Year of Climbing and Adventure

After spending a night at Joe's Valley getting swarmed by nats I decided it was no fun to camp there. I awoke went climbing for a bit, brought Bodi to the reservoir and headed out. I had thought about heading to Red Cliff, but when I looked up the weather it said cold and possibly rainy, which is not what I wanted. I started searching for other locations and all were going to be way to hot and no shade. I went on and checked the weather for Red Cliff one more time and it was going to be upper 80s and sunny. Sounded perfect. I got to Red Cliff around 4:30 not sure where I was going to camp. However, I have camped at Kluttergarden before (the bouldering area) and figured if I needed to I could again. I went bouldering for a bit and ended up meeting a couple who were camping in disperse camping and filled me in on where to go. I ended up with a sweet little spot on a hill over looking the river and even some snow covered mountains in the background. This would be the first time I have really camped by myself. It was absolutely wonderful. I could not believe how great I felt the whole time out. I woke Wednesday morning cooked breakfast for Bodi and I. Enjoyed my coffee and started to write. Then I did some yoga in my cozyorange gear, played fetch with Bodi, went climbing in the evening. It was so nice not to consider anyone else's plans and just do what I wanted. The experience was very empowering and uplifting. I learned a lot about myself. I also kept asking why I had never camped alone till I was 28 years old! It will become an annual trip for me. Now I know why my good friend Tracy always does an annual camping trip just her and her dog. Thursday morning I woke up and headed to Denver. Got to spend the day with a great friend go to a pool party that makes me think Denver has some style. Check it out
http://www.taxibyzeppelin.com
All reclaimed materials...gave a Brooklyn feel to a run down part of Denver. The pool was an old freight shipping container lined and a deck built up around it. Very cool. After the dip in the pool some good food and wine I headed to another friend's to crash. Climbed this morning and am about to head back out to climb with some more friends. I am so grateful for all the welcoming people I know and meet. I can't wait to continue this adventure and continue to find myself in new situations. I must say the moments of not knowing where I was going next and knowing I would just be by myself were the moments I feared the most before this trip began. Now I have experienced it and realized those days will be just as wonderful as the days I am with new and old friends.