As usual, I'll begin this essential mass message with an apology for the long gap. My only excuse is that Rose and I are reading the latest Harry Potter, and things have been looking pretty desperate for our hero...
Anyhow, here is the latest. We have been back in Lander for the last couple weeks, and are oh-so-relieved not to be living out of a cramped Cavalier any more. We enjoyed a great visit with our friends Brian and Katie, who flew out from Vermont to visit and spend some time in the Wyoming mountains. We carried all our climbing gear into the Tetons for some bouldering (it was rainy). Then we spent a few days back in Lander, staying up at the cabin, climbing at Wild Iris, and playing music and bridge. Finally, we embarked on a five-day trip into the Cirque of the Towers. In spite of the continued rainy weather, we were able to climb Pingora, Wolfs Head, and Mitchell Peak, do some great bouldering, and catch some fish. Rose was especially successful in providing fish to supplement our meager, sugar-free diet of various dried foods. The Grouse Whortleberries were in full swing, as well as a few blueberries, but they seemed to take more calories to gather than they provided in sustenance. It was fabulous to spend some time with Katie and Brian, and sad to see them return to VT. Check out a few photos here:
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| Back in Old Wyoming |
Last weekend Rose and I ducked up to Tensleep, WY and attended Nowoodstock VII, a great music festival at the foot of the Bighorn Mountains. Saw some good music, including Tensleep's own Jalan Crossland, the Dan Walker band, and a really tight Colorado bluegrass band called "Great Divide". We also got some climbing in up at the Mondo Beyondo in Tensleep Canyon.
That's all for now, the only other major news is that we are departing for Peru on October 2! Hasta luego.
