now back in nyc again!

i'm back home now!

but then, i won't be home that long. i'll be going out of town soon next week for a long july 4th week. i can't say where exactly i am going this time!

anyway, the rock climbing trip was very enjoyable and i enjoyed meeting new peepos at red river gorge where we got to mingle around often and the peepos that i met come from different backgrounds. some are in grad school pursing for phds, some are stay-home moms, and one even went to three of 7 summits in the world. i have to say that the highlight of the trip was climbing outside in the pitch dark during the late twlight at an undisclosed crag. there was definitely no moon to be found. we had originally planned to climb 4 routes up, but we ended up climbing 3 routes before the sun could pop out. after climbing these routes with my only trustful headlamp, i feel that i can try to go back to these same routes and try to climb WITHOUT my headlamp! it would be like climbing inside a huge cave.

well, the lowlight of the trip was probably the bug bites. i must have gotten over 40 bug bites on my legs already. (fleas were on the loose in my TENT!) those bites were driving me nuts... at least, i didn't get bitten by the snakes or wasps which are more severe than those lame bites.

unfortunately, i didn't bring my digicam with me just BECAUSE i needed a break from taking pictures. speaking of pictures, i just picked up my pictures of tibet today. i haven't taken a peek at them yet! hope a few of them are very picturesque enough to be framed and hung on a wall.

anyway, i guess it's time for me to get back into real world, but it'll be temporary time for sure...

Posted by gamma888 at June 23, 2004 02:29 PM