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My apologies for the lapse in posts yet again. Ok, back to the Yosemite trip!

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The last loop in Upper Pines had some major pine beetle infestation and dead trees had to come down (according to rangers). This early in the season, with clean-up still ongoing, we were basically camped in the middle of a logging operation. There were a few bonuses to this though. Lots of bark to make a teepee

…and plenty of fire wood, hehe.

Rainy day dinner

and guidebook browsing, a standard ritual.

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Gettin’ technical.

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The short hike to the base of Vernal wasn’t enough for Silas. He had his mind set on more significant mileage. Maybe next time buddy.

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This boulder was not in the guidebook, and thus was enthusiastically named by the kids as “Zip” because Ivan “zipped right up it” and rated “probably v3”. (They crack me up, haha).

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Checking out boulders and problems makes for some beautiful walks in the valley. We had so much more daylight as compared to our last trip over Thanksgiving. We walked/hiked just about every day on this trip, even after a full day of climbing. Thankfully we have these two little boys with legs that never seem to tire. 😉

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It’s been quiet here on apAdventures and high time for an update! We’ve had a little bit of everything going on this spring: home improvements, bountiful gardening, school volunteering, kettlebell training, a minor surgery that’s not worth going into explanation but did require some down-time, and yes…of course..climbing too. Brace yourselves for a barrage of photo recaps. 🙂

I’ll start with the most recent adventure, spring break at Yosemite!

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After Yosemite we spent a couple weekends climbing around on some local stuff. Here’s Paul sending Block Obama, v10

Then a final Hueco trip for the year. …after the dust settled that is.

Paul psyched on Crown of Aragorn, v13

And me psyched on The Bathtub, v9. I think you’ll be seeing a lot of these two climbs after the new year

Now it’s time to kick back with family and friends for the holidays. Yey!

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