Radar's plea for assistance did not go unheeded, and he spent the afternoon with his buddy Valiant, throwing enough flour on the streets, trees and mailboxes of Great Falls to survive the threatened thunderstorms that didn't actually manifest. So the 42 hashers who made their way to the garage this evening were doubly delighted: the trail was enthusiastically well marked, and the weather was warm and reasonably sunny, if a touch humid.
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| Runners |
The 26 runners got an under-five mile true trail, and mostly managed to complete it by dark. The 5-K contingent made appropriate shortcuts. Walkers, just 11 of them, got a pleasant, and well-marked, loop along Thimbleberry. The well-bandaged Beef Strokemoff and Kimball did a little checking up on the local real-estate market, while Tastycakes rested up back at the On In. She was fresh from nine miles in the Blue Ridge, helping Dad and Brother prepare for their attempt on Denali in a week and a half.
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| Miles, kilometers - there are no rules. |
Arriving back at the garage, the hash found chips and guacamole as well as wine, beer and water. Of course, just behind that there's... THE POOL! Radar's solar array had brought the water to a pleasant 84 degrees, which was enough to tempt a handful of swimmers, a few feet-sticker-inners, and one cannonball that only splashed a few electronic devices and a couple handfuls of chips. Somewhere in the middle of all this, Radar started bringing out his barbequed chicken, crispy on the outside and juicy in the middle like it's supposed to be.
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| This is eerily similar to a picture from about one year ago... |
The Mufti being absent without leave, the Associate Mufti shouted the roll, barely heard over the roar of the three mini waterfalls in the pool. There were
four newcomers; welcome Sean, Donna, Will and Will's father-in-law who is not named Justin. Walks on Water made a special appearance, as did Heats it UP and Jeffy Lube, whom we don't usually see on Wednesdays. Mini Schlonga was back after too long an absence (work, work, work, plus dehydration severe enough to warrant a couple visits to the E.R.).
They're all in the pictures.
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