arthritis and can help you with the problems with your back as i have been dealing with PT for a very long time for diffrent things and i am working on getting disability as i can't work any more, i always was active with being involved with dogs for over 30 years, well getting to my point and this can go for anybody.
no manner what you do is exercise stretching is every important and you may not know that you do not have a back problem, do you go to a chiropractor???? that is inportant as well as acupunture. that really is not my thing and have done it and it works.
before you go to the range you should do some exercises to stretch out and then you add to that by getting stronger.
try to do some exercises before you do go to the range and see what happens after that.
Lisa, NJ


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Posted by Dan Bieler on May 9, 2012
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I had to share this good news with someone and I thought nobody would understand better than you, friends contributors, I feel so great to have a first image accepted in the "on assignment".
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Not near enough! :cry:
That is all of us, unfortunately.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hal8000
Yeah, I know I was a little vague in my answer Denny, but a question like this is kind of like asking how much money I have in the bank... Don't take this personal, because I take no offense to your asking, but I won't give anyone a direct answer to this question... Particularly on the internet...
I asked a neighbor one time "how many cows he had"... He looked at me, smiled and said "some times too many, and some times not enough"... I got the picture...
I understand. If people are not comfortable answering, that is fine. But, you can participate in the poll without posting a message, and no one knows who voted what.
Do you mean all the handguns in the household? My wife thinks she owns the pistols she bought! :roll:
Between us we have nine and I'm going to buy another (S & W MP) soon. Every home should have handguns numbering in double digits at least .
They say you know you have too many guns when you start finding guns in the back of your closets or in your drawers (not the kind you wear) that you didn't even know you had. :lol:
Soon to be one USP-C 9mm stainless! w00t! :-D
The wife says "too many". Honestly, I don't know, as I have lost
My wife thinks I own 5 out of my 14. Thank god glocks look a like. How many do you hide if any from your wife or am I the only sick one?
Why does the poll only go to 20?
my standard answer is i am 1 short of what i want and when i get my next one i will still be 1 short of what i want
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Next time I'll go to 50 :-D
I put 8-10 because I have ten or so pistols.But if you added in rifles I would of went well over 40.
I technicly don't own any, but as far as the handguns I have access to. I put 10-15.
in the 1990s, at 1 point, I had 12. Now, only 5.
56 + 2 on the way + many more on the list.
Gixerman1000... close your eyes for second.... :-)Quote:
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Fella's... it may be time for an intervention. :-D
I think so. The ATF has you on their "list" :-D :-D :-DQuote:
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He probly had to build an extra room on his house just to store all of them. Wonder how many long guns he has as well as handguns. :P


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BROOKLYN BRIDGE — On Aug. 9, the Surfers' Environmental Alliance will once again stage SEA Paddle NYC, a stand-up paddle charity race that includes an elite 25-mile course around Manhattan and a 5-mile loop in the Hudson. Paddlers and teams each raise a minimum of $1,000, with proceeds going to autism, environmental and Hurricane Sandy relief causes. Big wave legend Darrick Doerner will be again participating in the paddle.
The event kicks off with registration at 7:30 a.m. at Brooklyn Bridge Beach. All proceeds from the race will be given to charities including POAC, Autism Family Services of New Jersey, Surfers Healing, Best Day Foundation, The Shore Center and Virginia Autism Project. Immediately following the Paddle will be the Aloha Party (former White Water Evening), held at Chelsea Brewery Company at Chelsea Piers. Open to the public, the event will include live music, food and refreshments.
Pre-registration will be held on Thursday, Aug 8th at the South Street Seaport followed by a party at Beekman Beer Garden with SEA Paddle sponsors Dos XX, Vita Coco, Faherty Bros. and more!
Paddlers are encouraged to register now and start fundraising. All registration information can be found at http://seapaddlenyc.seasurfer.org. Information on non-paddle donations, tickets to the Aloha Party and links to all things SEA Paddle can also be found on SEA's site. See you there!


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Welcome to Babywise.life!
This 11-piece cookery set includes everything your little chef needs to whip up his or her favorite concoctions. They might even decide to treat you to breakfast in bed! For use with any of KidKraft's play kitchens, the set includes two metal pans, one metal pot, one metal spatula, and one metal ladle. But don't forget the play food! Two pieces of broccoli, one chicken leg, one carrot, and one egg are also included. You'll take great delight in seeing what your child cooks up next!
Ages: 3 & up
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The Codpiece

(By Gorlan of the Red Lands)

(To the Tune of "Greesleeves")

If you've never worn a codpiece before
It is a strange sensation
When you traverse across the field
It makes obscene gyrations

A Cod-piece can fool them all
Make them think you're large
Even if you're small
Just be sure you don't fool yourself
For it's still just imagination

You have to be careful in a crowd
Each step made with hesitation
For a careless bump to another's rump
May result in penetration

(Chorus)

And to be sure it works like a lure
And will raise a wench's expectations
But have a care you have something there
Or the night will end in frustration

(Chorus)

They can be made of silk or be made of steel
You can paint them with illuminations
You can even use an old drinking horn
And gain the blue feather's admiration

(Chorus)

There are many reasons to put one on
It really needs no explanation
But the best of all, It will still stand tall
Even if yours is on a vacation.

