Dirty South

My first Red Rock Spring Break

I have been doing more climbing than working this month. It is everything I want, yet, there is a temptation to feel like I “ought to” be getting my life in order. Will I regret accomplishing my climbing goals in lieu of saving for retirement...? nah

I did not get a position with Teach for America. This was disappointing, but I feel like it is a chance to find teaching opportunities outdoors and not change fields. How this will come together is to be seen. Perhaps, the new climbing gym in town will be ready for me to develop a climbing school. For the time being, I am excited about working with my hands and learning a trade.

Tomorrow, I leave for Red Rock, NV and hope to climb a few routes I have been enchanted with for years. There is no better place for sunshine and long difficult routes.

The following sequence was from my last trip to Chattanooga where Megan and I discovered some fantastic climbing. Her parents joined us for a day of exploration at nearby Deep Creek. A lovely trail leads through the woods, across a river, and to a dramatic sandstone cave. We even found something we could climb in the rain and snow.

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