just wanted to share a few pictures of the sunrise today…

my feet stink and i couldn’t be happier. having stinky feet means that i’ve been climbing again – that rank smell that comes after days of climbing and then transferring said climbing-shoe-feet into socks and approach shoes. the weather is funny here… it’s normally quite sunny and warm for the weekdays and then the weekends are rainy and miserable. last friday was hot, and i took my signature hot-day-rest-day. the rain began on friday night and finally stopped on monday afternoon. i have determined that i am the sort of person that needs to be in the sun, and i also confirmed my hatred for socks. socks are evil; feet should be free. so it would appear that i conducted a sort of behavioural…

i’ve been in the obed now for almost a week, and it seriously feels like about 2.7 days. there were some other climbers camping up here on the weekend, but the last of them left this morning so i have been returned to my blissful solitude. it’s nice to see people once in a while, and i enjoy short bursts of human interaction. just after i posted my last blog entry, i checked in with pete, the guy that i mentioned climbing with earlier, and found that he had taken sick and was returning home. i was so screwed. i mean, i mean, that thought merely popped into my head after initially feeling sorry for pete and hoping the best for his health and…

okay, i found another home. the obed in tennessee is everything i want in a climbing destination. there are sport routes that are nicely bolted, and there is bouldering as well. there are a number of crags in a number of locations, to keep it interesting. the hike is just long enough to warm you up, but not too difficult. the rock feels like a mix between the red river gorge, and horsepens 40. slopey ledges, and tough-textured sandstone. there are routes capped with large ceilings so you can climb when it’s raining. you can also climb the large ceilings (mostly 12’s and 13’s) but most of them have fixed gear. i’m hoping to get over my lead head and be taking happy whippers…

it’s my one-month anniversary of being on the road. in this time i’ve been able to maintain a two days on climbing one day off resting lifestyle for over 3 weeks. i’m changing the name of my blog from daydream believer since the daydream has come true at this point. i’m just a girl on the road now. daydream believer is from the time i spent at my desk when i was employed… daydreaming about my next climbing trip, or heaven forbid, dreaming about quitting my job to hit the road. the daydreams are now a reality. i hope to meet nice people, have the car cooperate with my trip, and to climb in many different areas.