Climbing Joshua Tree

OK, I HAD to replace that other photo with something I at least could look at. The weather is getting better and thoughts turn to climbing outside. This is a photo of me rock climbing in Joshua Tree National Park. It's a lovely lovely place whose routes spank your beeehind regularly. One time I went with my husband (his first time) and he's a 5.10 trad climber - He jumped on a 9 immediately even though I told him not to, and promptly got his beehind spanked. He was frustrated after that. But it's good to have a place that humbles you. I have a friend who owns a house near there, so it hopefully will be a regular destination over the years. (He rents it out, so if you want a great place for relatively cheap for a weekend or week, let me know and I'll email you his information. It's also a great place to hike, and just generally relax. Also near Palm Springs.)