tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post3297946989447176652..comments2024-03-10T10:40:32.319-07:00Comments on Pyromaniacs: This Is Where I Was At Right Before NowPhil Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00649092052031518426noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-40741586456288522242007-09-27T13:56:00.000-07:002007-09-27T13:56:00.000-07:00That's around where the antique stores are? I thin...That's around where the antique stores are? I think so. One of those antique stores, last time I went in, had the most amazing array of chili's, with the funniest names.<BR/><BR/>Drag to me is that the sort of clearing-house bookstore in Mammoth closed. I got some real bargains there. But the used bookstore in Bishop still has a big Christian book section. Best buy ever, though, was in a now-closed thrift shop in Bishop, where I got C. F. D. Moule's commentary on the Greek text of Colossians...<BR/><BR/>...for ten cents.DJPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16471042180904855578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-56073934281139116242007-09-27T12:17:00.000-07:002007-09-27T12:17:00.000-07:00Candy - Thanks. It is Tioga Pass. When they close ...Candy - Thanks. It is Tioga Pass. When they close it for the season, they don't kid around! It just happened to be the night before I was going to use the pass.<BR/><BR/>Dan - Is that Beef Jerky place still in Bishop? Really forgot the name of that place. And I always thought the palce was on the wrong side of the road. I want jerky coming down from Mammoth, not going up! <BR/><BR/>And for sheepherder bread, there is nothing better than Schat's!Erikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11563847654343483754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-51467129555984852352007-09-27T08:44:00.000-07:002007-09-27T08:44:00.000-07:00...AND you didn't pump it, or even get out of your......AND you didn't pump it, or even get out of your car. They'd pump it for you, AND clean your windshields, AND check your oil and tires.<BR/><BR/>As to Schat's, it's a must-see for everyone who comes through Bishop. It's always crowded with people. They do a bang-up business.DJPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16471042180904855578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-80460403724937278472007-09-27T08:41:00.000-07:002007-09-27T08:41:00.000-07:00I would have used the real spelling but it also ha...I would have used the real spelling but it also has one of those dutch squiggly thingees over the e and I couldn't do that. But it is a wonderful smell in there. The most amazing thing is the quantity. Bishop is in the middle of nowhere and it's big enough for NYC. Who buys all that stuff?<BR/><BR/>Since we're about the same age, I slso remember gas in the $.30 cent range, but at times there would be a gas war somewhere and it would get down to $.18 or $.19. And they had two types, regular and premium and both were chock full of lead.John Hallerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13850592322782978335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-86073437581708501952007-09-27T07:37:00.000-07:002007-09-27T07:37:00.000-07:00Well, I remember in the 30-cent/gallon range.Well, I remember in the 30-cent/gallon range.DJPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16471042180904855578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-28187763241453331192007-09-27T06:22:00.000-07:002007-09-27T06:22:00.000-07:00Hey Dan,What did gas used to cost?Hey Dan,<BR/><BR/>What did gas used to cost?Darylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01296029404229769941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-39355619638397618622007-09-27T04:07:00.000-07:002007-09-27T04:07:00.000-07:00Ohh, yes: Schat's. (And pardon me, but the correct...Ohh, yes: Schat's. (And pardon me, but the correct spelling in this case is "Bakkery.")<BR/><BR/>On the door as one enters, they have posted Matthew 4:4 — "'Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.'" <BR/><BR/>Ahh, but the aroma. You put on 5 pounds <I>just</I> walking through the door. There is nothing bad there — sourdough, <I>extra</I> sourdough, Honi Squaw, and their famous Sheepherder bread. And everything else.<BR/><BR/>Amazing place.DJPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16471042180904855578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-1584007512788239462007-09-27T03:50:00.000-07:002007-09-27T03:50:00.000-07:00So, let me see if I got this right: the Pagitt thr...So, let me see if I got this right: the Pagitt thread is locked and now we're gettin' a TRAVELOGUE? <BR/><BR/>Seriously, this midwesterner has been up there two of the past three years and while I don't do hiking or camping, the lakes and mountains are spectacular. <BR/><BR/>And then, of course, there Schat's Bakery in Bishop.John Hallerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13850592322782978335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-23435693097129631742007-09-26T21:53:00.000-07:002007-09-26T21:53:00.000-07:00Looks like a great time! Hope you enjoyed yourself...Looks like a great time! Hope you enjoyed