All in all, it was a good weekend.

The good weather rolled into Stumptown this week. The first of the hot days rolled in on Thursday, but the weather was great all week. Thursday was the hottest, and I was itching to get outside. Luckily, Friday was equally as good. Amy went to on a field trip with Savion, so it was mine and Julian's day to chill. After dropping Amy and Savi, Julian and I came back to house, where Julers watched Spy Kids, and I called into a meeting. After the meeting Julian and I headed to Laurlhurst park so he could ride his scooter around. Julian had a good time bombing this dirt hill.



I even got in on some of the action.



After that we climbed some trees, where Julian made up some race for us to do, which he of course won.

An accounting of the days events is all well and good, but it gets a bit boring. My transition from total train wreck to some what of a father figure has been interesting. When I first started spending time with the boys I was nervous and timid. Now I feel much more comfortable in this skin. Its interesting being partially responsible for people who can't take care of themselves. It isn't always easy, but it is well worth it. The amount of growing as a person I've done since I started living here full time is astounding. It feels good, the added responsibility is tough, but its starting to bleed into other aspects of my life. I can say that at this point I am pretty damn happy with where things are at, and even more excited about where their going.

Now to climbing....

There is a route at Broughton's Bluff called "Classic Crack". Both guide books I've looked it up in say its 5.9+, which really means 5.10. I've been on this route about six or seven times (on TR) and it always shuts me down. Its classic, which means it gets a lot of traffic, so I got up at six this morning and headed out. I warmed up on Giant's stair case, then headed over to Classic.
I think I've finally gotten the kinks worked out of the mini-traxtion rig .
Things didn't change much today. I managed three laps on it and now my hands look like hamburger meat. I did get some valuable beta though and I'm looking forward to getting on it again.

Next weekend Jeff and I are headed down to Smith for a couple of days. I'm going to try and get on Chicken McNuggets Good thing I've got the upgrade from the best climbing shoes on earth.


I'll let you know how it goes next week.