To the best of my recollection. Todd Tompkins, The original person who coined the phrase Alpentalic tragically recently passed away when the plane he was piloting went down fighting a wildfire in Nevada/Utah borders. There was a fantastic memorial at Alpental's lodge for him. He had an honorguard funeral in Boise and Alpental with a procession of fire trucks and flag presentations. Quite the who-haw for a guy who lived in the back of his truck in lot 3 in the 80's before it became a way of life for many. Todd always had a knack for twisting words into double entendres. RIP to the origional Alpentalic Todd Tompkins!
