There are two photos below.  The first is Thomas and I on top of The Incredible Hulk.  It was an incredible route; I laughed, I cried, I lost most of my water on the second pitch and ripped open my finger but we still made it up and down before dark, always a good thing.  The second photo is of John Tecklin in Tuolumne a few summers back.  Thanks to John I ate better on that climbing trip than any other I’ve ever been on.  Fresh melons every day, and lots of huge heirloom tomatoes.

    I was kind of hoping that I’d have more time for climbing when I left Sauvie Island Organics.  Who knew that the combination of consulting and running my own garden would take more time than farming.  This’ll be the first time in quite a few years that I don’t get down to California in the summer for a little “relaxing” on the rocks, and more importantly hanging out with some great friends.

    July and August have been incredibly busy months for me and lots of great projects continue to pop up.  The irony of all the work is that even though I have lots to write about there’s no time or energy at the end of the day, and I’m not even getting to taking photos.  I’ll try to remedy that this coming month.