(Chorus)

They can be at rest or in full salute
In any desired configuration
But the best to date was a castle gate
The drawbridge got a standing ovation

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So, having said that, here's mine
The hardest part is where to start with these pieces. Because in REAL LIFE, what Yoda said is simply WRONG. ("Size Matters Not")
Based on a combination of sources, pics ref etc. It's roughly the same size overall as some of them floating around out there, with more of a concave for that "Cupping Feel" :o Now, I know this might not matter for you Gal Fett's out there, but there's a definite benefit of support for us. Not to mention, it doesn't just lay flat down on our "Area" looking like a cardboard cutout or something ....
Onto the pics ...


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A look back at Loveland Ski Area
October 27, 2012
In the mid-1950s, a lift ticket at Loveland Ski Area was only $3.75. The first prices in the late 1930 offered a day pass to use the ski area for $1 while paying 50 cents would give access to the rope tow.
Though the lift ticket prices have been no strangers to inflation, one thing at Loveland Ski Area has always remained the same: The employee passion endures.
"Loveland is a wonderful little corner of the world," said Wendel Pugh, longtime employee of the ski area. "There is a whole world waiting for you, between all of the little nook and crannies, it's different than other mountains."
Skiing at Loveland Ski Area can be traced back to the mid-1930s, though casual skiing started even before then. The first U.S. Forest Service permit is dated 1937. Back in those days, the mountain was largely recreated by the Zipfelberger Ski Club, organized in the 1930s by three avid skiers: Jay Clark Blickensderfer, Dick Tompkins and Thor Grosswald.
Technically, Loveland Ski Area first opened its slopes to skiers in 1936 when Blickensderfer installed a rope tow at what is now called Loveland Basin.
"From the little that we do know about this group, it sounds like there were 30 or so members that just did their own thing in the Loveland Basin, both hiking and using older portable rope tows," said Rob Goodell, director of business operations.
Loveland installed its first ski lift in 1955. It was aptly named Chair 1, and had the same line as the current lift. The following season, Chair 2 was built. The lift began near the slope maintenance building west of the current Basin Lodge.
By the late 1950s and 1960s, construction began on the Dwight D. Eisenhower Tunnel, which runs directly below the base of Chair 4.
During the 1980s, Loveland upgraded the old Chair 2 with a high-capacity Yan triple chair. This provided better, more reliable access to beginner and intermediate terrain. In 1989, a new Valley Lodge was constructed, allowing for better guest services at the beginner and racing hills. It was at about this time that snowboarding was emerging on the slopes.
Now, with Loveland celebrating its 75th year, longtime employees reminisce on the changes in technology and how the mountain has remained so special over the years. The strong retention among Loveland's staff exceeds that of most with some employees having 50 years or more under their belt, and they all have many memories to share.
"We're very proud of our heritage," Goodell said.
Freddie and Rosie Tronnier, residents of Silverthorne, have both worked for Loveland as ski instructors for the majority of the last half century.
Freddie Tronnier is a full-time employee and is in his 51st season working with the ski area and now serves as the ski school supervisor, while his wife, Rosie, is in her 48th season with the ski school.
"I remember when my kids were out there in rubber boots," Rosie Tronnier said. "There wasn't any snow wear for young kids being made back then, so everything was handed down."
In the absence of boots, bindings and thermal jacket materials, most skiers wore sweaters and pants that were only partially waterproof, Rosie Tronnier recalls.
"Can you imagine how cold they would have been out there?," she said. "I think it made the kids really tough."
Loveland remains one of the only family owned and operated ski areas in the country, currently operated by Virginia Upham.
Keeping the ski area family owned has contributed to the family feel that the staff generates.
"We've stayed here so long because everyone at Loveland makes you feel like you're part of the family," Freddie Tronnier said.
For Rosie Tronnier, it's the rewards from her work that has retained her employment throughout the years.
Seven years ago, she taught a 86-year-old bus driver from Baltimore how to ski.
"He said that before he died he wanted to learn how to ski," Rosie Tronnier said. "His entire family pitched in for his private lesson and he stayed on the beginners hill. Tears were rolling down his face, he was so happy to learn. It's really a special thing to be able to help fulfill someone else's dream."
Ski area officials say that marking the 75th anniversary, the ski area intends on keeping its character intact.
"It is very important to us to preserve the culture and atmosphere of the area," Goodell said. "We pride ourselves on our facilities and learning terrain for beginners. We have taught numerous generations how to ski and snowboard and we want to continue on with that legacy."
Employed by the ski area for 40 years, Pugh, a cleaning contractor, recalls the difference in the ski technology when he first began working at the mountain.
The first skis used at what was then called the Loveland Ski Tow, were wooden planks with leather straps as bindings. The length of the skis differed too from modern skis.
"They had to be long because they were used as transportation and you were less likely to fall through snow if the skis were long in length," Pugh said.
The cumbersome weight presented challenges for those learning to ski during the sport's infancy.
"I remember the first time I put on skis," Pugh said. "They were sort of like swim fins, they were more attached to you than you were attached to them."
"Modern skis feel like they're part of you," he added.
The advancements in skiing and snowboarding technology has made it possible for more people to learn.
"You had to really pay attention if you went into the trees," Pugh said. "This new equipment just makes it so easy to ski."


