This is What I Call Vacation

As much as I work, I never seem to have a proper vacation, but that is probably due to the fact that most of my vacation days are spent one at a time for things such as bike races and family events (mostly weddings it seems). So it was due that I take a vacation day (just one) to do something other than fly to a wedding or race a bike, don't worry I am taking two days this coming weekend for the latter and multiple days next fall for the former.

What did I do, I hung out with some friends and partook in the things they love to do, things I had loved in my teenage years. Shoot guns and climb rocks! Granted when I was a teen shooting guns it was at boyscout camp and when I was climbing rocks it was indoors, however these were still things that I loved to do. The biggest reason I didn't do them more were; I didn't have a gun (nor should I have had one)and I spent too much time on the ice to spend any time on the rocks.

And for those in the crowd that are against guns, let me say this. Not everyone owns a gun for crime, hunting, or self defense. Some people own guns for the sheer enjoyment of shooting at inanimate targets. There is a skill to target shooting and I have tremendous respect for biathletes, if you haven't done any target shooting, maybe you should try it. I wont be joining the NRA, I wont ask you to either, and I probably wont ever own a gun. However, I will be happy to buy rounds for my friends guns (Barkers I will bring a box next time).

So without any further ado the pictures...

Our gracious hosts (special thanks to Eryn's mom for the cabin)

Top roping a fun 5.8 "Under Duress", yep "Duress" was the second pitch and a much harder 5.9

Ky shooting a gun for the first time ever, she was successful in taking down a Diet Coke can