Our Home in Lincoln, VT

Tieton Rock Climbing

I haven't rock climbed in over 7 months.  Rusty doesn't even begin to explain my current trad climbing abilities.  I climbed a rock gym with Nate and followed a multi-pitch route on Beacon Rock (which Nate led) prior to my Tieton trip.  This is fortunate or else I would have probably not been able to lead anything.  My gear placements were fine, but getting my "lead head" was the tricky part.  Oh well, it's ice season now (now I need to get my lead head for ice climbing-yikes).

Leaving Alaska

On September 21st Krista and I left Alaska, "outward bound" for Seattle, WA.  Winter was creeping in rather quickly.  Apparently Alaska doesn't understand Fall, because Summer seemed to drift into Winter, with only a quick glimpse of the glorious colors of autumn.  On the day we left we enjoyed a blizzard near the AK-Yukon border.  I have never seen snow flakes this size before.   It was like a bag of cotton balls being poured upon the earth.  The Yukon-uneventful, asides from a cracked windshield.  Animals spotted: moose, caribou, elk, bighorn sheep, deer, bison, and lots of carrion.  After five days of driving we arrived at the Emerald City (thankfully).