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This is a great beginner womens wakeboard. I learned on a large mens wakeboard and recently switched to this smaller board. It takes awhile to get used to the quick responsiveness of the...Read complete review
This is a great beginner womens wakeboard. I learned on a large mens wakeboard and recently switched to this smaller board. It takes awhile to get used to the quick responsiveness of the board, but is super easy to maneuver in and out of the wake!
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board was pink on bottom not white >:[
- board has great pop- easy for beginners- cute girly board- great priceCON..- the bottom of the board is pink not white. kind of disappointed
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By MASTERCRAFT ROB
from OREM, UTAH
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pink not white
By wakerob
from Louisiana
About Me Intermediate
The color is different from the website
Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
Great Beginner Board
By VAGirl
from Cleveland OH
Easy installation of bindings to board, great sleek design, good for intermediate riders.
Fantastic Wakeboard!
By The Wakeboard Nube
from Tulsa, OK
About Me Beginner
I just recently started wakeboarding and this is a fantastic board to learn on. It's very lightweight and easy to manuever. I feel comfortable on the board and can't wait to learn tricks on it.
Loving this board!!!!!!!
By Step-on-me
from Battle Ground, WA
This board is super responsive and lightweight. It's more agressive than other boards I have tried and makes cutting in and out of the wake super buttery. Tons of pop!
nice board
By weeble
from maine man
Good starter board
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By Mary Sachs
from Wisconsin
About Me Advanced
Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend
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By Waterbug:)
from North Carolina
The board was exactly what I was looking for!!Great pop to it! It handles in choppy water and has some great playing room to learn new skills:) All around this board is great for multiple level riders from beginner on...
Great wakeboard for beginners!!
By Nellie Hyun
from Los angeles, ca
very good product. My beginner friends were using them and they were able to stand in the water on their first try. :)
By WakeGirl
from Osborne, KS
Lake boarding at its best!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
By JennyFlin
from Huddleston, Va. Smith Mountain Lake
great wake board behind the boat! Perfect on glassy water, yet durable on busy rough water. Looks hot and feminine too!
Great first board
By The Beginner
from Oklahoma City, OK
I am just starting to wakeboard and this board is working great for me. I don't do tricks or anything. Just trying to get comfortable riding and I think this board is helping me with that.
Cool Board
By Chot
from Kingsport, TN
Purchased as gift for granddaughter, who had never been on a wakeboard previously. She got up on the first try. She is happy with this board.
Not my favorite
By Wolfries
from Lake Anna, VA
Don't get me wrong, its a nice board and all. I just feel like it is more of a beginner board. Its great for teaching other people how to wakeboard but if you're trying to advance your skills, it doesn't have much pop at all. Just not my cup of tea
awesome board great deal!!
By tyree
from philadelphia, ms
Awesome board and great price!!
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Product came packaged perfectly, great pricing,great site. Will come back for all my wake boarding needs.


