Feb. 23, 2021

I did my first 5.9 at TRC… a good night of climbing taht started out tough. I was sore and tight, but ended on a good couple of routes.

Feb. 22, 2021

Old guy tennis. I can’t wait for spring USTA leagues to start!

It’s been awhile since I did a trainer workout, they really hurt!

Feb. 21, 2021

We all headed to the zoo for the morning or as long as a 1 and 3 year can handle it…

Every time with these two!

Amelia with the cougar

the Polar Bear

The polar bear was very active, doing back flips into the water

Logan, No No and me hanging out

Feb. 20, 2021

I wanted to hike and do a Backroad Capers video of a wintery waterfall. I couldn’t find much info so I headed to one of the higher elevations and hoped for the best. No snow or ice, but a pretty walk – Video link will go here!

It’s funny now that I have started trying to rock climb, I look at every rock face or boulder and wonder… this one looked very promising and as I started looking at a route I see it is already bolted for climbing…. after a search I couldn’t find any info so I asked Facebook

“There are a few climbing areas at Upper Creek. The trailside boulder outcropping near the creek has several bolted lines. The juggy routes on the left go at about 5.10. There is an excellent .12+ on the right called Ask the Moon that goes through a crescent feature similar to Rotator Cuff at Rumbling Bald. Another .12, Moonlight, avoids its crux There is another wall of short bolted lines nearer the parking lot that are all 5.9-5.11”

Feb. 19, 2021

For some reason it dawned on me what to name my normal 1 hour loop… the bus loop

Feb. 18, 2021

Clay and I have been having long talks about building his truck, today it was skid plates. I love my CBI full belly skid plate

But you can see the exhaust cross over goes UNDER the transfer case, costing me several inches of clearance. After lots of discussion, we decided not to change the pipe and remind ourselves these are not rock crawlers!

Final truck chore of the day, fix my ECT switch

Feb. 17, 2021

JD and I look over maps planning my summer trip

Feb. 16, 2021

The sun is out… first time in a week?

Feb. 15, 2021

Another day playing indoors.

Feb. 14, 2021

Rain, Rain go away… Kodak, Pongo and I are all ready to go play.