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BEAUTEOUS! Trip & pics! Thanks for sharing! Congrats, sounds like you've earned Father-of- & Son-of the-Year awards!

Sorry! Spoke too soon! Clicked on "Grooming" and all trails went bye-bye!...

Working fine by me. Running Android on a Samsung if that matters?

Maybe throw a few of these into the saddlebags?... Breaking News from Newsmax.com US Spends $290 Million on Drug Supply to Treat Radiation Sickness The Biden administration is spending $290 million to purchase a drug supply to treat radiation sickness, the Department of Health and Human Services announced. The acquisition comes at a time when Russian President Vladimir Putin is threatening to use nuclear weapons during his country's war in Ukraine. Putin late last month warned the West that he isn't bluffing over his threat. President Joe Biden at a New York fundraiser said the U.S. faces the worst nuclear threat since the Cuban missile crisis. The HHS purchase parallels state and local governments as they have begun public awareness campaigns alerting citizens to the dangers of nuclear fallout and how to react to such an emergency. The purchase of the drug Nplate from Amgen USA Inc. is not connected necessarily to Putin's threats, an HHS spokesperson said. "This purchase is part of long-standing, ongoing efforts by the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR) to better prepare the U.S. for the potential health impacts of a wide range of threats to national security including chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, pandemic and emerging infectious diseases," an HHS spokesman said. The purchase was made in the HHS’ Project BioShield, which develops drugs and vaccines to counter threats and then stockpiles them for national preparedness. HHS said Nplate, purchased by BARDA for $290 million in Project BioShield-designated funding, will maintain the drug supply in vendor-managed inventory. "Under Project BioShield contracts, ASPR's Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority [BARDA] supports development of diagnostics, vaccines, and treatments to respond to the potential health impacts of such threats, and when development is successful, purchases the products for national preparedness." Nplate is approved to treat blood cell injuries that accompany acute radiation syndrome (ARS), otherwise known as radiation sickness. ARS occurs when a person's entire body is exposed to a high dose of penetrating radiation, reaching internal organs in a matter of seconds. Symptoms of ARS injuries include impaired blood clotting as a result of low platelet counts, which can lead to uncontrolled and life-threatening bleeding. Nuclear ramifications in Ukraine became a heightened issue late last month when a Russian missile blasted a crater close to a nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine, damaging nearby industrial equipment but not hitting its three reactors. Ukrainian authorities denounced the move as an act of "nuclear terrorism."

Fondu! Merci!

Good deal on Drakkar. Whew. And drop down to 3 thru St-Étienne for points west eh?

Yuge!

We've had riders successfully get that letter, after that process. My message to buddies new to it... Also worth mentioning, and not new to the border patrol, is checking of travelers’ criminal history. Even if one has "paid their debt to society", the fine folks at the border may turn you back to the U.S. If you’re unsure of your Canadian welcomeness or privileges, you must check it out and clear it, before committing to the trip. Please check it out with the Canadian Consulate at (212) 596-1783, well before the trip.

Awesome! Congrats! Better every day I'm sure! They wouldn't do both of mine, no matter how much I begged.

True that, plenty vital & plenty marked, and deelish when it's not blizzardy. Kinda like the other no-numbered, vital & deelish connector: Pelchat Trail

https://getyarn.io/yarn-clip/45f93fa7-51d5-4a47-861b-c5b4cfc901d6

Nah, not me, that's a fellow sledhead buddy! Gangsta has ridden w/2 busted hands! "Good" knee rehab's going great, hoping the bad one holds out till next spring! Figuring out now how to duct tape the neck & shoulders for a few more miles! (De'nile is a river in Egypt?) Have I shared, when I used to ask the hip & knee guy "When do we do it?", he said "When you stop asking!" They don't teach that sh*t in doctor school! GIT 'ER DUUUN!

Not the most distant, but certainly in the best spirit!...

First time through there a brazilian years ago was full cafeteria and had my 1st hot chicken. I even ate the peas 'cause they were smothered in gravy & frites were crispy. Later years it was just the vending machines. But, y'know, it was as good as surf & turf at 30 below!

Nice view! Lonnnng way down!

Wishing well to all in the path of this hurricane season.

Old Billy-Boy better be careful with those pesky pronouns! Uh... oh... hmm... never mind! They cancelled him 5 years ago.

Incredible how a little normal feels so freakin special. Looking forward,

Zikhronah livrakha (May her memory be a blessing) Aleha ha-shalom (May peace be upon her) As my dearly departed mom used to say: #1) "The first hundred years are the hardest" #2) "In a hundred years none of this will matter" #3) "Life is uncertain, eat dessert first"

Gotta admit, I was like hmm? back in March when NH Moose & I followed Iceman off the beaten path over Carlton, trail got skinnier & twistier, but he went full honey-badger, then shazam!...

https://babylonbee.com/news/biden-tearfully-gives-queen-one-final-sniff

So much for vocational education. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11224383/High-school-defends-transgender-teacher-large-prosthetic-breasts.html Where's the safety goggles?!