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Tracker or Sportage?
I am considering the early 4-door, 4x4 body style Sportage (MY?-> 2003) and newer body style Tracker (2001 ->MY?). Which of these vehicles is a better base to build a moderate use 4x4 with? I would be replacing the complete drive train (a small diesel engine, 231/242 transfer case and axles) with D30/D35 axles from a Cj/Yj/Tj/Xj (I know nothing regarding either of these small 4x4's suspension systems to know which Jeep vehicle would readily integrate into these respective vehicles.).
In general, I have not heard good things regarding either of these vehicles from mechanics I have trusted for decades so I am concerned. I have no desire to make a bad choice. The used Sportage is far less costly, but this is an apple/orange comparison as I dislike the early Tracker body and like the early Sportage body. Will I be "on my own" with every adaptation I consider for either of these small 4x4's? I have to believe someone has prepared solid examples of either of these vehicles. I just need to determine who these people are.
Maybe fabricating a 4-door Tj is a better way to go? Others have done it, so can I! I do not want the full leaf spring system of the Cj.
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I would find new mechanics if they say trackers are not durable.The 2.0 motors iirc,do have a problem bending valves if you dont replace the timing belt when you are suposed to,like all interference motors.I have beat the snot out of trackers and they do not break.
The few kias I have worked on have been a worn out pos,so no love for the kia,from me.
I have no experience with sportages,except putting power moon roofs in brand new ones.
None of this matters if you are replacing the drivetrain.I would build the jeep,just because I prefer to suport american companies,when I have a viable option.
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I dont know much about kias do they have a full frame? the tracker does
I dont really like the 2.0 tracker engine either but if they are well maintained they do the trick. I drove my 99 tracker for more than a year after replacing a couple bent valves & a timing chain before modifying it .
So anyway I have a 99 tracker that Ive put a 4.3 chevy v-6 700r4 trans samuai transfer case & a samurai ft axle I used leaf springs for simplicity in the front susp. the99+ tracker has rack & pinion steering so you have to add a steering box and that requires modifying the frame to clear & hold a steering box the engine & trans swap was fairly simple until I got to small details like a speedometer the original was electronic drive (no cable) so I got a spedo from a older car & removed the factory cluster then I didnt have a fuel guage and you cant get one that operates on the same ohm scale as the stock fuel guage .
Im sure there are lots of other issues with both rigs and a desiel swap but thats part of the fun of building
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What are you using this for. Lighter is always better with those 1/4 ton axles.
You can easily find a v6/I6 gas engine that puts out torque numbers over 200 lbs under 2000 rpm while weighing 300+ pounds less. Just mate the engine to a transmission that will give you the torque you want.
The bodies on both of these are a joke. The kia is made a lot cheaper and the tracker has a lot more support behind it. Your cutting out of the lines here though either one you choose is going to end up with a totally non stock drive train with a shell of the original vehicle. All comes down to what you are using it for. If this is a light weight weekend warrior/dd and you like the kia lines go with that. If this is going to be a trail rig go with the tracker.
That's just my opinion it is your rig. Read up more into there is a lot of discussion about it. You may drop the idea of using jeep axles all together. For the most part stock cj axles are junk(until 1980 or so). YJ axles are lot better the the cj ones. In your case TJ axles would be very easy to find/use while not being expensive. They are reliable as long as you did not put to much torque into them or tires over 33".
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|Standard Route
Date Climbed: Oct 28, 2007
|Climbed the standard route from Nellie Creek. Had to park about 2 miles from the trailhead due to icy conditions in upper Nellie Creek. Beautiful day, calm and not to chilly! Not much snow on the trail until above 12,000' (even then only about 6")then the upper slopes above the cliffs were dry!
|Posted Oct 28, 2007 10:56 pm
|normal route
|fun 3 peak linkup
|Posted Oct 24, 2007 1:33 am
|Gotta love
Date Climbed: Sep 2, 2007
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|Posted Sep 18, 2007 3:29 pm
Date Climbed: Sep 1, 2002
|I love the San Juans. A very unique peak, and it was a great climb. We climbed the standard route, went by very quickly.
|Posted Sep 17, 2007 9:10 pm
|Alan Ellis
|Nice and Mellow
Date Climbed: Sep 2, 2007
|Relatively easy climb on a beautiful day. My dog, Scout's, first fourteener.
|Posted Sep 6, 2007 12:39 am
|lots of sheep. =-]
|Posted Sep 4, 2007 3:58 pm
|Uncompahgre & Wetterhorn
Date Climbed: Sep 1, 2007
|Did combo with Wetterhorn from Matterhorn TH. Beautiful day!
|Posted Sep 3, 2007 4:22 pm
|From Matterhorn Creek
Date Climbed: Aug 24, 2007
