Looming there on the horizon was my 40th birthday (at the end of Jan). So, we headed back to party central – Las Vegas to celebrate in style!
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| The Hoover Dam, Nevada |
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| Just when you thought you'd seen enough sunsets. This one was a stunner! Taken from the Red Rocks campground, Las Vegas, Nevada |
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| Speaking of stunners...NOT! |
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| Getting absolutely no love from my spotter! Red Rocks, Nevada |
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| On my 40th birthday, Las Vegas, Nevada |
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| Yummy! |
Although the hangover slowly subsided…..the fog of turning 40 did not. Well, at least we got to catch up with our friends Matt & Cassie at Red Rocks. We spent a week together bouldering at Kraft Mountain. I thought it was a pretty decent field. I was also lucky to get a new digital SLR camera for my birthday - pity we didn’t get that at the start of the trip!
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| Much happier with my spotter (Cassie)! |
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| Matt |
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| Cassie on The Pearl (V5) - Red Rocks, Nevada |
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| Matt on The Pearl (V5) |
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| Mars! |
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| Thats me crushing "Bucks Muscle World" 5.9, Red Rocks, Nevada |
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| Cassie on Yaak Crack 11.b - Red Rocks, Nevada |
It was there at Red Rocks that we decided it was time to go L. No matter what we did for Mars’ shoulder, it just did not improve. Massage, excessive drinking, rain dances, positive vibes…nothing worked. We headed back to J-Tree to say hi and bye to Chris and Alyssa before we left to go sell our van. Tears flowed there also….
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| A rare sighting of "The Snowman" Joshua Tree, California |
By the time we actually sold the van we were both so over it that we just wanted to get home. But we had five days to kill before we left. Hearing that the coast road between LA and San Fran was pretty special, we decided to hit the beach….and there we were in bathers on a glorious 80 degree winters day. We got as far north as Monterrey. It’s a pretty coast, but I think that the Great Ocean Road is better. I’m biased.
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| Pacific Coast Highway No 1, California |
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| Pismo Beach, California |
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| Stormy weather, just up from Pebble Beach, California |
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| The Santa Monica Pier, our last day in the US |
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| The end of the road... |
Speaking of biased – how good is the climbing at Mt Arapiles? It’s so nice to rediscover the mount and to be as vertically challenged as ever.
Much love to you all and look forward to catching up either in the city or Natimuk.
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