I love SCL
Bob's hometown
Spokane, WA
Professional certifications (there are at least 4)
PE, CEM, CMVP, Project Management
Amount paid for first vehicle Bob bought
$500 (Chevy LUV)
A mountain Bob would rather forget
Mt. Forgotten - it didn’t go well (we were lost and off route most of the time and never made it to the summit and it was raining) and was notably best forgotten
Number of miles Bob has hiked in a single day
20 (1 mile hiking, 19 miles running from a hungry black bear)
Number of siblings
2 (both younger brothers
This award should surprise no one who speaks as well as he does
Advanced Gold Toastmaster
Favorite color
Azure
The place he climbs/hikes in WA state
North Cascades
Arthropods that Bob saw in the Grand Canyon
Scorpions & tarantulas
The year Bob graduated from high school
1974 (Mead Senior High School)
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Number of years Bob worked at Avista (Spokane utility)
7
Volunteer activities post-retirement (there are 3)
1. WTA volunteer building trails
2. Auto Angels, repairing old cars for low-income people
3. Leading Mountaineers hikes and backpack trips
Manufacturer of Bob's favored outdoor goods
MSR (Wal-Mart, Nordstrom, Macy's as distant runner-ups)
People who drive their 40’ motor homes to a trailhead on a one lane dirt road and park for the day watching a Seahawks game.
Bob's biggest pet peeve
One Bob hobby growing up
building model airplanes and rockets
Number of years Bob worked at SCL
20 years 4 months 12 days 6 hours 53 min 43.22898742 sec (but who’s counting)
Favorite place to visit
Grand Canyon (6x)
Note: a close 2nd was the 901 5th Ave bldg.
This favorite book is both brief and comprehensive
'A Short History of Nearly Everything' by Bill Bryson
Futuristic TV (including Astro) show that captured Bob's imagination
The Jetsons (his favorite cartoon)
One Bob hobby as an adult
ballroom dancing
Favorite pet
(hint: Cruella de Vil was this breed's enemy)
Dalmation (Spot)
Music genre that Bob boogies to
70s and 80s
Note: John Travolta and 'Saturday Night Fever' were nothing compared to Bob.
Bob graduated from this Jesuit University
Gonzaga (mechanical engineering)
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Bob's least favorite hiking trail
Mt Si (North Bend)