May 5 - 10

Monday - Top rope at Millcreek with Corey at 4:30 pm. He went first, we did 9:

• Pink 5.9
• Black 5.10a
• White 5.10b
• Lavender 5.10a
• Red 5.10b
• Orange 5.10c
• Green 5.10c
• Purple 5.10c

Tuesday - travel day from when I left home (8:30 am Utah time) until I arrived in Columbus Ohio, 11:20pm Ohio time. Long delay in Dallas. Got some walking in, obviously, but I didn't strava it. 

Wednesday - walking around The Ohio State Campus with Joseph, plus a bike ride with Joseph on the Olentangy trail, nice! 

6.44 miles, 36 minutes.

Thursday - travel day, some walking at the airports. Back in Utah at 11:30 pm

Friday - Bouldering at Ft. Union at 11am (Mel was at home watching Katharine). Did 30 total, 24 sends, 6 attemps:

• Light wall - V0 blue
• Lime V2 u&d
• Blue V1 u&d
• Pink v2 u&d
• Orange V3 u&d
• Lemon V0 u&d
• CAVE - Red v2 got it!
• Purple V1 u&d
• Orange V3 practice
• Pink V2 attempt
• Pink V2 practice 3x such a bugger
• Purple V1
• Blue V3 1st attempt 
• WEST WALL - pink V1 u&d
• NORTH CENTER - blue V1 u&d
• Green V1 u&d
• CENTER EAST - Red V1 u&d
• Purple v0 u&d 
• Green V2 u&d
• LIGHT WALL - orange V3 u&d
• WEST WALL NORTH>South - Black V2 u&d
• Purple V0 u&d
• Purple V2 
• Purple V1 2x
• Yellow V2 2x
• North center - Green V2 u&d

Saturday - Home > ruins > techy > home, 11.50 miles, 1:48 min. Rode my Silver bike, my fezzari is in the shop from last Saturday's ride, at Salt Cycles waiting for a part to come in. Listening to Diary of a CEO episode with Mindy Pelz, planning to fast today, and I put her book "Fast like a girl" on hold at the library. Finished that DOAC episode, then ordered her book, I'm going to want it. Took lots of notes. Also listened to this one when I ran to Costco. I got hemp seeds, and I did do a water fast (plus apple cider vinegar) today, then ate a big salad with spring mix, saurkraut, avocado, hemp seeds, pumpkin seeds, califlower, and beets. Began a new fast after that. Also... I should have started my cycle this past Monday. I'm going to take a Ptest in the morning.

Sunday - I didn't set an alarm, but I woke up on my own (God woke me up), and I laid there for a min, then looked at the clock to see what time it was, and guess what it said? 4:28!!! I saw it and smiled and thought "Yay, God loves me! He's going to give it to me! (another baby)" as I got up. But then I thought "Well, maybe he's telling me he loves me even though he's not giving me what I want..." I went in and took the test, and it is positive! Due Jan 12, so I'll plan to be induced at 39 weeks, Jan 5th. God willing that everything goes well and I don't miscarry or have any other "advanced maternal age" problems until then (I just turned 49 and will be 49 when I deliver). I don't think anyone reads this blog, so if you do happen to see this, feel free to enter a comment. Corey doesn't want to tell people yet, but I might have a hard time keeping it in.

April 28 - May 3

Monday - Happy birthday to me. Bouldering with Lily at Ft Union this morning at 6am. 50 minutes, 22 total, 17 sends 5 attempts:

• center west Purple V1
• center west blue V1
• Light wall V2 lime
• Light wall V1 pink
• Light wall orange V3
• Center south blue V1
• Cave purple V1
• West wall pink V1 new
• West wall blue V3 attempt
• West wall purple V2
• Center south blue V1
• Center west purple V2 attmpt
• Center west orange V2
• West wall black V4 attmpt
• West wall purp V0 
• Center north Green V2
• Center north Orange V1
• West yellow V2
• Cave red V2 attmp
• Cave pink v2 attempt
• Light walk orange V3
• Center east Yellow V0

Then went on a 5:25 pm ride on my silver bike (Corey took our other bikes in to get tuned up). I went to the ruins, all the snow is gone now. 11.33 miles, 1533 ft, 1 hour 35 minutes.

