A Phun day out!!!!!

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SteveW

Trad climber

The state of confusion

Topic Author's Original Post - Jul 18, 2009 - 11:25pm PT

I had the distinct pleasure to spend a day in the hills with Tarbuster
this week (hopefully the first of many I'll have). . .

We headed out to Golden Gate State Park in Cowloradow, for a delectable
little pinnacle

It was a pretty nice walk through the fields & forests there, filled with wild
roses growing and a ton of other gorgeous flowers. . .unfortunately I didn't take
any pictures of those. . . my bad.

But we got there, and started to gear up. . .

Roy headed up the knott too steep face of our climb. . . and even though I
didn't have my glasses on, I did get this pic of him leading the first pitch. . .

Here's me freakin' at the sight of the next pitch. . .hee hee hee. . .

Here's Tarbuster on top. . .

Here's some of the view from the top--a gorgeous little valley filled with aspens
and flowers, what a great place to put a tent and play for a couple of days. . .

Here's me on top, looking west to the continental divide. . .

So you can see, I'm knott just one of them anomylous posters that . . .

well, you get the idea--get out there and have some phun!!!!

Roy & I wiled away the afternoon speeding 'round tight curves back to his place
for sum BEER!!!!!!
What a great day. . . and I didn't get a speeding ticket this time!!!!!

MisterE

Trad climber

One Step Beyond!

Jul 18, 2009 - 11:46pm PT

Nice! Good to see you guys getting out!

I don't know about that Tarbuster character, but SteveW is straight ballin!

klk

Trad climber

cali

Jul 18, 2009 - 11:47pm PT

sweet.

Crimpergirl

Sport climber

Boulder, Colorado!

Jul 18, 2009 - 11:53pm PT

Nice! Good to see you out of the classroom and in the mountains!

Jingy

Social climber

Flatland, Ca

Jul 18, 2009 - 11:57pm PT

Good to see Tar getting out.. Thanks for the TR...

bluering

Trad climber

Santa Clara, Ca.

Jul 19, 2009 - 10:21am PT

good times!!!

Pewf

climber

nederland

Jul 19, 2009 - 11:40am PT

Looks like a great time, you two. thanks for the report!

Rick A

climber

Boulder, Colorado

Jul 19, 2009 - 12:27pm PT

Good work, lads.
Rick

SteveW

Trad climber

The state of confusion

Topic Author's Reply - Jul 19, 2009 - 05:20pm PT

South of Mt. Thorodin, if I'm not mistaken. . .
maybe Roy'll chime in. . .

Chiloe

Trad climber

Lee, NH

Jul 19, 2009 - 09:15pm PT

I used to scramble those particular mountains back when I was in high school, and wanted to
climb things but had no idea how. We'd get ourselves in trouble soloing the easier ledges.
Cool to think the real faces are legit climbing grounds now. Neat day you guys had, from the
looks of it.

Tarbuster

climber

right here, right now

Jul 19, 2009 - 11:01pm PT

Chiloe said:
"legit climbing grounds "

Well that's a stretch.

And I'm really saddened to see this hit the Internet, I mean not from Steve per se, but my gosh.
We were hoarding it, or so we thought, like for future generations.

OK, I jest.
And I promise to take some pictures of the wildflowers,
As this is only minutes from my front porch.

(It is really pretty or idyllic or something schmoozy like that.)

KlimbIn

climber

Jul 19, 2009 - 11:07pm PT

Fun!
That park is beautiful.

climber

The Paleozoic rift of the Caradoc drift

Jul 19, 2009 - 11:10pm PT

Great TR, Steve! Just what I needed to remind me that there's more to life than fighting summer traffic and insanity in a city.

What a beautiful place...and "serene" was exactly the word that came to mind.

(BTW Stevie...you could make those photos a little larger next time, just so we gals can see those handsome mugs of yours and Tars and drool a bit, y'know? :-))

Zander

Trad climber

Berkeley

Jul 20, 2009 - 07:59pm PT

Nice! Looks like phun to me.
Zander

Tarbuster

climber

right here, right now

Jul 26, 2009 - 01:38pm PT

Another view of the unnamed buttress upon which Steve and I applied our scrambling technique:

As promised,
Here are some wild flower pictures from Golden Gate Canyon State Park.