From September 2010
Family & Friends »
I was at a work event in Detroit, scheduled to leave at noon to fly to Texas to see my Grandma. Her health had been failing, and I wanted desperately to see her one last time. When I saw my mom’s cell number on my phone that morning, my heart sank. I knew I’d missed her. Part of me was crushed. It was more for me than her, I knew she was only barely aware, if at all, of her surroundings in the end. A part of me was relieved, …
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On Sept. 25th, Kim and i went up to Tahquitz and climbed El Whampo, a six pitch 5.7. I’ve hardly climbed the last few years, and was a little nervous, but led every pitch and felt suprisingly solid throughout. I really, really enjoyed it and have been looking at the calendar to add some more climbing days.
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Kim and I, with our friends Ray and Jeff, went out to Santa Cruz this weekend. On Saturday, we paddled from Scorpion cove to Smugglers Harbor, then back to sCorpion where we camped for the night. Sunday, we loaded our gear into the kayaks and paddled to Prisoner’s Harbor, then hiked 3.5 steep, hilly miles to camp. today, we hiked back out, then did a nice short paddle before catching the boat back to the mainland. We saw sea …
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