OK Easterners. Been ten days since any new chatter on this board, and it's the height of the summer season. What's everyone got on tap for the upcoming holiday weekend? I'm very happy to be headed to the Adirondacks for 10 days. I'll be doing a long-anticipated Dix Range traverse with my buddy RD Jim on July 5th. Expect to fill in around that with some other interesting adventures.

couple of days of climbing at Cathedral Ledge in New Hampshire (not actually on the 4th).

Hope to climb in Sierra with a good friend Sat-Monday.

doing some bicycling with scouts for bicycling merit badge but the next 4 weekends will be work, in the Beartown Wilderness and 2 straight to Linville Gorge.

"Sitting in the morning sun,
I'll be sitting when the evening comes.
Watching the ships roll in,
And I watch 'em roll away again ...yeah..


Sitting on the dock of the bay,
Watching the tide roll away ..."

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=If_BpSJehSw[/youtube]

Leaving for Ecuador on the 8th for 3 weeks. Can't wait to get out of the east coast humidity.

Sandwich Dome hike Sat, Mt. Adams & Madison (45 & 46, respectively) for the 4th of July...along with some intense lifting, cardio, and an 8 mile bike ride mixed in between. Not an unproductive weekend