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They did fit! Location: Martha's House Thanks to a feat of engineering overseen by Ellen - IMG 1975
Napping some more Location: Hueco Tanks State Park As we passed the last real trees and entered the wasteland of West Texas, as Hong's Penske truck swerved periodically onto the shoulder/oncoming traffic, we slept (fortifying ourselves for the climbing ahead, of course). - IMG 1844
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Lazing about Location: Peets' House Resting up for a day of gift opening. - IMG 1858
Location: Jefferson Commons - PC190010
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The Big Easy Location: Little Si This is a nice little 5.9 that could have been nicer if it hadn't been raining on us. It was quite long; after lowering we had only ~4m of our 60m rope left. Whew, as it were. - 105 0599 IMG
The parents come by for a visit Location: Microsoft Campus My parents came by on their way (sort of) to Oregon. I showed them my swank pad and took them around the M$ campus. - IMG 1959
Location: 3006 Speedway Apt A - 104 0465 IMG
And doing a little bouldering, to boot Location: the Marymoore park climbing structure "Bouldering" refers to climbing low enough that a rope is not necessary (i.e., on a boulder). - 113 1362 IMG
Final shots of Drew & George's Room 107 Location: Carothers It was hard to say goodbye to the year's social gathering center. - 105 0568 IMG
That's one Big Wall Location: Nevermind Wall, Deception Crags Abe leads Neverigine, which in this picture looks like a never-ending face of rock. - 115 1565 IMG
Ford Excrement Location: On the way back to the MGM Grand Sometimes people take the SUV thing too far. - 115 1571 IMG
Bastille Linux Talk Location: Alexis Park Hotel Turns out the head programmer for Bastille (Jay Beale) is Drew's running partner out east. He gave one of the better talks. It's hard to find geeks who can speak. - 103 0334 IMG
Our Two Heroes Location: Grand Canyon Our two heroes have conquered (or atleast arrived at) the Grand Canyon. - 105 0513 IMG
First here! Location: Little Si We got to Little Si (a small summit to the West of Mt. Si in the foothills of the Cascades) at around 6:30am, to beat the as yet non-existent crowds. - 106 0613 IMG
The cookbook man Location: Bryan's Apartment Since we have the best cooking book in the world it wasn't hard to figure out how to do baked potatoes in the microwave. - 105 0510 IMG
Location: the Gorge - 104 0466 IMG
Everything you need to climb Location: Marymoore park Harness, locking 'biner, belay device, quickdraws, shoes, chalkbag, rope, and a belayer. - 105 0572 IMG
A Little Change in Elevation Location: Nevermind Wall, Deception Crags Ready to climb that mountain? ...maybe next weekend. - 105 0571 IMG
Architect's Rally Location: Nevermind Wall, Deception Crags Although certainly not an architect, Abe rallies up the rock. - 103 0387 IMG
Leaving! Location: San Francisco, CA Our heroes embark on the final leg of their journey. "On the road again, can't wait to get back on the road again..." - PC180032 rotated
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Location: the 2nd Floor of Carothers - IMG 1956
Location: 3006 Speedway Apt A - PC230065 rotated
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Kitty-kitty Location: Bryan's Parents' House - 103 0347 IMG
Hoover Dam Location: Nevada YARBAL (yet another really big American landmark) - 103 0347 IMG
Location: Hueco Tanks State Park - 114 1477 IMG
Location: the Science Center IMAX theatre