<div><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(96,191,0)">T<SPAN style="COLOR: rgb(0,191,96)">was the night before Christmas, when out on the trail</SPAN></SPAN><BR style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(0,191,96)"><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(0,191,96)"> There were snow storms and ice storms and lightening and hail.</SPAN><BR style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(0,191,96)"><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(0,191,96)">The boots, they were hung on the Lekis with care</SPAN><BR style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(0,191,96)"><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(0,191,96)"> In hopes that to dry them, there would soon be warm air.</SPAN><BR style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(96,191,0)"><BR style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)">The hikers were nestled all snug in their sacks</SPAN><BR style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)"><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR:
rgb(255,0,0)"> After a day of postholing had nearly broken their backs.</SPAN><BR style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)"><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)">And Reinhold in his bandanna and Switchback in his cap</SPAN><BR style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)"><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)"> Were reluctant to venture out for a much needed c_ _ p. </SPAN><BR style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)"><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)"> (Bathroom break).</SPAN><BR style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(0,191,96)">When out on the summit there arose such a noise-</SPAN><BR
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(0,191,96)"><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(0,191,96)"> They were hoping it wasn't the Brokeback Mountain Boys!</SPAN><BR style="COLOR: rgb(0,191,96)"><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(0,191,96)">Away to the tent door they flew like a flash!</SPAN><BR style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(0,191,96)"><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(0,191,96)"> Ran out on the snow crust and fell on their (volcanic) ash!</SPAN><BR style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(0,191,96)"><BR style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)">The sound of an avalanche close, oh so near-</SPAN><BR style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)"><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)"> Made knobby knees tremble and grown men to fear!</SPAN><BR style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)"><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)">When
what to their wondering eyes should appear,</SPAN><BR style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)"><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)"> But a tough hikin' dude with 80 pound gear!</SPAN><BR style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><BR style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(0,191,96)">They knew in a moment<BR> It must be our Mags.</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(0,191,96)"><BR>They were really relieved <BR> That it wasn't' those f_ _ s</SPAN><BR style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(0,191,96)"><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(0,191,96)"> (Other guys!)<BR><BR style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(0,191,96)"></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(0,191,96)">More rapid than Williamson, </SPAN><BR style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR:
rgb(0,191,96)"><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(0,191,96)"> His legs how they flew!</SPAN><BR style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(0,191,96)"><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(0,191,96)">A true Triple Crowner</SPAN><BR style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(0,191,96)"><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(0,191,96)"> Tho now turning blue!</SPAN><BR style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><BR style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)">"Now Steel-Eye! Now L-Rod!, Losthiker; Greg too!</SPAN><BR style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)"><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)"> Grab Jerry and Strider and Tortoise and Wheeew!</SPAN><BR style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)"><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)">To the top of the pass, to the summit of Whitney!</SPAN><BR style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)"><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)"> Hurry! Hike fast, cuz a skeeter just bit me!"</SPAN><BR style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><BR style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(0,191,96)">When they meet with an obstacle</SPAN><BR style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(0,191,96)"><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(0,191,96)"> They think they'll glissade!</SPAN><BR style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(0,191,96)"><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(0,191,96)">Follow Radar and Drifter </SPAN><BR style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(0,191,96)"><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(0,191,96)"> And they'll have it made!</SPAN><BR style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(0,191,96)"><BR style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)">And then in a twinkling they heard Sly exclaim-</SPAN><BR style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)"><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)"> "I've fallen into a crevasse! Now ain't that a shame!"</SPAN><BR style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)"><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)">But Yogi and Gottago, who were prudent and true,</SPAN><BR style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)"><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)"> Thought, "Lets steal his boot, no wait, maybe two!!!"</SPAN><BR style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><BR style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(0,191,96)">MeadowEd climbed higher.</SPAN><BR style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(0,191,96)"><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(0,191,96)"> Home thought he was last-</SPAN><BR style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(0,191,96)"><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(0,191,96)">That is until AsABat</SPAN><BR style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(0,191,96)"><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT:
bold; COLOR: rgb(0,191,96)"> Went by in a blast!</SPAN><BR style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><BR style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)">He carried no pack </SPAN><BR style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)"><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)"> And wore ONLY trail shoes-</SPAN><BR style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)"><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)">Someone claimed it was "Hike Naked Day"</SPAN><BR style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)"><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)"> But it was only a ruse!</SPAN><BR style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)"><BR style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(0,191,96)">Brick sprinted the steps </SPAN><BR style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(0,191,96)"><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(0,191,96)"> And
