Travels and Vagabonds
Ah yes, all of my previous commitments and trips were finally completed. I was finally able to reserve a weekend for me and some rocks. Being in the heart of summer, I had to be weary of the hordes at Summersville Lake and wondered what other climbing holes would be cool enough spend the day at.
Quick decisions and fast-driving were the name of the game to make the call to get to PA for Crabtree Fireworks. After throwing the cat in the back of the car Friday afternoon, we made it to PA around midnight. We drove by the Roadhouse, and thought we saw some recognizable vehicles, but I did not stop. Sadly, I missed out on a heavy night of whiskey drinking.
The weekend started off with some fun boating on Lake Wylie with Tim and Nora. We all were very well hydrated after a full day of drinking radlers, somewhat dodging thunderstorms, wake surfing, and my failed attempts at sky skiing. During our dinner at a Fishing Club, Tim and I worked out a timeframe to go to Ship Rock on Sunday.
When presented with the opportunity to go to on vacation – always take it, if you can. So when we got notified of my cousins upcoming wedding in the Dominican Republic (República Dominicana), we scrounged up some money and time and made our reservations. It not very often that one gets to hang out with so much family, let alone in a fun foreign environment. June came quickly and we hopped on a direct flight out of Charlotte to the DR.
Many would say June is not the best time to send at the New River and they are right. There aren’t crisp crimp, flypaper sloppers, or Velcro mono dishes. Instead you learn to embraces the sweaty bulges, the dripping mossy slabs, and the spider infested cracks. Continue reading “New River – Star Chasing Trad Weekend”
Sunday was a spotty forecast and I still wanted to get out and do something. The rain gods has descended on the entire eastcoast and cast the probability of rain everywhere. Although I had a late start in the morning, I worked out a plan with a series of text messages with John Lee. We left Charlotte around 11am to arrive at Moore’s during prime popup-storm time.
We drove down directly after work to the sprawl that is Atlanta and fittingly, stayed the night in one of sprawl centers called the Perimeter. The first order of business was to check out a gamer bar called “Battle and Brew.” It was hopping for being in the middle of strip-mall. People were geeking out on the computer towers playing WOW, LOL, Smite, or some type of Mmorpg, (wth.roflol). I drank the elixir of the Dark Blood of the Overload in Darkness (Rum and Ginger beer) and played Chuthlu Flux, before calling it a night. Continue reading “Atlanta – World of Coke and Georgia Aquarium”
The big city of New York never seemed to draw me in when I lived in PA. But now with some worldly views and experiences under my belt and mainly because I had a good excuse (Derek) – Alexis and I made the jump to go to the Big Apple. Continue reading “New York, New York”
We were looking for an exploratory excursion of hiking and climbing, and trying to get to Little Wilson fit the bill. Direction on Mountain Project were sparse and out dated, as that washing machine was gone, and parking lot description were not so good.
