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Future Games Rock
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Cancelling a trip to Joshua Tree happen way too often to us. This was the second time (not the first) in which our months-in-advance campground reservation coincided with a 60mph+ windstorm. Not even . This was a particularly hard break, since our next reservation was one we were sharing with…
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Finally, Overseer
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I’d been wanting to climb this route for years. On our very first trip to Joshua Tree we hit up Hemmingway and did Dung Fu, and about halfway up I noticed Overseer. The veering improbable corner to the left beckoned to me with an almost irresistible siren call. It looked…
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Old Pope’s Busy Weekend
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As soon as we stepped out of the car it hit us. It was cold. Breezy too. Joshua Tree is one of the coldest places I’ve climbed. Didn’t I just spend a day kicking steps in snow? Wasn’t this cold. We were so excited for this weekend climbing trip, but…
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Snowy Piton Pooper
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Oh boy. Did we get ourselves into it. We took a casual approach when we saw snow in the parking lot. I mean, we were going where it was vertical, shouldn’t be too much snow there, right? Seemed reasonable at the time. Today Luke and I were aiming for Daves…
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Hemmingway in a Day
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We got up early and hit the road. Joshua Tree in one day, let’s see how it goes. The plan was to head up to Right Dairy Queen and spend the day hanging out. Emma’s pulley injury was much better, but still worrisome, so we thought that a cluster of…
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The Whodunit?
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This was an incredible day. After feeling like Fingertrip was a snooze, Luke and I were looking for something a bit more serious. And this route delivered, and then some. A great amount of challenges, none of them too difficult, incredible flow and pacing, and so many memorable sections. And…
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First Fingertrip to Tahquitz
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You never know who you’ll meet online. I’ve only met cool folks, but it’s always a bit of a crap shoot. But Emma tweaked a pulley pretty bad, and despite her inclination otherwise, she was going to sit it out until it healed. It was the right call, but it…
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Beating the Heat at J-Tree
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New bed, who dis? After lots of debating and speculating, we finally opted to take the EV camping in Joshua Tree. At first we thought we’d be stretching the range, although it would be doable, but then once we realized we can sleep in the back… it was on. It…
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Dog-Sitting Super Trip
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Free AirBnB? Heck yes. All we got to do is take care of Luna. Was it worth it? Sort of. Four days in Joshua Tree for no cost was pretty awesome, but it would be constrained a bit. We couldn’t spend too much time in the park, but we’d be…
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Birthday Party
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This year we were celebrating Emma’s birthday with a trip to Joshua Tree. Staying in the cute adobe cabin near the West Entrance. Of course Luna had to come over and visit us when we arrived, and every morning. On our first day in the park we headed over to…