|Made the long trek over from Matterhorn Creek in the hopes of climbing both Uncompahgre and Wetterhorn. Unfortunately, the weather was less than ideal, so we only got to Uncompahgre. I enjoyed the look of this mountain- very unusual.
|Posted Aug 26, 2007 4:04 pm
Date Climbed: Jul 20, 2003
|This was one of my favorite 14'ers for a long time until I've done enough that it's hard to pick just one!
|Posted Aug 18, 2007 8:01 pm
|From Wetterhorn/Matterhorn
Date Climbed: Apr 11, 2007
|I started at the Matterhorn Creek TH and first summited Wetterhorn and Matterhorn. I then took the long way around on the SW slopes route to the standard trail. An awesome looking mountain but not very interesting for climbing.
Made the summit in 5:30 with a ctc of 7:40.
|Posted Aug 12, 2007 8:19 pm
|The Ogre
|High indeed
Date Climbed: Aug 4, 2007
|Awesome hike, just don't stumble off that face that's 5 feet from the summit! Walk over to the slightly lower summit that overlooks Wetterhorn, Matterhorn, etc. for an awesome perch with even more exposure!
|Posted Aug 11, 2007 2:17 pm
|Matterhorn Creek
Date Climbed: Jun 29, 2007
|Uncompahgre was our very 1st 14er attempted back in June 2004, but we were snowed off the mountain at 13,100. This time we took the Matterhorn Creek TH. It was a gorgeous day, and beautiful views. We took a short cut up southwest scree field on the saddle. We were thinking about bagging Wetterhorn also, but decided to save it for another day! ;o)
|Posted Aug 8, 2007 4:06 pm
|Made it...
Date Climbed: Aug 4, 2007
|over from Wetterhorn before the storms!
|Posted Aug 7, 2007 10:05 pm
|Via Wetterhorn Peak
Date Climbed: Aug 4, 2007
|After summiting Wetterhorn at 6:30am, we headed over the L-O-N-G slog accross the valley... up and down and up and down... traversed all the way to the trail on the end of the ridge, and hiked up. What amazing drops from the summit! Only 13 more to go!!!!
|Posted Aug 6, 2007 9:36 pm
|Matterhorn Creek
Date Climbed: Jul 30, 2007
|Started at 6:30. completed it at 9:30. Nice hike but farely long. Rather straight foward.
|Posted Jul 30, 2007 11:35 pm
|Mike Mc
|Standard Route
Date Climbed: Jul 26, 2007
|Hiked over from Wetterhorn. Booked it down after an instantaneous flash/boom lightning/thunder combination while I was still at 13000 ft.
|Posted Jul 29, 2007 6:53 pm
|Nellie Creek TH
Date Climbed: Jul 21, 2007
|Just a damn nice weekend. The hike was nice and luckily the wheather held out long enough to summit. Not many people out that day and that was nice. One of the more scenic 14ers, but then again it is the San Juans which are just all around amazing.
|Posted Jul 23, 2007 12:06 pm
|Scott Rogers
Date Climbed: Jun 29, 2007
|Combo with Wetterhorn, solo and only saw 1 person and 3 mountain lions.
|Posted Jul 10, 2007 7:53 pm
|best view
Date Climbed: Oct 2, 2003
|best view of any 14'er I've been up so far.
|Posted Jun 9, 2007 9:32 pm
|Stormy day
Date Climbed: Aug 10, 2003
|I went up this one solo with the clouds chasing me, forntunately the rain and lightning didn't start until 20 mins after I came off the summit.
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Here's a qualified third for Sandy Point.
Very quiet and serene little anchorage.
My only qualification is on holding. We hooked there in 2008, no problems. Not so in 2010. We struggled to get the anchor to set (44lb CQR on all chain rode), and thought we were OK. A late evening storm (25 kts steady, with gusts to 45) came through, and we dragged badly. We ran out an additional 120' of chain, but the bugger still wouldn't bite. Had I not had a Danforth set up on the secondary rode, ready to deploy, we'd have wound up on the beach. Two other boats in the anchorage also dragged during the storm, so it wasn't just bad luck or bad technique on our part.
To recap -- yes, I'd go there again, but be prepared to react quickly if a storm blows in.
We kept our last boat in Reedville for 10 years. Good anchoring in the following locations. Note that the smell from the factory can be bad in the area of #29. Just a few degrees west and it's usually clear (#1). If one site smells, go to the other. You have no idea how bad it smelled in the 80's BEFORE the scrubbers were added.
1. PAST the fish factory and on the right fork (#29).
2. PAST the fish factory and on the center fork (near #24). I don't prefer this anchorage because it's kind of exposed.
3. PAST the fish factory and left (#1) in front of Buzzard's Point Marina. Gas and Diesel there too. Kept our boat there until our daughter was 6 and wanted other kids. Not much there other than the tour boats to Tangier but it's mostly clean and has showers.
4. Sandy Point (#28) but I don't prefer it because there is always a swell from passing boats or the Bay
5. Up river ~5 nm at INSIDE Horn harbor (tight to get in but magical).
6. Off Horn Harbor House restaurant, near Horn Harbor. Duh...
7. Mill creek near #17, #18, or #19.
8. Never been in #6 or #7. Too shallow.
I would not anchor near #3 or #4. Too much swell and traffic (commercial & pleasure)
|I second behind Sandy Point. We sailed out of Deltaville for 5 yerar and that spot was among our favorites in the Area.
|Good fuel to be found at Fairport marina on cockrell creek west of the smoke stack
I would recommend Mill Creek, just south of Reedville.
Plenty of anchorages, good holding and beautiful. One of my favorites spots.
