freebird

wow, my blog has now gotten 1,000 hits since i started the counter the day before my trip. that's pretty cool and i wonder who was the thousandth. i dropped by around 996 and then left it alone for a day. haven't checked yet today, but certainly will take note when i post this up. i was feeling pretty good about things so i headed straight for the slackline for a good dose of humility. damn that thing is hard. i still can't get on it without holding someone's hand.

monday was a fun day of climbing. i got up at 6:45 when the sun hit my tent (instant sauna-like feel) and was at the gate by 7:30. or should i say ... in line at 7:30. i was the seventh car there, since so many people have camper vans and just sleep at the gate. it took four hours in line to get into the park - i don't have any reservations so i'm blessed with lining up, or asking around for people to give me their spare reservations.

i kept myself on easy problems on monday and it felt really good to finish things. i went for quantity of routes completed instead of difficulty. of course, since i'm stubborn and sometimes not all that bright, i threw myself at a couple problems that were a few V-grades harder than anything i've finished before. can't hurt to try. or can it? i worked a lot of crimpers on monday - that seems to be the speciality here - and seem to have tweaked a pully in my pinky finger. so i took another rest day yesterday. i think i need to focus more on recovery than climbing right now. my tips are getting a bit scary looking... i'm not sure if i have callouses, which are good, or just pre-flapper material, which is bad.


things are going well with the rock rodeo - i'm in charge of registration for the event, but unfortunately i also get to work in the little camp store in order to pay for my camping. i got all excited, dreaming up an electronic solution to track registration - thinking of having it all in a database instead of just a paper sheet people sign in on... but really i'd much rather write these days instead of doing anything technical. i'm really losing interest in the techy side of things, though yesterday i did feel a glimmer of excitement.

so i'll be heading to the park soon... i'm taking my time today since i hate to rush. no goals or expectations today