was there in a lick </SPAN><BR style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(0,191,96)"><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(0,191,96)">After all, he had to make sure</SPAN><BR style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(0,191,96)"><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(0,191,96)"> Everyone stayed on top- ic!!!<BR><BR><SPAN style="COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)">Jim and Ginny arrived full of glee </SPAN><BR style="COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)"><SPAN style="COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)"> And proclaimed in awe,</SPAN><BR style="COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)"><SPAN style="COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)">"We didn't know this mountain </SPAN><BR style="COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)"><SPAN style="COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)"> Was on the CDT!!!"</SPAN><BR style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)"></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)"> </SPAN><BR style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR:
rgb(0,191,96)">Up at the top, Billy Goat stood-</SPAN><BR style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(0,191,96)"><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(0,191,96)"> King of Mt. Whitney, (and King of Mt. Hood!)</SPAN><BR style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(0,191,96)"><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(0,191,96)">Squatch came along, but boy was he balking,</SPAN><BR style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(0,191,96)"><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(0,191,96)"> Making movies for hikers meant he had to keep "Walking"!!!</SPAN><BR style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(0,191,96)"><BR style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)">Nosirrebob held a pipe in his mug</SPAN><BR style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)"><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)"> And plowed up the snowbank at the pace of a slug.</SPAN><BR style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)"><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)">PCT Mom said she couldn't go far</SPAN><BR style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)"><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)"> Or she might need some help from the local S.A.R.</SPAN><BR style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(0,191,96)"><BR style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(0,191,96)">But nobody cared!</SPAN><BR style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(0,191,96)"><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(0,191,96)"> It was the Eve before Christmas!</SPAN><BR style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(0,191,96)"><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(0,191,96)">And the hike up Mt. Whitney</SPAN><BR style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(0,191,96)"><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(0,191,96)"> Would be the true "litmus".</SPAN><BR style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><BR style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR:
rgb(255,0,0)">When all of a sudden</SPAN><BR style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)"><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)"> A guy in red suit,</SPAN><BR style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)"><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)">Weighing more than the others</SPAN><BR style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)"><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)"> Went down thru the chute!</SPAN><BR style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(0,191,96)"><BR style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(0,191,96)">Thru the chimney that is,</SPAN><BR style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(0,191,96)"><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(0,191,96)"> Of the cabin on top!</SPAN><BR style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(0,191,96)"><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(0,191,96)">No ultra-light hiker,</SPAN><BR style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR:
rgb(0,191,96)"><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(0,191,96)"> He slammed to a stop.</SPAN><BR style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><BR style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)">Why, this was no fiend,</SPAN><BR style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)"><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)"> This was no hermit!</SPAN><BR style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)"><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)">And everyone hoped </SPAN><BR style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)"><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)"> That he carried his permit!</SPAN><BR style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><BR style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(0,191,96)">And up on the roof top </SPAN><BR style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(0,191,96)"><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(0,191,96)"> Was an
eerie red glow-</SPAN><BR style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(0,191,96)"><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(0,191,96)">It might be a grizzly or mountain lion,</SPAN><BR style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(0,191,96)"><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(0,191,96)"> But no!</SPAN><BR style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><BR style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)">It had antlers and bells</SPAN><BR style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)"><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)"> And pulled a huge pack-</SPAN><BR style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)"><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)">No crampons or ice axe</SPAN><BR style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)"><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)"> But still stayed on track!</SPAN><BR style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)"><BR style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(0,191,96)">They arrived one by one,</SPAN><BR style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(0,191,96)"><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(0,191,96)"> And entered the hut-</SPAN><BR style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(0,191,96)"><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(0,191,96)">To presents galore</SPAN><BR style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(0,191,96)"><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(0,191,96)"> And a fresh ham to cut!!!</SPAN><BR style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><BR style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)">Yes! Food everywhere!</SPAN><BR style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)"><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)"> All kinds that they like!</SPAN><BR style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)"><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)">And as Santa flew off, called</SPAN></div>
<div><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)"></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)"> Happy Christmas to all</SPAN></div> <div><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)"> And HYOH!!!</SPAN></div><STRONG><FONT color=#ff0000></FONT></STRONG> <div><BR style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)"><BR><BR>-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<BR><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(0,191,96)">I hope I gave you a SMILE for Christmas! </SPAN><BR><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)">Wishing you a Joyous Season and a Healthy New Year!</SPAN></div> <div><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)"></SPAN> </div> <div><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)">Composed by:</SPAN></div> <div>Wheeew<BR></div><BR><BR><p> 
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