Well, I've been away from internet access for the last 10 days, so here's an update on the "Everyday is Saturday" tour...
I spent October 20-26 in Canyonlands, mostly in the Indian Creek area climbing desert towers and other crack climbs with my friend Dana.
The weather was really nice, trending warmer as the week went on. We climbed all of the Bridger Jack towers which was great fun and also hit a few of the shorter crags. We also took in a hike to some Anasazi ruins for a rest day.
Having the camper in the desert is the ticket; ice cubes for margaritas, ice cream, fresh fish for dinner, showers etc. Really roughing it! :-)
After Canyonlands we headed for the Kolob region of Zion National Park to climb "Sunlight Buttress" on 10/27. The climb was pretty good, although less than stellar quality combined with logistics issues (published route info is incorrect... you need TWO ropes to get down...) kept us from reaching the summit, but a good time was still had by all.
Next, we headed to "fabulous" Las Vegas for a couple of days of climbing at Red Rocks before Dana had to fly home to Boulder. We enjoyed two quiet days climbing in Black Velvet Canyon doing "Sour Mash" and "Epinepherine". Great long routes!
Now I'm hanging out at the patio of Whole Foods in West Vegas... chowing down on some 'healthy' lunch and taking a much needed rest day. So far the trip has been great and it's been really good to get out of town and out of the 'rat race'.....