Tuesday - Morning walk with K in stroller and neighbor Katie. 3.8 miles 7652 steps 1 hour 5 minutes.

Wednesday - 20 min of splits and pancake stretching, 70 second handstand

Thursday - Ft Union Bouldering by myself (Lily didn't get up). Total 31 = 5 attempts, 12 up and down sends (u&d) = 24, 2 sends

• East center purple V0 new u&d
• East center red orange V1 new u&d
• East center yellow V2 new u&d
• East center blue V3 attempt
• Light wall pink V1
• Light wall lemon V3 attempt
• Light wall pink V2
• Light wall blue V1 u&d
• Light wall turquoise V3  attempt
• Light wall Blue V1 u&d
• Light wall orange V3 u&d
• East Center green V2 u&d
• Light wall blue V0 u&d
• Light wall lime V2 u&d
• East center blue V2 attempt
• Cave red V2 attempt
• West wall pink V1 u&d
• Center south Blue V1 u&d
• Light wall orange V3 u&d

Then after I got home, since everyone was still asleep, did upper body in basement:

• Shoulder press 60x w2/8
• Bicep hammer curls 60x w2/8
• Lying triceps extensions 60x w2/8a
• Chest fly 60x w2/8
• Back fly 60x w2/8

I picked up our bikes from their tune up, so Corey and I took a 6pm ride up to the ruins, 11.19 miles, 1 hour 40 min. 

Friday - Grit mill to Lisa and back, 4.6 miles, 48 minutes

Saturday - Out to Corner Canyon! Ann's and Rush, did the end 2x. They made big jumps on the end of Rush now, which I had to slow down to go over since I don't know how to go jumps. 7.58 miles, 1 hour 8 min. When I was on my way home, I saw that Corey had just left for a ride, so I went to say hi, but he totally took a trail that went right past where I was waiting, so then I decided to try and catch him to say hi, then I rode with him ("I'll just go to the 1st bridge. ... ok I'll do avalanche hill. ...I'll go until 3rd bridge, ok I'll go until Techy"), from the trailhead to Techy, 6.18 miles, ALSO 1 hour 8 min, haha. I did a double header.

Apr 21 - 26

Monday - Bouldering with Lily this morning (we got her a two week pass).

I did 24 total: 17 sends, 7 attempts. Then a ride to the ruins with Corey around 4:30. I got a flat on the descent. I rode it slowly on the road, then walked from the church. I got the first rock pile on Techy, and almost got the second. 

Tuesday - parked at Lisa Falls, did a hike up the little Cottonwood Trail, 2.16 miles, 55 minutes. A view of the ruins from up higher on the trail.

Wednesday - bouldering at 8 PM, did 30, 24 sends, 6 attempts

Thursday - Lily wanted to go to Momentum, I couldn’t do anything because I went last night, so I just walked on the treadmill for 1.5 miles, 27 minutes, two week attempts at V2s, my hands were worthless

Friday - Ride to Sunridge Peak, located at the north end of the Jordanelle Reservoir in Park City, Utah. I really liked it! 

Back at Hideout, my sisters tried to be a pic of me on the mountain. 

I'm in this pic somewhere, but I'm just a speck.

So I road from our AirBnB to Deer Flow Trail, then took Milky way up and Big Dipper down. 11.07 miles, 1 hour 54 minutes, 1495 elevation.

Saturday - Ride on some new trails (for me) in Park City. Was going to go with Corey, but as we started he noticed his shocks were leaking fluid, so then he went back to the room. I left and did Free mason, Lost Prospector, Fox Tail, and Lynx. It felt a lot like Ann's in corner canyon, I really liked it!

Apr 14 - 19

Monday - Home > Ruins > Techy > Home

11.25 miles, 1 hour 55 min. Still snow in a few spots, but that's ok cause I don't mind walking it now and then.

