We were hitting them with sticks so they would leave.

It's depressing, you miss the time out in the mountains. I'm still going to hike a little.

We had to crawl across ice in the bottom of the notch.

It's Frederick Dierks Bentley, but my whole family goes by their middle name - my sister, my brother. So from day one, I've always been called Dierks.

The window is still open, but closes Saturday.

We are encouraging anyone who feels they qualify to file an application by Dec. 31 so that we can make a decision on their request.