Its nearly the end of May and I feel like so much of this year has gone by and we still haven't done very much. Seems like weve been lazy, occupied with other things. Seems like weve alowed school, work amd the weather keep us at home. Of course, this is not an accurate description of 2011 so far, not by a long shot.
Rose Valley Falls
We did get alot of precip early in the year so we figured a trip to Rose Valley Falls would be worth our time. RVF only goes when its been wet so this was a good opportunity to see it pumpin'.
PJ Boulders
With Pine Mountain closed for the winter, the boys and I re-located our major base of operations to the PJ Boulders. This little spot on the Sespe has been a labor of love for the boys and I, but its coming together just fine.
We're far from finished with the development of the area but we've cleared enough dead fall and pried enough loose pieces off the boulders to yeild five or six good problems.
Tar Creek
You know with all the rain we had this year we had to make a few trips down to Tar Creek. Tucked away in the Sespe Condor Santuary, Tar Creek(aka the Swimming Hole) used to be an infamous bouldering venue. Towering river polished boulders clogged the creekbed and deep pools and cascading water falls made for a very special place. After the El Nino storms of 2002 however, that all changed.
The boys and I continue to climb and swim there, along with a gradually increasing number of others. On any given weekend, one is likely to see a couple dozen people pass through or swim at The Land of the Lost, Tar Creeks main area. Sometime we get lucky though and get the whole place to ourselves.
Snowsport
Carlo and I and this idea about teaching Mitchel to snowboard, the problem was finding a suitable slope. We had to look no further that our beloved Pine Mountain.
Needles to say, he's a snowboarding fool now!
Carlo and I also got a couple days in at Mountain High.
So far, so good.