yourself.Will Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13370684171444363147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-897161537042380022007-09-26T21:12:00.000-07:002007-09-26T21:12:00.000-07:00Doulos,LOL! Your timing was impeccable. :-)Last we...Doulos,<BR/><BR/>LOL! Your timing was impeccable. :-)<BR/><BR/>Last week I was on a video shoot in Harrisonburg, VA. Although we hadn't expected major downtime, our schedule at one point was good enough to head to Shenandoah National Park. This was my first time seeing the mountains there. Granted, 3,800' isn't the Sierras or Rockies, but with the sunshine,<BR/>we could see the Smokies 60+ miles away, through a bit of haze (which is why it's called the Smokies!). Our God is awesome, and when he was done with the Appalachians, he got serious and made the Rockies and Sierra! ;-)<BR/><BR/>By the way, as a meteorologist by trade: the soft hail is technically called "graupel" by us met folk. It's almost like sleet on steroids; here in the Chicago area, we were treated to it a few times last winter.Gilberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05267525662313103148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-89068463255364540682007-09-26T17:33:00.000-07:002007-09-26T17:33:00.000-07:00Papias..do you mean Tioga Pass?Jake...how cool tha...Papias..do you mean Tioga Pass?<BR/><BR/>Jake...how cool that you lived in Bridgeport! I have been to some nice hotsprings around there. Bridgeport can also have the coldest weather in the USA. But you probably already know that.<BR/><BR/>Dan. More pics please, and your church story.candyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06088593538648596769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-19277301285912715592007-09-26T17:17:00.000-07:002007-09-26T17:17:00.000-07:00DOH!Cubby's gonna be mad you robbed him of that on...DOH!<BR/><BR/>Cubby's gonna be mad you robbed him of that one, dude. That was classic ...FX Turkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16798420127955373559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-90891078340100314142007-09-26T16:43:00.000-07:002007-09-26T16:43:00.000-07:00Hey, Cent & I have better things to do than look a...Hey, Cent & I have better things to do than look at your pictures...<BR/><BR/><B>Like ministry...</B><BR/><BR/>:-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-8278029715876868032007-09-26T14:23:00.000-07:002007-09-26T14:23:00.000-07:00Yeah, but where's the Gospel?... sheesh ...Yeah, but where's the Gospel?<BR/><BR/>... sheesh ...FX Turkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16798420127955373559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-36516727651897190162007-09-26T13:44:00.000-07:002007-09-26T13:44:00.000-07:00And so your car blew up on the Sherwin Grade?It wa...<I>And so your car blew up on the Sherwin Grade?</I><BR/><BR/>It was the new grade. My buddy and I were just coming down from Mammoth, and the radiator fluid starts spurting, and the temp gets hotter. So we stopped at a garage in Bishop(I think) right along 395. It was a scene out of the movies; two guys in greasy, oily overalls looking at my engine saying, "Yep, you got a problem. Its gonna take a little time to get this fixed." <BR/><BR/>My Scripture reading for the day was in Psalms: "Some trust in chariots, others trust in horses, but we will trust in the Lord our God."<BR/><BR/>For Bodie, it's unbelievable how hot that place can get in the summer!<BR/><BR/>One October I stayed the night in Mono, and had reservations in Yosemite for the next day. What happens that night? It snows and they closed Toulame pass! And the next pass north was also closed. I had to drive all day to get into the valley before the sun set. <BR/><BR/>Thaks for sharing your vacation! And hppy BDay!Erikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11563847654343483754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-64114161707562231332007-09-26T13:22:00.000-07:002007-09-26T13:22:00.000-07:00Dan,Just remembered: Whitney Portal is the spot. T...Dan,<BR/><BR/>Just remembered: Whitney Portal is the spot. Take the road toward the mountains out of Lonepine and you cannot miss it.<BR/><BR/>Yeah, I miss the area.Erikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11563847654343483754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-81192382608141409542007-09-26T12:41:00.000-07:002007-09-26T12:41:00.000-07:00Papias—I kissed my wife for the first time at Conv...<B>Papias</B>—<I>I kissed my wife for the first time at Convict lake. I had my truck's radiator blow coming down to Bishop another time. Using Mammoth as a base camp, one summer day I had a cold water bottle(frozen from the night before) at Bodie one hot afternoon.</I><BR/><BR/>I love those vignettes. What a gorgeous lake Convict is; what a great place for a first kiss. I first saw it from the backside, hiking down with my dad from a hike that we had to re-route. We were supposed to come out an entirely different place; had to call my mom at Lake Mamie to come get us.<BR/><BR/>And so your car blew up on the Sherwin Grade? Was that new-highway Sherwin Grade, or old windy road Sherwin Grade?<BR/><BR/>As to Bodie, is there more to say than "Goodbye, God, I'm going to Bodie"?