There is a slight breeze this am, and it’s partly overcast. It feels cooler. I know that won’t last though, as I can feel the heat in the air. The smouldering heat of the tent woke me up this morning. I was too hot.
My body feels a little better, my ribs still ache, but I am able to breath a little easier. I have to remember to drive a lot of water today. I can feel my body craving it.
The plan is for the four of us to ride Slickrock (10.5 mile trail) and then head to ‘Wall Street’ for some rock climbing in the afternoon and evening. I think today is going to be a fun, hot, adventurous day!
Slickrock was outstanding. I’d have to say that it’s one of my favourite types of riding. It’s so sticky, and it takes a bit to be able to trust your tires on the rock. We rode the 10.5 mile trail in the blistering sun. It was fucking awesome.
After we rode, we stopped to get food and headed to Wall Street for some climbing. Andy lead a beautiful 10.d sport climb, with the last move having to be pretty damn magical. I was impressed. We then top roped a 11.a crack which was almost impossible. We all tried to struggle up it.. and then quick moved on. I lead a nice 5.9 and climbed a smooth 10.a. It was a nice evening. We ended up leaving the crag around 7:45pm.
Getting back to our campsite at Slickrock and making dinner in the dark was fun. We were all SO hungry. Ben made us a delicious heavous rancarshos … hit the spot.
We were all turning into bed, after star gazing for a bit, when I saw two bright flashlights coming out way. With a better look, I could see that it was Park Rangers, with guns. We were obviously in trouble. It turns out, they were pissed our cars were by our tents at the ‘walk in’ campsites. Long long long story short, we got fined $275 each for this. Fucking Utah! We were kicked out of the campsite and told to leave tomorrow morning… we had paid for Monday night… ugh. USA! WTF! Fun times! ha..
I am sure all four of us went to sleep a little peeved, but there isn't much we can do about it. Just pay the price and carry-on.
R&B
We were all turning into bed, after star gazing for a bit, when I saw two bright flashlights coming out way. With a better look, I could see that it was Park Rangers, with guns. We were obviously in trouble. It turns out, they were pissed our cars were by our tents at the ‘walk in’ campsites. Long long long story short, we got fined $275 each for this. Fucking Utah! We were kicked out of the campsite and told to leave tomorrow morning… we had paid for Monday night… ugh. USA! WTF! Fun times! ha..
I am sure all four of us went to sleep a little peeved, but there isn't much we can do about it. Just pay the price and carry-on.
R&B
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