We've had a crazy road trip- driven over 5500 miles (over half of I-10), ran from adverse weather and changed plans about a thousand times. Last night was this week's highlight of sleeping on cots next to a stone tub and an outdoor shower at eldorado hot springs in Tonopah, Arizona.

After spending time with friends and climbing in St. George and Las Vegas, we hurried to Santa Barbara to visit Matthew before the storms hit. The meteorologist camped next to us in Red Rocks warned us to hurry east as fast as we could. We camped outside matthew's house and spent the morning with him whilethe rain started to come and we decided to leave.

We drove and drove and eventually ended up in lockhart, Texas to spend some time with our friends, Nate and Steph Dutson and their cute son Taven. We had so much fun with them visiting areas surrounding Austin and san Antonio and even climbing at a few different limestone crags. We all camped on the beach one night and woke up to some crazy wind, keeping us from getting in the ocean. The game Bejeweled kept us entertained when it rained or when Taven was napping.

We are now finding our way back to the cold very slowly and figuring out what our future will look like. Pretty exciting time! I have figured out that I like the desert and I think I could be a nomad for a long time.