With river season wrapped up and ski season just out of reach there's only one thing to do. Go Climbing! The last week of Gauley season was spent in the New River Gorge getting back into shape. After spending about on day at each of the areas in the gorge it was easy to see a lifetime of climbs had been neglected over the previous month. The endless wall had to be one of the best features, with a hike in that requires descending a series of caves and latters leading to miles of perfect sandstone features stretching in both directions.
It had been almost two months since our departure and Phil's suggestion that we stop by Devils Tower on the way back was almost forgotten. I didn't think the plan would ever go through, but after some 26 hours of straight driving from east Ohio we arrived. Devil's tower has to be one of the most bizarre rock formations that I've seen. a perfect cylinder of igneous rock laden with cracks and chimneys. After climbing until dark we were back on the road to Bozeman.
With one person sleeping in back and switching shifts with tanks of gas I'm surprised we did so well. All the same when we hit Bozeman at 3:30am, roughly two and a half days since we started, it was time to crash. The next day consisted of an easy push to Missoula with a quick trip up the Dragon's Back just outside Butte. It feels good to be back in Montana!
With river season wrapped up and ski season just out of reach there's only one thing to do. Go Climbing! The last week of Gauley season was spent in the New River Gorge getting back into shape. After spending about on day at each of the areas in the gorge it was easy to see a lifetime of climbs had been neglected over the previous month. The endless wall had to be one of the best features, with a hike in that requires descending a series of caves and latters leading to miles of perfect sandstone features stretching in both directions.
It had been almost two months since our departure and Phil's suggestion that we stop by Devils Tower on the way back was almost forgotten. I didn't think the plan would ever go through, but after some 26 hours of straight driving from east Ohio we arrived. Devil's tower has to be one of the most bizarre rock formations that I've seen. a perfect cylinder of igneous rock laden with cracks and chimneys. After climbing until dark we were back on the road to Bozeman.
With one person sleeping in back and switching shifts with tanks of gas I'm surprised we did so well. All the same when we hit Bozeman at 3:30am, roughly two and a half days since we started, it was time to crash. The next day consisted of an easy push to Missoula with a quick trip up the Dragon's Back just outside Butte. It feels good to be back in Montana!
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