Funny how plans change...

I'm back once again from the desert as plans have a way of unexpectedly changing. Turns out the North Rim of the Black Canyon is closed seasonally, starting weeks ago. Good thing I have friends that do their research! So instead of toodling around on the walls of the Black Canyon Bryce, Jane, John and I cruised out to the desert for a few more days of climbing/mountain biking while the weather out there is still so unseasonably warm. Saturday Jane and I did Sunflower tower, the last of the Bridger Jacks summits that I had not yet climbed, needless to say I was pretty stoked on that!

Sunday, I woke up to the sun lighting the Bridger Jacks as the moon slipped behind them with a light frost on my bag and stuff strewn about me only to realize how stoked I was to be there then. After gulping down some coffee and breakfast in a leisurely manner we cruised on up to Reservoir wall to climb in the shade...obviously it's always hot in the desert. There we climbed a little bit and hung out in the awesome openness of the desert annnd Jane earned herself a shout out for the most stuck knee in a wide crack. After all that we wound up waiting for 45 minutes in the dark waiting for Bryce and John to return, naturally the whole while complaining of this, that and my hunger only to be extremely suprised in the best way possible by a delivery of Milt's fries and a burger from those guys, gee wilikers (sp?) I've got some great friends!

Now I'm back in Durango attempting to turn the mundane into meaningful tasks to occupy my time before work.  As a result I've come across a couple videos that really strike a chord, one of which was made by a friend and another was shown at the 5 points film festival in Carbondale this year. If you have some free time or want an excuse to make some free time, they're worth checking out.A Love Affair is the one made by a friend and the other is The Ten Things from Jeremy Collins.