California is the Best.

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California is the Best.

by Guyzo » Wed Aug 19, 2009 4:38 pm

I just returned from a few days of climbing at Tuolumne Meadows.

The Weather was perfect. Nippy mornings, no chance of rain, gentle breezes.

Needed gear. T-shirt, shorts and sunscreen.

Short approaches, fabulous stone and no crowds.

And to quote Mike Waugh, “there is nothing in Colorado, this good”

Late. GK

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by The Chief » Wed Aug 19, 2009 4:45 pm

Oh but...

If you actually do some long approaches, you will find even better longer stuff than in TM, up high, in CALIFORNIA than you will in CO!!

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by Franky » Wed Aug 19, 2009 4:50 pm

Never thought i could be a bit bummed about potentially moving to Colorado, until I moved to California.

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by fossana » Wed Aug 19, 2009 5:27 pm

Lasted 1.5 years in Boulder before the High Sierra drew me back.

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by Sam Page » Wed Aug 19, 2009 5:33 pm

Glad to see the comments here, because I just moved back to SoCal.

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by The Chief » Wed Aug 19, 2009 5:36 pm

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MGA WITHOUT A HELMET?????

WOOOOOOO, you definitely got some big Ovaries Fossana!!!!

Just another example of how awesome CA really is.

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by MarthaP » Wed Aug 19, 2009 5:37 pm

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by kakakiw » Wed Aug 19, 2009 5:40 pm

Californiapost.org?
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by Charles » Wed Aug 19, 2009 5:46 pm

The Chief wrote:Image

MGA WITHOUT A HELMET?????

WOOOOOOO, you definitely got some big Ovaries Fossana!!!!

Just another example of how awesome CA really is.

:oops:

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by MarthaP » Wed Aug 19, 2009 5:49 pm

PS - my previous post was NOT in reference to you, Fossana! Posts are submitting hard and fast on this one.

Foss, the problem was you lived in the People's Republic of Boulder! :lol:

Well, guys, I lived in CA for 23 years, even wrote a book about it, but after 9/11 I decided to try something new.

Can't say I love Colorado, but I can't say I loved CA either. But then I didn't know Dingus or LlamaMan. Image

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by Buz Groshong » Wed Aug 19, 2009 6:05 pm

I'll take Utah or Peru over California any day! 8)

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by brianhughes » Wed Aug 19, 2009 6:06 pm

Guess I better get in my 2 cents worth on this one, having lived 23 yrs in CO and 26 yrs in CA. Without a doubt, the best place to be, is lost somewhere on the road in between.

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by MarthaP » Wed Aug 19, 2009 6:08 pm

Uh, Brian, that'd be Utah or Nevada. Maybe not so much.

I'll take the Canadian Rockies or Bolivia or the Alps over CA any day meself.

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by fossana » Wed Aug 19, 2009 6:13 pm

The Chief wrote:MGA WITHOUT A HELMET?????
WOOOOOOO, you definitely got some big Ovaries Fossana!!!!
Just another example of how awesome CA really is.


LOL, that's the only complaint my mom makes (not "where's your rope?").

MarthaP wrote:Foss, the problem was you lived in the People's Republic of Boulder! :lol:


Boulder is a very unique place, kind of like an ultracompetitive Berkeley. Although it was great having the Flatirons, trails, & tons of trad nearby, the t-storms and the dispersed alpine routes were kind of a drag.

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by cp0915 » Wed Aug 19, 2009 6:14 pm

MarthaP wrote:Can't say I love Colorado, but then I can't say I loved CA either.


Although I've lived in neither, I've spent considerable time in both. So I can relate somewhat. But in terms of mountains, California is far superior to Colorado.

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