Barb

Yes I sleep in the camper and Shannon sleeps up top. She has a 0 degree sleeping bag but she knows she can come in w me if she gets too cold. I have heat in the teardrop but there are def still cold spots. It’s warm enough but not totally comfortable. Been in the low 30’s at night

Finally some action shots! Our guide actually took a few today but I didn’t get them from her yet. But an amateur photographer was watching us and took a bunch of our climb and rappel. I was wearing dark colors today so I sort of blend in with the rock. We climbed slab today which is slightly tilted sandstone with basically nothing to hold on to. Once in a while you get some ok holds but it’s mostly trusting that your feet will stick while inching your way up. I cursed and grunted a lot! We did not climb this part but a cool pic he took peaceful sunrise

Today was a long day. We did these 2 sections. The climbing was way above my ability but I topped out in 2 of my routes so I was thrilled with that. Learned a ton about anchors etc. I am bruised, sore and dog tired. Rinse and repeat tomorrow. Was climb belay, climb belay so didn’t get a chance to take any action shots.

Just a roof top tent on a tear drop

Moab! Can’t believe I have service at this BLM campground. Went through some snow on Vail Pass but worth it

Nice sunrise at the dog park this morning

I don’t need the tent, but like all your in the field pictures.

Yes you did well done!

Abasin will open Sunday! I have no plans to go as I don’t find it enjoyable in my old age skiing a WROD with everyone on the Front Range. But excellent for stoke.

A few from Golden Gate Canyon SP today

A girl from my vet’s office. She took him hiking and swimming every day, she was great!

Pictures never do a landscape justice but….here are some foliage pics from around CB and Marble.

I have not heard of this but makes sense. I would think without quickly scanning a QR code, there will be a line to get in with a human verifying vaccine info. Because in addition to showing your card I assume you will also have to show ID

Also proof of vaccination indoors. Hopefully we can show a screen shot.

Had to show my negative Covid test at 3 checkpoints transiting thru Germany. Did not need to show at all in US.

Thanks for that. It’s definitely a problem in more places than just CB.

I am finalizing all the covid hoops I have to jump through for my trip next week. Had to upload our vaccination cards, then fill out a very detailed form for contact tracing purposes. Was then emailed a QR code I need to scan to enter Switzerland. We have a layover in Frankfurt and Germany just increased their levels of restrictions. Since we will not be entering Germany, I just have to fill out another form. I also made our appointment for our covid test to reenter the US as there are only 3 places in Zermatt that offer this service and I didn't want to wait until we got there, just in case. The airline did not send me any of this information, it just said it was the travelers responsibility to know all entry requirements of the countries traveled to. I admit, it was not an easy process to figure out, and I hope I have everything I need.

It will only bother me at the gym.

Boulder County reinstating indoor mask mandates today. I have been wearing one indoors for about 2 weeks now mostly out of peer pressure. I was getting some death stares in the grocery store unmasked.

Damn! Hopefully since you both have been vaccinated symptoms will be minor. Speedy recovery to your wife.

Nice to see all the snow pics on my FB feed this morning. Looks like the snow line was about 10,500’.

Dusting of snow predicted tonight above 14k.

Decided to pull the trigger and update my touring setup. DPS Pagoda Tour 106C2 DPS having their dream sale now and got some Dynafit bindings on sale as well. Bring on the snow!!!

Yes I have been following the local politics of this closely. As with every mountain town, CB has a housing shortage. The locals have their pitchforks out for people like me, assholes who short term rent their homes. Their proposed solution is to impose a $10,000 per year ‘community preservation fee’ tax on people who do not live in their homes more than 6 months per year. I understand this is a problem, but it didn’t get created in one season and it will not get solved in one season. It is creating quite an “us vs them” mentality in the valley. But this is true of the country as a whole right now it seems. The rub with their logic is that even if I did not short term rent my home, I would not rent it long term to locals because then I could never use it. Also, the people who rent contribute to the local economy by going out to eat, buying t-shirts, renting mountain bikes etc. I, as a person who cares about the community, have given generously to local causes in the area as have many other second home owners. I am also happy to contribute to a housing fund, but do not think it is fair to put this burden solely on second homeowners. City governments and their policies over the years have played a major role. It will be on the November ballot whether to impose the tax and, of course, only locals will be voting on it.

The caveat being I myself will be there all or most of that time. So sleeping arrangements are the loft (AKA Bert and Ernie beds) and the sofa bed. We could probably squeeze 2 air mattresses on the floor if needed. It’s a tight fit so keep all your man smells to minimum. Many thanks