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Julie's stuff: Check! Location: Austin, TX - 104 0463 IMG
Drew gets ready to belay Location: the Marymoore park climbing structure This is our second time to use the new equipment we bought. Here, drew checks to make sure there are no kinks in the rope before bryan climbs. Ain't that sweet? - 105 0551 IMG
A Rambling Stream Location: Deception Crags Bryan and Drew pose for a picture with quite a backdrop. - 115 1511 IMG
Location: Sonterra Apartments, Austin, TX - 116 1648 IMG P
Drew's/George's sinks Location: Jefferson Commons, Apt. 632 This place will look more cheerful with the lights on. - 115 1554 IMG
Big M&Ms Location: Las Vegas Strip We went out to see the sights on the strip after we got to the hotel. We still hadn't seen or heard from Drew, whom I was expecting at 10:45 or so. It was about 11:00 at this point. - 273 G
Graceland Location: Graceland, Memphis, TN Graceland, as it turns out, cost $25. We got as far as the ticket booth and turned back, but not before taking some smarmy pictures and leaving Bryan's camera in the post office (so we actually got to visit Graceland twice). Elvis lives. - IMG 1984
Dinner, the first Location: Hueco Tanks State Park After a hard day of driving and watching videos about how not to desecrate art, it was time to carbo-load with the help of Leslie's spaghetti sauce. - IMG 2021
Navigating the crack Location: Hueco Tanks State Park We inch our way into the gymnasium. - Picture15
Location: Bryan's Parents' House - 103 0356 IMG
The Stratosphere Location: Las Vegas Sure it might be kinda tall, but it's not even in the same ballpark as the space needle. - 105 0519 IMG
World Wall I Location: Little Si This is the wall of our first climb, "Reptiles and Amphetamines." This particular crag is said to contain, according to our trusty guidebook, "the best sport climbing in the Northwest." - IMG 1997
El Fin Location: Hueco Tanks State Park Bryan rappels (whee). - Picture11
Location: Bryan's Parents' House - 115 1561 IMG
More Bruce Location: Alexis Park Hotel I'm currently working through another of his books, Applied Cryptography I got interested in it after reading Neal Stephenson's Cryptonomicon, in which one of Schneier's algorithms is used. Schneier also submitted a proposal to use his own encryption, TwoFish, as the new national standard ("AES"). It didn't make it. - 103 0348 IMG
It's Official Location: Nevada Yep, it's official, we saw the authentic Hoover dam. - IMG 1411
The Uhaul Location: Austin, TX It was the smallest one they had. It will still be too big. - IMG 2234
Location: Smoky Mountains Natl Park - IMG 2235
State number four! Location: Great Smoky Mountains Natl Park Another state border under our belt. - amy
Amy's red dress Location: the 2nd Floor of Carothers - 103 0326 IMG
Approaching Storm Location: Arizona While listening to the Lord of the Rings, we noticed the signs of an approaching storm. - 104 0417 IMG
Microsoftie #53344 Location: the Microsoft campus We finally made it - 105 0525 IMG
More Scenery Location: Little Si - 103 0364 IMG
Drive Through Wedding Location: Las Vegas Would you like fries with that marriage? - 103 0384 IMG
A touch of the old style Location: San Francisco Yet another building in this city which is definitely not our hotel. Maybe our hotel's a little bit further up, oh wait, maybe not, um, well maybe we'll find it over here... eventually. - 107 0738 IMG
Drews does some bouldering. Location: Monkey Traverse Nothing like bouldering on boulders in Boulder. Gratuitous, undescribed climbing pictures follow. - 116 1645 IMG P
Julie's/Bryan's bathroom Location: Jefferson Commons, Apt. 632 TWO sinks. And medicine cabinets! Julie's coming in from the computer room; the door on the left is to Julie & Bryan's bedroom. - 251 G
the pinnacle Location: Pinnacle Mountain State Park, AR Having scaled said mountain, a friendly native Arkansan snapped our picture. It was a beautiful view, and an excellent way to spend the last few hours before sunset. - 105 0567 IMG
Sharp, Pointy Rock Location: Nevermind Wall, Deception Crags Most people consider grabbing sharp objects bad, however climbers are truly a different breed. - ACF42
One of the first there Location: Riemer's parking lot