Tuesday - Bouldering at Sandy Momentum at 6, after the temple at 5 am. 38 minutes: 

• 1 V5 attempt
• 2 V3 sends
• 2 V3 attempts
• 3 V2 sends 
• 3 V2 attempt
• 7 V1 sends
• 4 V0 sends

Then I went on a bike ride again too! Home > Ruins > Techy > Home. 11.30 miles. 1 hour 51 minutes. I mostly wanted to check the status of snow on the trail. 1 hour 51 min. I was able to ride some of it on the decent at the top, and most all of it down. I even got across the water above the 3rd bridge, and the techy connector at the 3rd bridge, and the 3rd bridge pipe!

Wednesday - Hike up Bells. Did a bit too much exploring in uncharted territory and was praying not to run into any wild animals (mountain lions). I was glad when I found a trail. 

I followed it and thought it would connect to the Bells trail, but nope... just kept going up and up. I wanted to turn around but didn't want to go the way I came. Came across two wind chimes and a christmas tree...

and then found a whole hut...

I still couldn't find a trail across the creek, so I eventually just took a chance. Huffed it over tree logs, through bushes, and over snow. 

Was glad when I saw a hiker going down, I knew I was close... Glad to finally get on Bells. 

Then I went to the top of a moraine, and was late getting home, the girls were late for YW, my bad. I was glad my phone didn't die. I got to 3%!

Thursday - Bouldering at Ft Union this morning. 16 sends, 8 attempts, 24 total:

• Light wall - Pink v2 
• Blue V1
• Orange v3
• Center east  Blue V1 
• purple v1
• Black Vsomething, didn't say? I guess a 1
• Green V1
• Center south Blue V1
• West wall V2 red
• Yellow V4 2 attempts
• Purple v1
• Cave Red V2 attempt (cause sophi called at the hardest part)
• Cave red V2 got it
• West wall purple V2 attempt
• Red V3 attempt
• Yellow V2
• Purple V2
• Green V3 attempt 
• Center north green V2
• South wall - Blue V1
• Cave pink V2 2 attempts
• Cave purple V1

Friday - 4:30 pm Ride to the ruins. 

Saturday - 

Apr 7 - 12

Monday - walk to Crystal Cove this morning at 6:10. 2.52 miles, and again this evening to watch the sunset, 2.35 miles. (Walked there yesterday too, 2.94 miles.)

Tuesday - Walking around Six Flags amusement park all day.

Wednesday - 6:13 am walk to beach. 3.9 miles, 1 hour 28 min.

Thursday - Woke up at 4:45, knew the moon would be setting at 5:15 am, so hurried and got ready. Started 4:55 and ran down to the beach to see it. Had a good view from higher up...

But it was hidden by the marine layer. Still enjoyed walking around the beach in the dark and seeing the sky light up all morning. 

6.03 miles, 2 hours 9 minutes. I got a "congratulations" for my longest walk on Strava

I think tomorrow I might try to see the moon set again tomorrow.... Tomorrow moonset 5:41 am, sunrise 6:25. I'm also excited to try and see the full moon Saturday morning in Nevada on our way home! I lived in Arizona years ago and the full moon in the desert there was amazing <3

Friday - Got breakfast ready for everyone, then I left for a last morning walk to the beach at 8:30 while they ate and packed. Check out at 11. Found out this morning there is a short cut behind our building. I told Corey I'd be quick, but with the shortcut I felt like I earned more time at the beach. 2.52 miles, 55 minutes. Drove to Vegas

Saturday - Drive home. Unpacked, then (with sunset not until 8) Corey and I took a ride to the ruins at 5:30. Trail up to the ruins, then took the road back from Lisa's. 11 miles, 1 hour 44 min. Then I went bouldering at 9pm. 26 total, 20 sends, 6 attempts. They don't have Kaya so I have to keep track of the climbs myself. I'm starting to use shorthand. (021 = V0 V1 V2) I sent a new Orange V3 on the lit up wall. Glad I did good for not coming since last Friday.

• 012
• 12 3 attempt
• 012 3 attempt 
• 01 2 attempt 2x purple west wall
• West V1purple 
• West V2red
• Center blueV1
• Cave purple v1 
• Cave red V2 got it woo!
• Pink V2 attempt
• Light wall blue V1 pink V2 orange V3 2x
• Orange v4 attempt
• Light wall pink V1

Mar 31 - Apr 5

Monday - Millcreek bouldering after dropping off Abi and Lily at school. 50 minutes, 26 total: 17 sends and 9 attempts, 5 of the attempts were the hanging purple V2 in the OG sector. To get that one I'll need to get my palms a little tougher and probably able to bend my arms more to pull myself - the last hold on it is a far reach that I can't get by swinging myself.

