Kevin was digging through some old climbing stuff to show Nick a few weeks ago. I happened across some old photos and had the idea of posting some of these….
In the summer of 1989 Kev & I took about 6 weeks off work and toured the great climbing spots of the west coast, living out of the 4Runner. We also had a canoe with us and put it in whenever we came across a descent river. We visited Rocky Mountain NP (CO), and climbed Sykes Sickle on The Spearhead. On the hike out there was a full eclipse of the moon – pretty surreal.
We traveled on to Grand Teton NP - this photo was taken atop Baxter’s Pinnacle (we would return to GT many times) and climbed in Fremont Canyon (WY), did a single route up Devil’s Tower (WY) and then we’re totally rained out in the Cirque of the Towers, Wind Rivers Range (WY). We did a couple routes in the Black Hills of South Dakota and even took a very touristy side-trip to see Mt Rushmore (which, after spending so much time surrounded by very impressive natural rock formations, seemed almost graffiti-like).
Climbing continued at City of Rocks (ID) and Smith Rocks (OR). Then some more touristy activity as we drove through Redwood NP (CA) - Kevin always loves seeing the big trees :-) and a stop in Berkeley to see Ken & Shelly before heading back home to Seal Beach.
In the summer of 1989 Kev & I took about 6 weeks off work and toured the great climbing spots of the west coast, living out of the 4Runner. We also had a canoe with us and put it in whenever we came across a descent river. We visited Rocky Mountain NP (CO), and climbed Sykes Sickle on The Spearhead. On the hike out there was a full eclipse of the moon – pretty surreal.
We traveled on to Grand Teton NP - this photo was taken atop Baxter’s Pinnacle (we would return to GT many times) and climbed in Fremont Canyon (WY), did a single route up Devil’s Tower (WY) and then we’re totally rained out in the Cirque of the Towers, Wind Rivers Range (WY). We did a couple routes in the Black Hills of South Dakota and even took a very touristy side-trip to see Mt Rushmore (which, after spending so much time surrounded by very impressive natural rock formations, seemed almost graffiti-like).
Climbing continued at City of Rocks (ID) and Smith Rocks (OR). Then some more touristy activity as we drove through Redwood NP (CA) - Kevin always loves seeing the big trees :-) and a stop in Berkeley to see Ken & Shelly before heading back home to Seal Beach.
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2 comments:
the years have hardly aged you! thanks for posting such fun pics.
These must be "Life PK" events (PK = pre-kids).
Good to hear you are home and the plumbing operating. Deneen provides way to many details when she is on travel.
I'll swing by when I am in Houston in a couple of weeks.
Mark Henry
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