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mastadon
Trad climber
Tahoe
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Topic Author's Original Post - Dec 8, 2008 - 10:33pm PT
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The title pretty much says it all.
Hard to believe, but there may have been drugs involved…..
Boys just wanna have fun!!
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Mighty Hiker
Social climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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Wow - that's a rather unique event.
Now if only EKat had gotten a picture of Dale jumping off the upper deck of the old shuttle bus into the Merced, at Sentinel Bridge...
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bob
climber
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Thought hard about that one for years! Seems the only way to do it now without getting caught would be at night.
How fun would it be!!!!!!!
Bob J.
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Domingo
Trad climber
El Portal, CA
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You are my idol
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Fletcher
Trad climber
the campfire just a ways past Chris' Taco stand
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Frickin' awesome!
Fletch
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Double D
climber
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Nice to see the pictures after hearing about this for years. Thanks.
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Jaybro
Social climber
wuz real!
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Now that's a send! Too funny...
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Tarbuster
climber
right here, right now
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Al Bard, Tom Carter, and Millis!
I know the trick was repeated a few times:
Even into the late 80s Tom Carter kept his water skis stashed under our tent cabin behind the gas station at YMS.
Drugs were NEVER involved with the execution of these wholesome stunts.
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Scared Silly
Trad climber
UT
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This was excellent - I sent it to a friend who was the district ranger in the meadows.
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Lynne Leichtfuss
Social climber
valley center, ca
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Awful close to shore....no boat in sight...cud this be a CAR launch ? YeeeeHawww !
If so need ski car beta, for the rest of us wanna bees....Life can be so much fun : DD Gotta let it evolve.
EDIT: Always loved this lake...and it knows it.
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
sorry, just posting out loud.
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Thanks so much for sharing the pics. I can just imagine how fun that must have been.
Hey it's not our fault they put the road so close to the shore. Who needs 'motorized' boats?
that rawks!
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Lynne Leichtfuss
Social climber
valley center, ca
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Dude is a manly man.....that bit of H2O is a wee bit nippy.
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Rhodo-Router
Gym climber
Otto, NC
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Notice how everyone else is wearing sweaters and the like.
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John Moosie
climber
Beautiful California
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Too cool. Must be early spring. There is still snow on the rock.
In high school I use to waterski the canals near Los Banos. Swim to the other side, get set, pop up and make a hard turn to keep from hitting the dirt. Lots of fun.
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Lynne Leichtfuss
Social climber
valley center, ca
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Too Cool ..... Indeed !
How great life is to offer us these crazy escapades. Just need to take the time to do them...right on ? Yo !!!
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The Alpine
Big Wall climber
Tampa, FL
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Thats awesome! Reminds me of this:
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Lynne Leichtfuss
Social climber
valley center, ca
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We zeriously be waitin' on this one Walleye....
My hub actually had two friends hold open the front and rear door of our local coffee shop ( it was a straight shot ) while he popped a wheelie through the place with his Triumph motorcycle.
Oh, TWTD. Sweet Smiles of Yesteryear...when it was just boys doin' their thang and no arrests etc.
EDIT: With Nita Gal, awesome Alpine.
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nita
climber
chica from chico, I don't claim to be a daisy
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My first summer living in the Meadows was 1978. I remember hearing stories about waterskiing on Tenaya lake... very fun to finally see the action.
Thanks for the pictures -Mr. masta..don.;^)
The Alpine, cool picture..
edit; Mr mastadon, were you not- roomates with Yabo and Sonagere?...plus All those summers you lived in the Meadows, you must have a ton of pictures to scan...
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Ed Hartouni
Trad climber
Livermore, CA
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totally awesome to see those images of a legendary event
I can't imagine the shizzle that would come down these days (and maybe those days)...
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guido
Trad climber
Santa Cruz
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Thanks for the photos, what a treat!
After hearing about this for years, it is impossible for me to drive along Tenaya Lake and not think about this epic.
Visualize the road, trees and consider the orange tow "boat" with Carter as Captain and Millis as navigator. Safest place would be on the water.
No wonder Ferdinand had heart problems.
"We don't need no stinkin' drugs."
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