When I made the trip, it was more than a "few" hours to Jackson Creek. Easy enough to do in a day, for sure, but depending on wind conditions (obviously), I'd allow more like 6 hours. You're looking at about 24 miles from that anchorage to Jackson Creek.
Are you going to Deltaville Boatyard?
That's where my boat currently is on the hard. (Hopefully will be getting her back in the water before September, but that's what I said about August).
|Thanks for the information. I am delivering my boat to Deltaville and wanted to be a few hrs from Jackson Creek.
The spot I'm talking about is indicated by the green number "28" in this pic:
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No, no, no - you're doin' it all wrong.
Very nice anchorage can be had by bypassing Cockrell Creek and don't go up there - because, as has been observed, IT STINKS!
Instead, head straight up the Great Wicomoco and go up and around Sandy Point. It's clearly shown on the NOAA charts. Once you pass Sandy Point on your port side, turn to port and go well into that curved little cove, and you'll find a lovely, quiet anchorage with excellent holding.
I took this photo there 11 months ago:
The only mistake I made was not going far enough into the little cove area - we were just barely inside the protective arm of Sandy Point, so we still caught a little breeze and very light chop from passing boats. If we had gone a couple hundred yards farther in, closer to shore, where a couple other boats were anchored, we could see the water was much flatter there.
It was a beautiful evening and a great place to anchor. I'd go there again.
And you're far enough away from the fish processing plants at Reedville that you don't smell them.
Think twice before going to Reedville!
We stopped in Reedville last year, I doubt we'll ever stop there again. It took us a while to find a place to anchor, finally choosing a spot on Reedville Creek/Cockrell Creek , north of the processing plants. The next day we had to get out of there since the wind direction had changed overnight, the smell was unbearable. The bay was all stirred up so we opted for Mill Creek and dropped anchor west of the G5 inside the beautiful and protected cove with great holding. I tried to highlight the areas in yellow on the map below.
The town of Reedville was nice enough, not much going on though, very quiet and not much in the way of provisions. I recall it being difficult to find fuel? And this was in July.
I've copied a part of our trip report from last year...
Day 4: St. Leonard Creek to Reedville/Cockrell Creek - Airshow
Departed: 08:30 Arrival: 17:00
Weather: Sunny Temp: High of 80 Wind: NW 10-15
On our approach into Reedville we were buzzed by a low flying private aircraft, he couldn'tt have been more than 100' off the water, then several of the fishing fleets 100'+ vessels accompanied us in. After a tour of the creek we finally dropped the anchor in a spot upwind of the fish processing plant (Note: double check weather report for winds overnight, more to come on that later) Dinner at the Crazy Crab and a stroll through the town of Reedville. Very friendly people, no place with in walking distance for provisions, although we did get an offer from someone at the restaurant to take to a store if needed.
Day 5: Reedville to Mill Creek Oh that smell
Departed: 10:00 Arrival: 12:00
Weather: Overcast, Light Rain Temp: 70 Wind: SE 25-30
Oh my god! I awoke to maybe the most horrible odor I have ever smelled, the factory. Seriously, I dont know how the people whom live there stand it. I thought I was going to hurl. We couldn'tt get out of there fast enough; I had the anchor up before Irene had the engine started (sorry residents, no disrespect meant) After finding some fuel for the dingy, which took visits to three different gas docks before we found one that was open? Not sure what that was all about. Considering the winds we not in our favor and a beat to wind didnt inspire us, we chose to make a short hop across the river to Mill Creek, the closest upwind location of Reedville. (Funny note, the other three sailboats in the anchorage did exactly the same thing LMAO) Getting into Mill Creek required paying close attention to the chart, but once inside, it was as if we went through a time warp. Calm, little to no wind, and absolutely amazing. We dropped the hook off the old abandon mill with the company of a few others. Once settled, we took a dingy ride to shore and explored a bit. It reminded me being on Deep Creek Lake, I highly recommend stopping there, lots of places to anchor.
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DETROIT (March 12, 2009) – Wayne State University Law School Assistant Professor Lance A. Gable recently published "Research With High-Risk Populations: Balancing Science, Ethics, and Law."
Gable, David Buchanan, Professor of Public Health at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, and Celia B. Fisher, Marie Ward Doty Professor of Psychology at Fordham University, served as editors on the project. In addition, Gable authored three chapters in the book, including "Legal Challenges Raised by Nonintervention Research Conducted Under High-Risk Circumstances" and "Best Practices for Responding to Threats of Violence in Research Ethically and Legally" (with Buchanan and Fisher).
