Betties at Smith Rocks

A crew of us Betties went to Smith Rocks last weekend, catching a great fall weekend on the rock. It was super cold when we arrived and set-up our tents; our tents were frosted over the next morning. Each morning, we enjoyed coffee (thanks Anne!) sitting in the sun in front of the massive rocks of Smith.

On day one, we spent a good deal of time hiking around trying to figure out where to climb. Eventually, we got on some routes at Pleasure Palace and Mesa Verde Wall. At Mesa Verde Wall, we met some cool people while we waited and waited and waited to do Cosmos and/or Screaming Yellow Zonkers. I finally lead Screaming Yellow Zonkers but, by then, it was getting late...so I took it down and we headed out on the long hike back. It was a beautiful hike with the full moon shining on the Crooked River and reflecting off the rock faces.

Dawn, Christy, and Anne

 Christy

Dawn...it wasn't as slabby as it looks here. 

We had more luck on Sunday, climbing several routes at the Dihedrals, all of which were fun and relaxing. A huge rock fell off a route just to the right of us, a good reminder to us of the dangers of climbing. Thankfully, nobody was beneath that route and so there were no injuries.

 Anne, in the crack

 Christy

 Me, having fun on 5-gallon Buckets

We were again some of the last to leave the crag...back to the car and then out to eat (Terrebonne Depot- awesome!) b/c we were all starving.

Monday morning, we awoke to rain and a sky of dark clouds. So we hit the road and headed home. It was a great weekend.