September 3, 2005 - Red Rocks Revisited
I’ve been visiting Red Rock Canyon the first year of medical school. To survive medical school, one has to become the master of the weekend trip. Red Rock Canyon, being just outside of Las Vegas, is probably to most accessible major climbing area in the nation. One of the early trips back in 1996 was with some med school buddies and my friend, Trang, from Santa Cruz. Who would have guessed back then that Trang would move to Vegas and be minutes away from this magical place.
Today, we spent most of the day running errands (read…shopping for gear at REI). I’m heading off to a kayaking trip down the Black Canyon tomorrow and needed some additional gear. Somehow, I always need some additional gear! We did make it out to Red Rocks later in the day. Trang, Doug, Shadow and I found some shade at the Sweet Pain wall. As the three humans climbed, Shadow explored the desert, jumped on some rocks, and then just relaxed. I did spend a little bit of time away from the climbing to take some photos of one of my favorite models.
We had a special treat tonight. Hawaiian food is not common but they sure do some stuff really well. Trang, Doug, and I stopped by the Californian, a casino in the old downtown part of Vegas. It’s funny that the Californian is where you go to find Hawaiian food (and many Hawaiian people as well). I normally don’t crave Spam but I could probably eat Spam Masubi almost every day. I know it affectionately as “Spam Sushi”. The Poki was yummy too. When I hear Poki, the my first thought is Gumby’s horse-friend. But, in Hawaii, it’s Ahi Tuna marinated in yummy spices. I won’t even start talking about the macaroni salad.
I managed to squeeze everything into two small dry bags. Tomorrow…more adventure on the river.
Today, we spent most of the day running errands (read…shopping for gear at REI). I’m heading off to a kayaking trip down the Black Canyon tomorrow and needed some additional gear. Somehow, I always need some additional gear! We did make it out to Red Rocks later in the day. Trang, Doug, Shadow and I found some shade at the Sweet Pain wall. As the three humans climbed, Shadow explored the desert, jumped on some rocks, and then just relaxed. I did spend a little bit of time away from the climbing to take some photos of one of my favorite models.
We had a special treat tonight. Hawaiian food is not common but they sure do some stuff really well. Trang, Doug, and I stopped by the Californian, a casino in the old downtown part of Vegas. It’s funny that the Californian is where you go to find Hawaiian food (and many Hawaiian people as well). I normally don’t crave Spam but I could probably eat Spam Masubi almost every day. I know it affectionately as “Spam Sushi”. The Poki was yummy too. When I hear Poki, the my first thought is Gumby’s horse-friend. But, in Hawaii, it’s Ahi Tuna marinated in yummy spices. I won’t even start talking about the macaroni salad.
I managed to squeeze everything into two small dry bags. Tomorrow…more adventure on the river.
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