According to publisher the American Psychological Association, "'Research With High-Risk Populations' provides guidance to social scientists regarding their ethical and legal responsibilities to respond appropriately to threats of harm that may arise during the course of data collection. Contributing authors include leading researchers, ethicists, lawyers, and Institutional Review Board (IRB) members from across the country who illuminate the complexities of the issues using case studies from their own research projects. This collection of ethical and legal analyses examines both the challenges of conducting research designed to responsibly gain a better understanding of the origins of serious health problems, and the moral and legal obligations of researchers who learn of threats of violence in the course of pursuing the primary objectives of the research."
"I would like to congratulate Professor Gable on his accomplishment," said Wayne Law Dean and Professor of Law Robert M. Ackerman. "He is well known for his expertise in health law and we are fortunate he is a member of our faculty at Wayne Law. Practitioners and scholars in these fields should find this book to be very informative and extremely useful."
Lance A. Gable teaches Public Health Law, Bioethics and the Law, Torts, and other Health Law courses at Wayne Law. He is also a scholar with the Centers for Law and the Public's Health: A Collaborative at Georgetown and Johns Hopkins Universities, a Collaborating Center of the World Health Organization and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Professor Gable specializes in public health law, ethics and policy; bioterrorism and emergency preparedness; mental health; international human rights; genetics and genomics; research ethics; and information privacy.
Prior to joining the Wayne Law faculty, Professor Gable served as a senior fellow at the Center for Law and the Public's Health; as the project director for the Emergency System for Advance Registration of Volunteer Health Professionals (ESAR-VHP) – Legal and Regulatory Issues project, administered by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA); as the Alfred P. Sloan Fellow in Bioterrorism Law and Policy at the Center for Law and the Public's Health; and as a health care law attorney at a major international law firm in Washington, DC.
Professor Gable earned a J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center and a master's degree in public health from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. He also received a bachelor's degree with a double major in political science and biology from the Johns Hopkins University.
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Dog was trained to chase laser pointers. How do I untrain this?
The previous owner thought it was funny to have his dog chase the laser pointer dot. Now that Kaze is my dog, any kind of shadow or light beam makes him go crazy. He'll scratch at the floor trying to "get to it" or will jump up on the bed to climb the walls scratching to "attack" a shadow or sun beam. I've even noticed that, while outdoors, he'll attack the ground where the shadow appears of my shorts flapping in the wind. It's like he has extreme ADD/ADHD. If I'm working on focus training or a down/stay, and a shadow or light beam appears on the ground next to him, all focus on me is out the window. Before there was ever the thought of Kaze one day becoming my dog, the original owner was showing me how funny it was to watch his dog chase the laser pointer. I told him that I didn't think it was a good thing for him to do to his dog. I saw it as teasing and tormenting a dog, and adding to the dog's instability. Now the dog is mine, and I've inherited this problem.
If I catch him chasing shadows, I do what I can to alleviate the problem. Either I remove him from the room and close the door so he can't get back to it, or I'll close the window curtains/blinds, etc. I want him to not freak out whenever he sees shadows and reflections bouncing around the walls and floors. I am going to try to work harder on focus training, but this bad behavior has been ingrained in him, I'm assuming from back when he was a puppy, so almost 2 years or more now. I'm hoping that he'll eventually forget this behavior as long as I can stay on top of it, and through focus training to correct it, and by reassuring him that everything is OK, even when shadows and beams are flickering all around him.
Have you guys ever dealt with this?
they sometimes need medication such as antidepressants to overcome this
consult with your vet sooner than later
redirection can help and is the goal but at this stage he may need meds to be reachable
I hope you can find something to help - poor Kaze! :(
The closest I've ever been to this problem is when I was using a flashlight to lure my very young puppy on potty breaks - and he was wild to follow and chase the beam. It started to bother me when he got zoned out over it, so I stopped. I was ignorant to what could be a potential problem with this, back then.
He started pouncing on the reflections from a suncatcher, and every time I'd correct him - which was a "no, leave it" and I'd turn him away from it and block the rays to stop the pattern on the floor. IDK if he'd have gotten worse, if I didn't intervene? Or if simply removing it would have been a better solution? Fortunately he decided on his own to ignore it. Good luck, and I hope you can help your boy break his habit - and that it's just a habit and not something worse at this point.
