Road Trip: March 20-29 Zion/Joshua Tree/Red Rocks

Packed up the van Friday afternoon and pulled out of town by 4PM for a long drive west. Climbing, hiking, and relaxation gear stowed away, we left a very spring-like Boulder to head over the mountains and see some long forgotten scenery. Time to share some of our old haunts with the girls - and with the Blum's, who caravaned along with us.

Rach and I spent weeks and weeks climbing in JT and red Rocks back in our day. Both really fun spots to hang out and live off of PB&J and rice and beans. Which we did. Cause we were living hand to mouth back then.

In a nutshell, as Varda so succinctly put it, the trip was:
  • 2000+ miles driven
  • 4 national monuments/parks/reserves visited
  • 20+ miles hiked
  • 24+ climbs led or toproped
  • 1 dinner cooked, eaten, and cleaned in the daylight (meaining we were quite busy most days)
  • 1 late night spent walking the Vegas strip (just to let the kids know what most folks like to do on their time off)

Note for future I-70 road trips: the camp by West Water put-in is 8 miles off the highway and gets early sun.

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