Here we are. (Left to right: Shannon, Jeremy, Maria, and Nate.) It doesn't look like it, but Jeremy just got done explaining to me a new aspect of Unification Theory. He's smart.

These are the Cathedral Spires. They're majestic, beautiful, and not unlike so many confused carrots growing the wrong way out of the ground.

This is Spire Four from the north. As you can see, it's actually a group of spires all crammed into a little space. You know you want to climb it... just say it.

This is me and my cute girlfriend after we finished the first of four pitches of climbing. She called the first pitch "cheese." I think she was just showing off, but she mentioned something about free-soloing the rest of the climb.

This is Jeremy demonstrating how not to eat a cinamin Nature Valley granola bar. As you can see, he isn't holding his pinky finger up as he takes a bite.

I could have sworn that rope was green just a minute ago. Oh wait, that was the color of the slime-coated walls inside the chimney we just climbed.

This is Nate starting to wish he hadn't eaten all those tacos yesterday.

Remember when you had a bigwheel? I used to ride mine really fast down our driveway then spin out at the last second before heading out into the street. My mom would get mad at me and tell me to stop. At the time, I didn't realize it wasn't because she didn't want me riding out into traffic. It was really because she didn't like people knowing that her 16-year-old son still rides a bigwheel. Oh, that's a picture of Nate. He's climbing. Go Nate!

This is a picture of Spire Four from the inside. Don't worry, it doesn't smell that bad in there.

This is my back yard. Sorry about the mess.

This is Harney Peak from the top of Spire Four. The scenery is... okay... if you like that sort of thing.

This is the Picket Fence formation. It's cool to look at.