Last few days in Yosemite... For now

I somehow injured the nerve in my arm a couple days after my last post. After about a week of shooting pain in my elbow and not doing anything I decided to see the doc. He said it was a nerve problem and that I needed four to six weeks off (of anything that hurt it). He also said that I could do anything that didn't hurt it, Leaving me in the end to make the decision to go back east. I figured that I wouldn't be able to just sit around for at least a month and do nothing after climbing so much for the past 4 months. 

We decided to spend another week in Yosemite since Krystina's sister Kendall had planned to come visit us. As soon as Kendall got to California Krystina came down with a REALLY GROSS cold and basically didn't feel like doing anything at all the whole time. We did drive over to the east side to camp and go to the hot springs but after getting out of the hot water Krystina felt so bad we drove all the way back to El Portal so she wouldn't have to sleep in the cold air. It was a crazy few days but it was still really good to see Kendall for a while. The day we went to Mammoth we stopped at Mono Lake to see the Tufa Towers.

 This was my favorite shot from the day.

 Mono Lake

These things are amazing. Go here to check it out http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=514 

 A couple days after seeing the doc I went with Ron to the Cookie and Falls Amphitheater to see how my elbow felt.

German Engineering. "BMW not Mercedes... I'm 70 not 90"

We hiked in to Outer Limits and of course there was someone just getting started on it. We could tell they would be there forever so we bailed out and went to Catchy 5.10d. Ron ran up it and we both took a lap or two before dark. My arm felt really good during the climb but the next day it was really aggravated, which reaffirmed my need to just leave instead of trying to just sit around. 

The next day we went into the falls amphitheater  to 10 Years After. Ron wanted to play around with aid solo for a while. I just hung out at the base and shot some photos. It was a beautiful evening and was nice to just enjoy where I was.

Ron learning to aid solo on one of his favorite free climbing routes.