Climbing

Went out to Pinnacles National Monument today. I went with a woman I met at my new teacher days earlier in the summer. She's not as strong a hiker as I am (which isn't saying much). Still, she's been dragging me out, so it's good.

Pinnacles is beautiful. And it was community day, so there were "tables", including a rock climbing group (they take school groups out). So I got some free rock climbing in. They only had a couple of pitches up, and I'm out of shape, but it was fun. I certainly could have used my rock shoes. But all my training came back. And the guides were both from Oregon, so I could wow them with my alpine experience.

I miss being on the rock.