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Deathcricket
05-14-2012, 10:11 AM
Still sore today! Usually means I had a good weekend. :lol8:

Went through Mystery with my usual crew, plus we had 1 noob. She said it was one of the most amazing places she had ever seen. I think we hooked a new member on the sport! Had a blast, was literally a perfect day. Just forgot bug spray and the biting flies were mildly annoying. Nothing serious though.

I lost the coin toss and had to carry the rope down the shale 1000 foot calf burner entrance. Wooo! Also had a huge crowd at the bottom into the narrows and they clapped for us. Could have been my awesome moss powerslide action though, not sure. Didn't bring the GoPro this time, but should have. The most amazing part was rapping into the grotto and all the hanging gardens were in bloom with these gorgeous purple flowers. Just amazes me a plant that lives in a crack and has trouble growing vertical with zero soil, still has time to sprout such amazing flowers.

Went to our usual Oscar's hangout but it was too crowded so we instead went next door to Pizza and Noodles or something like that. Nice little place and highly recommend, delicious.

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Slot Machine
05-14-2012, 02:49 PM
Nice TR DC! Great shots of the rappel into the grotto! :2thumbs:

Also, the low-stemming thinking man shot gives me pause, it makes me reflect on my own life and how much I appreciate the permit system. :naughty: :haha:

Scott Card
05-14-2012, 02:55 PM
Love Mystery. Nice photos. :2thumbs:

Deathcricket
05-14-2012, 04:23 PM
Thanks guys!

My wife sent me an email today saying of all the stupid face pictures taken of me that day, the "contemplating stemmer" was her favorite as well. It was a nice compliment until I thought about it a bit more, haha. I could actually be the poster child for the permit system and would happily lend them my likeness. The motto could be "thinking about not doing Mystery canyon because you can't get permits, think again"! :lol8:

ratagonia
05-17-2012, 03:52 PM
Nice to see you're hanging out with a few people smart enough to wear helmets.

Purple flowers? No pics of the purple flowers? I feel taunted!!! :eek2:

Tom