Sending In Joshua Tree

For the last 2 days Austin and I have been climbing in Joshua Tree. The climbing here is unlike anything I have ever been on before. The rock is solid, but it chews up any skin that touches it. It sorts of feels like running your hand up and down on a cheese grater, if that helps to give you a visual of what I am talking about. The grades are also really hard here. For example, the day we left Red Rocks I sent a 5.10a, but today I was destroyed on a 5.9 route, and yesterday I was definitely nervous on a couple of different 5.8 climbs. But it is all really enjoyable, and so far I have a great time in Joshua Tree. And there is so much climbing to be had here as well. We have spent 2 entire days climbing and we have not had to walk further than 4 minutes from our campsite. I could definitely spend a lot of time here. Unfortunately, we plan on leaving on Wednesday morning for San Diego to visit Austin's Aunt and Uncle, and to go to the beach and hopefully go surfing. But who knows, if the next 2 days go well we may just end up deciding to stay here and keep climbing for a couple more months. I would be perfectly okay with that scenario as long as someone is willing to fund my life for the next few months. Do I have any takers? If not, the plan is to start work back in Ashford on the 4th of May, which I am really excited about. It will be nice to start earning a paycheck again. I guess that is all for now because I need to head off to bed so I can get sleep for a long day of climbing tomorrow.