Unfortunately, this IS obsessive compulsive behavior....and can be very dangerous. I knew a guy who did this with his young male and would not stop even when told...the dog would stand and look at the ground and pounce constantly..he eventually had seizures and had to be PTS....
Start to counter condition if you can...if he shows any behavior like this, say no and put him somewhere away from the stimulus in a down stay....I don't know if it will work or not...but you need to try to break the thought process that tells him to do this and be consistent doing it.
Consult a veterinary behaviorist. In the mean time clicker train him and click for not chasing or OCD-ing.
Tempest does this when she is stressed. I have put her on Prozac and that has given me the opportunity to counter condition her and distract her from chasing lights. I have seen a lot of improvement in the two weeks that she has been on it.
Thanks for the advice. After reading what you guys wrote, I talked with my family while home from work for lunch, and I made it clear how important it was for all of us to distract him away from these reflections and shadows. While I was home I caught him staring down at the ground, and no matter what I did to break his attention, he wouldn't budge. I had to literally shout his name and told him to COME and then put him outside with my other dogs. I will continue to curb this behavior until he develops better nerves. It's all part of trying to stabilize him for SAR work. I need him calm and steady and not so easily distracted and lacking focus.
My boy is a rescue who came to me with this light/shadow thing. I tried training him out of it too but wasn't successful. I settled for making it a controlled game, at certain times, in certain places and nowhere else. This has worked. We play shadow pounce at the dog beach every day (when its sunny) for awhile and then its time to play w other dogs. Never while on leash, ever, period. Its comfortable now. He loves it and gets to do it during his free/play time, for a awhile but not the whole time. So far this summer, he's been getting bored with it on his own after a bit and gone off w the other digs on his own instead of on my command.
After reading everything I could find about it and getting all worried I just came to a point where I realized there's gotta be a better way than getting freaked out that my dog was going to be deranged/seizing and I tried to work with it rather than eradicate the behavior. Hope this helps.
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Military chaplains and service members opposed to same-sex marriage are coming under attack in the military, according to Republican lawmakers and a chaplain advocacy group.
The Chaplain Alliance For Religious Liberty said there is an effort under way to silence, and in some cases punish, those opposed to gay marriage. The allegations surfaced after the repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell.
"If you are supportive of same sex marriage, you can speak boldly," said Ron Crews, executive director of the Chaplain Alliance. "But if you are opposed, you are silenced."
Crews is one of 19 individuals to write a letter to the House Armed Services Committee urging lawmakers to protect the religious liberties of chaplains and service members.
"Until Congress acts decisively, efforts to silence the voices of our military chaplains of all faiths and backgrounds will likely continue well into the future," the letter read. "It is time that Congress secures the rights of all chaplains, once and for all, instead of allowing those that do not subscribe to the orthodoxy of the day to be unconstitutionally silenced."
The Pentagon disputed those assertions. In a statement to Fox News they said chaplains are not required to participate or officiate in any private ceremony that might conflict with their religious or personal beliefs. They also denied any service members have been punished for opposing gay marriage.
"In general, as we have reinforced in training across the force, DADT Repeal is not about changing attitudes but rather about reinforcing behavior that treats everyone with dignity and respect," the spokesman said.
George Wright, an Army spokesman at the Pentagon, said in a statement to Fox News "the religious freedoms of Army chaplains are already well protected in Army policy and regulations."
Crews said they know of dozens of instances where military personnel have come under fire. He said one chaplain was told that if he could not support DADT he should resign his commission.
"Some of these chaplains have in fact had their careers impacted," he told Fox News. "They've been punished. Right now, if you are opposed to this policy you're not seen as a team player.
An amendment to the 2013 defense authorization bill could change that. The amendment, sponsored by Rep. Todd Akin (R-MO), protects religious freedom of military chaplains and service members opposed to same-sex marriage.
Akin said he's received a number of complaints about people of religious faith concerned about what they perceive to be attacks on Christianity.
"There is a war on religious belief in the military," Akin told Fox News.
Akin said he was aware of chaplains who've come under fire for their opposition.
"That's the point (of the amendment)," he said. "To prevent further reprisals in the future."
"It's frightening," Crews said. "This is just another example of this administration's push against religious liberty."
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