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(22:06:32) me: hola
(22:06:40) Neil Manzullo: hola!
(22:06:42) Neil Manzullo: como estas?
(22:06:52) me: bien, e tu?
(22:07:08) Neil Manzullo: muy bien, hablo con beth :)
(22:07:13) me: nice
(22:07:16) Neil Manzullo: yeah
(22:07:17) me: i shall also hablo con beth
(22:07:21) Neil Manzullo: okay :)
(22:07:19) Neil Manzullo: how's yellowstone?
(22:08:06) me: it's good
(22:08:08) me: wet right now
(22:08:12) me: which is good
(22:08:16) me: we need rain
(22:08:22) Neil Manzullo: yeah
(22:08:25) Neil Manzullo: is it hot out there?
(22:08:33) me: no
(22:08:43) Neil Manzullo: that's good
(22:08:44) me: like 50s-60s, just no rain in a while
(22:08:52) Neil Manzullo: oh, that's pretty cool
(22:09:25) me: yeah
(22:09:34) me: i went outside and sat on a bench in the rain
(22:09:44) Neil Manzullo: :)
(22:09:44) me: i wore my new rainpants
(22:09:50) me: just to test them out
(22:09:53) me: i bought them today
(22:09:57) Neil Manzullo: i love the rain. people give it so much crap, but i think it's wonderful, at times.
(22:10:20) me: i concur
(22:10:08) Neil Manzullo: cool - are they just waterproof? (is that what makes 'rainpants'?)
(22:10:20) me: i concur
(22:10:42) me: waterproof/windproof/breathable/lightweight
(22:11:42) me: and cheap too :)
(22:11:50) Neil Manzullo: nice
(22:12:11) me: Sierra Trading Post in Cody, WY has good prices and a Park employee discount
(22:12:27) Neil Manzullo: nice - have you bought a lot of stuff?
(22:12:32) me: eh, yeah
(22:12:35) me: i didn't mean to
(22:12:43) Neil Manzullo: hehe
(22:12:44) me: they sucker me in with the good prices
(22:12:45) Neil Manzullo: like what?
(22:13:01) me: well, let's see, from Sierra I've bought:
(22:13:56) me: 10.5mm x 60m dry-climbing rope = $110
(22:14:50) me: Black Diamond harness kit with harness, locking carabiner, non-locking 'biner, ATC belay device = $60
(22:15:06) me: Scarpa Reflex climbing shoes = $55
(22:15:32) Neil Manzullo: are you getting pretty into climbing?
(22:15:53) me: Marmot Precip rain/windproof jacket = $70
(22:16:17) me: Helly Hanson rain/windproof pants = $30
(22:16:50) me: sunglasses, headband = $30
(22:17:28) me: oh, and a couple more auto-locking carabiners and one screwgate 'biner = $10/ea (not to mention the screwgate 'biner, $10,and three 12' sections of 1" nylon webbing, $from Teton Mountaineering in Jackson Hole)
(22:17:36) Neil Manzullo: cool
(22:18:32) me: over all savings = over $300
(22:18:46) me: everything was at least %50 off, except maybe the biners
(22:18:54) me: but yeah, i've got the climbing bug
(22:18:57) me: i want to do it all the time
(22:19:23) Neil Manzullo: cool :)
(22:19:42) me: haha, yeah
(22:19:57) me: i hope to go to McConnell's Mill as much as possible before it gets icy
(22:20:12) me: and then.....maybe learning ice climbing this winter???
(22:20:14) me: who knows...

(22:33:52) Nykki Griffin: and in yellowstone? everythign gravy?
(22:35:03) me: i dunno about gravy
(22:35:05) me: but fun
(22:35:15) Nykki Griffin: hah
(22:35:28) me: i hitchhiked out of the Park to Cody, WY yesterday and came back today
(22:35:36) me: climbed all day long both days
(22:35:47) Nykki Griffin: hitchhiked!
(22:37:28) me: yeah, it's easy around here
(22:37:43) Nykki Griffin: cool!
(22:39:01) me: i actually got a ride from a park employee who was going out to have his car fixed and was going back on the day i wanted to come back, so it worked out real well
(22:39:38) Nykki Griffin: cool. sounds exciting
(22:40:43) me: yeah, he ended up camping out with me
(22:40:56) me: and loaned me some money for fast food in Cody