After several long hours of night driving through the Great State of Washington we stopped at a roadside rest stop near Spokane, WA. Sleeping in a car full of crap is about as comfortable as it sounds. I awoke with a kink in my neck but ready to keep on moving.
We made our way to Q'emilin Park and made a short hike to the Post Wall where we posted up for the next few hours.
The climbing there was perfect for us. Short, easy routes with large holds and big overhangs.
I led this route, my first 5.9 lead of the trip. A nice juggy overhang followed by an easy slab to the top.
Nate was into it.
After doing a few climbs and meeting some locals we headed out of Post Wall for lunch and a much needed river bath. We got out of Coeur D'Alene and moved on to Montana, were we planned on spending the night.
After several more hours of driving, we stopped in Butte, MT for some old fashioned fast food, Montana Style.
The menu was pretty zany.
Apparently this guy had the same hairstylist as the Bonanza Freeze model.
After stuffing ourselves with deep-fried delicacies we kept going as far as we could. We ended up making it to a campground just short of Big Sky, MT. We rolled up around 11:00 at night and decided to sleep under the stars with no tent. The next morning we would get up with the sun and get out so we wouldn't have to pay to camp. So we saddled up, bear mace in hand and fell asleep to the sounds of mountain streams.
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