This past Friday my wife and I celebrated our 5 Year Wedding
Anniversary. We had planned on taking a
trip out west but there’s just too much going on at home right now to spend
that much money or time away from our responsibilities. It’s not an excuse as much as it’s a
reality. That doesn’t mean life is hard,
or even unhappy. And our marriage and
family life couldn’t be happier but getting away for more than a few hours just
isn’t possible right now.
We decided
to spend the day doing things we enjoy – climbing, eating, and drinking
wine. So, we went up to The Gunks, or
more specifically, the Peterskill area.
Often referred to as the Little Gunks, Peterskill is everything the
Gunks is except for being smaller and shorter.
My wife is actually a big fan of Peterskill for the easy flat approach,
short routes, and conveniently located bathroom. I’m a fan because the climbing is just as good
as The Gunks, and because it’s pretty much a sure-thing for my wife to be
interested.
We only
climbed for a few hours. A couple laps
on the Enterprise Wall climbing Captain’s Log (5.4) and The Kling-On
(5.7). After that, we moved over to the
Breakfast Wall for one of my favorite routes, Pop-Over (5.7-ish). Again, not a hard day of climbing as much as
we took our time, relaxed, and just had fun.
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| The Enterprise Wall |
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| My wife on The Kling-On, 5.7 |
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| Breakfast Wall |
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| My Wife on Pop-Over, 5.7 |
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| me, just about to top-out. |
After we ate
lunch at Tuthill House, which is quickly becoming one of our favorite places to
eat. The bartender or should I say
mixologist, Darren, once again prepared us our newest new favorite cocktail. And then from there, a trip to White Cliffwinery with views of the Gunks most spectacular area, the Millbrook Cliff.
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| Happy Five Years with this beautiful lady |
