FOUND: Touring boots @ Adams

What the hell is going on around here????
It's like a Twilight Zone episode!
Lost ice -axes, found ice-axes, touring boots left behind, chocs missing, crampons found, crampons lost.
I'm getting soooo confused ??? ???

How does somebody leave touring boots behind.???
It's getting to be a s**t show out there folks!!!

You forgot to mention the found ski.. the one ski.. where the apparent rightful owner (of a single stashed ski) berated the good Samaritan. And then this mornings' missing choccos report.

I started a reply to one of those threads this AM, wondering about what the heck is going on, but figured I must just be missing something (which, of course, may still be true ), so didn't put it up. Maybe it's the pollen.

About those boots, kinda wondering where they were. Not lookin' to start a new case of 'should've left it' vs. 'atta boy', but there are few obvious examples of 'no owner nearby' and probably many situational examples of 'could be near, planning to return' . And then there is the only obvious case of a stash, which is a pair of Black Butte porters chillin' in the snow, which, of course, unattended, poses the most difficult moral question to any passerby.

The collective wisdom of many posters on these lost and found subjects is guiding me to believe that perhaps it is best, generally, to leave what we find where it is. This, despite the pleasure of reuniting object and owner.

If I enjoyed a good rant, it might be that I would say that I hope the two apparent federal employees who were down on the equipment rescuers are not among those who issue fines to others who stash their gear.

The Rav 4 is mine. Put it back

And then there is the only obvious case of a stash, which is a pair of Black Butte porters chillin' in the snow, which, of course, unattended, poses the most difficult moral question to any  passerby.

Were those porters at Paradise?  About 10 days ago?  In a snowbank next to the new visitor's center? If so, those were ours and melted out from their hiding spot. Fortunately, we split up the cache to confuse thieves...

PM me with type and size so I can get them back to you.

Dave, if they are brand new BD Methods 27.5 then they are mine. Thanks.

Yesterday I was cleaning out my all-purpose ski gear bag and I found a pair of nice Julbo sunglasses which I've never seen before. Put them on and looked in the mirror--I looked ridiculous. Looked out the window--whooohooo! The whole world was created anew! I sure hope they're not part of anyone's stash, because I think I could learn to like them.

The problem I'm having is that I haven't skied with anyone else this year....and after being stood up by Tim a couple of weekends ago, I'm not sure I'll ever risk trying to ski with anyone ever again. So....where'd the sunglasses come from? Did someone lose a pair in California or Hawaii, only to have them reappear in the back of my van? This is getting creepy.

BTW, the RAV-4 is not DavidG's; his is a 2007. It's mine, and it's an integral part of an ongoing investigation by the crack personnel of our ever-burgeoning Department of Homeland Security. Put it back *right* where you found it or start packing for Guantanamo Bay.

Mark

OMG Mark!
the sunglasses I wrote about above where a pair of Julbo sunglasses.!!!!
Obviously all these things people have been leaving in the mountains has disturbed the fabric of the space-time continuum and quantum theory dictates that if you look at pair of discarded touring boots then Julbo sunglasses will appear in someone else's universe.
That's what happened to me and now you too!!
Scary.

Jeez, Chris: whatever you do, DO NOT look at any pairs of Chacos you might see! Or ice axes!