Hello (in Minion language "bello")!
Dad woke us up early
because he wanted to leave at eight o' clock (long story, we left an hour late).
We went to the gas station and set off
on our amazing, dusty, cold, and very RED adventure! It was a long drive to get
to Indian Creek, but it had amazing views and awesome wildlife. We saw a bald eagle,
cows, and prairie dogs on the way.
As soon as we got to
our campsite, we started to set up our tent. Now, our tent is HUGE! It took all
five of us, including Ella, to set it up. Dad accidentally bent a pole in the effort.
After the great adventure of tenting, Mom and Ella took a siesta while dad, Indie,
and I explored the cliff on the opposite side of our campsite. The high schoolers soon showed up and dad
gave an eloquent speech on Wag Bags (a bag you poop in). Then we went on a hike before dinner. We all
sang songs and ate marshmallows before my sisters and I went to bed.
I
woke up early to see the sunrise. My family had breakfast and prepared to go
trail build on Scarface, a popular climbing area. We listened to the RMFI
leader talk about safety and started to hike up the trail. Indie and Ella, my
sisters, helped me with little rocks, while dad and the high schoolers lifted
heavier rocks for the stairs that we were building. Subsequently, we ate lunch
and my family went up to climb. Dad, with mom at the belay, led Wavy Gravy for
the others to climb. Since I’m so buff, I climbed the route left of Wavy Gravy
(a 5.9) after Mom, Indie, and Ella, went back down to the car. Dad and I packed
up and headed back down to our campsite a short while later. We got back, and
ate some good dinner, and played a game of Go Fish in Spanish before bed.
The next day, we woke up and had a nutritious breakfast (pop
tarts) and packed up to climb again. Indie and I got to ride on the bus! We got
to Donnelly Canyon climbing area. It was beautiful, but it had no shade! I felt
like a hot dog as I roasted in the sun, waiting to climb. I did a 5.10 crack
climb called Elephant Man. I also watched Indie do it too! Best of all, Ella
pooped in a Wag Bag!!
We headed out before dinner. Mom handed out goldfish to the
starving high schoolers as they left to go back to Montrose, and we went back
to our campsite.
We woke up and ate. This was our last full day at Indian
Creek, so we were determined to make the best of it. We packed up (again) to
climb, this time at Way Rambo. The approach was grueling, but we made it and
had some gummy snacks to refuel. We got to the route and ate lunch (tuna,
yummy), and started to climb. The route itself was unusual. It was a chimney!
It was hard, but we all made it to the top! It took a while for all of us to do
the route, as well as approach and descend, so we headed down after mom and dad
did another climb. We drove back and had our last dinner at Creek Pasture, and
slept.
We awoke, packed up everything, used the bathroom, and left
for Monticello. Indie and Ella took a small siesta on the way. We got to our
hotel, unpacked, and rested before we went to eat at Thatzza Pizza. Their pizza
was really cheesy, and really good! Their ice cream was really flavorful too!
It was interesting to talk to the local owner. We went back to our hotel, our
bellies full, and slept on our first real bed in 4 days.
We woke up to the sound of snow and freezing rain. “OH NO!”
we thought. One of our rooftop carriers was leaking, so we halfheartedly packed
up our stuff, ate a gourmet breakfast, and left, full of tales to tell to the
ages to come.
BY
MYA THE MIRACULOUS!!!
Detail Beta:
Camped at Creek Pasture Campground
Snaked on little Debbie's and fruit gummies
Best new camping meal: Knorr cheddar and broccoli rice with a can of chicken
Roadway inn in Monticello is a great place to grab a shower
Thatzza Pizza great ice cream a Chezzy Pizza-only a picnic table
WAG bags are absolutely necessary at I.C. (steep approaches, delicate, crowds.)
Climbed:
Scare face area- wavy gravy, unknown 5.9, fat farm
Donnelly Canyon- Chocolate Corner, Elephant Man, unknown 5.9
Way Rambo- Closed Course, Renegades of Funk
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