As I'm sure I'm not the only one in the room who sees the pink elephant, what's the deal with this?

No cliff closure.
I'm Ok with nothing - if Evan is.

Going one step further, here's a screen shot of my usual browser window. I'd have to scroll to even see the links in question:

Might it be that there are too many bars at the top of your browser window?

Visible bookmarks bar, search bar, and tab bar is basically default behavior for FF. The rest is FF chrome. Also, most people don't run their browser maximized to full screen. So in answer, no.

Web sites must adapt and be accepting of user behavior and their computing environment. A web site that forces people to change their behavior stands a good chance of loosing visitors.

Just a quick update on the Homepage links...and, I'm really just wondering why. I'm well past the mild annoyance stage and have quietly settled into the "oh well" stage:

Home Page: You all know what's there.
About: "Comments are closed".
Discussion: Best part of the site.
Bike: Same as the Home page.
Climb: An ad for the beginners climbing school at Chelsea Piers which was held back in August is still there. And, when I clicked on "climb", it stated under the "Posted By" tag that I had also posted in the climb section at a certain time and date just by clicking on "climb". You'll have to click on it to know what I'm talking about.
Entertainment: Same as the Home page.
Food: Same ad as in the "climb" section. What the...???
Hike: Ad for Shawangunk Runners Summer XC Series held back in July.
Lodging: Same as the Home page.

OK...I know I'm beating the veritable dead horse. But, if I wanted to experience the gunks as a first time visitor/climber and came to this site, I'd have to scratch my head and mutter WHAT THE...???

Mild rant over.

Yes AOR, for the past couple of years, Gunks.com has seemed to be a work in progress. We're still somewhat endeared to it nevertheless.