after colorado, we drove to utah and made our first stop to visit dan and phil. sadly, phil was in the field and dan was only around the night we got there because he got called in the next morning to chase down a kid... however, it was AWESOME seeing dan for a bit, even though it was too short. we lived our rock and roll fantasies and fragged lots of locust thanks to the wonder that is xbox. here's some pics of our adventures in the monticello and moab areas:
then we headed to JOE'S VALLEY, which was definitely our favorite bouldering crag. there are beautiful sandstone boulders on every hillside and lining a neighboring river. it's overwhelming, you stare out the car window and gasp and point at all the hundreds of boulders that are as or more stunning than any you've seen, until you get exhausted of that and just have to sit back and admire it. it was secluded, quiet; peaceful. you should go there.
love,
gen and jud
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Sunday, June 21, 2009
illinois, pancakes, and that grizzly bear song
week 1 on the road is already fading into week 2!
a quick recap goes as follows:
-we drove a lot, which followed an arc of excitement increasing and then decreasing and then increasing again.
(we stopped to visit where gen used to work... richmond, indiana - YES!)
-we stopped in so ill to climb, but got rained on
-we drove a lot more, same arc...
-we endured an epic thunderstorm in kansas, where our sweet, innocent minivan (rose) was nearly lost to a twister (ok, high wind, but the closest thing to a twister we think we've experienced)
(click on the picture for a video of the beginning of the thunderstorm)
-we drove a lot more, nearly losing our minds when we realized eastern colorado looks a lot like kansas.
-eventually, we ended up in the rockies!
-we hiked in rocky mountain national park (beautiful!)
-we climbed in estes park which made meatloaf of our fingertips...
-we tried to climb in rifle, which made meatloaf of our egos...
in summary, we ate amazing pancakes, drove across boring ones, and realized the best part of colorado is still the grizzly bear song ;)
love,
jud and gen
p.s.
(click for funny video)
a quick recap goes as follows:
-we drove a lot, which followed an arc of excitement increasing and then decreasing and then increasing again.
(we stopped to visit where gen used to work... richmond, indiana - YES!)
-we stopped in so ill to climb, but got rained on
-we drove a lot more, same arc...
-we endured an epic thunderstorm in kansas, where our sweet, innocent minivan (rose) was nearly lost to a twister (ok, high wind, but the closest thing to a twister we think we've experienced)
(click on the picture for a video of the beginning of the thunderstorm)
-we drove a lot more, nearly losing our minds when we realized eastern colorado looks a lot like kansas.
-eventually, we ended up in the rockies!
-we hiked in rocky mountain national park (beautiful!)
-we climbed in estes park which made meatloaf of our fingertips...
-we tried to climb in rifle, which made meatloaf of our egos...
in summary, we ate amazing pancakes, drove across boring ones, and realized the best part of colorado is still the grizzly bear song ;)
love,
jud and gen
p.s.
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| From 2009 videos |
(click for funny video)
Saturday, June 13, 2009
laurel highlands backpacking
jud and i just finished hiking the 70 mile laurel highlands trail! we saw many beautiful sights and animals. here's some pictures of our hike:
jud and i both think that it was a beautiful and peaceful way to start our summer after the insanity of moving. we began the hike with mark, harrison, bob, dave, jim, and brad, who we hiked with the first day and shared the shelter with on the first night. then we continued onward to hike the remaining 63.something miles. our daily hiking schedule was:
june 6: 6.something miles
june 7: 12.something miles
june 8: 14 miles
june 9: 14 miles
june 10: 10.something miles
june 11: 8.something miles
june 12: 5.something miles
my favorite animal surprise, besides the huge and scary snake, was when a turkey was hiding ten feet away from us and decided to freak out and fly off... it looked really awkward, as turkeys do when they fly.
...
anyway, the plan is to leave for colorado tomorrow (today, actually), stopping in southern illinois for a day of bouldering. we have the van all packed up and hopefully we'll get some pictures of that posted soon.
i hope everyone is enjoying their summer so far.
lots of love,
gen
jud and i both think that it was a beautiful and peaceful way to start our summer after the insanity of moving. we began the hike with mark, harrison, bob, dave, jim, and brad, who we hiked with the first day and shared the shelter with on the first night. then we continued onward to hike the remaining 63.something miles. our daily hiking schedule was:
june 6: 6.something miles
june 7: 12.something miles
june 8: 14 miles
june 9: 14 miles
june 10: 10.something miles
june 11: 8.something miles
june 12: 5.something miles
my favorite animal surprise, besides the huge and scary snake, was when a turkey was hiding ten feet away from us and decided to freak out and fly off... it looked really awkward, as turkeys do when they fly.
...
anyway, the plan is to leave for colorado tomorrow (today, actually), stopping in southern illinois for a day of bouldering. we have the van all packed up and hopefully we'll get some pictures of that posted soon.
i hope everyone is enjoying their summer so far.
lots of love,
gen
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