Why the absence (Laura)?? Perhaps she has better things to do with her time than partake in the friendly fire that seems to take over these message boards.
People come and go from posting.
Laura's reasons for staying away from some of the more volatile message boards are hers alone, but I don't think Bee's reasoning is far off the mark. My sense is that she's devoting more time and effort into enjoying her adventures rather than reporting/debating them. More power to her.
WF, she's doing fine and is still up to her old tricks in the Sierra. She maintains a blog
here . The weekly trip reports many of us looked forward to are no longer in play, but when she has something to say it will usually show up on her blog. She also posts regularly on Facebook.