Tuesday - Ft Union bouldering with my sister Beka. 

Wednesday - K is hanging out with Ethan and Bella today. 20 handstands, splits stretching while I blogged in my room.

Thursday - More sitting today, but I finished blogging July 2024! Yay. Did two 64 second handstands. It's 10 pm now. Let me try one more time and see if I can beat it... 82 seconds! That barely beat my PR of 81! I'm not sure if that is my #1 PR or just one of my PR times, but that's the longest that I can remember holding a handstand before so I think it is.

Friday - bouldering at 1pm before spending the evening driving. 50 minutes, did 28: 18 sends, 10 attempts. 2 V4 attempts were a white V4 in the OG that looks doable, just long and overhanging. I got 1/3 the way up.

Saturday - drive to Newport CA

Mar 24 - 29

Monday - bouldering this am at Ft Union. 

• 5 V0s
• 12 V1s
• 3V1 Attempts 
• 5 V2s
• 5 V2 attempts
• 6 V3 attempts
• 5 V4 attempts

I did NOT get the Red V2 in the cave. And actually when I saw it today I forgot it was a V2, not a V3. It's hard! My hands get so tired! Didn't get it today but I'll try again! It's hanging a lot, you're basically holding on upside down.

Then 3pm bike ride up the canyon. First goal was just the ruins, but I also knew I had time that I could try to keep going all the way to Snowbird, and I did.

 

Then I went a little more to Alta. 

I got my longest ride, biggest climb, biggest elevation gain (3696) and a few other achievements.

22.37 miles. Took me 2 hours 43 minutes to get to Alta.

Tuesday - Exploring Bell Canyon hike, 5.13 miles, 2 hours 15 min. Plus 210 walking lunges on the way home. It was so fun and pretty and a few spots had lovely pine smell, plus I love listening to the creek too. I love the mountains. I love where we live!

Wednesday - 6am bouldering at Ft. Union, 45 minutes, I finally got the red V2! I got it twice, woo. Also took three tries but I got the pink V2 too. This is the pink V2. It's really at an angle, and the holds aren't great, so it's pushing you out but it's hard to hold on and the foot holds are tiny too.

• Warm up Purple V0 
• green V1
• Warm up again 
• Easier red V2 
• Diff Purple V0
• tricky Blue V1
• Pink V2 (almost got it!)
• Light wall V0
• Purple v1 cave wall
• Pink V2 attempt 
• Red V2 got it!!! pic above on Monday
• Purple V1 west wall
• West wall red V2
• West wall Purple V0
• West wall pink V1
• Center west pink V2 attempt *pic below
• Center north Green V2 got it
• Center west Red V1
• Cave red V2 got it again!!!
• Cave pink V2 GOT IT!

This is the V0 warm up boulder 

This was the easier Red V2, I was able to get this first try a few weeks ago.

 

V0 purple on right, Pink V1 next to it, Purple V2 on the left that I dont think I got. 

this pink V2 below is impossible (some of it looks red) 

Green V2 that is hard but I was able to get today, I've gotten it a few times but it's a hard one

Blue V1 that is tricky, cause you have to throw yourself around the corner to the left to grab the blue that you can't see around the corner.

Thursday - left for a ride at 5pm, went from home to Hidden Valley, along BST, climb to Ghost Falls, then took Ghost falls down, lower rush, limelight, back up to BST, BST north back to Hidden Valley. 16.59 miles, 2 hours 37 minutes, 1888 elevation gain, 23 achievements, yay

Friday - date night top rope at Ft Union:

• South wall Pink 5.10b
• South black 5.11a 3 falls with rest
• South blue 5.10d haha but mostly a purple 5.7
• East center blue 5.10d volcano
• East black 5.10c
• North side purple 5.10c new
• North black 5.10a new
• NW purple 5.10c new

Saturday - Went to belay some friends at Ft Union, Bliss and Devree, who we took with our guest pass. I did a few boulders with them.