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Summer Diary |
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Welcome to the OWA Summer Diary. We try to keep you informed of the day to day goings on at OWA, and the Summer Diary has become the traditional way to keep you in the loop. We make every effort to update things daily in the summer and to keep you informed of interesting events throughout the winter. Although, we do miss days from time to time, especially since groups that are out in the field are often out of contact. For photos, visit our photo gallery, accessible with a password from our main page.
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June 23, 2009 |
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Rockin' and rollin'...That is the name of the game for the Wyoming Rock crew! After having breakfast with Sam the Ram, they did some more climbing in Sinks Canyon. They moved along to the renowned crag called "wild Iris". After a full day of tough climbing they have laid their head down to rest just 200 ft from the base of the cliffs. The gang is going to wake up to a short walk to great climbing. Tomorrow afternoon they will head out toward the epic "Fremont Canyon" to climb perfect cracks. CLIMB ON!
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June 25, 2009 |
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Some hard work for the adventure skills crew and huge pay offs! They set off yesterday morning on their epic backpacking trip. Starting from the carpenter ranch, they bush-whacked up to the boundary of the Lost Creek Wilderness. From there they headed toward their final resting place for the day at the base of X-rock. When the crew arrived at their camp area they talked about Leave No Trace ethics and set up their tents. Before their delicious gourmet pasta dinner, they embarked on a short hike to the "Hidden Waterfall" where they found the skeleton of a big horn sheep with a tracking collar around its neck...the collar was dated 1992. Sweet find...sweet journey! They topped the evening off with some group games and activities. Cool temperatures greeted them this morning as they rose from their sleeping bags and indulged in a breakfast of eggs, hashbrowns and a tasty treat from guide Matt McKinley...homemade cinnamon rolls! The gang is packing up and headed out to camp near the Miner's Cabin tonight! Strong work!
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June 25, 2009 |
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The Wyoming Rock Crew is going huge in the climbing scene! Big routes, long routes and hard routes. These folks are climbing hard day after day and some of the most spectacular places to play! After climbing at the OK Corral and the 5.10 Wall at Wild Iris they moved along to the epic Fremont Canyon. After climbing the steep granite cracks that tower over the North Platte River all day, they spend their nights camping on Alcoa Reservoir. Soon the crew will be transferring back to Colorado...Boulder that is. Stay tuned for future updates!
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June 27, 2009 |
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Adventure Skills has returned to base camp! Yesterday they attempted to summit McCurdy, but could not due to the weather. Today, however, the gang successfully climbed Bison Peak! Dale met up with them for the hike and brought them some post breakfast donuts...YUM! After going up Bison, they all hiked back to base camp. Overall it was a grand trip with a lot of beautiful sites and fun times!
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June 28, 2009 |
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Dear Diary,
We went on the coolest mountain bike ride ever! Challenging but sooooo much fun! There were long climbing sections and bomber downhills! We definitely all lived up to our group motto, "just doing the best that we can"! Our day wasn't near over after the ride...we took a nice long breather and hopped back in the saddle for a short ride around Base Camp. The day was topped off with the best spaghetti and garlic bread this side of the Rockies...and we couldn't believe that anything would ever top that until we had hand-cranked homemade ice cream!!! Kudos to camp chef Salle! What a fabulous day! Well....time to rest up for a big day of rock climbing tomorrow!
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June 28, 2009 |
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The Wyoming Rock Crew has been out for nine days of thrills and chills...fun and excitement! These folks are all full on adrenaline junkies. They made their way back to Colorful Colorado on Saturday making Boulder their final resting place. The infamous Eldorado Canyon was their playground today as they scaled multi-pitch routes. Tomorrow they will see more of what Eldo has to offer in the way of beautifully classic climbing before heading back to Base Camp.
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June 29, 2009 |
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Adventure skills worked it hard on their last day at OWA. After a hardy breakfast they went out and rode their bikes around by Valley of the Chickens and Feral Petunia for a couple of hours. After that, they climbed until late afternoon at Valley of the Chickens. The day was topped off with a tasty barbecue and some s'mores. The kids all pushed it hard, had a ton of fun, and learned a lot! It was a great session!
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June 29, 2009 |
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Wyoming Rock has returned to basecamp, let's recap the trip! On 6/20 they drove to Lander, Wyoming where they top roped on the Sandstone Buttress, Gunky. The next day they climbed at Gunky again and crushed it on the limestone at sinks. Later that day they learned how to clean anchors and how to tie Munter Mule knots. On 6/22 the gang moved camp to Wild Iris and climbed at Red as a Blooming Rose. The next day at Wild Iris, they climbed at the Five Ten wall and worked on self-rescue skills. The 24th consisted of some climbing at Ok Corral with a lot of sweet 5.8's and 5.9's. Continuing the OWA tradition, the group later ran up Independence Rock. Their first day at Fremont Canyon they climbed at the Bridge area and swam at Black Beach. On 6/26 they had a rainy morning, so of course they went and saw the new Transformers movie! Later on, they climbed at Thanatos and Wine and Roses and camped across from them, BEAUTIFUL! The group drove back to Boulder, Colorado and got to barbecue in the park. Their last two days were spent climbing at Aldo and then they returned to basecamp!
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June 30, 2009 |
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The South Park Crest Epic Mountain Bike campers arrived at basecamp today! After some delicious lasagna the kids rode up to Barrowville and on the pump track. They had a campfire a bit later and then rested up for a big day at Spruce Grove tomorrow!
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July 01, 2009 |
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Today was a great warm-up day for the mountain bikers! They rode to Spruce Grove, ripped on some wicked single track, and then rode back to basecamp. The rest of the day was spent preparing for their epic, which they head out for in the morning!
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July 02, 2009 |
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And they're off! Today the mountain bikers started their journey off at Salt Creek. They rode all the way to the Rich Creek Trailhead. It was a great first day and everyone is working it out and having a great time spinning their toes in circles! They are camping at Westin Pass Campground tonight and will start off again early tomorrow morning.
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