<BR/><BR/><I>I forget the name of the spot outside of Lonepine that I used to go to -with the waterfall?</I><BR/><BR/>Hm, don't know. Up in the Alabama Hills, where so many movies were filmed?<BR/><BR/>I took my son to see what I used to call "the water-fall-down," near Bishop Creek Lodge. A family friend did a charcoal sketch of my dad sitting atop it, with me. He actually put me in his back-pack, and hiked up there.<BR/><BR/>Surely not what you meant, though.DJPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16471042180904855578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-28564253238105410402007-09-26T11:55:00.000-07:002007-09-26T11:55:00.000-07:00Cool photos. One of these days, you'll have to vac...Cool photos. <BR/><BR/>One of these days, you'll have to vacation in Hawaii, charter a plane, and take photographs of Kilauea Crater with its bubbling lava and fiery fountains. Then you could do a post on the peril of Gehenna just to tweak universalists. <BR/><BR/>See, there are benefits to sightseeing. ;)Solameaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09869424956571944997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-16388455412277256912007-09-26T11:44:00.000-07:002007-09-26T11:44:00.000-07:00Dan,Thanks for the reminder! Since moving to the f...Dan,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the reminder! Since moving to the flat Midwest, I have missed trips to the Sierras. <BR/><BR/>I used to go to Mono at least very year to take pics. I kissed my wife for the first time at Convict lake. I had my truck's radiator blow coming down to Bishop another time. Using Mammoth as a base camp, one summer day I had a cold water bottle(frozen from the night before) at Bodie one hot afternoon.<BR/><BR/>I forget the name of the spot outside of Lonepine that I used to go to -with the waterfall?Erikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11563847654343483754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-91490580677681188892007-09-26T10:45:00.000-07:002007-09-26T10:45:00.000-07:00In the profound words of Doug Pagitt:Wow. Wow. Wow...In the profound words of Doug Pagitt:<BR/><BR/><B>Wow. Wow. Wow.</B><BR/><BR/>:-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-75051351476810181432007-09-26T10:32:00.000-07:002007-09-26T10:32:00.000-07:00So Dan, you're a Californian born and bred?We have...So Dan, you're a Californian born and bred?<BR/><BR/>We have the same mountains up here, in a manner of speaking: the Cascades that run up the BC coast are an extension of the Sierras. I love getting up into the mountains to hike, and a drive into the Interior is always a treat as we drive through the semi-arid river valleys and mountain plateaus. Now that I've learned how to ski, I can enjoy God's storehouses of snow in the winter as well.<BR/><BR/>Occasional commenter Cindy has (had?) a series of gorgeous pictures of nature on her blog, together with suitable OT quotes from Psalms and Job. This reminds me of that. It also reminds me that the Lord's speech to Job out of the whirlwind is my favourite portion of verse in all of Scripture.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for lifting our minds off the nitty-gritty of doctrine and discernment!Stefan Ewinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05530690016594029847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-9999032958725998642007-09-26T09:09:00.000-07:002007-09-26T09:09:00.000-07:00Going to Yosemite every year from as young as I ca...Going to Yosemite every year from as young as I can remember till Grandpa passed on forms the highlight reel of my early memories! <BR/><BR/>Your boy will have a great reel to look back on now as well.<BR/><BR/>BTW I didn't see falling snow until I was about 12 or 13, magical...Leberwursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00009160566385299355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-90607087845250777612007-09-26T08:02:00.000-07:002007-09-26T08:02:00.000-07:00Someday I'll get there.As you are with the Sierras...Someday I'll get there.<BR/><BR/>As you are with the Sierras I am with the coastal redwoods. I usually spent my time hiking around the big trees near Crescent City on the Smith river.<BR/><BR/>But now I have all this time to explore the Sierras for the first time with my kids, so that aint so bad.<BR/><BR/>Unless the Lord returns first, and that better!LeeChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05540608568274871363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-7328168631417308432007-09-26T08:00:00.000-07:002007-09-26T08:00:00.000-07:00I was chosen to tell that one.I <I>was</I> chosen to tell that one.DJPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16471042180904855578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-45244320846401309672007-09-26T07:49:00.000-07:002007-09-26T07:49:00.000-07:00"...and like the good Calvinist said after he and ..."...and like the good Calvinist said after he and his fancy Sunday-go-to-meeting suit had fallen in the mud, "There, now that's over with!"<BR/><BR/>Glad you chose to tell that one.James Scott Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07641370124346172648noreply@blogger.com