Late thursday evening, natalie and I made the drive from san jose to dry gulch campground, just outside of yosemite. This would be nat’s first time to yosemite and I was excited to share my favorite place with her. we checked out a few bouldering areas around the park; curry west, camp 4 (center and east), housekeeping boulders. The way the sun hits the valley this time of year sort of splits the two sides into separate seasons; the south side stays winter, while the north is warm and feels like spring. I managed to send nothing, and my elbow started hurting again like it did pre-surgery which was a little unnerving. Natalie sent housekeeping face (v2), and we had fun on kevin’s traverse. we also got on circuit breaker (which is an insanely photogenic rock, sitting all alone underneath staircase falls), zorro, and chapman overhang. Got pretty close on zorro (v4), maybe next time – need to throw right to the rail, not left. Just wasn’t climbing strong that weekend. We also made the small hike to mirror lake, and lower yosemite falls.

Oh, I also proposed to natalie -she said yes. I love her more than anything.