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On the Road: Rock Climbing 3
October 2-3
Tuesday and Wednesday we climbed at the Motherlode again – I am drawn to return to this phenomenal formation, despite the fact that I’m not very good at the steep, continuous climbing there. The weather has warmed up to near-perfect fall conditions, and I’m excited by the prospect of traveling for five more weeks.
The [...]
On the Road: Rock Climbing 2
September 15
Climbing in the cave at Sinks Canyon today, another climber, Dan, suddenly exclaimed, “Look – an airplane!”
We all stopped and watched the jet soar above us, its sound ripping through the quiet canyon after it was already out of sight.
Brilliant sunlight kept us climbing until dark, when we headed back to Ally’s for the [...]
On the Road: Rock Climbing
Rock climbers call it “living the dream” – giving up normal life to live on the road and rock climb at places all around the country (or the world). Earlier this year I decided that now is the time for me to live the dream, and on August 31 I took the plunge, hitching a [...]