"You have more to do than be weighed down by pretty or beautiful. You are a fiery heart and a wicked brain. Do not let your soul be defined by its shell."
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| Camping on the Colorado River |
Tyson and I wanted to go on a warm weather climbing trip during Oregon's winter, so we planned a trip to Las Vegas to camp and climb near Red Rocks. I hadn't been to Vegas since I was a small child and never realized that it had some world class sandstone climbing just minutes outside of it. Mother Earth certainly produced a beautiful child in Red Rocks, amazing striations, fading black to red like an ombre painting.
A few friends finishing school in SoCal drove out to meet us. We camped the first night near Red Rocks and just got a small taste of the climbing in the park, with a few routes on the J Wall and Panty Wall. Next, we hiked out to
Ringbolt/Arizona Hot Springs, which was perfect in these cooler months. We hiked 4 miles out through slot canyons to be so sweetly rewarded at the end, reaching these hot springs neatly tucked away by the Colorado River. We slept out underneath the stars by the water. It was amazing and therapeutic.
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| Ringbolt/Arizona Hot Springs |
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| Red Rocks Canyon State Park |
