Rock Climbing

Last weekend some friends went up to Holcomb Valley, Big Bear, Ca., for some outdoor fun such as camping and rock climbing. Unfortunately, I had to miss out on the fun, because I had so many errands to run that day. I was completely pooped by the time I was finished, that I didn't want to make the 1.5h drive out there. Not to mention, it was J. weekend to work. No fun, sleeping in a tent by myself.  Here is the link to some of the climbing routes in the area. From what people tell me the Valley is a beautiful spot to climb. Personally, I have never been up there. Haven't climbed this year at all. Well, technically I'm still a novice when it comes to rock climbing or boldering. Therefore I only go with my good friends Minnie and her husband Ben. It was Minnie's husband that introduced us to climbing, when they first dated. To be honest, I was quite surprised how much I liked it. Of course J, the mountain man himself has rock climbed before too. But he's more into mountain biking than anything else.
Since J. and I missed out on last weekend's activities, I decided that we're going to head out to the Palm Springs Areal Tram this weekend to do some hiking. It will be great, since J. has never been. Not to mention, it has about 54 miles of hiking trails within the 14,000 acre wilderness.Link to the website.

Palm Spring Areal Tram is part of the Mt. San Jacinto State Park

One of the reasons California is awesome! Plethora of activities to do: plenty of city life and nature just at your front door.